MVP: LeBron James
Although some may argue that The Brow may deserve this award over James, the terms “MVP” and “LeBron James” always seem to appear next to each other. The reason behind that? Pure greatness.
Arguably the greatest player to ever touch a basketball, James is part of living history. Year 17, at 35 years of age, averaging 25 points per game while leading the league in assists. How’s that for a wow-factor?
The upcoming All-Star Game captain seems to be getting better and better each year. This season, despite not making that much noise compared to his past campaigns, he has elevated his game tremendously via two key paths.
The first one is his transition from a playmaking forward, to a complete point forward. Aging is a process of nature. You just have to approach it the best way you can.
LeBron James joins John Stockton and Chris Paul as the only players in @NBAHistory with 18,000 points, 9,000 assists, and 2,000 steals! pic.twitter.com/TIKwcekaoA
— NBA (@NBA) February 7, 2020
The second major change in James’ game, is his partial abstinence from his usual “slashing” style of play. LeBron used to drive to the basket, get fouled and make between two-thirds and three-quarters of his free-throw attempts.
In order to semi-exclude his big charity stripe weakness from his game, James now drives to the basket as rarely as ever. The King has always been known as a player that got way too many foul calls that resulted in free-throws. Well, this year, he is shooting just 5.4 free-throws per game which ranks him just 23rd in the NBA.
LeBron passes Kobe 👑
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 26, 2020
The King has moved to No. 3 on the all-time scoring list with 33,644 career points pic.twitter.com/f76KiluxtR
Prioritizing passing over scoring has not prevented James from breaking every single record available. He is literally not slowing down. It may feel weird to say that about a 35-year old, but, the sky is the limit for King James.