Kobe's career honors are heavy: 5 NBA championships, 2 Finals MVPs, 1 regular season MVP, 11 best team team, 9 best team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team team In contrast, Curry's honors are 4 championships, 1 finals MVP, 2 regular season MVP, and 4 best team team first team.传统荣誉的差距和排名倒置已成为争议的核心。

BR解释说，科比未进入前十名的原因之一是他在连续三个冠军（1999-2002）中担任角色。当时，奥尼尔（O'Neal）是球队的绝对核心，他的季后赛数据远远超过了科比的—— O'Neal平均每场28.5分和12.6个篮板，而科比平均每场得到23.6分和5.3个篮板。尽管在此期间，科比是一名关键球员，但他不是球队的首选。

但是科比的成长不可忽视。从2009年到2010年，他带领湖人队连续两次获得两次冠军，并被选为两次决赛的MVP，平均得到32.4分和28.6分，成为球队的精神和战术领导者。在此阶段的表现证明他有能力带领球队独自赢得冠军。

BR强调，前十名历史需要更持续的统治地位。科比只有1个常规赛的MVP，而库里（Curry）有2个，詹姆斯（James）有4个，约旦（Jordan）有5个。就高级数据而言，科比的职业生涯（球员效率值）为25.0，低于詹姆斯的27.1和约旦的27.9。持续缺乏主导地位已成为他排名下降的重要因素。

科比的文化影响力远远超出了排名。前队友奥尼尔愤怒地批评：“这只是犯罪！”汤普森说：“如果科比还活着，这种不尊重根本就不存在。”他的“曼巴精神”启发了一代球员，并成为篮球界的精神象征，这种影响在排名中没有得到充分反映。

库里（Curry）的排名崛起源于他在现代篮球方面的创新。他的三分球风格改变了比赛的玩法，勇士王朝的建立是这种风格的成功例子。这种游戏方式变化成为他进入前十名的关键。

现代篮球概念的变化增加了投影和空间的重量。库里（Curry）的三分球命中率（43.3的职业投篮命中率，历史上的第一名）和组织能力（每场6.5助攻）符合当代篮球的发展趋势，而科比的中档和背靠背风格是经典的，但游戏风格的变化却较少。