40-year-old Jabbar, 40-year-old James, who is NBA history deputy goat?

Some fans laughed at that Jordan is definitely the best player in history. There is not much controversy about this, but who is the best player in history and history? This is indeed worth talking about. I believe everyone must be Jabbar, James, and these two people in their minds. So who is it? Let’s take a look at the age comparison of the same 40 years old.

40-year-old Jabbar,

40-year-old Jabbar,

40-year-old Jabbar, was in the 1987-88 season. It can be said that at this time, Jabbar was still in good form, averaging 14.6 points, 6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 blocks. He led the Lakers to 62 wins in the regular season and ranked first in the Western Conference to enter the playoffs. He played all the way to the finals and won the Pistons 4-2, winning the championship. Jabbar is also quite impressive in the playoffs, with 14 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists.

40-year-old James,

40-year-old James averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists in the 2024-2025 season. He led the team with a record of 42 wins, ranked third in the Western Conference, and successfully entered the playoffs, but encountered the Timberwolves in the first round, but was defeated by the Timberwolves 1-4. James contributed 25.4 points, 9 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the playoffs.

From the perspective of personal honors, although Jabbar has 6 championships, 2 FMVPs, 6 regular season MVPs, 2 scoring champions, 1 rebounding champions, and 4 blocking champions, while James has 4 championships, 4 FMVPs, 4 regular season MVPs, 1 scoring champions, 1 assist champions, historical regular season total scorers, and playoff total scorers. Judging from the honors, Jabbar has two more championships and two more regular season MVPs. Other James still has a lot of advantages. Looking at Jabbar's career, he still has more time to be the second-in-command, and James is a core player no matter in any team. So in terms of data and honors, James is still the second person in history.

Let's talk about Jabbar's historical status. Jabbar's career was in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time, it could be said that there were fewer teams in the NBA. At that time, there were only more than 20 teams. It can be said that the competition was relatively small. The rules were not very complete at that time. In addition, Jabbar's physical talent, so Jabbar seemed very dominant. The true historical status of Jabbar should be ranked around fifth to ninth. It is most suitable.

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