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Who Is Lebron James: The Best Basketball Player

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LeBron James, Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Kevin Durant, and Elgin Baylor, five NBA small forwards, have left and are leaving their mark on the game. LeBron James is the number one overall small forward to ever play the game. He is the most dominant player on the court night in and night out. He has the most assists all time for a small forward. He is only thirty-one years old, so he has about six to ten years left to play. If he continues to play at his current level, he will break most records by the time he retires. Kevin Pelton said, “If LeBron retired tomorrow, he'd leave as the greatest small forward in league history based on his four MVPs, and he's already among the top 10 in all-time win shares” (Broussard, Adande, Peterson, and Pelton). LeBron James is 15th on the all-time scoring list. If he continues at his current pace it will only take him six years to be …show more content…

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