LeBron James’s Best Teammates, Ranked | The Ringer

[@gurudhish]

this video is so friggin good. shout out to the lofi beat selection. "he deserves great teammates" (claps frantically)

[@swpdisciple]

I know right!

[@J.A.Z-TheMortal]

That lo-fi beat is lit 🔥 Kinda reminds me of Shook Ones By Mob Deep 👍🏽

[@wikisaiyangmail]

anyone known name of that last beat?

[@apexscape]

J. Kyle Mann vids always lofi beat, great edits & that iconic assuring voice.

[@sebastianntumazah9402]

@@wikisaiyangmail The aftermath Dylan Sitts

[@thekevinsantos]

"LeBron can score but he's at his most impactful when he's using the threat of his offense to disassemble a defense when he's passing." Facts

[@dusk6159]

A true successor of Stockton, Magic, Kidd, Tim Duncan.

[@mrsmiw]

This is why he is the GOAT imo

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

@@mrsmiw he isn't the goat, maybe of of the goats, but not THE goat, that's MJ

[@dusk6159]

@@mrsmiw Facts, but especially on the best player/most complete and all-around player arguments.

[@hoodvines2720]

@@dusk6159 assists are overrated.

[@caseypeanuts3222]

The GOAT debate is over, it's J. Kyle Mann

[@LG-qm9zp]

Underrated comment right here

[@DavidJCO]

I would argue that Ben from Thinking Basketball!

[@caseypeanuts3222]

@@DavidJCO I’m a ben Taylor patron lmao can’t complain about that pick at all

[@zzcc229]

@@caseypeanuts3222 just statistical analysis is not better than Kyle mann's casual yet brilliant analysis videos

[@DavidJCO]

I have to say that i love Ben and Kyle, and I have a dream that one day they will be making videos together, as Ben suggested in his podcast a few months ago. I just wanted to create drama around the GOAT, because people nowadays are overly sensitive about the GOAT debate (in my opinion it really does not matter who the GOAT of anything is. I just appreciate the greatness of the best of the best)

[@mattrollins7506]

"AD has had some high-brow seasons." Nicely done. 16:29

[@ntnnot]

:D

[@jan279]

People love to hate on LeBron, but truth is, we'll all be missing him when he hangs up his signature Nikes.

[@dusk6159]

No more guaranteed trip to the Finals, no more LeStockton + LeMalone combined, no more top brain on top of top brain, no more role players biggest shots because of him (well, the good ones like Heat Ray Allen at least, Danny Green or Kuzma would be exactly what those opponents wants in their elevationism tactic lol, and definitely 0 highlights for the fans) etc, damn...

[@ddp5406]

@paseey 🧂

[@chadolosu]

@paseey "solid basketball" "GS"

[@oscardog8495]

Nah every gen has a superstar he'll be replaced

[@Th3Passerby]

i hope he retires soon, im sick of his drama

[@kyleseridonio9807]

Who does the voiceover for these? These vids are some of my favorite things the Ringer puts out and I‘be always wanted to know!

[@cuddlingpandas4115]

J .Kyle Mann

[@Blunder03]

J P So did the Ringer just buy them off or something? DimeDrop hasn’t posted in over a year.

[@Troyza27]

@@Blunder03 he's mentioned briefly that while he works at the ringer theyd prefer he didn't post on the Dime Drop. He said he might go back to it eventually.

[@onekidarmy]

@@cuddlingpandas4115 i remember finding him when he released his Iverson episode on the zdime drop on here. Hes absolutely one of my favorite basketball content creators.

[@TheEncouragementKid]

@@KingZero69 Brother, did you forget your name?

[@samuelseidl2502]

My man had this queued up. Best maker of basketball videos on the internet

[@SqeezaStressBall]

"the guy didn't earn the nickname Flash by wandering around in a trench coat in a city park" was low-key the best joke in this video

[@arrownoir]

Never seen a player like this guy. His gravity is overwhelming. The way he controls the game and takes it over is ludicrous.

