In the 70-80s when Jordan and Malone were developing their games a big bodied guy like Lebron would have been developed as a traditional power forward. He wouldn't have spent time working on his handle and outside shot. He would have been a power forward and a dang good one at that. These generational comparisons of who is better have no answer because players were developed differently. If Jordan played today he would be a different style of player than he was back then. He would have been a better version of the best shooting guards of today.