“Bron was the model of consistency” Shannon Sharpe believes Miami Heat’s LeBron James was the best version of the King
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LeBron James and Shannon Sharpe
LeBron James has been in the league for 19 seasons and has truly played the best ball game so far by all means. He was the top pick in the 2003 Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers and instantly became the talk of the NBA World with his plays. He remained determined to rule the world, acknowledged as “the King” of the basketball world. He played for 3 different franchises and won championships for every one of them.
Moreover LeBron James had 2 separate stints in Cleveland, one time in Miami, and currently playing in Los Angeles. While all of those outings were successful enough, Sports analyst Shannon Sharpe shares his thoughts on the most dominant one.
As per Shannon, “LeBron has been the model of consistency. But I’m going to take the Miami LeBron.” Making his views clear regarding the different seasons he played in the league. James moved to Miami in his prime age (as if we haven’t seen prime LeBron years complete 20 years)
LeBron James delivered for every franchise he played for
Entering his 20th NBA season LeBron James made most of his on-court availability for his teams. He played for 3 different franchises and has won at least 1 Championship for each of them. He started with the Cavs and won the Rookie of the Season award in 2004. After that, the “comparatively weak” Cavs made it to their 1st ever NBA Finals in 2007 but failed against the experienced San Antonio Spurs in 4 games.
After that, the mega star took his talent to the south coast, joining hands with Championship experienced Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh in 2010. He remained with the Miami Heat, making it to the finals in all of those seasons. He won his 1st Championship in 2012 and bagged the second one in the very next season.
18-time All-star did make a return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, forming a new superteam with another Rookie of the season winner Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love. They also dominated the East, winning 4 consecutive conference finals and 1 NBA title for the Cavs in 2016.
Later his move to Hollywood was imminent with most of his off-court businesses around the town. He missed the playoffs for 1st time in a long period in 2019 but made amendments winning the title in 2020 with help of Anthony Davis. Importantly he was playing with some of the superstars of the league but was Finals MVP in all of his Championships.
Throughout his career, he managed to average 25+ points for his team and deliver strong performances around the rim and with the assists too. In his 19 seasons, LBJ averages 23 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 steal per game.
While his performances in the postseason skyrocketed to 29 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals. 37-year-old icon hardly had any major injury issue, baring last some seasons. There are very few active players, able to match LeBron’s performances and for the longer duration is very difficult too. Agreeing with Shannon’s claim of the Miami stint being the most dominant years of ever productive LeBron’s career, we must wait to see how King would turn the 2023 season in the Lakers’ favor.
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