[@dusk6159]

@Bob Anderson Stop it biased and ignorant casual

[@brettbarreras48]

Shaq in 2000-2001 is the only other player I've seen completely dominate and control the game like peak LeBron. Dude is something special

[@Dylan28969]

Legit he's a blackhole. Theoretically, he has infinite density sucking in anything and everything. Not much you can do against him

[@brynmcdougald2418]

Dusk TheHunter saying Jordan is better doesn’t make you a casual fan, you can argue it’s true. But saying Kobe is better is a joke obviously

[@gunny-lneck4352]

@@dusk6159 magic, Bird, shaq, Jordan, kobe all controlled the game better

[@adwnpinoy]

Long Live LeBron of House James, first of his name

[@irish6783]

Titles titles

[@awesomisedsoap]

Long Live the King !

[@franktraub4757]

Hey man, this is one of the most detailed and unvarnished depiction of LBJ's greatness l have seen. People want to know the brother for leaving Cavs. What superstar would have continued working for an owner who was more concerned with cashing in than building a championship roster? And that went on for 7 years. 7 years??

[@RagingRugbyst]

look at the "making the case" episode about LBJ on Clayton Crawley's channel. The whole series actually if you haven't already. It's finger-lickin' good.

[@rigwarlbb]

Tell that to MJ

[@MauricioBarragan]

When you said Davis was his best teammate you actually meant Caruso right? Sorry to call you out for that miss man. It happens to everyone.

[@sanchezified]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hopsonkim4952]

I’m waiting for another video to drop entitled: “Caruso over everyone.”

[@joshuanunez4768]

Lonzo and Lavar crying to sleep tonight

[@DanteFiero]

Maybe Lavar but not Lonzo. Lonzo is signing with Klutch don't be surprised if he is back with the Lakers.

[@dusk6159]

Lavar pulled a Dan Gilbert and now he too got the payback

[@surprisecat7401]

J Mann could probably do one of these with Kwame Brown and I would totally be convinced.

[@chiefekonomist3914]

this dude J. Kyle Mann is no joke. production value, music selection, quotable writing, chill delivery, everything on 10.

[@samweltan3353]

GOAT Debates are stupid. Appreciate this man's greatness while he's still here. And no this is not an asterisk ring.

[@RKWDBMX]

This 100% an asterisks ring tho. Good for Bron but 2020 a fuckin asterisks year fam. Stfu

[@gotchab003]

@@RKWDBMX agreed, this one was way tougher without the homecourt advantage the Lakers played for during the regular season. That is one big asterisk that makes this championship even more impressive.

[@RKWDBMX]

@@gotchab003 smh soooo much tougher. Great point.

[@gotchab003]

@@RKWDBMX that the Lakers dominated their opponents speaks more of the brilliance of LeBron and AD than of the level of competition. Almost every team was playing great during the bubble, the Lakers were just better.

[@RKWDBMX]

@@gotchab003 cool

[@beemoney19]

Very easy to stay with the team that drafted you when that team has Kevin McHale. Or Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Or Scottie Pippen. Not really that tough a choice. Edit: Yeah, this debate will never die.

[@dominiquebrown2890]

Scottie pippen lol

[@dusk6159]

The easiest one too if you don't have to anything but wait for Krause to rain Scottie Pippen, Rodman, Kukoc, Harper, Kerr and coach Phil Jackson. Let alone the complete desert and assured hell of Cleveland.

[@floppybasketball2773]

Dominique Brown MJ never won a playoff series until Pippen got good

[@samuelvanderspek2157]

@@dominiquebrown2890 Scottie was a top 3 mvp in his year without Mike, and he has 9 All defensive and 8 All NBA team selections, the fuck you talking down about Pippin for?! He's top 30 all time easily.

[@aronyoturjo573]

@@dominiquebrown2890 Scottie Pippen was no joke, man.

