Kendrick Perkins overlooks Michael Jordan in top five all-around NBA players shortlist

Michael Jordan remains one of the most competitive players to have ever played in the NBA. While Michael Jordan's scoring ability and utter dominance was evident throughout his career, he was also a nine-time All-Defensive member, a three-time steals champion and was awarded the 1987-88 Defensive Player of the Year award. Despite these laurels, there are still a few NBA experts who argue that Jordan wasn't the most all-around player in the league's history. Former Boston Celtics star Kendrick Perkins recently put together a list of five players who, in his opinion, are the most all-around players to ever play in the NBA. While NBA fans all around the world are talking about Michael Jordan, the Bulls great failed to make the cut in Perkins' list. 

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Kendrick Perkins overlooks Michael Jordan from top five all-around NBA players shortlist

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Kendrick Perkins, who won the NBA Championship in 2008, opted to leave Michael Jordan out of his top five all-around players shortlist which he shared on Twitter this week. Kendrick Perkins did, however, include the likes of former teammate Kevin Garnett, NBA legend Larry Bird and Lakers star LeBron James. Kevin Garnett played alongside Kendrick Perkins in the Celtics team that won the 2008 NBA Championship.

Celtics great Larry Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA players from the 1980s alongside Lakers legend Magic Johnson. In the first episode of The Last Dance, Larry Bird claimed that Michael Jordan went into 'God' mode while playing against his Celtics side in the early 1990s. Meanwhile, LeBron James has won the NBA Championship on three occasions, winning the Finals MVP award all three times. LeBron James has often been compared to Michael Jordan, who is a six-time NBA champion and secured the Finals MVP award on all those occasions. 

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