LeBron James
The #1 pick of the 2003 NBA Draft
- Position
- Forward
- Height
- 6'9"
- Born
- 30 December 1984
- Drafted
- 2003, 1st overall — Cleveland Cavaliers
- Teams
- Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers
- Career
- 23 seasons, 2003-04 to 2025-26
- Averages
- 26.8 PPG · 7.5 RPG · 7.4 APG
- 4× NBA champion
- 4× Finals MVP
- 4× MVP
The first pick in 2003, straight out of high school in Akron, and still an All-Star 23 seasons later. LeBron James has four championships with three franchises, four MVPs, and more points than anyone who has ever played in the NBA.
LeBron James's NBA career
Every season, the team and what he won.
| Season | Team | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Rookie of the Year |
| 2004-05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | All-Star, All-NBA Second Team |
| 2005-06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2006-07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | All-Star, All-NBA Second Team |
| 2007-08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Scoring champion, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2008-09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team |
| 2009-10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team |
| 2010-11 | Miami Heat | All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team |
| 2011-12 | Miami Heat | NBA champion, Finals MVP, MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team |
| 2012-13 | Miami Heat | NBA champion, Finals MVP, MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team |
| 2013-14 | Miami Heat | All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive Second Team |
| 2014-15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2015-16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA champion, Finals MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2016-17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2017-18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2018-19 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star, All-NBA Third Team |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA champion, Finals MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 2020-21 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star, All-NBA Second Team |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star, All-NBA Third Team |
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star, All-NBA Third Team |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star, All-NBA Third Team |
| 2024-25 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star, All-NBA Second Team |
| 2025-26 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star |
Career achievements
4Championships
4MVPs
4Finals MVPs
22All-Star selections
21All-NBA teams
6All-Defensive teams
1Scoring title
ROYRookie of the Year
43,440Career points
12,095Career rebounds
12,016Career assists
8,521Playoff points
Championships
- 2012 Miami Heat
- 2013 Miami Heat
- 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2020 Los Angeles Lakers
Milestones
- The NBA's all-time leading scorer, and the only player past 40,000 regular-season points.
- 22 All-Star selections and 21 All-NBA teams, both records.
- Finals MVP with three different franchises: Miami, Cleveland and the Lakers.
Draft history
- Draft
- 2003 NBA Draft
- Pick
- 1st overall
- Team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- From
- St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio)
- Age
- 18 on draft night
Straight from high school, to the team twenty miles from home.
The top of the 2003 draft
The first six picks of the actual 2003 NBA draft: pick number, player and the team that drafted him.
LeBron James in Dynasty Redrafts
From every saved Dynasty Redraft run that finished with LeBron James in the starting five. MVPs are the star of a title season, as the simulator crowns them.
679Dynasty runs
881Championships
49%of runs win a title
861MVPs
74Best season (wins)
58.7Average wins
LeBron James's most successful Dynasty Redrafts
Explore LeBron James
- 2003 NBA RedraftRedraft LeBron James's class with hindsight.
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- GOAT CalculatorWeigh LeBron James against the greatest players of all time.
DTM TV
LeBron vs MeloLeBron James scores 43 and Carmelo Anthony 40 in an overtime duel.
Clutchest 3 pointer everRay Allen's corner three that tied Game 6 of the 2013 Finals for LeBron James' Heat against Tim Duncan's Spurs.
Blocked by James!LeBron James' chase-down block on Andre Iguodala in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals, from every angle.
LeBron's unbreakable recordLeBron James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
LeBron vs 72-10 Warriors. EPIC!LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Cleveland finish off Stephen Curry's 73-win Warriors in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals.
