Who's the better NBA player?

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Kobe shoots better.


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Kobe 2005-2006: 45% FG
Kobe career: 45.1% FG

Wade 2005-2006: 49.5% FG
Wade career: 48.2% FG

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Kobe 2005-2006: 48.2% 2pts 34.7% 3pts
Wade 2005-2006: 51.3% 2pts 17.1% 3pts

Kobe shoots a ton more 3s and is the focus of every defense he plays against, of course his overall shooting percentage will be lower. Wade is very efficient from about 18 ft in right now. As he expands his range he may become a better shooter than Kobe, but right now he's not.

Kobe vs Wade - Most will say Kobe has the edge offensively, but it's close. Defensivley it's no contest... Kobe is consistanly one the top 5 defenders in the league. Right now, Kobe is the better player by a decent margin.

Wade vs Lebron - Lebron had a better regular season and a similar postseason. Not much to say there.

Defense - for guys as quick and athletic as Kobe Lebron and DWade are, good D is all about effort. Playing great defense takes just as much energy as playing great offense. There's a reason basketball people say Kobe is one of the best conditioned athletes in the world... because he does it on both ends, 100%, 40+ minutes a game. Jordan was the same way.

This is an area Lebron and DWade could really improve on over the next few years.