Is Lebron The Only Current Player That Could Make Any Team A Playoff Contender?

[Foster5k]

After watching Lebron, in Cleveland, with the second option being Mo Williams/Delonte West, it would seem Lebron can make any team, in the NBA, an instant playoff contender.

Lebron carried the Cavaliers all the way to the NBA Finals. Lebron was the Iron giant. He was relentless and was the tip of the arrow, of attack, for the Cavs, striking with the force of an NBA legend. A legend that would not be denied.

Now. My question is this. Can any other player, in the NBA, do what Lebron can do, which is turning any team into an instant playoff contender?

[VIntageNOvel]

i dont know man

[All Net]

Durant could too of course.

[I<3NBA]

Durant could too of course.

so Durant can make the Bobcats contenders?

[Mr Exlax]

I'd say Dwight Howard too. Took us from the 8th seed to like the 3 seed in the West.

[All Net]

so Durant can make the Bobcats contenders?

Well he took Ibaka and a bunch of role players to the best record in the NBA, in the east why not?

[sportjames23]

Who's got the worse record in the NBA this year? The Sixers?

You think Lebron could make this Sixers team a playoff contender?

[UtahJazzFan88]

Durant, CP3

[All Net]

Who's got the worse record in the NBA this year? The Sixers?

You think Lebron could make this Sixers team a playoff contender?

all this depends on the word contender...did people really see the cavs as a true title contender?

[Foster5k]

Who's got the worse record in the NBA this year? The Sixers?

You think Lebron could make this Sixers team a playoff contender?

Yes, easily.

MCW
James Anderson
Lebron James
Thaddeus Young
Byron Mullens

Instant playoff contenders.

MCW and Thad Young better than anyone Lebron had on the Cavs.

[ripthekik]

Lebron is no longer this player. He makes a team a contender if that team already has 2 all star players.

[Im so nba'd out]

maybe kd too

[pauk]

Well he took Ibaka and a bunch of role players to the best record in the NBA, in the east why not?

Even though KD had a nice winning record without Westbrook that total record you see today is not entirely Westbrook-less, he played 25 games & was a top 5 mvp contender just before surgery for a reason... and Ibaka & Co. i doubt is as bad of a supporting cast as some of those Lebron had in Cleveland imo (see 2006-07 going to Finals), the only other guy ive seen reach the top of the mountain with as bad supporting cast as possible is arguably Allen Iverson with Sixers back in 2001 somewhere.... im not sure if Durant is capable of that kindof impact to that extent exactly but i think he is perhaps capable of making anybody a playoff team.

[Im Still Ballin]

Durant could make most teams playoff material, but not all. Lebron on the other hand could carry any team in the last 10 years to the playoffs
(It'd be very close in the western conference with the bottom teams of course but he'd come very very close)

[I<3NBA]

Well he took Ibaka and a bunch of role players to the best record in the NBA, in the east why not?

Ibaka is better than anybody Lebron's ever had in Cleveland. take Ibaka out of that team, and Durant would struggle taking OKC anywhere without Westbrook. Durant has nobody like Ibaka in the Bobcats. so no, Durant won't make the Bobcats a contender.

maybe take them into the playoffs as a low seed. yes.