NBANBA Los Angeles Lakers2003–presentActive

LeBron James

King James on the wall — for the Lakers fan who watched him pass Kareem.

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Career snapshot

Stats updated annually

Career averages: 27.0 PPG · 7.5 RPG · 7.4 APG · 50.4% FG · 35.0% 3P

Accolades

★ 4× NBA Champion (2012, 2013 Heat; 2016 Cavaliers; 2020 Lakers)

★ 4× NBA Finals MVP — only Michael Jordan has more

★ 4× NBA MVP (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) — tied with Wilt Chamberlain for fourth-most all-time

★ NBA all-time leading scorer (passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in February 2023)

★ First player ever to reach 40,000 career points (March 2024)

★ 21× NBA All-Star (consecutive 2005–2025)

★ 2003–04 NBA Rookie of the Year

★ 3× Olympic Gold Medalist (2008, 2012, 2024)

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The card collector's view

LeBron's flagship rookie is the 2003-04 Topps Chrome #111 — the iconic base RC graders chase in PSA 10. The white-whale is the 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Patch Auto /99 #78 — one sold for $5.2 million in 2021, the most ever paid for a basketball card. The 2003-04 Topps #221 is the affordable entry point. Bowman Chrome RC parallels and Topps Chrome refractors round out the lineup.

About LeBron James at FreshDCards

40,000 career points. Four championships across three franchises. Four MVPs in five years. Twenty-one straight All-Star selections. LeBron was the most hyped prospect basketball had ever seen — and somehow exceeded the hype. Drafted #1 out of St. Vincent–St. Mary in 2003, he became the league's all-time scoring leader at age 38 and the first player ever to share an NBA court with his son. He's also fourth in career assists. Both, in the same body.