Jordan took a long time to lose a step, improved his brain and changed his game to stay. When James loses a step he will not be in the NBA.
I dunno... If Lebron were to lose a step, maybe thru injury or whatever... he'd still be able to camp out in the post and just be a one-dimensional player... add 15 pounds to his frame... and he could hold his own as a power fwd. Even if his only job was to chase down rebounds all day or go in and take charges/guard the lane...
he could lose 20% of his skill and still have ten more years in the NBA as a utility player. Jordan lost that step and turned into a jump shooter. He got better at jump shot, but wasn't open as much, since they didn't have to respect his step. Suddenly it was a foul to graze him lol.
I grew up a huge MJ fan, I was always dazzled at how "he knew the rule so well, he was able to draw a foul so often". Turns out, he just got the whistle while those poor shitty knicks just kept getting robbed.