This video wraps up our MJ series. Thank y’all for tuning in over the last few weeks and taking a deep dive into the dominating, fascinating and obsessively competitive career of Michael Jordan. We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Much love brothers 🙌🏽
Per Las Vegas odds in a one on one game LeBron -500 Jordan +350 MJ would lose. You girly Generation Z boys want to talk about "positionless" basketball, but you'd be the same ones complaining about how Bron is a SF and Jordan is a SG when the King murked him in a one on one. MJ can never lose in your eyes and most of you never saw him play in the NBA.
Career-wise, LeBron will always make sense. But as far as the eye test goes, it's definitely Kawhi. Jimmy and DeMar have similar traits to their game and especially DeMar since joining the Bulls. But MJ's absolute dominance on both ends of the court is and will always be mind boggling.
@@MalibuHornedFrog eh defense 'back then' is overrated as fuck, hopefully the availability of more game footage from the 80's/90's will make people realise defense back then wasn't good fucking defense at all and that basketball is entirely different now compared to then.
Jimmy was the top one who came to mind when it came to just the eye test, clutch plays, leading and motivating a team and overall skill level. He is my pick. But I do understand why Kawhi came in 1st.
Same. Even more in 2023. The playing style and the attitude are the biggest factors imho. Also have to agree with Jxmi that DeMar DeRozan, in terms of his size, footwork, style, and skillset, reminds me of Jordan the most - especially now seeing him on the court in a Bulls uniform.
Jxmy you should do a video ranking the best NBA players today in tiers using the pyramid system like you did before. ESPN is ranking them now but they're doing it 1 by 1 which doesn't make sense because you could make so many arguments who's better than who. So I guess the pyramid would be top 30 players today and use the same formula you used before which is a fair way to rank athletes.
Actually, there is one issue with this video. Mj never said russel westbrook resembled his play style the best, he said russel resembles his passion for the game the most. That's a big difference
Bro, I love your videos. The work, attention to detail, the imagination, the obvious love you have for the game, all shows in every single video you produce. I hope to keep seeing content like this and wish you nothing but success. Thank you.
Jxmmy: "Will u go out with me?" Her: na Jxmmy: now let me use graphs, data, and charts on why you should say yes #goatstatus But for real your videos are awesome
tbh, Kawhi looks like MJ from wizards era. clutch and midrange master. He is top notch defense player no argue there, but he doesn't have that MJs explosiveness
@@88lob I don't think he has the killer instinct either. He definitely has the work ethic, but it doesn't feel like he takes other teams winning as a personal insult. As a contrast, Kobe learned that playing angry was a valuable tool. MJ also knew that, and whether by choice or fault, MJ got insulted easily while taking it out on his opponents at the hoop. Kobe and MJ took it as an insult if someone thought they could be win. I don't get that sense from Leonard.
@@garretnarjes782 Hm not sure about that, he's very quiet, pure introvert never know what he really thinks, but he showed a power move by bringing PG to LA, and with that commercial my city from New Balance when he arrived there. Still think he has killer instinct, not as MJ or Kobe but he has similar level of clutchness (last year playoffs and SA vs GSW before he got hurt).
You use someone’s personality to take away from someone’s game. Tim Duncan didn’t talk much, he’s still the greatest pf of all time. No offense, but I think it’s a horrible argument.
Shimon Frankel yes. he's not flashy, let's his game do the talking, and off the court he's out here doing stuff like driving his car from high school 💀 he's pretty humble
I honestly think Kobe played more team basketball even though Jordon like to lead his team he didn't strike me as a pass first guy and their number in championships is very similar Kobe Bryant is the better player but I don't like comparing players because they all played in different eras and generations in my opinion I think Bull Russell is the GOAT
so after watching jimmy butler’s 2020 and 2023 playoff run and anthony edwards 2024 season i wonder what this looks like now. jimmy my favorite player i’ve ever watched his mentality is what does it for me🥶
Similar to MJ style of play and mentality C̶u̶r̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶e̶r̶:̶ ̶K̶a̶w̶h̶i̶ C̶u̶r̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶e̶r̶:̶ ̶J̶i̶m̶m̶y̶ ̶B̶u̶t̶l̶e̶r̶ Current player: Devin Booker All time player: Kobe
Should have done Kobe's stats as well just to see how he stacked up in the ranking... that would have been a fun honorable mention even though the list was current players. I'm sure the last thing you want to do is look at more stats right now though lol :P
Yes I agree it would be awesome to see Kobe's score in this rating system. He's the only one that could either edge out Kawhi or get close, Kobe was much more similar to MJ in style of play and mentality, but I still think Kawhi takes it.
Jacob Taylor Honestly I think Kobe would’ve actually placed higher than Kawhi. He would rank quite similarly in the areas Kawhi scored well in, adding on categories like accolades and demeanor, he’d probably get a higher score than Kawhi, in terms of similarity to Jordan
@@MarkLaw13 Bro.. What...? He's talking about Ujiri replacing DeRozan (first Jordan clone), with an even better Jordan clone (Kawhi), when the trade happened.
