LeBron James.
Bron-Bron.
The Chosen One.
LBJ.
King James.
All these nicknames belong to the young man from Akron, Ohio who wanted to do nothing more than bring home a championship to his deprived little town - and that's exactly what he did.
To be honest, LeBron was basically destined to be in the NBA. Drafted first overall, at only 18 years old out of high school, James finished his senior season by averaging 30.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. To put this in to perspective, there are players who have been and still are in the NBA who average below ten points per game.
Don't believe me? Here's his stat sheet:
Back in 2003, during James' rookie year, everyone knew that this kid was about to be something very special.
Despite missing playoffs, LBJ finished off his first NBA season by averaging 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. Oh, and he also won Rookie of The Year.
He gave Akron, Ohio so much hope, pride and joy. They finally felt as if they had a chance. People weren't calling him, "Chosen One" for nothing.
Can you believe this was a thing before LeBron even got into the NBA?
James continued his pace to the NBA Finals, finally making it during his fourth season, in 2006-7, but was unfortunately swept by the San Antonio Spurs lead by All-Star Tim Duncan.
LBJ went on the next three seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers racking up more than 25 points, five rebounds and five assists per game within those seasons, making it to the playoffs, but not far enough for a NBA championship.
Despite the major upset and controversy of when he took his talents to South Beach, teaming up with superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, he went on to win two NBA championships and two Finals MVPs, while averaging 27.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.
What's even crazier is that ever since 2006, James has appeared in every single NBA playoffs, and since 2012 he's been in every NBA Finals.
He's been in an NBA playoff appearance ever since I was in the second grade, and an NBA Finals appearance since I was in eighth grade - I'm a freshman in college now.
King James is still putting up ridiculous stats, as well as continuing to play so dominantly on the court.
This season, he is averaging 26.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game, sitting eighth on the leading scorers list of this season.
As I'm typing this, I just got a notification from ESPN saying that James just recorded his ninth triple double of the season, a career high, with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists. The Chosen One, ladies and gentlemen, the Chosen One.
The talk of the town now is, "Do we take LeBron James for granted?" and after reading this article, I'm sure you can tell that the answer is yes. Absolutely, positively, yes.
We have become so used to his dominance and force on the court; from his ferocious posterizers to his chase-down blocks, we no longer bask in his glory like we used to.
We have become amazed by Russell Westbrook's triple doubles and James Harden's 40-point games (who are DOMINANT players as well), and have kind of taken LeBron out of the MVP talk.
Even though I'm all for Russ taking home a well-deserved MVP award, we shouldn't continue overlooking LBJ's triple doubles as if they are nothing.
LeBron James should be in MVP discussions, but the discussion that his name should really come up in, "Is he the greatest of all time?"
