With Cameron Anthony choosing to join the Lakers this summer, the two proud sons of the 03 generation who were once bright finally joined forces at the end of their careers, counting the retired Bosh and Wade, James can also be counted as teammates with several top stars of the same year. However, have you ever thought about the question of how many of his fellow rookies James has been teammates? Today we will take stock together.
Anthony, Bosh, Wade don't need to be redundant, plus James, and the four of them have won most of the honors of this rookie. Next up was Sasha Pavlovic with the 19th pick, who was drafted by the Jazz to join the Cavaliers in 2004-05 and played five seasons in Cleveland, and veteran fans should remember that he was the Cavaliers' starting guard in 2007-08.
This was followed by Duntai Jones with the 20th pick. Although Jones has traveled to 8 teams in his career, he joined the Cavaliers in the 2015-16 season and followed James to help the team win the first championship in team history, which is also the only championship in Jones' career. Dundee-Jones retired after two seasons with the Cavaliers.
Perkins with the 27th pick. Yes, the now-famous commentator, Kendrick Perkins. Perkins was briefly teammate with James twice, the first being james' first season back on the Cavaliers, perkins joined in the middle of the season, playing 17 regular season games and eight playoff games for the Cavaliers, and the second time in 2017-18, playing only one regular season for the team. Perkins, though, has a championship ring that he got as the Celtics' starting center in 2007-08 with the Big Three.
Capono with the 2nd pick in round 2. Capono was drafted by the Cavaliers in 2003 with James, but he spent only one season with the Cavaliers before being selected by the NBA's new Charlotte Bobcats in the extended draft the following year. Capono's most commendable three-pointer is the rookie season with a 47.7 percent three-point shooting percentage and a back-to-back championship in the All-Star Three-Point Contest in 2006-07 and 2007-08. Of course, Capono also has a championship ring, which was won with Wade and O'Neal in the 2005-06 season with the Heat.
Mo Williams with the 18th pick in Round 2. Most fans should be familiar with Xiao Mo, who has also joined the Cavaliers twice. In the summer of 2008, Xiao Mo was sent to the Cavaliers in a three-way deal, and he became the second in command of the Cavaliers at that time. In the 2008-09 season, Raptors player Bosh missed the 2009 All-Star Game due to a knee sprain, and NBA president David Stern designated Mo Williams to replace Bosh, which was the only All-Star experience in Mo Jr.'s career. Later, in the summer of 2015, Xiao Mo returned to the Cavaliers as a free agent and helped the team win the championship that season.
James Jones, with the 20th pick in Round 2. This Jones was once the protagonist of a popular meme, because he was also called "James". James Jones has won three championships with LeBron James, including 2 Cavaliers and 1 for the Heat. Jones is also a top scorer, averaging 1.4 of the 2.7 three-point shots per game in 2013-14, shooting 51.9 percent, and he was also the 2010-11 three-point contest champion. Now James Jones is the general manager of the Suns, and he single-handedly built the Suns' lineup to reach the Finals last season.
The last was Kyle Korver with the 22nd pick in the second round. Korver was traded to the Cavaliers in the middle of the 2016-17 season and helped the team reach the Finals, but unfortunately never won the title. Korver is also a long-lasting player in the 03 generation, and he is also an important rotation player for the Bucks in the 2019-20 season. In the 2014-15 season, Korver under the Eagles was named an All-Star once.
If you don't miss the draft, there are 10 players in the 2003 rookie who have been teammates with James, and of these 10, 7 have championship rings, of which 5 are with James. It is also worth mentioning that Luke Wharton, who was the third pick in the second round in 2003, was the head coach of the Lakers for three seasons after retiring, and James was coached by him in the 2018-19 season.
In addition, at the 2003 NBA Draft, a Chinese player was selected, he was Xue Yuyang, and the 28th pick in the second round was picked by the Dallas Mavericks, but Xue Yuyang did not land in the NBA.