I’m definitely curious to see where Kobe would’ve ranked. True he’s not an active player, which was the point of the comparison. But it would’ve been cool to know just for sake of knowing.
actually we can do this on our own, i dont have the time to do that though, it will be nice if my mand roller is going to do it. he has already laid out the attributes being compared and the numbers are always there for us, just saying
You trolled us Jimmy, when you said LeBron, I was like “WTF, IT HAS TO BE KAWHI”, literally 10 seconds later Im like, “Oh I see”. Not gonna lie, you got us on the first half
xsyphrr x He said it took him 4 days of LOOKING AT STATISTICS. That doesn’t include recording, and editing which is arguably the longest process anyways. He last posted 2 weeks ago. So it clearly took him longer than 4 days. No need to be a dick when you’re wrong. “dumbass”
This guy's amazing at what he does. Quality over quantity. Everytime I watch his video it's entertaining and more importantly makes me think about the content that was presented. Truly amazing. PS: would have liked to know how Kobe would fair in this comparison though he's not among the current players.
Jordan mostly leaped of of one foot and his vertical leap at 46inches was insane. Derozan is missing those aspects plus the championships. Jordan had a killer mentality that not many do. What happen to Kobe Bryant?
@@privateuser7 yeah they're very similar except kawhi is more of a shooter (more like last 3peat mj) and demar is a finisher (early mj) if you combined them that'd be the closest to mj you could get
Agreed. Kawhi really studied MJ's game, and it shows a lot. Quite a few habits are similar and shots and moves. Kawhi did get the profit out of it. If his knee wasn't busted by that infamous incident, he'd probably have made more. But One can't doubt the guy. He wins for his teams. People slept on him when he was in the Spurs because they said he was a role player. And the guy improved every year he could. I do think this is accurate.
You know why Demar plays the most like mj it’s cuz Demar modeled his game after Kobe who modeled HIS game after mike. The defense just got lost somewhere in there
I feel like it has to be Kawhi. An elite two-way defender with a score first mentatlity, a true clutch gene, massive hands, and not the most incredible 3pt shooter.
Kawhi’s Career 3 Point Percentage is 38% while MJ’s is 32%. That’s a drastic difference. Kawhi has turned himself into a legit lethal shooter from anywhere on the court. Pull-ups, step-backs, fade-aways either shoulder, spot-ups. He can do it all. ✋🏿
Corrupt Kid Bruh no shit Kobe is close to Jordan. I mean Kobe basically copied Jordan’s moves and Jordan even said himself that if one player could beat him it’d be “Kobe Bryant only because he stole all of my moves”. But Kobe retired and also he had similar moves on offense but he was also an active 3 pt shooter and Jordan wasn’t really. But in today’s era, when looking at play style and stuff THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO SO WATCH IT, Kawhi is very similar to Jordan.
Players who play like Jordan would be physical SGs like Jimmy Butler or Victor Oladipo. They play the same way he did, they're just not as good. Kawhi doesn't play like MJ, his game is soft and even his personality is soft.
Jxmy would embarrass the current NBA analysts.. 2 - 5 people would definitely lose their jobs. I'd sit home and watch Jxmy on ESPN all god damn day lol
You totally nailed this one. Kawhi Leonard is the closest thing to Michael Jordan in play style. However, were you ranking all time similarities for everyone that played since Jordan, I think you would find Kobe Bryant the most similar.
The similarities between MJ and Kobe are so dramatic that not only looking at their overall trends in their game is possible, even watching footage of them side by side the similarity is uncanny. Not to say they aren’t their own players but it’s fascinating
Koda Kell no i dont think a better team is going to help him...he lacks work ethic to much...its dissapointing too bc he had everything in his toolbox to be stellar
@@rylee1k If you watched any warriors games (i did cuz im a diehard, but im guessing all the bandwagons left), Wiggins has grown tremendously on defense, and shown he has the work ethic with the right motivation. He had almost double digit games with multiple blocks and steals, with a 5 block, 2 steal game as his best. He has what it takes, I just think he needed a new environment.
This video has aged extremely well!!!! many in Chicago are now saying, after DeRozan's impressive season ballin there like a MVP, that he's playing like the 2nd coming of Michael Jordan...
Well, without even looking at the video, I tought Kawhi. Even though, Kawhi looks more like Pippen than MJ to me. Thank you for the honesty of your criteria, you've shown visibility and as usual that's an incredible creative concept. Now, Jordan never said Westbrook looks more like him, he said Westbrook looks more like him in terms of intensity/passion in the modern nba...pretty big difference...
Their offensive playstyle is kinda different. Pippen was a point forward, If you give him the ball he is more likely to find an open man or run a play than anything. Kawhi's playmaking isn't that polished even though he is a very smart player and if you give him the ball he'll most likely be the one trying to score.
@@Topolinho True, the player who looks the more like Pippen is Lebron James. He looks even more like Pippen than he looks like Magic. But Kawhi just makes me think more of Pip than of MJ. But you're right, he's not the playmaker Pippen was
I know it's crazy, there are so many other players who had that potential too but only MJ had that monster drive to dominate and be the best. Scariest part
Nah man, nothing wrong with him being on RUclips. Espn is a bunch of liars who try to push political and social related bullshit down everyone’s throats and exaggerate and straight up fabricate stats. This dudes too good for that shithole of a network
This video wraps up our MJ series. Thank y’all for tuning in over the last few weeks and taking a deep dive into the dominating, fascinating and obsessively competitive career of Michael Jordan. We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Much love brothers 🙌🏽
Thanks GOAT
Aye jimmy bruhhh thanks for putting in the work thank you so much I love your videos man keep it up ❄️❄️
Your awesome jxmy
Can you make some more videos about high school and college players?
