Ranking the NBA's Best Offensive Players Going Into 2018

Cleveland Cavaliers v New Orleans Pelicans
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#3 LeBron James

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Cleveland Cavaliers v Golden State Warriors
LeBron James

While LeBron James' shooting percentages for the season are slowly regressing to the mean as the Cavaliers cool off following a 13-game winning streak which lifted them from a lottery position to the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference, he is still averaging career highs in many statistical categories.

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His shooting percentage from downtown stands at 40.1% as of now, which peaked at 42.6% while the Cavs embarked on their streak - his career highest was in 2012-13 at 40.6% while averaging about 2 fewer attempts per game.

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His effective field goal percentage of 64.3% stands at a career best, while his per-game assist rate is also a career best of 9.3 per game - good for second-best in the league behind only Westbrook.

At 32 years of age, LeBron is at the apex of his basketball prowess, and as such, he is still the best player on the planet.

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Edited by Yash Matange
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