Top 5 stats from LeBron James' career to make note of as he enters his 19th season in the NBA

#3 LeBron James has the most All-NBA selections in NBA history

LeBron James with the Miami Heat during the 2013 NBA Finals.

LeBron James' longevity and consistency is definitely one of the greatest things ever seen in the NBA. There isn't much precedent in the history of the sport where a player continues to be dominant at such an advanced stage of his career. James is alongside a handful of sports legends who have managed to do something similar.

His consistent greatness in the regular season and postseason has been phenomenal and has earned him several accolades. James has the most All-NBA selections in NBA history, with 17 throughout his career.

Moreover, he's been a member of the first team All-NBA a record 13 times.

#2 With a healthy season, LeBron James will become a member of the 10,000-assist club

LeBron James making a pass during the 2020 NBA Finals.

LeBron James' 19th NBA season will definitely be historic for him, as there are some achievements which could enhance his already incredible resume. James, who is one of the best and most efficient scorers ever, has a career average of 7.4 assists per game.

Right now, he has 9,696 assists in his regular-season career, which ranks eighth in NBA history. If James can only maintain his career average of assists per game in the 2021-22 NBA season, he will most certainly join the 10,000-assist club.

Among the six current members of the 10,000-assist club, James would be the only one to do so having scored more than 20,000 points as well. He currently has 35,367 career points.

#1 LeBron James is the only player in NBA history to be Top 10 in career points and assists

This only shows how great LeBron James is in a lot of areas of the offensive game. Not only is he the best playmaker on his team and surely in the league, LeBron James can also take over the game with his ability to power into the paint, with his occasional outside touch or go on a scoring run..

James currently has 35,367 career points and 9,696 assists in his illustrious career, as mentioned before. He ranks third in points and eighth in assists in NBA history, becoming the only player to be in the Top 10 in both areas.

While catching John Stockton's 15,806 assists might be a bit too much even for 'King James', he could surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's tally of 38,387 points and become the league's all-time leading scorer.

Also, if we count James' rebounds (9,751), he is the only player in league history with at least 30,000 points, 9,000 rebounds and 9,000 assists.

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