Uh, no, not a joke.
This is the first time I've heard this name. Was he a good player with Lebron, i.e. effective and relatively well known during his time?
Compared to Luc Longley, Jud Buechler, Randy Brown, etc. who were memorable players on the Bulls but unheard outside of it.
Lebron made it to the finals despite being surrounded by those players, but I've never found him to be someone who made others better in a way that they were renowned.
Does a player like Kyrie Irving leave the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan?
-Big Z was decent, but it is ridiculous that LeBron took that team to the Finals, seriously, look at that roster.
https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Cleveland-Cavaliers/5/Rosters/Playoff/2007
-LeBron has consistently made teams better than they should be, which is one of the reasons he is 3-5 in the Finals, his teams have overachieved because of his individual greatness. Honestly, this year's Cav's team has overachieved greatly. If LeBron wasn't on this team, they'd be in the bottom 5 of the league.
-I believe Jordan is definitely the better scorer than LeBron, and probably a more consistent defender, although LeBron is a more efficient shooter and can guard positions 1-5. The NBA is also so different now as teams spread the floor way more than when Jordan played, and a lot of teams don't even play a traditional center.
-The reason Kyrie left, was because he wanted to be a superstar, he didn't want to be a Scottie Pippen to LeBron. LeBron had no control over that as he is a ball-dominant superstar. Kyrie also just didn't really fit with LeBron as he is a score-first pg who only averages about 5 apg, so you can't fault LeBron for Kyrie leaving.
-I am a believer that LeBron is the greatest of all time because of how well-rounded he is, along with how much he improves the teams he's on. MJ is definitely a better scorer, and has won more rings, but he also had consistent help each year, unlike LeBron.
The rings argument is dumb because LeBron has faced arguably one of the greatest NBA dynasties of all time in the Warriors, along with the Spurs (who have won 50+ games for 20 years, which is insane). Bill Russell also has 11 rings so if that's the argument then he wins.