Photo by Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES Sportfoto/Getty ImagesMiami Heat center Bam Adebayo revealed the five greatest basketball players in his eyes, but his list notably excluded Heat legend and NBA all-time leading scorer LeBron James.LeBron almost returned to the Heat this summer to team up with Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo, potentially winning another championship for the franchise 15 years after he led them to the 2012 title.With LeBron heading to the Philadelphia 76ers instead, Adebayos list of his top five NBA players of all time had a huge absence.Bam Adebayo ranks both Steph Curry and Kevin Durant ahead of LeBron JamesAdebayo was asked for the five greatest players of all time, according to him, prompting the 29-year-old center to name five players, all considered LeBrons biggest rivals, ahead of the new 76ers star.Kobe Bryant, Steph Curry, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, and Tim Duncan.The crowd of kids was literally chanting LeBrons name but Adebayo stuck to what he believes to be true. Not only is LeBron not a top-five player in Adebayos eyes, but hes also behind both Curry and Durant from his generation.This is pretty harsh and hard to just dismiss as an individual preference. James body of work has comfortably outdone both Curry and Durants.Photo by Rich Storry/Getty ImagesCurry has tied LeBron in championships, but with one Finals MVP compared to James four. Curry trails behind LeBron in basically every other all-time stat, with three-point shooting as an obvious exception.Durant had to team up with Curry to beat LeBron for a title, previously losing the 2012 Finals to James Heat. With Durant only returning to the NBA Finals as part of a Warriors superteam, its easy to see why LeBrons accomplishments comfortably outrank Durants.Adebayo intentionally leaving out a Heat legend from this list after that legend chose to ignore a return to Miami cant be a coincidence, especially when the names added instead of him are hard to justify outside of just citing personal preference.Read more:Jerry Jones verdict on Mark Cuban joining Cowboys ownership after losing power on the MavericksJalen Brunson creates hilarious meme with viral video from Donovan Mitchell and Coco Jones weddingBen Stiller says why hes going to miss New York Knicks champion after free agency move