I have these sorts of debate with my brother all the time....I think it s unfair to name one player per se....since NBA distinguishes players by the position they play. I think this year's 1st team all NBA was a good enough sample to give us an idea of who are at their best playing the position they play. It you have to name just one player out of the bunch, irrespective of the position they play, scoring ,defense and others, there's no one like KOBE !! He might very well better than MJ at his prime, just don't have enough rings to claim that just yet !