1.
lebron james
a legend in the making

2.
the start of
the journey

3.
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

4.
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

5.
part 2:
straight to
the nba
straight to
the nba

6.
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.

7.
cavaliers career
PPG RPG APG
20.9 5.5 5.9
27.2 7.4 7.2
31.4 7.0 6.6
27.3 6.7 6.0
30.0 7.9 7.2
28.4 7.6 7.2
29.6 7.3 8.6
03-04
04-05
05-06
07-08
06-07
09-10
08-09
03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10

8.
part 3:
relocation
relocation

9.
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.

10.
heat career
PPG 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

11.
part 4:
the chase
for A ring
the chase

12.
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.

13.
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.

14.
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:

15.
mvp, olympian,
you name it

16.
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

17.
all star
• lebron james is a 9 time nba all-star.
• he has been an all-star contender from 2005-
2013.

18.
nba scoring champion
• in the 2008-2009 season, lebron james
was given the honor of nba scoring
champion.
total pts: 2,304

19.
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
11-12heat
cavaliers
cavaliers

20.
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

21.
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 scorers
12,993
10,389
10,265
10,142ilgauskas
carr
daugherty
james
i. c. d. j.

22.
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