Mario Chalmers is picking a specific criteria to reassert Michael Jordan's status as the GOAT over former teammate LeBron James.

There is an argument to be made for putting James over Jordan, and James' case only grew stronger after he became the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 career points.

"He's got all the physical attributes," Jackson told USA Today of James in 2012. "I think we all question the prepping that went into LeBron. His defense was shaky when he was a younger player and finding his way through that direction.