Lowkey no-one is like Jordan
Kawhi just watches mj clips and saves them in his software
MJ wanted to know if he could play in this league so he made a billion dollar android 🤖
🤣🤣
He saves them to a usb
His personality isn’t built into the software
Lmfaooo
Jxmy: *creates a list of the most similar players to MJ*
MJ: “That’s when I took it personal..”
Lmfao!!
That’s some funny shit
Breaking. MJ creates youtube channel to take his crown back
Per Las Vegas odds in a one on one game
LeBron -500
Jordan +350
MJ would lose. You girly Generation Z boys want to talk about "positionless" basketball, but you'd be the same ones complaining about how Bron is a SF and Jordan is a SG when the King murked him in a one on one. MJ can never lose in your eyes and most of you never saw him play in the NBA.
Zenigundam who hurt you?
Jxmyhighroller: Andrew Wiggins is similar to MJ
Mj: I took it personally
Lol. He took EVERYTHING personally. You could literally say "good game Mike", and he'd drop 50 on you next time.
Nintendude Gaming big faxxxx
Welp believe it or not ,his nickname was Maple Jordan in college😂😂
@@thrasher2503 nope maple mamba
Nintendude Gaming well, when ppl talked good to him it actually got in his head, in some way.
Career-wise, LeBron will always make sense. But as far as the eye test goes, it's definitely Kawhi. Jimmy and DeMar have similar traits to their game and especially DeMar since joining the Bulls. But MJ's absolute dominance on both ends of the court is and will always be mind boggling.
Kawhi better defensively
@@GabrielGarcia-bz8gg What are you on?
@@GabrielGarcia-bz8gg I can give you that but MJ is much better offensively.
@@AcousticOlli yes in an era that doesn’t emphasize defense whatsoever. Lol.
@@MalibuHornedFrog eh defense 'back then' is overrated as fuck, hopefully the availability of more game footage from the 80's/90's will make people realise defense back then wasn't good fucking defense at all and that basketball is entirely different now compared to then.
Jimmy: who takes the least amount of dribbles before taking a shot
James harden: laughs nervously
ruclips.net/video/XG2gKxin-SQ/видео.html Funniest Jordan clip EVER
No he kahwi laughs
Does Harden even dribble? I'm pretty sure he just walks everywhere holding the ball. He only fakes dribbling to throw off the D.
dribble dribble dribble.
Him or Klay
Imagine if they used a lighter metal to build Kawhi, he couldve had MJ's vertical leap too, but i guess it's too much to ask
kawhi mark II is gonna have a titanium alloy frame
kawhi gonna have a jetpack in the next update
Haha
The developers said they wanted to but they were already seeing potential issues with the durability so they opted with a denser material.
Olivier Maceon * ahah🥴
Kawhi is what you get when you copy every aspect of Jordan’s play style perfectly into a machine, but forget to upload his personality.
that's what makes him unique and exactly not a Jordan clone
AHA AHA AHAHA AHAAHHA
Kawhi plays like old Jordan not young Jordan
Or the durability of a machine.
@@georgehudson5019 I don't think anyone can play like young Jordan.
Jimmy was the top one who came to mind when it came to just the eye test, clutch plays, leading and motivating a team and overall skill level. He is my pick. But I do understand why Kawhi came in 1st.
Like father like son
I definitely agree. This is also what I thought of first
Same. Even more in 2023. The playing style and the attitude are the biggest factors imho. Also have to agree with Jxmi that DeMar DeRozan, in terms of his size, footwork, style, and skillset, reminds me of Jordan the most - especially now seeing him on the court in a Bulls uniform.
Jimmy deserves a lot of respect, you can tell he puts days of work into these videos.
There's a reason he's got so many subs
He on trending finally
best NBA channel
Yeah man them jimmy butler vlogs are crazy good
Fax
Paul Pierce: “Oh that’s easy. It’s me”
Lmfaoooo
Paul Pierce is the true goat
Lol pierce was so slow n didnt have half of mjs athleticism
I do believe you'd watched the final episode of Game Of Zones season 7. 😁
JJ Reichner it's just something pierce said about a yr ago
“Kawhi plays alot like MJ, but acts nothing like him.” Has Kawhi just standing there looking lost 😂😂
I agree different personalities forsure same game tho
😁😁😁
@@ASAPaaron definitely not same game not even close but he is the closest in todays league
@@DavidMGreen423 I wouldn't say not even close..he does play like a less athletic mj.
I personally think they are slightly similar , kawhii isnt scared to take anyshot , is cold af and has an insane work ethic
I feel like demar would be a lot higher in a few lists after this season. Would be interesting to see an update.
This content is honestly top dollar. Thank you for the entertainment in a difficult time it really is beyond words!
Thank you for the kind words, I owe it to y’all!
JxmyHighroller you the best man
ruclips.net/video/XG2gKxin-SQ/видео.html Funniest Jordan clip EVER
Jxmy you should do a video ranking the best NBA players today in tiers using the pyramid system like you did before. ESPN is ranking them now but they're doing it 1 by 1 which doesn't make sense because you could make so many arguments who's better than who. So I guess the pyramid would be top 30 players today and use the same formula you used before which is a fair way to rank athletes.
