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LeBron James: the case for the GOAT

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    LeBron James: the case for the GOAT

    Forward · Cavaliers, Heat, Lakers, 76ers · Born 30 December 1984, Akron, Ohio, USA · Career 2003–present

    A 6-foot-9 forward with a point guard's vision, LeBron has starred for the Cavaliers, Heat and Lakers and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2026 for a record 24th season.

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    Why LeBron James could be the GOAT

    No one has been this good for this long. LeBron is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, won titles with three different franchises, and made a record 22 All-Star teams. He reached ten Finals and was elite at scoring, passing and rebounding at once, giving him the most complete statistical résumé the game has seen.

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    LeBron James is #1 of 30 in the fan ranking, with a 10–0 head-to-head record from 157 NBA votes. See the full NBA GOAT ranking

    LeBron James head to head

    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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