Rookie LeBron James EPIC First NBA Season Offense Highlights (2003-04) - ROTY! (Part 1)
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People still don't realize how much more physically and athletically superior he was to longtime NBA players even as an 18 year old. It's crazy looking at this vid cause you can clearly see he was easily the most explosive player and they couldn't stop him once he had a head of steam even then. Add in his BBall IQ and just natural talent, there was no way he wouldn't be a beast from day one. Same thing with Shaq, Magic, and Duncan. 95% of guys that come out now in the one and done era aren't physically ready nor athletically superior enough for the pro game to stand out. And for the rare ones that are (think Jaylen Brown or Ben Simmons) they aren't superior in the way LeBron was athletically nor do they have the same IQ or talent.
2kHQ Highlights 100% Agreed .
What are your thoughts on Michael porter jr.
Simmons is pretty close
M.C Simmons is 21 lbj was 18 when he was dunking on pros
Jalen brown is not that good
Seeing a hyped up rookie like Lonzo struggle this much should make us appreciate LeBron more than ever before. Look at how badly Lonzo is playing under the pressure and look at how amazing LeBron was. Legendary shit
Jay yoo invite to discord
you still alive my guy??? discord.gg/whHUpr
Jay expired, is it on bsolz channel ?
discord.gg/V6QHjU here's a new one.
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Crazy what he has been through and how far he has come not only as player but a person. His mom gave birth to him at 16. Both struggled to find a decent home but eventually found one. A legit beast during his 4 years in high school. Has athleticism beyond this world. Received multiple colleges offers but entered the NBA at age of 18. Drafted #1 by his hometown. Became a father. Became the hero and villain of the NBA. Won back to back titles. Married his high school sweetheart. Returned back to Cleveland. Erased a 3-1 deficit leading to Cleveland’s first championship. Still the face of the NBA and reaching new milestones. Love him or hate him. The past 14 years and even to this day is his era. The man is the GOAT of our generation. (Edit: it’s been 4 years since I’ve wrote this and the man is still doing wonders even at age 37. As his career is coming to an slight eclipse, people will realize that they have taken this man for granted since we will never know when there will be another great of this caliber in the future. LeBron has help shape the NBA where it is today and continues to pour his heart and soul in each game. Peace)
Joshua Lardizabal you sir have the best comment
His hometown is Akron buddy, but I fuck with this comment.
Joshua Lardizabal enter Zion Williamson 😈
THIS.IS.SO.FACTS
Yeah it's amazing. This man was literally a chosen one lol he was born to be the greatest basketball player ever
It's amazing how he lived up to the hype. No player in NBA history was this hyped up coming out of high-school or college. It's truly remarkable what he's done in his career. The best player I've ever seen. The GOAT. Also, my username is factual.
How to prove Lebron is better than Curry? Ans : Lebron is a 4-time MVP ,3-time FMVP .
Get the fuck out of here. You sound stupid as hell.
Ianwong33 you sound stupid as fuck. Basketball isn’t for you. Go focus on something else smh.
Can't win without all Stars like a fraud lol
C Note So, you mean like Duncan, Kobe, Shaq, Hakeem, Jordan, Magic, Kareem, Wade, Curry, Durant, Garnett, etc?
This man is the most talented basketball player ever. His overall talent and abilities are second to none
LeBron is a prodigy. MJ was not.
Prophecy95 No. MJ was GOD since day one
makaveli g That's why he got drafted out of H.S. right??? The man said himself he needed 3 years to learn how to play ball incollege.
Yep. And that is the same man who change this game forever and give lessons to those kids like Kobe and Lebron how to play this game. And they all trying to be like him
You are beyond delusional.
we will never see another player like him again. appreciate greatness as we se it. before its too late
Nico De Guzman Zion coming
Tampa is back 5904 L
@@arroz154 Lol Zion will live up to the hype too don't sleep
S can’t say it until we see it look at Anthony Bennett’
Meh
Let me just remind everybody that he was 18 years old. He just graduate high school.
