Facts over your feelings
Michael Jordan had significantly more top-tier, single-season help during his Finals runs.
The Breakdown: During Jordan’s 6 Finals appearances, he played alongside an All-NBA teammate 5 times and an All-Defensive teammate 6 times. This means he had an elite, award-winning version of Scottie Pippen (and later Dennis Rodman) right beside him for virtually every championship run
LeBron's Elite Droughts: In contrast, during LeBron James’s 10 Finals appearances, he only played with an All-NBA teammate 5 times and an All-Defensive teammate just once (Anthony Davis in 2020). In 5 of his 10 Finals runs (2007, 2014, 2017, 2018), he had zero teammates make either elite list that year.