Kobe is the best player in the NBA. he's every bit as good as jordan at his age. hes only 28 years old and has a minimum of 6 good years left.
eventually lebron is gonna be better than kobe. might be the best ever. he's only played 3 years. his upside is endless.
nba goes in cycles. 80s were bird and magic, 90s ]was jordan, and the 2000's is kobe and the late part of this decade will be all lebron.
debates like this are dumb in that everyone has their own opinion and its impossible to sway anyone.
people dis on kobe because he's portrayed as a prick. maybe his is, maybe he isn't, but its not like any of you know him. he probably is because hes an NBA player, and 90% are pricks. it's also not like any of you know lebron either. he's the current media darling getting all the love like kobe did in his early years, but he's only escaped 3 years of scrutiny. the media and public can easily turn on him in the coming years. again, no one here knows him or even what he's really like. maybe hes an angel, but being an NBA star thats highly unlikely.
again, it also depends on how you define best player. if its the player with the most skills and talent, then its kobe with lebron closing in daily and soon to pass. if its best teamate and one who makes others better than you can factor in the dwayne wades and steve nashes of the world.
as for the original poster, +254 is a fair price for lebron and he most likely will be i the top 3 so i think you have a better than average chance of cashing barring injury.
gl