Player: LeBron · James
Team: Lakers
Height: 2.06 meters, weight 113 kg, 39 years old
2023-24 Regular Season Stats:
He appeared in 71 games, started 71 games, averaged 35.3 minutes per game, 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks, shooting 54% from the field, 41% from three-point range, and 75% from the free throw line.
2023-24 Playoffs Stats:
Appeared in 5 games, started 5 times, averaged 40.8 minutes per game, 27.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 2.4 steals and 1 block, shooting 56.6% from the field, 38.5% from three-point range, and 73.9% from the free throw line.
Last season, James celebrated his last birthday. Although he is about to become a "forty-year veteran" in the new season, James still maintained a very high efficiency last season, and James played in 71 games last season, which is the highest since he joined the Lakers and the highest attendance record since the 2017-18 season. At the end of the season, James was named to the All-Team All three teams.
James, meanwhile, once again achieved a very great record last season. In the Lakers' game against the Nuggets in March this year, James scored the 10th point of the game in the second quarter of the game, thus officially reaching the career 40,000-point milestone. In the history of the NBA, no one has ever reached this height. From scoring for the first time in the NBA to unlocking a new milestone, James has spent 21 years and 7,430 days and nights.
However, for James, who is aiming to win the fifth championship of his career, the Lakers' results last season were not ideal. Due to injuries, run-ins and other reasons, James and the Lakers have always struggled to maintain excellent form, and finally won a playoff spot through the play-offs again. In the first round of the series, James and the Lakers welcomed their old rival Nuggets, although James averaged close to 28+7+9 data per game, but the Lakers were quickly swept by the opponent 1-4.
James was not idle this summer, having competed in the Paris Olympics. In all games, James averaged 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 24.5 minutes per game, shooting 66% from the field, 30.8% from three-point range, and 73.3% from the free throw line. In the final, James played 32 minutes, shooting 6-of-10 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range, 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, scoring 14 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, helping the United States team win the Olympic gold medal without blood, and was elected MVP of the tournament.
For James, he also had a big event this summer, when his eldest son, Bronny James, entered the NBA Draft and was selected by the Lakers with the 55th pick. In this way, James and Bronny will usher in the feat of father-son team-sharing and father-son sharing the stage in the NBA. In fact, the two have already achieved such an achievement in the preseason, but the importance of the preseason cannot be compared to the regular season. According to reports, James and Bronny are likely to achieve the feat of father and son on the same stage in the regular season opener.
In the new season, James will celebrate his 40th birthday. Whether it's a personal scoring record, helping Bronny better integrate into the NBA, or the Lakers' championship feat, James is still trying to climb. What can one of the greatest stars of all time do in the new season? Let's wait and see!