3 reasons why LeBron James could win the 2022 NBA MVP Award

#2 LeBron has continued to evolve

LeBron James during the Los Angeles Lakers v Atlanta Hawks match

LeBron James has continuously evolved with the game. One thing we know about Bron, he is not a player rooted in nostalgia. He has never entered a season with the achievements of the past on his back. Each new season has been a fresh start. Each new day a new battle, each new season a new war.

📅 On this day in 2020, the @Lakers LeBron James had 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 16 assists in a Game 1 loss to the Trail Blazers in their first round series.James is the only player in NBA history to record at least 20p/15r/15a in a postseason game. pic.twitter.com/9fQXrMJkiJ

— Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) August 18, 2021

In the past five seasons, LeBron has drastically improved his playmaking skills. As his speed and strength began to fade. He started to rely more on feeding and setting up offenses to maintain the same level of dominance. It is simple: who is more fear inducing than a man capable of scoring 40 points a game? A man capable of scoring 30 points and 10 assists.

With scoring machines like Westbrook and post-up game specialist Davis on his side, LeBron James can dominate any game by either feeding the ball or scoring himself. From 2016-17 to 2020-21, Bron has averaged 8.82 assists. That puts him at the same level as some of the best point guards in the league.

#3 LeBron James is still a dominant scorer

LeBron James is a force of nature, he is unstoppable when he approaches the bucket. He answers a rival's dominating offensive play with a rim-destroying dunk or a no-look three.

To give you a hint of LeBron James' current scoring potential, let's take a look at the January 26 match against his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Going into the fourth quarter, the Cavs led the game by four points. Drummond and Osman had a great night as they combined for 45 points.

However, in the last quarter LeBron let himself loose upon the players of Cleveland like a blood hound. James would knock down shot after shot without missing almost anything. He scored 19-26 field goals and 7-11 three-pointers.

He registered 46 points in the game. In his tally run, he hit a three from the logo, drove to the basket again and again, and stole the ball for quick turnovers.

Logo LeBron 🔭 pic.twitter.com/JMqcVX5yqx

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 26, 2021

To assert James' dominance in the paint even further, consider the following stats: of the 339 attempted shots from less than 8-ft, he made and unbelievable 241. That's 71.1 field goal percentage from under 8-ft. An injury-less LeBron James will prove to the league soon enough how he is still capable of being the MVP.