James was selected with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his first professional game, he scored 25 points against the Sacramento Kings, setting an NBA record for most points scored by a prep-to-pro player in his first NBA game. At the end of the season, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, finishing with averages of 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game. He became the first Cavalier to receive the honor and just the third player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game in his rookie year.The Cavaliers finished the season 35–47, failing to make the playoffs despite an 18-game improvement over the previous year. [7]
LeBron James on June 10, 2010 Decided to leave his hometown team Cleveland Cavaliers to join the the Miami Heat with his two friends Dwayne Wade [8] and Chris Bosh [9] His first year as a member of the Miami Heat He finished the season with averages of 26.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7 assists per game on 51 percent shooting. [5] The Heat made a incredible run through the playoffs where they would meet the Dallas Mavericks [10] who beat them 4-2 to bring the NBA championship to Dallas. [11]
In 2011, LeBron James had just lost the NBA finals to the Dallas Mavericks. That off-season LeBron trained extremely hard with some old NBA player such as Hakeem Olajuwon [12]. Miami matched their best start to a season in franchise history, and at the conclusion of the lockout-shortened 2011–12 campaign, he was named MVP for the third time, finishing with averages of 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.9 steals per game on 53 percent shooting. To concluded that season Lebron topped it off by winning a championship for the Miami Heat. [13] In Game 5 of the championship, he had a triple-double as Miami defeated Oklahoma City for their second-ever championship and James' first championship. James was unanimously voted the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player [14]with averages of 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game. [15] The following year the Miami Heat were back and hungry for another championship. They started the season on a good note. They began a 27-game winning streak, the third longest in NBA history. Behind his play, Miami finished the year with a franchise and league best 66–16 record, [6] and James was named MVP for the fourth time, falling just one vote shy of becoming the first player in NBA history to win the award unanimously. [16] His final season averages were 26.8 points, 8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game on 56.5 percent shooting. [15] they made it to the finals where they faced the San Antonio Spurs. [17] In Game 7, he tied the Finals record for most points scored in a Game 7 victory, leading Miami over San Antonio with 37 points. [18] He was named Finals MVP for the second straight season, averaging 25.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2.3 steals per game for the championship round. [19]
In 2014, LeBron decided to leave Miami Heat and return to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. He signed with the Cleveland Cavs, and Promised the city of Cleveland that he would bring a championship back. In his first season He struggled some returning from back surgery and having new teammates. He played a career-low 69 games and his final averages were 25.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game. Odds were against him but he still managed to make it to the finals where they faced Golden State Warriors. [20] the Cavaliers opened the series with a 2–1 lead before being eliminated in six games. Despite the loss, he received serious consideration for the Finals MVP Award, [21] averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 8.8 assists per game for the championship round. [22] The following season 2015-2016, Cleveland finished the year with 57 wins and the best record in the East. [23] James' final averages were 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game on 52 percent shooting. [34] In the playoffs, the Cavaliers advanced comfortably to the Finals. To begin the series, Cleveland fell behind 3–1, including two blowout losses. [24]James responded by registering back-to-back 41 point games in Games 5 and 6, leading the Cavaliers to two consecutive wins to stave off elimination. In Game 7, he posted a triple-double and made a number of key plays, including a memorable chase-down block on Andre Iguodala in the final two minutes [25], as Cleveland emerged victorious, winning the city's first professional sports title in 52 years and becoming the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit in the Finals. James became just the third player to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals Game 7, [26] and behind series averages of 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 2.6 steals per game, he also became the first player in league history to lead both teams in all five statistical categories for a playoff round, culminating in a unanimous Finals MVP selection. [27]
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