lebron jamesa legend in the making

part 1:the start of

the journey

one talented player• lebron james first played basketball St. Vincent-

St. Mary High school.

• he was a two time gatorade national basketball player of the year in high school.

• he also was named ohio mr. basketball 3 years in a row in high school.

• he also was a 2 time consensus national h.s. player of the year

high school stats

N/A

PPG RPG APG

21.0 6.2 N/A

28.0 7.2 5.8

25.3 8.3 5.7

30.4 9.6 4.6

junior

sophomore

freshman

senior

freshman seniorjuniorsophomore

part 2:straight to

the nba

The Draft•Lebron decided not to go to college because

he had the skills to go straight to the nbc.

•lebron james was the first pick in the first round of the 2003 draft.

•The cleveland cavaliers picked up the talented high schooler out of akron, ohio.

cavaliers careerPPG RPG APG20.9 5.5 5.927.2 7.4 7.231.4 7.0 6.627.3 6.7 6.030.0 7.9 7.228.4 7.6 7.229.6 7.3 8.6

03-0404-0505-06

07-08

06-07

09-10

08-09

03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10

part 3:relocation

a big change• after the 09-10 season, lebron james chose to

go to the heat over the cavaliers after his seven-year quest for the ring in cleveland.

• Dwayne wade’s ring from 2006 was what really sold lebron.

• cleveland cavalier owner, dan gilbert, made the statement, “i personally guarantee that the cleveland cavaliers will win an nba championship before the self-titled former “king” wins one.

heat careerPPG RPG APG

26.7 7.5 7.0

27.1 7.9 6.2

26.8 8.0 7.310-11

11-12

12-13

12-1311-1210-11

ppg rpg apg

part 4:the chase for A ring

SO CLOSE•in the 10-11 season, the heat

finished first in the southeast division with a record of 58-24.

•the heat then made it to the nba finals only to have it stripped away by the mavericks.

finally, a ring•in the 11-12 season, after the

disappointing loss in the nba finals the previous year, the heat came out and dominated with a record of 46-20.

•once again the heat made it to the finals, this time against the thunder, but they prevailed this time.

another ring?•the heat look as if they might win the

finals again this year.

•the heat had a streak of 26 wins during the regular season.

•they finished the regular season with an amazing record of 66-16, the best record in the nba.

•the heat swept the bucks in the first round of the playoffs.

Reasons why:

Part 5:mvp,

olympian, you name it

rookie of the year•in the 2003-2004 season, lebron

james was named rookie of the year by the nba.

2003-2004

ppg: 20.9

rpg: 5.5

apg: 5.9

all star•lebron james is a 9 time nba all-star.

•he has been an all-star contender from 2005-2013.

nba scoring champion•in the 2008-2009 season, lebron

james was given the honor of nba scoring champion.

total pts: 2,304

3 TIME NBA MVP•lebron james is a three-time nba mvp.

•two of his mvp awards came when he was a cavalier.

years

08-09

09-10

11-12heatcavaliers

cavaliers

finals mvp •after winning the finals in 2012,

lebron james was named the nba finals mvp.

finals stats

ppg: 28.6

rpg: 10.2

apg: 7.2

cavaliers all-time leading scorer

•lebron james is the cavaliers all-time leading scorer, scoring 12,993 points during his career in cleveland.

top 4 scorers12,99310,38910,26510,142ilgauskas

carr

daugherty

james

i. c. d. j.

team usa•lebron james has made 3 appearances in

the olympics.

•his appearances were in 2004, 2008, and 2012.

year/medal

2004: BRONZE

2008: GOLD

2012: GOLD