[@Yolomamba24]

I remember also hating the heatles. But as time has gone on. I'm so grateful I was able to witness it. Wade and lebron specifically were incredible together. And bosh was the perfect complement to the two. As for lebron's best teammate. I think I agree. Lebron is playing with prime ad and with wade, it may have been the tail end of his prime at best. However, just as players, I still think prime wade is better than AD, even if there is still room to grow.

[@panama1942]

If you were a fan of early Cavs LeBron like me it felt cheap when he left to the Heat.

[@Akaya7777]

It was more the way he did it than the fact that he did it. The stadium tour bragging about winning 10 championships and “the decision” just seemed so unnecessary and arrogant to me. I actually like arrogant sports stars, but only if they’re like that 24/7. LeBron puts on whatever hat makes him the most money and I just don’t have a lot of respect for people like that.

[@jjmalerich1053]

Both a LeBron retrospective and analysis of his best teammates. Fantastic video.

[@AlexBaller134]

holy hell that was fast. anotehr banger from J Kyle Mann

[@coltonaa1]

Brilliant video all around. That “high brow basketball” line was a fine sleeper.

[@halseypayne4249]

This is my favorite basketball video of all time. Brilliant analysis, writing, clip selection and music. *Chef's Kiss*

[@abdullahyusuf190]

I love this guys videos. His Kobe Audacity video almost made me shed a tear. Ringer, write this man a bigger check.

[@stubbzzz]

Great video. “Hangin with Mr. Ooper” made my day

[@mtburr1089]

Wow, this could be my favorite one from J Kyle Mann so far, and all of his videos are bangers.

[@akray1153]

Of course his best teammate is the goat himself, Alex Caruso

[@1ndependenceday1]

Alex and lebron is the best combo it shows how the chemistry he has with lebron

[@chromeantennae]

This is phenomenal work. Again, the best to do it, J.Kyle Mann. I salute you, my brother.

[@jepoyburner]

J. Kyle Mann. Man, I love this guy.

[@gpropho]

I just found this channel today & it’s one of the best things that has happened to my life recently. this is like basketball heaven for basketball nerds. The lead up, the plot, the execution… is all well planned. Like the LeBron of KZbin basketball lol literally. Thank You

[@Sonoembee]

One of the best produced and written videos by the Ringer - more of this please.

[@stevus23]

Great voice and vid. Glad you have Ziggy a shout out!

[@JasonBrendan-td4qb]

Crazy hearing this now 4 years later. AD basically lost 2 years with LeBron due to injury. And now it seems they’re done competing for championships. So depressing man.

[@lateralridge]

Ya ll dont forget , Danny green is three time champion.

[@everythingbanana1237]

He don’t play like it tho lol

[@dusk6159]

@@everythingbanana1237 In the Spurs series he was exactly one of the best champions/champions role players, then he went to complete trash and a ''despite Danny Green'' lol

[@ennans]

@@dusk6159 Prime Danny green was 2012-2014 he was a borderline all star on those season. He regressed after that.

[@dusk6159]

@@ennans Indeed, and especially after leaving Pop and the Spurs system I guess.

[@lolstfu2950]

m l mmm mm m

[@12iLovEuFc12]

Ranking Lebron’s teammates: 1. Dwade 2. AD 3. Kyrie

[@MojoBonzo]

not really... Dwade was the best player of them all sure(the only one that was actually competing before lebron), but so was ray allen or shaq... this is the thing, we are talking about teammates and playstyles and production... and AD is the best in those things, and time will tell if they will win more than 2.

[@cosmos9627]

4. Ray allen 5. Chris bosh 6. Rondo 7. Love

[@panama1942]

@@cosmos9627 Bruh don't do Love like that. Dude sacrificed so much and was still putting up 18 and 10

[@CalluW]

@@MojoBonzo I personally think it's hard to go past D Wade right now as LeBron's best ever team mate purely on the fact that they've got 2 rings together out of 4 finals appearances. Doesn't mean AD can't overtake that position in the future, but a championship is a championship and Wade has more of those with LeBron than AD right now.

