I think Wade, James and Kobe are all great players regardless of when they played. Better/Worse/Equal than Johnson, Bird etc? Hard to say. Regardless of sport I think it is very hard to compare any players from one generation to another. There is no questioning that NBA teams are not nearly as good as they used to be from top to bottom due to expansion and players having limited college experience. In regards to James specifically I'd be interested in what Jordan's stats were like at 24-25 compared to Lebron...regardless until Lebron starts hoisting championships it is hard to make a comparison at this point.