Actually, there is one issue with this video. Mj never said russel westbrook resembled his play style the best, he said russel resembles his passion for the game the most. That's a big difference
and he wasn’t wrong.
Because of the brand jordan , business as usual haha
Thank you, that is what I thought too
@@YourMom-ty5ip jordan can be a one of the professional plastic human influencer haha for business
Ya but he does resemble him
Jimmy: Who is truly the closest thing to Michael Jordan in today's league?
Me: That's a long way to say Matthew Dellavedova.
Ngl they are kinda similar thinking about it..
What up guys I started making NBA videos and I would appreciate it if you could check it out
Zlyphs hey I’m subbed to you love the videos
I legit know Matthew. My uncle is good friends with him and I've legitimately seen his ring. He just leaves it on a table 😂
sapnu puas I’m sure whoever asked will be delighted to hear that brotha
Bro, I love your videos. The work, attention to detail, the imagination, the obvious love you have for the game, all shows in every single video you produce. I hope to keep seeing content like this and wish you nothing but success. Thank you.
Jxmy: It´s my video... who´s gonna stop me?
MJ: I take that as personal....
Jxmmy: "Will u go out with me?"
Her: na
Jxmmy: now let me use graphs, data, and charts on why you should say yes
#goatstatus
But for real your videos are awesome
ruclips.net/video/XG2gKxin-SQ/видео.html Funniest JORDAN CLIP EVER
@@SuhasPai shut up
He has a wife tho
when he said "even the size of their hands" i knew it was kawhi
Tim Duncan you supposed to be on kot4q
Tim Duncan I said the same damn thing, especially when I thought about how both are great 2-way players!
tbh, Kawhi looks like MJ from wizards era. clutch and midrange master. He is top notch defense player no argue there, but he doesn't have that MJs explosiveness
@@88lob I don't think he has the killer instinct either. He definitely has the work ethic, but it doesn't feel like he takes other teams winning as a personal insult. As a contrast, Kobe learned that playing angry was a valuable tool. MJ also knew that, and whether by choice or fault, MJ got insulted easily while taking it out on his opponents at the hoop. Kobe and MJ took it as an insult if someone thought they could be win. I don't get that sense from Leonard.
@@garretnarjes782 Hm not sure about that, he's very quiet, pure introvert never know what he really thinks, but he showed a power move by bringing PG to LA, and with that commercial my city from New Balance when he arrived there. Still think he has killer instinct, not as MJ or Kobe but he has similar level of clutchness (last year playoffs and SA vs GSW before he got hurt).
This is a stand out video in a stand out series by a great creator. Keep doing it man. You are nailing it.
Finally some respect on demar derozan’s offense and footwork.
ruclips.net/video/XG2gKxin-SQ/видео.html Funniest JORDAN CLIP EVER
Bro I been had it. Hes a mostly inside the arch player and jimmy too. They both are big guards that post up and are a bucket.
nice pfp
@@macedoniandragon424 lol
Who remembers when Trap Sax was Jimmys song and not a song on Tik Tok 😪
Christos Belibasakis It’s on TikTok now? It’s been tainted, R.I.P. trap sax.
I miss it like my good grades in school😭
@@theblackbasketball yes
The good days
Damn it's on tik tok now?!😮🤦🏾♂️
I just watched the Jimmy Butler is MJ's son conspiracy video, so seeing jimmy butler up here gave me chills.
If Kawhi wasn't as humble this wouldn't even be a debate. He has the mentality but doesn't boast about it because he knows he's just that good.
You use someone’s personality to take away from someone’s game. Tim Duncan didn’t talk much, he’s still the greatest pf of all time. No offense, but I think it’s a horrible argument.
Humble? Kawhi is humble?
Shimon Frankel yes. he's not flashy, let's his game do the talking, and off the court he's out here doing stuff like driving his car from high school 💀 he's pretty humble
Charles Eck wasn’t talking to you, Karen
@@ifeellikeyeezus8525 Lmao you just called some dude named Charles a Karen. Stupid ass
Flight in June will look a lot like MJ, if not better.
finally some facts
On the contrary it’ll be mj who will be more like flight in June
Wdym he’s he’s that good already. Just without the cameras on
Look at curry man
Hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahaha *insert Flight jokes* hahahahhahah
4:12
"This wasn't easy...It took days...And now my head hurts...But it had to be done "
Thank you Jimmy.
Salute.
Jimmy Butler for sure. In the playoffs against Celtics everybody saw MJ's shadow behind Buckets!
Jimmy: So yeah, Kawhi is the most similar to the GOAT
Kawhi: 😐
ruclips.net/video/XG2gKxin-SQ/видео.html Funniest Jordan clip EVER
😐
More like 🤖
AhhhHHaaahhahHHaahaa
Kawhi watched MJ and Kobe's game tapes. He literally trained with Kobe.
And Derozan watched Kobe who copied MJ so that’s why he has similarities to MJ in this video.
Fake news
@@ty-2236 Kobe still had his own flair and style tho. Same with Kawhi, Kyrie and Derozan.
Kawhi worked with MJs trainer before the 2017 year
Gregg Popovich gave Kawhi Leonard film of Michael Jordan post moves to study a few years ago
Most Jordan-like player of all time is the late Kobe Bryant. Amongst current players only, it's Kawhi.