[@edayatshahrani137]

@@panama1942 I agree with Panama about Love at 7. He is way overrated offensively and was not very good on the defensive end. He was a hard worker, and his real skill was rebounding, so I have to give him props for that. Love took a lot of shots, scoring a decent amount with a poor shooting percentage, especially for a big man. I was pretty happy when he got injured during the 2017 Finals, which helped Cleveland make the come back and win.

[@beardoromal3638]

A. Doromal was here October 19,2020 I feel that this video is gonna be viewed a lot in the future.

[@michaelbrantley6039]

I think it's the guy from dimedrop who now has a channel called basketball examined or thinking baasketball... I forget which one but definitely one of those 2 channels he narrates

[@seowth]

only 0:51 in and I have to stop and say this is narrated really well! Great job...is it Kyle Mann? Good work man. EDIT: Bro did you write and cut it as well? This is a masterpiece. Go get a raise 😂 Definitely earned The Ringer my sub! And yes I agree.

[@dinkasaurus8243]

really great video, nice job. i would actually want to see more videos like this about other players too

[@zzcc229]

Check out dime drop by this guy..watch his scouting report on Luka Doncic

[@jerryallover4193]

DWade is legendary

[@JoshThrives]

My favorite Ringer videos!! This one was so good 👌

[@calebclay2713]

This video was great we need more!

[@zKazetsu]

it’s only been a season with Davis, and I’d put him second behind D. wade. Wade helped Lebron win and keep winning, IMO wade was detrimental to the metamorphosis into who he is as a player today

[@coachcartermichael]

i think you mean instrumental but yes i agree ;)

[@Navvye]

I agree, D wade and LeBron are best friends as well, D wade ranks higher than davis rn. It could change, but most probably it wont.

[@Youralwayswhining4367]

It's hard to pass up a younger d Wade. Man could play both sides also whenever needed

[@Youralwayswhining4367]

It's hard to pass up a younger d Wade. Man could play both sides also whenever needed

[@bernardoestrela6029]

i'm only halfway in the video, but the first 7 minutes were already worth the Like. really good

[@themanape]

LeBron is officially AD's best teammate.

[@dusk6159]

Certified facts, by the 2019 preseason opening.

[@benjacoby4899]

Dwade ranks higher all time but AD is the first top 5 player in the league he has played with for sure

[@eriktruedson5658]

Jrue disrepect

[@dukemypants]

Darius Miller

[@Thesexmen]

@@benjacoby4899 Lebron is AD's best teammate

[@kaad7]

I feel morally obligated to leave a comment. Hope KZbins algorithm likes this video as much as I did.

[@pseudonym8082]

16:29 AD has had some high brows hahaha that is genius

[@antinapay]

Is there a way to only get notifications for j kyle mann videos?

[@Pau1danelli]

I’ve watched this a bunch. Fine it so calming.

[@HitchProductionz1837]

What a great video, I can’t believe how few views it has. I’m gonna share it.

[@HitchProductionz1837]

Nevermind, thought it was a small channel lool this Ringsr foh

[@shortie9103]

Voices are really important in these things👌🏼

[@michaelhashimoto1650]

I love all Kyle Mann videos.

[@mpmaple256]

The best teammate Lebron ever had is Caruso, period.

[@hunter5673]

That's a weird way to spell Mario Chalmers

[@JustHere751]

Your voice is so smooth.. I was so relax listening to you

[@DanOhCaptainDaniel]

such a great video. I love the 90's vibes the background music at 8:00. amazing production !

[@jvostudio]

AD = KLove's Spacing + Kyrie's shot making + Bosh's defence + Wade's playmaking

[@kaimohring1346]

I’m so happy you made this video I was up late nights thinkin bout this

[@redhoundprod]

Industrial Flight and Magic. THIS is GOLD

[@rtmordecai1]

There are so many comments about Lebron examples here(2015, when he won 2 games against the eventual 73-9 win Warriors with Mosgov and Dellevedova being his next highest impact teamates) but it simply has to be said that Kyle has established himself as an essential Ringer contributor immediately. Every take, every comp, I can’t get enough!!! Keep it coming.

