NBA MVP: Michael 5 vs Kobe 1
When you want to see who the best player in the league is, just look at how many times they won the league MVP award. Michael was considered the best player in the league in 5 of his seasons in the league. Kobe was only considered the top player in 1 season.
If Kobe were the best player to ever play the game, then you would think that he would have a few of these MVP awards. One of his teammates (Steve Nash) has more MVP awards then him at this point.