Recap of his achievements
James is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history and ranks fourth in career assists. He has won four NBA championships (two with the Miami Heat, one each with the Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers), and has competed in 10 NBA Finals, including eight consecutive Finals appearances from 2011 to 2018.[1] He has also won four Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, four Finals MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals, and has been named an All-Star 19 times, selected to the All-NBA Team 19 times (including 13 First Team selections)[2][3] and the All-Defensive Team six times, and was a runner-up for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award twice in his career.[4][5] As of October 2023, he is the oldest player in the NBA.[6]
With only one ring he wouldn’t have 4x fmvp, he’d have 1x. That’d leave him with a lot of accolades with little to show for it other than longevity stats. Getting to the finals that many times would still give him an argument for squeaking in to the top ten, but in the end winning rings matters.