It still doesn’t feel right to see Kobe Bryant referred to as “the late Kobe Bryant” 😢
The truest of facts.
I honestly think Kobe played more team basketball even though Jordon like to lead his team he didn't strike me as a pass first guy and their number in championships is very similar Kobe Bryant is the better player but I don't like comparing players because they all played in different eras and generations in my opinion I think Bull Russell is the GOAT
DWade is more similar to MJ than Kobe.
Exactly 💯 most of these players on this list wanted to play like Kobe & kobe wanted play like mike
so after watching jimmy butler’s 2020 and 2023 playoff run and anthony edwards 2024 season i wonder what this looks like now. jimmy my favorite player i’ve ever watched his mentality is what does it for me🥶
Rival player: We won again, lol 😂
Kawhi: that was the exact moment I *didn't* take it personal 🤖
Let’s just appreciate LouWill for trying 😂😂
Dman Productions and Kelly Oubre
He is so underrated
Jxmmy: Pulls out chart
Me: Aww shi- here we go again
I'd have said Jimmy Butler in a heartbeat. He brings Mike's badass attitude, which is the most important factor.
I read the title and I was like “it’s kawhi, you don’t need to do the work” welp
Frfr lmao
Same lol
wildhorse891 lmao you know nothing about basketball if you think Demar doesn’t have amazing footwork
i was literally the whole entire video was saying its kawhi.
Preston yessir
Similar to MJ style of play and mentality
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Current player: Devin Booker
All time player: Kobe
Fr. I always thought that Kobe was an upgraded version of MJ playlistyle. Plz don’t hate on me
Same look in their eyes when they decide they won't loose. Goats.
@@BauEDLP ikr mj even said only kobe "COULD" beat him 1v1 because kobe literally steals his moves
Biggie Smalls Kobe did in 2006
Funny thing is that Demar and Wigins dont imitate MJ , thay imitate Kobe !
I feel like this should be reviewed on espn...... probably the most accurate list out there
It's been talked about
cant believe this is free
2022 and apparently Jimmy is bang on. We got derozan playing like prime MJ . On the bulls. Jimmy , are you a seer ?
Should have done Kobe's stats as well just to see how he stacked up in the ranking... that would have been a fun honorable mention even though the list was current players.
I'm sure the last thing you want to do is look at more stats right now though lol :P
Yes I agree it would be awesome to see Kobe's score in this rating system. He's the only one that could either edge out Kawhi or get close, Kobe was much more similar to MJ in style of play and mentality, but I still think Kawhi takes it.
@@1TotalJabroni sorry to disappoint you man yeah kobe got mj playstyle and the moves but the stats doesn't he's in tier 3 atleast RIP tho....
Jacob Taylor Honestly I think Kobe would’ve actually placed higher than Kawhi. He would rank quite similarly in the areas Kawhi scored well in, adding on categories like accolades and demeanor, he’d probably get a higher score than Kawhi, in terms of similarity to Jordan
@@1TotalJabroni Kawhi is good but load managing should automatically put him under Kobe.
ruclips.net/video/XG2gKxin-SQ/видео.html Funniest Jordan clip EVER
JxmyHighroller: Kawhi, you most resemble Jordan’s game
Kawhi: *Akward laugh* *Robot noises* “What it do baby”
ruclips.net/video/gqshE8_I8-A/видео.html
The quiet ones are geniuses. That’s Kawhi. That’s what makes him special.
@@FilCanJay
INFJ
@@jackswolows2131231
LMAO
Lmao
Masai Ujiri: "So you're telling me I replaced a jordan clone, with an even better jordan clone?!"
Yes, Masai you did well
And he drafted pascal who was on the list lol
@@MarkLaw13 Bro.. What...? He's talking about Ujiri replacing DeRozan (first Jordan clone), with an even better Jordan clone (Kawhi), when the trade happened.
This made me lol in real life
1:32 Well that didn’t turn out well 😂
Couldn't post in a better time than this, I needed it 😂😂
What up guys I started making NBA videos and I would appreciate it if you could check it out
Zlyphs hey I’m subbed to you love the videos
Zlyphs same bro big ups
@@krishhoops7878 trying to be a RUclipsr because you lost your job. 😂😂🤣🤣
Lucas20520 yeah, what’s wrong with that dude?
Let’s just appreciate Jimmy for doing all the work that goes into these videos 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Ah yes Jimmy Butler been doing good work, same for Jxmy, such a nice 2 way player
ツSanaツ 😂
I’m definitely curious to see where Kobe would’ve ranked. True he’s not an active player, which was the point of the comparison. But it would’ve been cool to know just for sake of knowing.
@Szilard Molnar yeah did you hear he died in a helicopter?!
actually we can do this on our own, i dont have the time to do that though, it will be nice if my mand roller is going to do it. he has already laid out the attributes being compared and the numbers are always there for us, just saying
Wade too
Also why the hell wasnt giannis even mentioned in this video. The disrespect
@@zekec67 Giannis doesn't play like mj
i come back to jimmys videos all the time. even tho i remember everything they're just so fun to watch
You trolled us Jimmy, when you said LeBron, I was like “WTF, IT HAS TO BE KAWHI”, literally 10 seconds later Im like, “Oh I see”. Not gonna lie, you got us on the first half
This is exactly what I said
I like it, using science and hard numbers instead of subjective comparisons.
