Recently, famous A-Smith was a guest on Arenas' podcast "Gil 's Arena", and talked about the comparison between James and Kobe.

Host: "When it comes to GOAT discussion, you said LeBron is second. As a player, we want to know what your criteria are - usually the top five in the minds of players are completely different from those in the media."

A-Smith: "For example, when we talk about Jordan, we will think of him reaching the finals six times, being elected as FMVP 6 times, maintaining a complete victory on the finals stage, and never dragging the series into the seventh game. In the high-pressure moments again and again In the past, we have all witnessed how he stood up and responded. "

" To give another example, when we talked about Kobe, we always amazed at this thing: Shampoo was still playing in the Knicks at that time. He mentioned his experience of playing against the Lakers and playing against Kobe - Kobe walked up to him and said, "You played very well in this game," and patted him on the back and praised him for playing well. That was the end of the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, Kobe was directly fired and played crazy. You will Amazing at this kind of thing, because you will think, 'Wow, this is too awesome'. Some people are polite words and turn around and crush you with their strength. Just like Arenas, they can hit you as soon as they say they are, and they can score 60 points. This kind of performance is the key."

" So when you think of these moments, look back at LeBron's greatness, you will admit, 'Yes, his greatness is real, there is no doubt'. But we also remember him against the Mavericks back then. We all remember him, We also remember that JJ Barria and Terry had no way to defend him, and he failed to respond effectively. ‘Oh, but those two are excellent defenders.’ No, that’s not the case. I want to say that even if there is such an experience, it doesn’t prevent him from becoming second in history, but it will prevent him from becoming first in history – because you know very well what he would do if it were Jordan, and Jordan did. ”