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LeBron James has already appeared in 18 NBA seasons. The 2021-22 NBA season will be his 19th year in the league. In the past almost-two decades, Bron has accomplished pretty much everything.
He is a 17-time All-Star, a 4-time NBA Championship winner, a 4-time MVP, and a 4-time Finals MVP. For his achievements, it is only natural that he is considered by many as one of the greatest to ever play the game of basketball.
LeBron James was an extraordinary player from the moment he stepped on the court. His aura on and off-the court is still comparable to a supernova; after all, King James made the whole league revolve around him.
Even die-hard James Haters can't help but be washed away by the exceptional performances he delivers night-after-night, year-after-year.
LeBron James' 5 lowest scoring seasons
James is undeniably among the top 5 top scorers of all time. The variety of picks available in his shot bag allows him to go against any kind of defender or team.
Mind you, Bron Sr. has been one of the most well studied players of the last two decades. Teams have strategized of ways to stop him endlessly and yet LeBron is still going strong after all these years.
The dominance he has displayed while on offense, literally dunking whenever he feels the want or need, has desensitied us towards his phenomenal numbers. To even acknowledge just how brilliant LeBron James has been, we will highlight his five 'worst' scoring seasons based on points per game.
For a better flow, we have listed the seasons from earliest to latest.
#1 2003-04 (20.9 PPG in Regular season)
His lowest regular season scoring came in his debut season. Rookie LeBron James is, by the stats, the lowest scorer of his life. But how can we ignore the sheer improbability of his statlines in 2003-04, his no-regard-for-human-life attacking style, and the unprecedented athleticism he displayed while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers?
The year 2003-04 may have been the lowest PPG season for James but it ranks as one of the greatest debut seasons by a rookie. That same year, the former Cavalier averaged 5.9 assists, 5.5 rebounds and a 41.7 field goal percentage.
Numbers like these can only be posted by a future Hall of Fame member and the league collectively acknowledged his potential by awarding him the Rookie of the year award.
#2 2014-15 (25.3 PPG in Regular season)
On June 10, 2015, LeBron James played against the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals series. If anybody has ever truly scared the team from Oakland, it was King James that day.
LeBron played like a man possessed. Dropping 40 points, snatching 12 rebounds, and registering 8 assists, he would single-handedly overwhelm the Step Curry-led team for a resounding win.
In the very same year, LeBron James averaged 25.3 points per game in his regular season, cementing it as one of the 5 lowest scoring seasons of his incredible career.
#3 2015-16 (25.3 PPG in Regular season)
The 2015-16 NBA season is perhaps the most special season for LeBron James. In the last decade, the Klay Thompson and Steph Curry duo have led their team to five consecutive NBA Finals. They faced LeBron in three of them.
After a humbling defeat in the previous finals, a wounded James would register one of the lowest scoring regular seasons of his career, scoring "only" 25.3 points per game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers still reached the finals and clashed with Team GSW. The reason this season was so special for LeBron James is simply because this was the only time he defeated the Steve Kerr-coached team in the three NBA Finals he played against them.
The universally known truth is that LeBron did indeed have one of his lowest scoring seasons in 2015-15. But what cannot be denied either is that by defeating a seemingly undefeatable Golden State, he established himself as a winner against all odds.
Agreed that he had Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love's support, but that doesn't undermine the brilliance LeBron James exhibited.
#4 2019-20 (25.3 PPG in Regular season)
Scroll up and notice the regular season points King James averaged in entry numbers two, three, and four. It is the same - 25.3 PPG. Of the five seasons mentioned on the list, these are the only seasons where he reached the NBA Finals.
After averaging 25.3 points and 10.2 assists in 67 games, James reached his first finals with the LA Lakers. By the 2019-20 season, LeBron James had completely accepted the role of a key playmaker for the gold and purple team.
He joined Anthony Davis for the championship campaign and defeated the Jimmy Butler-led Miami Heat 4-2. Another low scoring season, another championship.
#5 2020-21 (25.0 PPG in Regular season)
LeBron James had the lowest scoring playoff season of his entire career in the 2021-22 season. He averaged only 23.3 points per game and suffered a first-round playoffs elimination.
In the regular season, too, King James had the second lowest scoring season of his career. LeBron James averaged 25 points per game, 7.8 assists and 7.7 rebounds. He will play alongside Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis in the upcoming season for another championship campaign.
