Chris Bosh thinks LeBron James has already stacked his resume with pieces borrowed from the game’s all-time greats. In Bosh’s view, James is a little bit of everyone: the Finals volume of Jerry West, the jersey-switching of Kobe Bryant, the playmaking of Magic Johnson, the scoring punch of Michael Jordan, the longevity of Robert Parish, and the Finals run of Larry Bird.
Bosh laid out that case in an Instagram post, opening with the question: “Is LeBron James the greatest player to ever play in the NBA?” He then answered his own challenge by pointing to James’ career markers and saying, “Do your homework.”
James’ track record gives Bosh plenty to work with. He went to the NBA Finals eight straight times from 2011 to 2018, including the first four trips with Bosh on the Miami Heat.
Those Heat teams won titles in 2012 and 2013. James later added championships with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
He also owns a scoring title, which he won with Cleveland in 2008, and an assists title, which came with the Lakers in 2020. In 2023, he became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader. He has worn No. 23 and No. 6, another detail Bosh folded into his case.
But Bosh said James still has one final box to check if he wants to lock up the greatest-ever label in his eyes. That last step, Bosh argued, would be for James to become the Philadelphia 76ers’ head coach and guide them to a championship.
“There’s only one more thing he has to do, and this will solidify him pretty much forever if he does it,” Bosh said. “He’s got to coach the team to a championship like Bill Russell did, I think back in ’69, if I’m not mistaken.
Do your homework. Bill Russell was the player/coach.
Red Auerbach said he’s the coach after retiring. So he was playing and coaching.
“So, Bron, if you hear this, you got to play and coach, man,” Bosh continued. “You’ve already done everything else.
He’s an amalgamation of all the greatest players of all time combined into one. So that’s the last thing he’s got to do.
Player-coach, which he’s halfway there already now.
“So hey, Nick Nurse, just let him coach,” Bosh added. “Nick Nurse, retire, give the keys to Bron, let him coach Philly.
And they win a championship while he’s coaching? He’s the greatest of all time.
It’s not even close.”
Russell was a player-coach for the Boston Celtics from 1966 to 1969, and he won championships in that role in 1968 and 1969.
Still, the idea of James taking over as a player-coach for the 76ers appears firmly in fantasy territory. James has already said he will never coach in the NBA, and the 22-time All-Star has shown no interest in that kind of job, much less the player-coach route.
Nick Nurse also would not be eager to give up the job, especially with the 76ers carrying the kind of talent that has them viewed as one of the title favorites for 2026-27.
And if James were to land on a 76ers team with Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey, the ring-chasing chatter would follow fast.
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