Analyst Makes Clear Stephen Curry, LeBron James NBA Rankings Statement

Analyst Makes Clear Stephen Curry, LeBron James NBA Rankings Statement originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

This NBA season saw a changing of the guards as the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers will meet in the NBA Finals while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his first MVP award.

While some things have changed in the NBA, two legends of the game continued to play at a high level despite nearing the end of their playing careers.

Those players are LeBron James of th e Los Angeles Lakers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors.

Both James and Curry put together another incredible season that saw both players be named to the All-NBA Second Team.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (left) and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (right).© Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Of course, the Warriors were able to make it to the second round of the playoffs while the Lakers were eliminated in the first round but both were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

With both players still playing at a high level, analyst Nick Wright recently made a clear statement regarding the two players' current rankings and it is clear he believes one is still over the other.

"He (James) just finished sixth in MVP voting, sixth. Firmly Second Team All-NBA. So why all of a sudden is he not one of the 15 best players in the league," Wright asked. "You can fairly argue LeBron to be as high as fifth an d as low as 10. My pall (Bill) Simmons did a top 15 player pyramid and didn't have LeBron on that. He still has Steph Curry as the seventh best guy. There's no way to look at this NBA season & say Steph was better than LeBron, not by (stats, team record, individual accolades, anything).

Wright makes a compelling point for James, who did have a better season than Curry despite being 40 years old.

The future Hall of Fame forward finished sixth in the MVP race and once again led the Lakers to a top four seed in the West, though they were unable to make it out of the first round.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30).Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

While James did have a better season than Curry, the Warriors did make it farther than the Lakers but there is no doubt that both players are still two of the best in the NBA and they will likely continue to be until they finally decide to call it quits.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.

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