LeBron James on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's scoring: 'It’s Jordan-esque'

Game recognizes game. The adage proved true as a couple of basketball's greatest minds blushed over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's surgeon-esque approach to dissecting opposing defenses at all four scoring levels. He was even mentioned in the same sentence with an NBA deity.

LeBron James and Steve Nash recently sat down for a new episode of the 'Mind of the Game' podcast series. With an eye-popping six MVP trophies and 30 All-Star appearances combined between the two, their thoughts on the current state of the game are worth their value in gold and then some. One of the topics covered was Gilgeous-Alexander.

His improbable ascension into NBA superstardom has caught folks off guard. Even the biggest Thunder fans had zero idea he'd turn out to be an all-time legend who is well on his way to back-to-back MVP trophies. Only a small group of people walking this planet and breathing air can relate to that.

Two of those are James and Nash. Putting the final touches on arguably the greatest career in NBA history, James talked about what he's loved about Gilgeous-Alexander's game. The key phrase in his answer?