In the long river of development of the NBA league, there are very few players who can play 19 seasons, and even if they can play 19 seasons, their status and role on the team will change. Nowitzki was no longer the absolute core of the team in the 19th season of his career, and his personal performance was not ideal, while Duncan had already chosen to abdicate in the 19th season of his career, ceding his core position to other players. Players like Carl Malone, O'Neal and Anthony, who have been reduced to role players in their 19th season, don't have absolute shots in the team, and have only average personal data.
If you want to talk about the 19th season of his career, there are only two superstars who are still regarded as the core of the team, namely James and Kobe Bryant. In the history of the NBA, in the 19th season of his career, only James and Kobe Bryant were able to average more than 20 points per game.
In their 19th season, James and Bryant remained the team's absolute leaders and cores, with a steady playing time and absolute ball possession in the game. However, from the performance situation, it is clear that James is better.
In the 19th season of his career, Bryant averaged 22.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, but only shot 37.3% from the field and 29.3% from three-point range. Suffering from an Achilles tendon injury, Bryant's physical fitness has dropped dramatically, and he can't jump as high as before during the game, which seriously affects his jump shot shooting percentage. At the same time, Kobe Bryant was also injured that season, which caused him to play only 35 games and be reimbursed for the season.
James, on the other hand, in the 19th season of his career, that is, this season, he still maintained his peak level, personally averaging 29.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 52.2% from the field and shooting 35.2% from three-point range, among all the players who have played at least 19 seasons, James's average score per game is high, which is much higher than that of Kobe Bryant in second place, and his shooting efficiency and other data are also better.
Statistically, it is undeniable that at this stage of the 19th season of his career, James is the best performing player in NBA history, and it is not easy for James to maintain such a good performance after playing in the league for so many years.
James, who is already 37 years old, like he hasn't aged, is still able to show his abilities in games, and getting high scores in every game is very easy for him. In this season's games, he has scored at least 30 points on many occasions, has also performed well in blocks and assists, and is still very well-rounded.
Now James, with his performance, has proved that he is still the top superstar in the league, he has not been affected by the age, and he still maintains his peak state in the game. For now, in my opinion, as long as he is not injured, perhaps when James retires, he can still get the data of averaging 25+5+5 per game, which is not difficult for him.