its unfair for anyone to be compared against MJ. However, if I had to appoint two players that heir apparent to mike then it would have to be Kobe and James... Kobe is everything that you want..in a superstar...He is good looking ( very important for marketers)...he is unique and he makes shot when needed..there are tons of players who have close stats as mike but why is mike remembered the most? because he made the shots when he needed..last min shots...Kobe seems to be on pace with that...he may never catch Mike's 30 ppg avg but he can go out with few championship if Bynum becomes stronger and Odoms becomes a good sidekick...the key here is to be injury free and dominant even in the mid 30s , just like mike..even for kobe he has a long way to go...but then he is very speical james is exceptional..but he does things that are so effortless..he is a beast and he may have better stats than mike..but also he needs championships...he needs a supporting cast which of course is going to be big..and lastly he needs a market...he can be coming out of cleveland and become a superstar...he will end up in big apple or somewhere big..because..that where u get big... my mvp for season so sar carlos boozer, king james must bemissing him