Wow, interesting story out of Washington DC today. Jerry West, architect of the Lakers three world titles at the beginning of this decade, and the man credited with “discovering” Kobe Bryant told Reuters Monday that LeBron James has surpassed him.

“If I had to have somebody make a last-second shot, it would be Kobe Bryant,” said West, architect of the great Lakers teams from Magic Johnson years in the 1980s through the Shaquille O’Neal clubs of the early 2000s.

“But even though it’s hard for me to be objective, because I brought Kobe to Los Angeles, I do think LeBron has surpassed Kobe as a player.”