Jason "White Chocolate" Williams is wrong ... Kobe Bryant's not only in the top five greatest Lakers of all time -- he's number one!
... that's according to former Los Angeles Lakers center (and former Kobe teammate) John Salley, who tells TMZ Sports there is no better Laker ever than the Black Mamba.
"Kobe is the greatest Laker of all time," Salley said outside of LAX this week.
Of course, Williams is clearly not in agreement with Salley -- because he said on the popular basketball podcast "Players Choice" earlier this month that he wasn't sure if Kobe belonged even in the top-five Laker conversation.
Jason Williams and Chltwn32 don’t have Kobe ranked very high in their All-Time players list 😳
— Players Choice (@PlayersChoice_) March 7, 2022
Where do you have Kobe All-Time? pic.twitter.com/PaFuc23muF
Williams didn't elaborate on why ... but he said he knew the opinion would ruffle feathers.
Salley wasn't pissed about the former NBA point guard's hot take -- but he made it clear to us, Kobe is his No. 1 all-time.
"When you say greatest Laker, I'm just going to go with Jerry West, then it was Magic Johnson," the four-time champion said. "And then, 20 years of Kobe changed the whole attitude."
Salley added that he's sure the whole city of L.A. would agree too.