Bro u evrywhere
i thought u only watched anime
Didn’t know jellal was a baller off and on the wizard magic field
yeah why I see this guy everywhere
I thought you only comment on weeb related stuff
Can we just admire the time this dude takes to make a video..
EDIT: takes for the likes 👍👍
Justt For Us man. Thats Motivation
Check out Jon Bois
No
There’s a reason this man has 1mil but this ain’t it it’s his Voice
Now DeRozan is on the Bulls and just hit back-to-back game winners 😂
You have to respect this man's effort and dedication!
Imagine how long these vids took huge respect ✊
xsyphrr x u had a bad morning
Prolly just a B/R Article and a half
xsyphrr x He said it took him 4 days of LOOKING AT STATISTICS. That doesn’t include recording, and editing which is arguably the longest process anyways. He last posted 2 weeks ago. So it clearly took him longer than 4 days. No need to be a dick when you’re wrong. “dumbass”
@@Madman473 911? Yes, this man right here. Yes, I witnessed him murder someone. Take him away please I'm scared for my children
@@Noah_wef nah dont disrespect jimmy like that this easily took him a week or 2
Kawhi was my first thought by far, followed by Jimmy Butler then DeRozen. Great job in your analysis.
Mike you spoiled the video for me
Same my thought was Kawhi
Kawhi 💯💯💯
yuchen jia don’t go through the comments before the video my guy
Mike mine too
I think it is right. DeMar looking like Jorden being on the bulls and balling his out of his mind right now
The fact Jayson Tatum came in the Top 10 in his 3rd year is absolutely insane
well not so much if you think about it. As Jimmy said, you just have to look and play like him, you don't have to be as great
This isn’t a greatness list it’s a similarity list
@@carlosisaias8309 you have to be pretty great to have a similar game to Jordan, all the players reviewed are top players
And Pascal
That's a really scary thought
This guy's amazing at what he does. Quality over quantity. Everytime I watch his video it's entertaining and more importantly makes me think about the content that was presented. Truly amazing.
PS: would have liked to know how Kobe would fair in this comparison though he's not among the current players.
We all know his score is gonna be higher than kawhis
Kobe would be like 2 points off the maximum possible rating lol
@@yedidyayeshitla6504 kobe doesn't have the defense though
A.A.Ron Davis Kobe defense was kinda overrated honestly
Can someone just do kobes numbers? I'm shocked that the guy thats most compared wasn't even mentioned
So as a Bulls fan, I'm glad DeRozan is now playing for us. So good!
Back here after derozan showing glimpes of Jordan and hitting back to back game winners
@@rajayson8345 same
DeRozan is the most similar imo fr fr 🥰
that's why they call him demar dejordan
Jordan mostly leaped of of one foot and his vertical leap at 46inches was insane.
Derozan is missing those aspects plus the championships. Jordan had a killer mentality that not many do.
What happen to Kobe Bryant?
Man thank u. U are the most dedicated NBA informant that I have ever seen. I will Share your channels with friends.
Nobody:
Jxmmy: I have a chart for that
It makes it more interesting that the Raptors Traded Derozan for Kawhi. Who was just an upgraded Jordan Lite.
DeRozan was no joke too. He actually played pretty similar to kawhi, but shifted more to the shooting guard style
@@privateuser7 yeah they're very similar except kawhi is more of a shooter (more like last 3peat mj) and demar is a finisher (early mj) if you combined them that'd be the closest to mj you could get
I wish you included Kobe as a bonus. I wanna see if he's actually a carbon copy and not less similar than Khawi
He's not more like Jordan than kawhi is. I'll even bet that d wade was more like Jordan than Kobe was
I was wondering same. Which tier is Kobe on?
ThePrufessa really?
ThePrufessa well I mean he plays almost exactly like and has a similar mentality
@@ThePrufessa are you stupid or just playing one?😩👋
Agreed. Kawhi really studied MJ's game, and it shows a lot. Quite a few habits are similar and shots and moves. Kawhi did get the profit out of it. If his knee wasn't busted by that infamous incident, he'd probably have made more. But One can't doubt the guy. He wins for his teams. People slept on him when he was in the Spurs because they said he was a role player.
And the guy improved every year he could.
I do think this is accurate.
JxmyHighroller: Wait, I think we’re forgetting one player
Kawhi: ah ha hahaha
If only he added his laugh
David Nino Ikr
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John Nixon III Thank you this comment is growing so fast!!!
Steven Bellinger Oh my gosh Stevens becoming famous!!!
Jimmy Butler right now in the finals reminds me of MJ
Same
What’s funny is that he looks almost identical to MJ
@@MattGarcyaDC he might be Jordan’s biological son 👀
@@aidans_journey02 the original comment didn't age well but this reply is key.
@@aidans_journey02 well there's a theory that he is mjs son
The similarities are more striking now as DeRozan is playing so well with the Bulls!
DeMar looks like fuckin MJ x Kobe out there. No joke. It looks like I’m watching kobe
@@leeducationjames5558, with worse defence and playmaking.