Laker fans like lonzo needs 1 year to get better he's 20 😏
Jesus Delgado He still aint on LeBron level
He was 19
w wallace no he was 18 when he got drafted , played a few months and then turned 19 at the end of December
MIDNightPT4 he scored more than Jordan's 1st game. But he did it in the 1st 9minutes of a game. And he was 18 because his 1st game was before his birthday.
18 yr old Lebron dueling with Prime Tmac. Crazy
JOtrey7 ikr that's how good he was
Stretch that’s how good he IS
Christian Hoffmann I was referencing it to his rookie season.
1st game in nba against kings is 25 pts and 9 assists
back when the kings were a legit western conference threat
People are so used to him now that they forget how rare he is. Spoiled with greatness we are. Just comparing him to Zion you can see how technically better he his, more finesse to his game while Zion is a short fast Shaq.
FACTSSSSSSS
Zion is not as fast as rookie Shaq.
@@zetsutsuletsu2034 What ?? Zion is way faster, and its normal because he is only 6ft7, Shaq was super fast for his size but not faster than zion, not even close
@@zetsutsuletsu2034 bro are you drunk or blind lmao dudes twice as quick as shaq thats not even a comparison lmao he's quicker than most 2 gaurds you fool
I agree, people need to stop comparing Zion to Lebron cause although they’re beasts in their own right, Lebron is just built better. Zion is fast and athletic but he’s a bit too heavy which results in injuries. Lebron is a rock and he’s fast, athletic, strong, durable but leaner than Zion. He’s perfect tbh.
He was 18 ppl. So I don't wanna hear oh lonzo is only 19 this is y LeBron is the goat 🐐
but he not the goat
Just because he came out of high school hes goat?
i swear to god people have to bring lonzo into everything
Greico Rolle that's dumb, the fact that the goat was this good at 18, doesn't mean it's not an excuse for Lonzo. Except lavar, no one thinks Lonzo is better than lbj
Greico Rolle Call me when he wins 3 championships in a row twice 😂😂😀
A number one pick that lived up to everything. Amazing career.
2022 and he's gonna be the all time scorer and he's passing magic in assists.. man he's GREAT
The vision, the footwork, explosive ness, post moves, fade-away, left hand right hand finishing, the defense.He had every move in the bag at just 18 years old. Top 2 most unguardable player ever. Greatest player ever
And people say that LeBron couldn't score easily if defenders could hand-check. The man averaged 21 ppg AS A ROOKIE when hand-checking was still allowed (banned in 2004-05) so I think he'd do just fine lmao
he averaged 27 7 7 48% in his 2nd year
@@cedeelam9745 Okay what's your point? Obviously he averaged more in his second season, it's called improvement and experience as you spend more time in the league
@@cedeelam9745 still didn't change much in the league. Defense was still at an all time high and players still handchecked. It took a little while for the league to get used to it. There are literally articles that speaks about all of it...... Also, the myth that a lot of people like to say about it being harder to score in the 90s is totally false. It was easier to score in the 90s and scoring was actually higher than the early to mid 2000s. People have really overrated the 90s
15 years later he's still in his prime. what a career.
LeKing James and 17 years later...same story...
@@PONOVO1000 since HS he been goated
18 fucking years? Still averaging 26/8/8 lmao,this dude Lebron is one in a billion.
And Still
still going strong
That New Jersey game at the end is an 18 year old absolutely taking over the game and the fans are going crazy, the opponent has given up, and his teammates can't believe it. The greatest player to ever play the game🐐
15 years later he's still dominating like this at 32
1st game of 2020, triple double and led team in points plus a win
Hawkz Town206 yessir!!! LeBron James all star vote is fan no.1 player no.1 media no.1. He is never washed.
hes not as good as before tho
Damir McLean 15 years later he has 6-7 losses in finals
17 years still the king💪👈
Still balling in year 19 appreciate his greatness he the 🐐 in my eyes
His jumper looked so danm clean my goodness
Czaremati what happened to it
Fr fr tho his form was good back then but I think him putting on all that extra muscle fucked up his shot IMO
dread gaming he’s been shooting the best he’s ever had from 3 you dumbasses lol, league leader in midrange and fg%. He shot over 40% from 3 in 2013 and is shooting 39% right now.
