LeBron James – Los Angeles Lakers

This my first blog post discussing NBA players and how they are performing this current season in the NBA. This blog can consists of stats, achievements, accolades, or anything else that is relatable to the specific player I will be discussing in each blog. I will also give my personal opinion on how this player is performing my eyes.

LeBron James a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. This season he has officially changed positions from the SF to the PG in this current 2019-2020 season. LeBron is currently averaging 25.7 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game, and 10.6 assists per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. His team is currently 1st in the Western Conference at 49-14. This had led to LeBron being one of the front runners of the NBA MVP Race. LeBron has been a frontrunner for the MVP for many years now and form him to be in his 17th season still doing the same thing is nothing short from greatness. LeBron has had a load taken off him this year by acquiring another all star player in Anthony Davis. This has caused LeBron’s points per game to take a slight drop but his assists numbers have greatly increased. LeBron’s defensive numbers have also taken an increase thanks to his all star teammate and the improved defensive Lakers roster. Their team overall is ranked in the top 10 defensively as opposed to last year where they were ranked in the bottom 20. LeBron has been on a hot streak ever since the season has started with his team constantly going on win streaks and being one of the only two teams in the NBA with less than 15 losses. However during the season there was a lot of talk that the Lakers had an easy schedule and were only winning against teams who weren’t that good. On top of that, people were saying that LeBron was only performing well against these below .500 teams and couldn’t perform against good teams when they needed him. This was quickly changed by LeBron and the Lakers when their schedule ran into a tough road trip and they had to go up against many good teams back to back to back. This happened a couple times throughout the season with these tough road trips but the most important was their most recent games. These games were against 3 top teams in the NBA including the 76ers, Clippers, and the Bucks. LeBron perfumed well in all of these matchups and was able to get wins in each of the three games. In my personal opinion, I think LeBron continues to improve the more and more he plays. Sure as he gets older he may not be as quick or as athletic but his basketball IQ just continues to get better and better game by game. This is very evident when you watch LeBron play. All eyes are on him when he has the ball and he is forced to be double teamed. LeBron being as great as he is, this his allowed his teammates to flourish this basketball season with everybody putting up good numbers throughout the roster. LeBron in his first season playing point guard is currently leading the NBA in assists which is just crazy to think about being that it is again, his 17th season in the league! We are currently watching greatness being unfolded with watching LeBron James and I cannot wait until the season resumes to see how this all unfolds.