When healthy enough to compete in the playoffs:
Jordan without Pippen
1984-85 - Jordan had Orlando Woolridge ( 23ppg ) lost 1st round 1-3
1985-86 - Jordan had Orlando Woolridge ( 21ppg ) Swept 1st round
1986-87 - Jordan had future Allstar Charles Oakley ( 15.0ppg ) Swept 1st round
2001-02 - Jordan had future Allstar richard hamilton ( 20.0ppg ) missed playoffs
2002-03 - Jordan had Allstar Jerry Stackhouse ( 22ppg ) missed playoffs
Lebron without Wade
2003-04 - Lebron had future Allstar Carlos Boozer ( 16ppg ) missed playoffs
2004-05 - Lebron had Allstar Zydrunas Ilgauskas ( 17ppg ) missed playoffs
2005-06 - Lebron had Allstar Zydrunas Ilgauskas ( 16ppg ) lost 2nd round
2006-07 - Lebron had former 20ppg Larry Hughes ( 15ppg ) lost finals
2007-08 - Lebron had Allstar Zydrunas Ilgauskas ( 14ppg ) lost 2nd round
2008-09 - Lebron had Allstar Mo Williams ( 18ppg ) lost 3rd round
2009-10 - Lebron had Allstar Mo Williams ( 16ppg ) lost 2nd round
2014-15 - Lebron had Timofy Mozgov ( 14ppg finals ) lost finals
Kobe without Shaq
2005-06 - Kobe had Lamar Odom ( 15ppg ) lost first round
2006-07 - Kobe had Lamar Odom ( 16ppg ) lost first round
2007-08 - Kobe had Allstar Pau Gasol ( 19ppg ) lost in finals
2008-09 - Kobe had Allstar Pau Gasol ( 19ppg ) Won Championship
2009-10 - Kobe had Allstar Pau Gasol ( 18ppg ) Won Championship
2010-11 - Kobe had Allstar Pau Gasol ( 19ppg ) Lost 2nd round
2011-12 - Kobe had Andrew Bynum ( 19ppg ) lost 2nd round
i see allot of people on here saying "what about kobe without gasol"
well then we're defeating the point. cause if lebron won with ilgauskas.. then we can say "without wade and big z?" or if jordan won with woolridge.. then its "without pippen or woolridge" and so on ...
thats dumb.
each guy with a barely adequate 2nd man ... thats what we're looking at
wade/pippen/shaq are all legends... all these other guys mentioned are not
and its obvious who can get the job done without needing that legendary 2nd man