NBA: All-time starting 5 of the 2000's

Small Forward - LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)

Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers — LeBron James

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LeBron James might be the most anticipated NBA draft pick in history. When he joined the league in 2003, he soon showed that he could live up to and exceed any expectations that were given to him by winning the Rookie of the Year award.

In 2005, he was named an All-Star in just his second season and went on to appear in every All-Star game in the decade. He won two All-Star game MVPs in 2006 and 2008. James was named All-NBA first team four times and to the second teams twice. He was also the league's scoring leader in 2008. In 2005 Lebron became Cleveland's single-game points record holder by scoring fifty-six points against the Raptors and in 2008 he became the franchise leading points scorer.

After finishing second in the MVP voting in 2006, James won his first MVP award in 2009. He also finished second in the Defensive Player of the Year voting in the same season.

Unfortunately, James didn't play with a team that was likely to contend for a title, but due to his brilliance, he made the Cavaliers contenders. In 2007, LeBron dragged an extremely mediocre Cleveland side all the way to the NBA finals before getting swept by the Spurs. He would reach the conference finals in 2009 but lost to the Orlando Magic.