LeBron James can strengthen his case to be called basketball's greatest player of all time as he looks to win back-to-back championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, though even a fifth NBA title would not be enough to match Michael Jordan's tally. Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant are names often floated in the debate over who is the GOAT but in recent years it is Jordan and James who have dominated the conversation. Chicago Bulls guard Jordan went undefeated in his six NBA Finals appearances and was named league MVP five times while James is 4-6 in Finals appearances, winning the league MVP award four times.