TheDAWinz he talking about he shooting form idiot
Lost he gained like 70 pounds of muscle ... ahad change his form but he is a good 3pt shooter now
The most hated on basketball legend ever still going strong till this day!!!! The league won't be the same without LeBron , who will his insecure haters nit pick at next? Maybe Ben Simmons.
Marlon Ndoro honestly nigga shut up i don't care lol
Omar Lee The most hated is kobe. Example the media, this dude has it easy. And the NBA needs to move on he actually made the NBA worse. Viewership went down the past 5 years because of lebron.
- Kobe only deserved 1 MVP - The CP3 veto was a unique situation. Every owner in the league had input in that deal and Stern had to veto it to appease a good bit of the owners. Cavs moves involved 2 parties, not the entire league. - Stern *did not* hate Kobe, lol. He once said Kobe is right there with Jordan (and he loved Jordan). He also said his dream Finals would be Lakers vs. Lakers (around 2002). He's always loved Kobe and the Lakers. He pushed for their success. - Kobe should get some blame for pushing away Shaq and Dwight. He feuded with both.
two of the greatest kobe&Mj o yeah because I expect a fucking dude that names himself kobe&mj not to be bias towards Kobe lol Y'all be reaching for Kobe bruh Kobe got some Hate because of some situations he got himself into , like the rape allegations and publicly trying to get traded , these are the reasons why some didn't like Kobe nothing because of basketball reasons, LeBron on the other hand has dummies saying shit like The NBA is worst now lol
Omar Lee No dumb ass because I watch way more basketball then you every lebron fan has watch only 1 era and thats this guy and they make assumptions without seeing other players that came before lebron. Top 5 greatest ballers of all time. Jordan Kobe Bird Magic Duncan And check the viewership ratings the NBA has lost more money then ever just like ESPN. The last highest televise viewership game was when kobe retired. Nobody was watching the warriors break the bulls record. There's a reason why the nba is starting to push the Lakers and Celtics rivalry again and over hyping the next player in lonzo ball.
this guy was a vet as soon as he entered the league lol
nobody remembers the struggle all we hear about it how this man soft shame smh
@@zander852 true lol. Ppl fail to realize he had the world on his shoulders since hs and had to live up to.unfait expectations. Mj never had tondo that
If I was building a team I would take This version of rookie Lebron James over prime Curry.
eBron James L for being a salty Cavs bandwagon
He would of still been 3/5 or less if the NBA didn't rear there ugly noses. He would of left your team to someone else then you would of felt like a jackass for drafting him. Haha
two of the greatest kobe&Mj - As a GM, If I surrounded him with reliable talent and a coach there’s no reason for him to leave.
eBron James Yeah he would of got the coach fired. Spolstra is a very underrated coach well more like a great coach if he had a bit more talent he would take his teams to great heights just like brad stevens but lebron let it all go. And I highly doubt you can give the guy 7 all stars there is a cap, and also he ain't clutch so you need to get clutch performers like kyrie Still 3/5 or worse.
eBron James Lol it's harder than you think to be a gm
Looking at this now, I just feel so blessed to have witnessed LeBron's career. It is just a beautiful story, with an ending yet to come.
4 rings, 4 finals MVP’s, 4 league MVP’s, 38,000+ points, 20 years later, this kid is still averaging 30ppg competing in the conference finals. He’s simply the greatest to ever do it.
40k 😂
This man was turning shoulder doing fade away jumpers in the post at 18 in the nba, there will never be another lebron
Imagine being this good at ANYTHING at 18 years old.... It's breathtaking to watch, and I feel lucky to have been able to watch this man play since I was a child.
it will not be repeated.incredible
Lebron James is flat out incredible. This guy came into the leauge straight out of high school with all the that pressure of being the Chosen One, and he still was able to withstand that and become the guy we know him to be.
Been following him since 2007. He's a once in a generation kind of a player. And he is still dominating, competing at the highest level its just glorious.
