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FaustoCarmonaFan* said 06/10, 10:22 AM
I say it's Kevin Garnett.

KG's numbers might not have been as good as LeBron's this year, but he had a better season. He averaged 18.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game this year, even though he was playing with two other great scorers, so there were not many scoring opportunities for him. He was also the run-away choice for Defensive Player of the Year and finished high in the MVP voting. So Kevin Garnett is a better leader, defensive player, and rebounder than LeBron is right now.

And one thing KG is now doing that LeBron never did is winning. Kevin Garnett has carried this Celtics team to within two wins of an NBA Title. He has shown invaluable leadership this post season, and helped transform the Celtics from a terrible team to the favorite to win the NBA Championship. He obviously the second best player in the NBA to come straight out of high school.

FaustoCarmonaFan* said 06/10, 10:53 AM
The question was not who will be the best player, it was who is. And right now, Kevin Garnett is a better player than LeBron right now. And right now, Garnett is the best player on his team, and when times have gotten tough during the first two playoff series.

You also said that Kevin Garnett only carried the T'Wolves to the playoffs one year. Actually, the Wolves missed the playoffs the first year of Garnett's career, but then made the playoffs the next 8 years, including one Western Conference Finals. So actually, your facts are very wrong, Garnett carried his team into the playoffs in Minnesota 8 times, not 1. And yes, he definitely carried those teams.

The stats don't tell the tale here. They don't show how good of a defensive player Kevin Garnett is. They also don't show that LeBron is the Cavs' only scoring option, while Garnett has to share the ball with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.

On the MVP stats, guess what? In LeBron's first season, KG won the MVP! So actually, Kevin Garnett has done better in MVP awards than LeBron. Kevin Garnett is clearly the second best player to come straight out of high school.

FaustoCarmonaFan* said 06/10, 02:09 PM
Congratulations, you are smart enough to copy and paste a very hard to read stat line for LeBron. Once again, you aren't listening to my argument.

I don't even understand your statement that Kevin Garnett is forced to share the ball, but LeBron isn't. Why should it matter if your teammates are good? LeBron does have some good teammates, like Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Delonte West. These guys are not chump change. And are you saying that KG is a worse player because he passes to his teammates? That doesn't make sense, it only makes him better.

What makes Kevin Garnett such a great player are his post moves. I have never seen a player who can hit that fade-away jumper like KG can. He is an amazing inside scorer, and an awesome inside defender. He is simply a beast down low and on the defensive end. Can you say that about LeBron?

In conclusion, Kevin Garnett is the 2nd best player to come out of high school into the NBA because he is an unselfish player, great scorer, and awesome defender. He is clearly a better player right now than LeBron James.