[@jadenxkoren]

dimedrop - your content, cadence, and pop culture references are always spot the fuck on. you have an undeniable talent, my friend, and i hope to continue to watch your videos for years to come. long live the king. lemme know if anyone else agrees.

[@ianbjs]

4:34 GOAT J. Kyle Mann with the Zing hahaha

[@MrMosesjackson1976]

Beautiful work on this video. Excellent!

[@blueberryst20]

This is such a well-made video, like wow!

[@HammaniJB]

That lofi beat at the end really made me emotional. Imma miss Bron when he retires.

[@chrissullivan6572]

Your voice is just.......smooth and fun.

[@ijoseph7343]

The flash joke is one of the best things I ever heard

[@kelvinrobinson9435]

4:07 LeBron still uses that move to this day and no one can stop it

[@thomadams7621]

Definitely have found an appreciation of this man's greatness this year above and beyond any other, and in fact above the vaunted MJ. Much it has to do with his leadership style and capability, the way he embraced guys like Rondo and Howard while finding the perfect chemistry in AD and maximizing the team's ability to get it done when it counted the most. His game is essentially unchanged and he is willing to set aside ego for the team (e.g. when Davis hit the game winner in the finals, he never once flinched and gave AD his due). LBJ >MJ? Perhaps, considering the total package.

[@dannycooper1245]

You're talking about a guy that came into the NBA fresh out of high school. He shouldered that responsibility beautifully, with tremendous grace he not only met but exceeded expectations. Made it to his first nba finals at the age of 22, and if it wasn't for a subpar organization, he maybe would have won a championship or two in his first run in Cleveland. Then he accomplished his goal and dream and won a championship at 27. He brought the Miami Heat 2 championships. Brought a championship to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time and fullfiled his promise. Then he opened up a school in his hometown with the promise of a college scholarship for graduates. That last one I believe is his greatest achievement. Now he is third all time in scoring....and he isn't even about scoring. Now he's going to add to it, by winning his fourth championship, his third with a different team, and bringing a championship back to the Lakers. LeBron James; the greatest of all time. I'm telling you man, appreciate this, witness this, because we won't see it again for a long time.

[@jasonl7937]

That can’t be understated how big expectations for Lebron coming out of High School. They said his court vision was all star level. I was doubtful even when he was selling out the Schot(Ohio States arena). He exceeded expectations by miles.

[@liamcol09]

Industrial Flight & Magic 🔥🔥🔥 insane pun

[@giochiong9750]

LBJ's teammates are so good Kevin Love: One of the best stretch big in history Chris Bosh: One of the greatest 2-way stretch big in his prime Wade: prolly 3rd greatest SG and greatest shot blocking guard in the history Kyrie Irving: Best handles and did the most clutch shot in the finals AD: prolly best lob catcher in history, DPOY and MVP candidate, also best vertical spacer and finisher in basketball

[@mr.denzelsausageton9719]

He played with some of the best players in history I don't know why people act like he never had any great teammates

[@gipsyflipsy2068]

@@mr.denzelsausageton9719 He never had good teammates before Miami. and after that his team mates were often injured. 2014 Wade just couldn't do that much bc of injuries and age - so that's 1 Finals gone 2015 Kyrie and Love injured in the Finals - 2 2018 Kyrie goes to Boston - 3 2008 I can't even name a player from that team These are the 4 Finals he had no chance of winning because of lack of good team mates. He also had to play against 2 of the best teams ever. You might be an MVP but when you have to play two other MVPs your teammates tend to be worse even if they are All-NBA players.

[@MyUniqueHandle.]

@@gipsyflipsy2068 he had help with allstars in mo williams and Ilgauskas in cleveland, just not anything great. but theres is no denying that lebron has played with more HOF and allstar talent than any player in nba histroy.

