Here's the thing with Kobe. He's not the GOAT. He's not an Alpha.
He is the GREATEST beta of all time. The absolute BEST second fiddle ever.
If Iverson, Carter or McGrady were in the same role, with the same teams, with Phil, they'd have that same spot.
He is perfectly rated at 12. He was given a 2-slot bump out of death bias.
There is nothing shameful or wrong being the GREATEST Beta ever.
I won't deny he's a top 15 player, what I will deny is the false narrative he was a stone-cold killer who was the rock of every le team he was on and that's just not true. He's the NBA brick leader who killed the franchise for an entire decade because he was unlikeable. He never won anything as THE guy. He choked a 3-1 lead. But that's ok, that is who he is and why he isn't an Alpha.