@@grinsplit444 agree with the worse defense but demar’s playmaking>kobe and mj’s ball hog tendencies
You know why Demar plays the most like mj it’s cuz Demar modeled his game after Kobe who modeled HIS game after mike. The defense just got lost somewhere in there
@@chrissypooh2256Nah, Michael was the better playmaker and Kobe too when they tried to play point. Both were better playmakers but more selfish.
Bro you are legit the goat all the work you put in is amazing yo damn
“When it comes to being clutch in the playoffs, no better player does it better than Kawhi Leonard.”
That did not age well
Swear i was about to say this aged well
He had one clutch miner and y’all thought it summed up his career
He just went from gold clutch shooter to bronze real quick
both choked against a young team in the playoffs too
He had one bad game and y’all went from loving the guy to saying andrew wiggins is better than him overnight
I feel like it has to be Kawhi. An elite two-way defender with a score first mentatlity, a true clutch gene, massive hands, and not the most incredible 3pt shooter.
Exactly! Kawhi is deadly.
Much better 3 shooter than MJ.
Actually Kawhi can shoot 3 even in clutch moments
Ninja Channel he’s not much better if he’s even better at all
Kawhi’s Career 3 Point Percentage is 38% while MJ’s is 32%. That’s a drastic difference. Kawhi has turned himself into a legit lethal shooter from anywhere on the court. Pull-ups, step-backs, fade-aways either shoulder, spot-ups. He can do it all. ✋🏿
During the Raptors playoff run in 2019 I was convinced he was the closest thing I’ve ever seen to MJ
You’ve obviously never seen Kobe then because they’re the same player
Corrupt Kid Bruh no shit Kobe is close to Jordan. I mean Kobe basically copied Jordan’s moves and Jordan even said himself that if one player could beat him it’d be “Kobe Bryant only because he stole all of my moves”. But Kobe retired and also he had similar moves on offense but he was also an active 3 pt shooter and Jordan wasn’t really. But in today’s era, when looking at play style and stuff THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO SO WATCH IT, Kawhi is very similar to Jordan.
Players who play like Jordan would be physical SGs like Jimmy Butler or Victor Oladipo. They play the same way he did, they're just not as good. Kawhi doesn't play like MJ, his game is soft and even his personality is soft.
@@RobbieStacks90 Kawhi has the best mid range game in the NBA right now thats what makes him similar.
James Billingsley imo Jordan is a mix of Kawhi and Westbrook + creativity lol
Before watching this: "Is it Kawhi?"
Video: "Here are a million graphs to tell you why it's Kawhi"
Me: "Neat"
I feel like Kawhi with MJ's personality and mentality would be one of the greatest to ever play
@Kawhi Leonard now only if you'd play every game and not get turf toe every other game
B-but we would never see a fun guy....
minus injuries
@Max Robson MJ is stronger but not by a lot coz Leonard used to play PF
@@bedtime1363 Kawhi is physically stronger. He is a brickwall literally.
Can we get a “Is Jimmy Butler really MJ’s son?” Vid?
They do look the same
Wrong channel. That sounds like Mike Korzemba video
Man! Kinda weird tho
Someone need to shave Jimmy's head and take his picture or dna test.
ESPN give this man a contract!!!
He is too logical, objective and he knows too much about basketball to be working for ESPN
@@yigitozturk9150 True. To work in ESPN you need to act like youve never seen a basketball game in your entire life.
Jxmy would embarrass the current NBA analysts.. 2 - 5 people would definitely lose their jobs. I'd sit home and watch Jxmy on ESPN all god damn day lol
You totally nailed this one. Kawhi Leonard is the closest thing to Michael Jordan in play style.
However, were you ranking all time similarities for everyone that played since Jordan, I think you would find Kobe Bryant the most similar.
The similarities between MJ and Kobe are so dramatic that not only looking at their overall trends in their game is possible, even watching footage of them side by side the similarity is uncanny. Not to say they aren’t their own players but it’s fascinating
I would Love to see how Kobe would rank using this quantitative method.
1st 😂😂😂😂
Exact replica
Funny enough using this template it is Dwayne Wade and Kobe Bryant
@@douglasmcfarland9040 are you just saying that or did you actually run ALL of these same numbers?
If you use this quantitative method on Kobe Bryant, it would cause the NBA's logo to change the Kobe Bryant.
Jordan is like kawhi derozen and Westbrook combined imo
A little bit of finesse then you're good to go.. Oh. That's Lavine. 😅
Jordan was faster than all those guys.
Nimbus Cloudster faster than Westbrook? Nah bruh.
@@ncloud1 faster then Kawhi and derozen but about the same as Westbrook. Westbrook is one of the fastest/most explosive players ever.
Ezra Przytyk Westbrook is king!!!
The person who was closest to Michael Jordan isn’t alive anymore 🥺
Because kawhi is dead inside?
@@aayushkumar5251 oh no. were going to have to tell him aren't we?
POO POO I’m pretty sure he meant Kobe
Curry died?????