[@gipsyflipsy2068]

@@MyUniqueHandle. on the other hand MJ always had the same HoFer next to him. Pippen was always the 3rd best player of any season. LeBron had talent but he also played against some of the most loaded teams in history. LeBron was always the favourite in his series. MJ won when he and his teams were favorites. LeBron won despite being underdog.

[@MyUniqueHandle.]

@@gipsyflipsy2068 1. How is that a knock on MJ? You mean scottie was the 3rd best player of ONE season (94). Pippens average was in all his playing years with the bulls was about 18ppg. and when jordan retired in 95/96 his numbers bumped 4 more points. compare that with an MVP quality wade who averaged 30ppg in 09 a year before bron joined then only dropped 3.4ppg. + bosh who averaged the same amount of points as scottie when he was the main player on the bulls. 2. Outside of GS what team is 'loaded'? The old mavs/spurs? The thunder/miami are some of the youngest players to reach the finals and they are definitely not loaded compared to lebrons teams. 3. Lebron was the favourite and hes an underdog? what are you talking about? Yeah no shit MJ was the favourite because he won 1-2-3 then 4-5-6 without losing. of course people expect him to win.

[@mainani1781]

I've already liked the video before even watching it. That's how consistently great videos this man makes.

[@Amateurprotographer]

This was absolutely well done, and I agree with a majority of the content. QUALITY! HEAPS!

[@aiery5309]

Wade finally getting recognition

[@nicolasgordon1787]

This is the best video I have seen in a while

[@takamudariki640]

This is elite level commentry , I always enjoy the Ringer Videos but this one moreso, long live the king for real , injury permitting I see 4 more years at an elite level with at least 2 more rings

[@TP-hk1tb]

Your content is 🔥

[@jansingber376]

Long live the king..... Great piece. What a gift to the game he has been. And he did it his way.

[@zojirushi1]

I’m new to The Ringer’s channel does anyone know if he has a series or something where he does videos in this style? This style is top notch.

[@vetoland92]

Anybody know the background song in the first part of the vid?

[@apierre6]

This is the best video of the ringer has ever made by far

[@Lokoclutch98]

I've never heard those nicknames before. The "Akron skull cracker" and the "poket passing prince"

[@steelwall4396]

"Lebron has been in our basketball lives in some form since 2001" I hear J. Kyle Mann say as I, a person born in 2001, sit back with my drink after my 21st birthday 21 years of excellence, and hopefully at least a few more to come

[@patogames5099]

Kyrie, Wade, LeBron, Bosh, Davis... that's his best 5. I'm a Cavs man, but Love doesn't make the best 5 LBJ could be a part of.

[@LanceRoylo]

This was excellent. Good work guys 🙏🏼

[@GatCat]

The flow of this video, the commentary. Well done my friend! There is so much in your face garbage NBA videos...You are obviously very well informed. Unbiased. ESPN give this man a job!

[@PWzhouster]

Wow the opening burn on Rowling is absolutely scorching LOL

[@dhana366]

i love how he respected kobe shaq duo

[@davidthen123]

I almost forget that we talk about Best Teammates, until 7:20

[@taintedtapper]

not gonna lie man this is the most well-written The Ringer video ive seen

[@gamemonsterr]

what a great video man

[@Shmuel420]

I feel this guy is Clayton Crowley’s older brother or something lmaoo, they both have such similar speaking styles

[@nkm11tbm]

J Kyle Mann is the actual GOAT

[@jacksonjones2220]

High brow seasons... I like what you did there

[@nathanparian5911]

Im a simple man, I see a new J. Kyle Mann video and I press like

[@greysonwilliams7402]

I can’t agree on Davis over Wade just yet. It’s been one year

[@Dylan28969]

This video is insane

[@noelnelson573]

This is the most beautiful Lebron montage I have ever seen. Well done.

[@ShockwaveDawn]

Absolutely great video. Had me instantly subscribe. Lots of insight, and a nice overall discussion.

[@jmadden9798]

I could not agree more with ever point you made, excellent video!!

[@toluwalopesemowo2405]

Please make more of this style of video