Shaquille O'Neal Would Draft LeBron James Over Kobe Bryant to Start a Franchise

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Shaquille O'Neal Would Draft LeBron James Over Kobe Bryant to Start a Franchise

"I'd probably go with LeBron because Bron, and I know this is a Kobe comparison, Bron had it when he came in," O'Neal said. "It took Kobe two or three years to get it. Bron had it when he came in, so I'd probably go with Bron." O'Neal won three titles alongside Bryant with the Lakers from 2000 to 2002.

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