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7 Reasons Steph Curry Will Never Be as Good as LeBron James

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Ken Hornack

3. Six Consecutive Years of Highest Player Efficiency Rating

For those who place more stock in analytics than the opinions of various media members, take a look at what James accomplished beginning with the 2007-08 season. His field goals made and missed, along with steals and turnovers, in a per-minute measure was the best of anyone six years running. The only player ever with a comparable stretch was Jordan, who had the top PER seven years in a row beginning before the Chicago Bulls won their first of six championships. James’ 27.66 career mark is second only to that of Jordan (27.9).

In leading the Warriors to an NBA-record 73 victories, Curry had a career-best PER of 31.56 this season. Impressive, but check back in 2021 to see how he stacks up to James.

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Ken Hornack

Ken Hornack is a longtime NBA sports journalist. Before covering the Orlando Magic for the Daytona Beach News-Journal and FoxSportsFlorida.com, the native of the Cleveland area got his foot in the door with the Cavaliers during the Tom Nissalke coaching era and will forever associate his senior year of high school with the Miracle of Richfield. You can follow him @Ken_Hornack.

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