@@Leo-nb5un Curry plays nothing like Jordan
Wow to look at this a year later w / the season Derozan is having Jxmy your a genius
The commitment to making this content is unreal
Let’s just appreciate this video bearing the quality of a professional, top-notch university-style research.. Sheesh! 👀
This shows also how good Wiggins could be if he had work ethic
he just needs a better team
@@kodakeller6353 He is now in a better team. He has the potential to play defense I think warriors will wake the hidden beast inside him
Koda Kell no i dont think a better team is going to help him...he lacks work ethic to much...its dissapointing too bc he had everything in his toolbox to be stellar
@@rylee1k If you watched any warriors games (i did cuz im a diehard, but im guessing all the bandwagons left), Wiggins has grown tremendously on defense, and shown he has the work ethic with the right motivation. He had almost double digit games with multiple blocks and steals, with a 5 block, 2 steal game as his best. He has what it takes, I just think he needed a new environment.
Allen Ruz facts
This video has aged extremely well!!!!
many in Chicago are now saying, after DeRozan's impressive season ballin there like a MVP, that he's playing like the 2nd coming of Michael Jordan...
Kawhi Leonard
Edit : Hey, I was right
Not even close to mj dude doesn't even play all the time and doesn't even have any accolades beside getting cared
Anthony Rendo someone is salty
@@nathandaguerre4368 fax 🤣
Anthony Rendo being cared??
Anthony Rendo he has a knee injury calm down he and the clippers don't want to risk not having him for the playoffs
I got DeRozan, I wonder who it is
Welp I was close
Derozan lacks scoring,hands size,clutch,winning ,defense etc. I got Kawhi
@@MSR-ok9xl scoring? DeRozan is the closest to MJ in that. Even if it's pure off of ppg, he's not too far off
DeVince DeLowry would you call DeRozan plays style close to Kobe?
MSR 2703 our of all the things you said about derozan vs Jordan. You brought up size and SCORING? Lmao cmon man, you didn’t watch raptors derozan
I got kawhi by a long shot
Well, without even looking at the video, I tought Kawhi. Even though, Kawhi looks more like Pippen than MJ to me.
Thank you for the honesty of your criteria, you've shown visibility and as usual that's an incredible creative concept. Now, Jordan never said Westbrook looks more like him, he said Westbrook looks more like him in terms of intensity/passion in the modern nba...pretty big difference...
Pippen ain't a 2-way and he isn't even a better defender than MJ
Their offensive playstyle is kinda different. Pippen was a point forward, If you give him the ball he is more likely to find an open man or run a play than anything. Kawhi's playmaking isn't that polished even though he is a very smart player and if you give him the ball he'll most likely be the one trying to score.
I always say Kawhi is an upgraded version of Pippen.
@@brigel4984 Pippen is exactly a 2 way and if he was playing in today's game he would have had better numbers. There's no doubt about it.
@@Topolinho True, the player who looks the more like Pippen is Lebron James. He looks even more like Pippen than he looks like Magic. But Kawhi just makes me think more of Pip than of MJ. But you're right, he's not the playmaker Pippen was
I love your videos bro. You made a remarkable mark on RUclips and how we look at basketball.
When you break down all of these stats like this it really looks like Jordan was meticulously engineered to dominate this game...
Not really
@@Bloorgusgoorge But uh, yes really though LOL did you watch the video?
I know it's crazy, there are so many other players who had that potential too but only MJ had that monster drive to dominate and be the best. Scariest part
@@Jadenmrod who?
@@JL85477 Michael Jackson
Prediction: Jimmy Buckets or Kawhi
Edit: Yeah, kinda right but man how did I forget Demar, amazing dunks and mid range game
Raptors just said “If he can play like MJ statistically we want him”
Raptors had both MJ clones. DeRozen and Kawhi. They got a championship out of the latter. Not bad at all!
Dakoit Cave As I raptors fan seeing derozan up there made me depressed
We’re happy with our one ring eh
More than Vince
Raptors won the luckiest championship I ever seen
You deserve 2M subs! Such amazing content.
Now, Imagine if Kawhi had Westbrook's attack mentality, Lavine's vert, De'Aron Fox's speed, Ja Morant athleticism.. that's MJ.
Yep. Great comparison.
That would be mj but kawhi has the three pointer
Thats legit facts
but was jordan as fast as fox?
I don't think Jordan was as fast as fox. I can be wrong but just fox is so light compared to him. I have never seen Jordan be that fast personally.
Everyone wanna be like Mike
Kawhi: completed it
Not before Kobe but we knew who his all time clone was
but with 0 mvps
Kobe
@@farmingmaster8107 I mean he doesn't need it we already know he's a top 5 player right now
But if you ask Kawhi or any of the other players on the list, they probably don’t give an f. They probably just want their own identity and flavor.
Get this man a ESPN Contract already
Nah man, nothing wrong with him being on RUclips. Espn is a bunch of liars who try to push political and social related bullshit down everyone’s throats and exaggerate and straight up fabricate stats. This dudes too good for that shithole of a network
Nah he way to good for them
That's why Kawhi dominated in Toronto and won the chip.
He felt like Jordan in the red jersey
Kawhi: wow thanks bro. it’s an honour
Jordan: it’s personal now
Tyler Wells stolen comment
That’s too much emotion for Kawhi wow? bro?
Kawhi :ok
(locks Mj down)
“I took that personally”
@@aishitekurenai2041 lol MJ played Pippen everytime they practiced, how is Kawhi gonna be different?
Let's just appreciate how much effort he puts in this video.
Almost all of his vids tbh
Hell yeah
Who remembers when we had trap sax and weren’t quarantined 😪
Little boy
I think it would be fun to see where playoff Jimmy stacks up