“Me, Michael Jordan, and Scottie Pippen could lock up LeBron James”: When Dennis Rodman firmly stated him and his fellow Bulls legends could defend Lakers star at a high level

Dennis Rodman claimed that him along with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen would lock up LeBron James without any issues. 

When the Chicago Bulls signed Dennis Rodman in the summer of 1995 after he had just made an All-NBA team, they had effectively formed the greatest perimeter defensive trio of all time. Him alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen had players scrambling all across the arc, not knowing whether or not a switch was even an option. 

All together, this Bulls trio made 27 All-Defensive teams throughout their careers and it was apparent as to why this was the case. In merely their first season together, they posted the number one ranked defensive in the league with a DRTG of 101.8. They would go on to be one of the best defensive teams in the league the following two seasons as well (rank 3 and 9, respectively).

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When it came to guys from the 90s, Dennis Rodman and company had no problem defending them. However, when talking about guys from the 2000s and 2010s, the story may be a bit different. 

Dennis Rodman on how him and his Bulls teammates would defend LeBron James. 

Going off the numbers alone, LeBron James is the greatest scorer of all time. It makes no sense to hold the ‘most regular season points’ title in higher esteem than ‘most points scored across both the regular and post-season’. If the latter were in question, James has already accomplished than this past season as he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for it.

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Dennis Rodman however, back in 2019, claimed him along with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen would lock LeBron up, no problem. 

“You know who can lock up LeBron?” asked ‘The Worm’. “Me, Mike, and Scottie could. LeBron is so easy to play. He’s so f**king easy to play. He don’t have any moves. Scottie Pippen could shut his f**king a** down quick before I get to him. His game is too simple, he’s just big. Now, 260 whatever, 6’8. That’s the only thing he got, pretty much. I’ve played against guys 7-foot, 300. So, it doesn’t really matter.” 

LeBron James, as he usually never does, never responded to Dennis Rodman about these comments of his. However, it is quite obvious that James isn’t the ‘barrel to the rim in hopes of a foul’ type guy. He’s expanded his range, gotten better footwork, better post-moves leading to fadeaways, and so much more. 

The narrative that the 4x champ doesn’t have a bag is simply much too outdated.