Every other week we bring you the greatest power rankings the world has ever seen, and this week is no different, only with a twist. This week we celebrate LeBron James' 40th birthday in the finest of fashions. But first an exercise.
Before we rank James' 22 seasons from worst to first, we must determine whether his current season marks the greatest age-40 season in NBA history for no other reason than we enjoy ranking things. Only played at age 40. Only nine of them played more than 1,000 minutes, including James, who eclipsed that mark on Saturday.
And only five averaged double digits in scoring: (40): 24-8-9 on 50/36/77 shooting splits (40): 15-6-2 on 53/0/76 shooting splits (40): 13-9-4 on 48/0/75 shooting splits (40): 12-7-1 on 49/0/74 shooting splits (40): 11-3-8 on 48/36/83 shooting splits So, yeah, it is not even a conversation. James is the greatest 40-year-old ever to play the game. That his age-40 season — the greatest age-40 season in history — ranks low on his list of greatest seasons says all you need to know about the man.
He belongs on the Mount Rushmore of NBA superstars, along with Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell, and we can argue all day about what order they may fall, but first we must celebrate James with a debate all his own — the LeBron Power Rankings. Cleveland Cavaliers (35-47) 21-6-6 on 42/29/75 (79 games) 18.3 PER, 48.
8 TS%, 5.1 win shares Did not qualify Rookie of the Year, top-10 MVP candidate (9th) The most-hyped prospe.
