Lebron James is a small forward in the NBA and currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. He is widely considered to be one of the best, if not the best, NBA players of all time. He has won four NBA Championships and received four NBA MVP awards for his contribution to those championships. James is also the first player in NBA history to accumulate over $1 billion in earnings as an active player. Get all of the latest Lebron James stats and news here!
Lebron James went straight from playing for his high school basketball team in Akron, Ohio to the big leagues when he was drafted by the Cleaveland Cavaliers as the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. He was named the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year and has since established himself with a multitude of other accolades. He joined the Miami Heat in 2010 and won two NBA Championships with them in 2012 and 2013 before opting out of his contract and re-signing with the Cavaliers. He led Cleveland to an NBA Championship in 2016, and two years later signed with the Lakers where he won the 2020 NBA Championship. Lebron James’ contract with the Lakers was just extended by two years and totals $97.1 million.
James is frequently compared to Michael Jordan, and debates over who is the best basketball player of all time are sure to continue. Among NBA Championships and MVP awards, James is also a three-time All-Star MVP and was selected for the All-Star team 18 times. He is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and is the first and only player in NBA history to accumulate over 10,000 career points, rebounds, and assists. He married his high school sweetheart Savannah James, and they have three children.
