Michael Jordan Comparison With His "Heirs" and Current NBA Stars.

As soon as MJ put a step off the court after his second retirement, everybody started to look for the "next Jordan". Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett and more recently Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are some of his "heirs".

Most of these players have already shown that although they are great they will never be at Jordan's level.

The hyper-advertised James looks better every season, his numbers are amazing and finally won his first Championship in 2012, but also has a long way to go to prove he has the right attitude. In fact because of his stats and style he's now being compared more with Oscar Robertson than with MJ. And talking about attitude, Kobe Bryant will never have Jordan's numbers but he's on the same page when we talk about competitiveness and the desire to show he is the best. It's impossible for Bryant to match MJ's awards and career point averages but he is the only one on this list (and in NBA history) who has matched Jordan and Chamberlain in scoring streaks (40+ points, 50+ points, etc) and he even scored 81 points in one game. He has 5 championships, a couple of years ahead and the arrival of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash to his team gets him closer to the 6 titles won by Jordan.

Note: current players stats include 2011-12 NBA season and playoffs.