Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and all-time great shooting guard Ray Allen won the latter of his two NBA championships as a member of the Miami Heat alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
Allen's two-year tenure with the Heat from 2012-2014 afforded the legendary three-point shooter a front row seat to James' greatness, specifically.
The 10-time All-Star and James worked together to hoist the 2013 NBA title, and he recently defended the 4-time NBA champion and Finals MVP amidst claims of the forward having, "no bag."
During a recent appearance on the Dan Patrick Show, Allen was posed with the question of whether James possessed an aesthetically pleasing game, to which he responded in great detail.
February 20, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; NBA great Ray Allen is honored for being selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team during halftime in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
February 20, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; NBA great Ray Allen is honored for being selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team during halftime in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
"When you talk about a guy having a bag, it's having that pet move where they can get to it and nobody can stop it," Allen shared with show host Dan Patrick on Tuesday.
To exonerate James from these claims, Allen further explained why the future Hall of Fame inductee doesn't need a fancy arsenal of size-up dribbles and crossover combinations.
"LeBron has always been an unstoppable, undeniable force."
"If you put a bigger guy on him, he can't keep up with (James) because he doesn't have the footwork. If you put a smaller guy on him, he doesn't have the size."
"LeBron has never really had to have a pet move because he can just go downhill and score over everybody."
At 40 years old, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has become the NBA's all-time leading scorer (42,184 reg. season points), a 4-time NBA champion and Finals MVP, and has claimed four league MVP awards.
Yes, most of James' offensive game-plan is to attack the rim if he's looking to score, but it certainly works.
Over the course of 22 NBA seasons, the 6-foot-9, 250-pound forward has made a career out of both physically punishing opponents with brute strength and defying physics with his incredible leaping ability.
With this in mind, it's admittedly difficult to disagree with any of Allen's points, especially as James continues to dominate prior to his 23rd campaign in 2025-26.