King James Wins First Title
LeBron James’ transition from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat was one of the ugliest breakups sports have seen. During that year in free agency, LeBron dug himself into a hole that he will have trouble getting out of. The young and immature LeBron was more interested in media attention than actually winning championships. LeBron humiliated his hometown of Cleveland by creating the show, The Decision. At the conclusion of the decision, LeBron decides to “take (his) talents to South Beach, and play for the Miami Heat.” LeBron joined Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh to create the “Dream Team” and the big three. The big three had press conferences, introductions, and interviews. In one interview, LeBron predicted that the Heat will win 8 or more championships together. Regardless if he capable of repeating a championship 8 times, he dug himself a huge hole with those words.
The next season, LeBron James and the Dream Team fell apart in the championship game against the Dallas Mavericks. The media only criticized “ringless” LeBron even more. Going into 2012 season, the big three already had a year of experience with each other and showed with a great consistent regular season. When the playoffs arrived, all three players exploded. LeBron led the team in almost every statistic across the board, and the big three averaged just over 67 points, 10.5 assists, and 22.5 rebounds per game. The effort was enough because LeBron went on to win his first championship of his young career. The superior performance from the hole team raises the question, can LeBron follow through with his prediction? LeBron is on the right track. His statistics compare very well to the greatest NBA player ever, Michael Jordan.
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Michael Jordan |
LeBron James |
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Years in NBA |
15 |
9 |
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NBA Championships |
6 |
1 |
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Career PPG Avg |
30.1 ppg |
27.6 ppg |
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Total Career Points |
32,292 (3rd) |
19,045 (47th) |
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Career RPG Avg |
6.2 rpg |
7.2 rpg |
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Total Career Rebounds |
6,672 |
4,943 |
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Career APG Avg |
5.3 apg |
6.9 apg |
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Total Career Assists |
5,633 |
4,751 |
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NBA Scoring Champion |
10x |
1x |
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NBA MVP |
5x |
3x |
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NBA Finals MVP |
6x |
1x |
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NBA Draft |
Round 1, 3rd Pick |
Round 1, 1st Pick |
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Rookie of the Year |
1985 |
2004 |
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All-Star Appearances |
14x |
8x |
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All-NBA First Team |
10x |
6x |
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NBA All-Defensive First Team |
9x |
4x |
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NBA All-Star Game MVP |
3x |
2x |
James got his first ring at an age one year earlier than the age Jordan was when he got his first. Even if LeBron isn’t the best player to ever step on the court, he definitely has more weapons around him to win his predicted 8 championships. Most of LeBron’s numbers in the comparison are from his one-man show in Cleveland. Using this comparison with Michael Jordan, James looks as though he can win 7 more championships with Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, and growing stars. Only time will tell, but as complete a player as LeBron James is, Michael Jordan will have competition defending his title of “the best player to ever play the game.”
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