“Not the protege that GOAT James is” – Analyst SCRAPS OUT Victor Wembanyama as the ‘greatest prospect’ for LeBron James’ respect

Shannon Sharpe claims LeBron James to be the greatest prospect ever over Wembanyama.


“Not the protege that GOAT James is” – Analyst SCRAPS OUT Victor Wembanyama as the ‘greatest prospect’ for LeBron James’ respect

LeBron James, Shannon Sharpe and Victor Wembanyama

Shannon Sharpe has made his way back to the NBA headlines and the reason is the ongoing debate of the best prospect ever between LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama. Many consider 7 foot 5 inches phenom, Wembanyama to be the greatest prospect ever. But many are still riding with “The Chosen One,” LeBron James. Sharpe, as one might expect, is one of them.

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Shannon Sharpe has always backed James. And this time, he isn’t just simply claiming LeBron James is a better prospect than Victor Wembanyama. But he reinforced his statement with intriguing viewpoints which highlighted how great of a prospect an 18-year-old James was.

The NFL legend said, “There was no social media we only got LeBron through print. Sports Illustrated did the article now just imagine LeBron James is that same prospect and we got YouTube… Tiktok. Can you imagine what LeBron James would have been… Because LeBron James has been so great as an adult basketball player we forget what protege and hype he was at a time.”

Shannon Sharpe then explained how people are forgetting the hype behind a young LeBron James as he has exceeded those expectations. And, then concluding his take he went on to say, “I don’t care how hyped he was… Nobody saw this:  All-Time Leading Scorer, 4 MVPs, 10 Finals and 4 Final MVPs and in playoffs every stat he owns… and he basically has everything… Wemby I don’t care how much he is hyped even on social media,  he is not the protege that GOAT James is.”

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Shannon Sharpe did not deny that Victor Wembanyama would be a great prospect. His primary concern is whether he will be able to live up to the hype he has now. This is considering social media tends to exaggerate the highs and lows of such prospects.

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Is the hype around Victor Wembanyama disrespecting LeBron James?

LeBron James (Credits: CNN)
LeBron James (Credits: CNN)

LeBron James, unfortunately, always ends up getting disrespected in such comparisons. And, even though he has massive respect and love for the 19-year-old Victor Wembanyama, people just want to take shots at him and reduce his greatness. But LeBron James cares the least and the genuine basketball world knows what’s real and acceptable as they remember how great “The Chosen One” was and is.

Victor Wembanyama is at zero fault here and even Shannon Sharpe has made that clear. It’s just the unrequired hate LeBron James gets for being the GOAT for many. The hype for Wemby has been used to bring Bron down. But what he has achieved and done is enough to shut it all up.

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Also, as a prospect, the comparison really never matters, and the real talk will begin when Wemby is in and balling out. Will he be able to live up to the hype? Only time will tell.

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