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It's been an absolute joy to watch NBA superstar LeBron James over the course of his entire career. There's no doubt that LeBron will go down as one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball. What's been even more impressive about James has been his ability on the offensive side of the ball.
Ever since James stepped onto an NBA court in 2003-04, he has been a remarkable scorer who has put up some eye-opening statistics over the course of his career. Over ten times during his career, LeBron James has gone on to score more than 2000 points in the regular season. Let's take a look at some of the most impressive years he's had while accomplishing that feat.
#10 2004-05, Making the jump
During his second year in the NBA, LeBron James saw a massive jump in production. After averaging 20.9 points per game as a rookie, LeBron unlocked another level to his game and saw his average jump to 27.2 points as a 20-year-old. It would also go down to being the year in which James went on to average the most minutes per game over the course of his career, playing an average of 42.4 minutes for the Cavaliers.
#9 2005-06, Playoff bound
It's another big jump for LeBron James as he sees his points per game jump to over 30 for the first time in his career. He would finish the year averaging 31.4 points per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. It would also go down as the first time LeBron has made the playoffs, as the Cavaliers went on to finish 50-32 before losing to the Detroit Pistons in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
#8 2006-07, First Finals appearance
Another impressive year for LeBron James as he goes on to finish the season averaging 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. After making his first playoff appearance the year before, LeBron turned it up another level and led the Cleveland Cavaliers all the way to the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers would go on to get swept by the San Antonio Spurs, but it was clear that this wasn't going to be the last time LeBron was playing in the NBA Finals.
#7 2013-14, The last season in Miami
This would eventually be the last year that LeBron James wore a Miami Heat uniform. But for the entire basketball world, it was a special one. The Heat would go on to finish the year with a 54-28 record, and looked determined to defend their championship title from the previous season. LeBron did his part as well, finishing the season with 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game. The Heat would go on to face the San Antonio Spurs in a rematch of the previous year, but this time the Spurs would get the last laugh as they won the series 4-1.
#6 2010-11, Welcome to Miami
After one of the biggest offseason stories in NBA history, LeBron James announced he would leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and sign with the Miami Heat, joining forces with star teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. It was another year of impressive production for LeBron, as he went on to average 26.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game. LeBron would lead the Heat to the NBA Finals before eventually losing to the Dallas Mavericks 4-2. It became obvious that the Heat were going to be a serious force in the Eastern Conference. James would also go on to lead the NBA in terms of efficiency, after finishing with a PER of 27.34 and shooting 51.0% from the field.
#5 2007-08, The scoring title
It was an impressive 2007-08 campaign for LeBron as he went on to lead the league in scoring for the first and only time in his career. LeBron went on to finish the year averaging 30.0 points per game while also leading the league with a PER of 29.15. During this season, James would pass Brad Daugherty as the all-time leading scorer in Cleveland Cavaliers franchise history. He would go on to lose in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in seven games to the eventual NBA Champion Boston Celtics.
#4 2008-09, LeBron wins his first MVP award
This will go down in history as the year in which LeBron James won his first ever MVP award. It was an impressive season, and one that shockingly didn't see LeBron make it to the NBA Finals. For the season, LeBron went on to finish the year with an average of 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. He would go on to lead the league in PER again for the second straight year. His Cavaliers would lose in the conference finals against the Orlando Magic, but LeBron made his presence known to the world with his performance. He finished that series posting an average of 38.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game.
#3 2009-10, Back-to-back MVP awards
It would become a monumental accomplishment for LeBron James during the 2009-10 season, as he would go on to win back-to-back MVP awards. His Cavaliers team would go on to post an impressive 61-21 record before losing in the Eastern Conference semifinals. James was magnificent again throughout the year, finishing with an average of 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. What was remarkable about this season was that there was a stretch during the year in which James was required to take over the team's starting point guard role. During that stretch, he went on to average 10.4 assists per game over 20-games. It would make the fact that he finished with over 2000 points even more impressive.
#2 2017-18, On a mission
After an offseason that saw his Cleveland Cavaliers team suddenly stripped of talent, James was asked to carry the load throughout the year for the franchise. He didn't disappoint as LeBron went on to have one of his most impressive seasons. He would finish the regular season with an average of 27.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 9.1 assists per game while shooting 54.2% from the field. While his regular-season performances were sensational again, this year would always be remembered for the level of play LeBron had during the NBA Playoffs. He would carry the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals, while averaging 34.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game.
#1 2012-13, The best year for LeBron
There's a realistic argument to be had that this was the best year LeBron James ever had and it wasn't just because of scoring. James would go on to average 26.5 points per game for the Miami Heat, but it was his efficiency that made it one of the most special seasons. LeBron would go on to shoot a career best 56.5% from the field while also shooting 40.6% from three, which would be the only time during his career that he would shoot over 40% for a season. He would also go on to lead the league in PER at 30.26, and would eventually go on to win both the NBA Championship and Finals MVP.
