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LeBron James is a 4-time regular season MVP and 3-times Finals MVP and is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest if not the greatest of all time to play the sport of basketball. He is a 3-time NBA champion with two of his championships coming with the Miami Heat franchise and the third one with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, after coming back to his hometown franchise in the summer of 2014.
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A team with LeBron James always plays some really good basketball and though he is a one-man wrecking crew, he played with some great teammates to get his championship rings. Here, we look at 5 best teammates with whom LeBron James has played during his long career.
#5 Ray Allen
Ray Allen is a two-time NBA Champion. He is known for his precision shooting from anywhere on the court. Although he was one of the key reasons for the Boston Celtics' dominance when he was with the franchise, Ray Allen's career-defining shot came with the Miami Heat when he was LeBron James' teammate as he shot a corner 3 in the Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals to send the game into overtime. Miami eventually won the game in OT and went on to win the title in Game 7.
Allen won the 3-point shooting contest in 2001. He was one of the key reasons for Miami's championship in 2013. Coming off the bench, Ray averaged 10.9 points in 25.8 minutes per game. Ray Allen made 385 three-pointers in 959 shot attempts with a 3-point field percentage of 40.1 in the playoffs.
Ray Allen is currently on the top of the ladder for the highest number of 3-pointers made in the playoffs history. An 18-year old veteran, Ray Allen averaged 18.9 points, 4.1 rebounds. 3.4 assists per game.
#4 Kevin Love
Kevin Love was an All-Star even before he was traded from Minnesota Timberwolves to Cleveland Cavaliers. Love, who is known for his rebounding skills was the league's rebounding leader in 2011. He is also known for his shooting skills and he won the 3-point shooting contest in 2012.
Love won the Most Improved Player award when he took his game to next level during the 2010-11 season when he averaged 20.2 points, 15.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
A 5-time NBA All-Star, Kevin Love has always been LeBron James' trust-worthy guy delivering in key situations. LeBron and Love are both teammates now in Cavaliers and they won a championship together in 2016 in which Love played a huge part. Love averaged 16.0 points and 9.9 rebounds after starting in all 77 games that he played in the 2015-16 regular season.
#3 Chris Bosh
Chris Bosh is part of the Miami's Big 3 when they won two championships in 2012 and 2013. He is an 11-time NBA All-Star and replaced Vince Carter as the face of the Toronto Raptors franchise once he was drafted in 2003.
Bosh left Toronto for the Heat in 2010 as its all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, double-doubles, free-throws made and attempted, minutes played. Bosh played a huge part in winning the two titles with Heat with his rebounding skills. He will forever be remembered for taking the offensive rebound in the Game 6 of the NBA Finals 2013. Bosh collected the rebound, passed it to Ray Allen in the corner who drilled the 3. That took the game into overtime and Heat survived. Heat then went on to win the title.
Who knows how many more rings the Heat would have won if Bosh stayed healthy and LeBron never left.
#2 Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving is one of the best PGs in the league today. His ability to dribble past multiple defenders for an easy lay-up create space and shoot are always discussed. Irving was the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft when he got selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Kyrie is a 5-time NBA All-Star and showed signs of greatness early in his rookie season as he won the Rookie of the Year award in 2012. A true PG who has the ability to involve teammates, he is also known as a prolific shooter who will always be remembered for his 3-pointer over Steph Curry in the 2016 NBA Finals in the closing seconds to give the Cavaliers the lead. Kyrie played Robin to LeBron's Batman. They both had unbelievable success together as they reached NBA Finals three consecutive times and won the title once in 2016.
Kyrie averaged 25.2 points, 4.7 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game in the playoffs of the 2016 season. His game has grown a lot after he became LeBron James' teammate at such an early stage in his career and is now playing with Boston Celtics and has had a magnificent first season with the franchise leading them to the Eastern Conference Finals.
#1 Dwyane Wade
You saw this coming. Didn't you?
Dwyane Wade is a 12-time NBA All-Star and enjoyed a great success when he played with LeBron in Miami though they could not replicate the same with Cavaliers in 2017-18 regular season. A 3-time NBA Champion, Wade entered the 2011-12 season after having a great season with the Heat in which he averaged 25.5 points, career-high 6.4 rebounds per game.
Wade played a huge part when the Miami Heat formed the new Big 3 with LeBron James as its centerpiece. Along with LeBron and Bosh, Wade played like a man on a mission and helped the team win two championships.
Wade won the scoring champion in 2009 and was already a huge star by the time Big 3 formed in Miami. He is a defensive-minded guard and was part of the All-Defensive second team thrice.
Wade averaged 22.8 points per game in the 2012 playoffs. With LeBron James on his side, Wade continued his form from the previous seasons and went on to have some great performances.
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