Greatest ball player ever. Don't @ me
Lienahk Tha Loner nobody can @ you stupid ass this is KZhead
@Lienahk Tha Loner
Le 🐐 is his name regardless if he loses, look at his stats and all the records he's broken A lot of nba fans cant face reality
D B you sound butthurt lol
MJ is still better than LeBron, and this is coming from a Cash Nasty type LeBron fan
Rookies these days aren't on the same level as the '03 class.
lol the 03 class is considered one of the best draft classes in history
Campbell Brannighan yup along with 84' and 96'
Richard Nelson Yes. The Pistons had the second pick though. I don’t know the reason why did they pick Darko.
Luka would have something to say about that
Luka ? Please
LeBron is no doubt the greatest player of all time
Imagine being this good in an era where Nowitzki, Nash, Kidd, Duncan, Pierce, Garnet, Allen, Iverson, Parker, Ginobili, Shaq, Kobe, T-Mac, Carter, Jefferson etc... are the superstars of the NBA.
Unbelievable, incredible! 👑
Crazy how the majority of people either work hard to get to a certain level of a particular craft, or are just naturally gifted, so when you see someone who is naturally gifted and works their ass off at what they're gifted at, they seem almost superhuman
It's truly amazing how much presence he had on the game right away. He was already taking over games and looked so comfortable and aggressive. You hardly ever see that
Nobody was playing like this their first season much less at 18 years old. Never had a bad season always been the best all around player. Yeah the 🐐
Jordan was averaging 28 a game his rookie season, I know he wasn’t 18 but still lol
I saw a stupid ass comment on ig that said bron isn’t mentally tuff. So what is this teenager who’s carrying grown men then? 😪🤦🏾♂️
Actually he's not. He likes to flop and 💩 like that. Haven't you seen him cry like a baby 😅😂
@@PETERODZZ Lmao,this Lebron would destroy anyone who comes in his way,give him some good role players and he'll take them to finals at his first season. Not even Jordan could stop this quick big guy,if you talk about old Lebron,yeah he's stoppable,but this?Nah,no one stopping this
The GOAT, LeBron James.
His shooting looked so good back then and he had so much more movement off the ball, I miss mobile shooting guard/small forward LeBron James
Crazy that’s it’s been so many changes to his game. And he figures out how to be great
At 18!!!! I don’t care if he didn’t have the cast to help him get rings to equate to peoples opinions of him being better than Jordan. Lebron is the greatest human to ever compete in the NBA under the the types of circumstances he’s had to deal with. To never deal with any athletic injury to debilitate your game and hit the fire running from the beginning at his pace and consistency with what circumstances he’s has to deal with. Was too good to play in college. Imagine if he went to an actual well organized team with decent role players. What he would accomplish from his many early years? It would be insane. A shame people don’t realize how unfortunate his surroundings have been through a good amount of years in his career. Yet it’s just like his upbringing in real life. The struggle to grow up where he did and make it to where he is, is almost perfectly complimentary to his NBA career. Nothing perfect, everything possible, greatness attainable, surroundings unfortunate and adversity to show imperfection shines more beautifully than the perfection of ignorant opinion.
Beautiful
Man was really 18 really doing it to these MEN out there! Shit’s crazy !
Once in a generation athlete, hard to believe he's been doing this for 15 years now!
18 now ❤ but yes
Make that 19. The man is 37 and playing at an MVP level. 28 8 7 😱😱
Make it 20 ☺️
Let’s keep it real bron always had a jumper 🤣😂💯
This is a fun video and a fun year to watch Lebron's exploits. No one in the league knew how to guard him and they all acted like they could just guard him one on one. No one realized his speed. Watch the breakaways. He steals from guards and even if someone is ahead of him, he beats them to the rim.
Whenever someone comes in the league and people hype them up to be the next big time athlete i come watch this video and it really does put things into perspective.
I could watch young Lebron highlights forever
Don't forget this was a season where hand checking was still allowed, people who said he can't play in the 90s is either a clown or an oldhead.
🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
the amazing thing is lebron is still dominating 20 years later he's definitely the most talented player we've ever scene
Jordan and LBJ the best two players ever it ain't close either
...And this is why I am a LeBron fan.
Not even including God given talent and IQ (which are considerable to say the least), Just physically built like a truck, super fast, super strong, agile. And all that at just 18 years of age. That's like comic book level silly.
Cleveland wasted most of this mans career. that sad sack of a sports town. wow.
bstlybengali true
Fuck y’all
@@kaneabel3539 he’s not lying, i’m a fan of all miami teams, and we’re in that same situation, we’ve wasted plenty of amazing athletes’ careers in all 3 major sports
This Man is unguardable, He was a great scorer, and he can pass
To come outta high school, ball out with the best in the world, and EXCEED expectations? Wow. I used to always hate on Lebron (cuz I'm a Bulls fan), but I think it's time to appreciate before he retires and is gone
That throwback cavs warriors game tho that between the legs fadeaway jumpshot was to nasty 🤢
Crazy the very first thing man said was “people r talking he can’t shoot a jumper” now he making 35 footers
That rookie hype, athleticism, killer instinct. Stronger, faster and bigger athlete.
Couldn't stop him then, can't stop him now. Incredible at 33 he's doing the same stuff he did at 18.
Who went here after Lebron became the #1 all time leading scorer in the NBA? 👑
It's amazing and crazy to see that he had that amazing court vision at 18 in his first year. Wow.
And people say he wouldn’t have made it in Jordan era. That man would of adjusted to hoods and fouls and ran straight through them as he did when he was 18!!
Just look at all the players he’s playing with and they’re long gone. And he’s still playing at an MVP level. What in the actual fuck.
Man his shooting has always been underrated. I mean this video is a proof he has been knocking em down since 18. He is at least tmac level shooting wise. Above average on mid range, decent as well on threes (30+% on his younger days and amazing 40% on his prime). His athleticism, passing and driving makes his shooting under appreciated.
Best sf of all time
Giannis and KD are coming to steal that title
Michael De Santa giannis is a pf and they cant touch Lebron
Larry Bird
Lil Shawn nah he’s not over BRON simple facts is lebron got more longevity
@@Jayrod666 Larry is more skilled, had more of an impact on the court and has more accomplishments than Bron combined with the fact that he is one of the best shooters of all time and has the highest bball iq of all time
I WANT MY DAMN RESPECT
Lebron makes the basketball so easy but it's hard the explosiveness and the handles with accurate shots are insane
How blessed are we to witness both Jordan and the King LeBron.
He was doing this his first year in the league @18 and 19 years old, putting up all star numbers/ performances and getting his team wins. Like seriously how?
Carl Almonte They had 26 wins that year.
two of the greatest kobe&Mj no, they went from 17 the year before to 35 that season, the more than doubled their win total and the in 04/05 they won 42 games and 50 in 05/06 stop trying to lie
20 points on 40% is not all star numbers
I mean, 21/6/5 on 42% certainly can be considered borderline all star numbers yes, then you gotta evaluate the context and everything else but considering the guy was 18/19 years old it as impressive, althought I think Melo should have shared ROY honours with him
I didnt say he averaged all star numbers, I said he put all star like numbers and performances. There's a difference. But the numbers he did average were pretty impressive.
1:09 incredible pass at 18 years old
he's drafted when he was 18. and now he's entering his 18th season in the league. what a freak of nature.. #ALWAYSSTILLTHEKING #AKIDFROMOHIO
This video is so amazing thank you. I needed to see this ⭐️
Gloria James, 16, had no idea that she created a son who will change the game of NBA.
Either she or his father must have been an athletic monster.
imagine being a high school kid one day , then a year later staring tracy mcgrady in the eyes and dropping a 3 on him. Lebron is GOAT
Joey bruh how the fuck can you not respect that shit smh
This is just incredible!!! Most talented basketball player ever!!!thanks for uploading
The real Goat !!!!! 💯🐐
Lebron doesn’t even look 18 physically. My god what a beast
My man spans from 240p to 4K
Wish I could go back in time and re experience it all from the start. What a childhood it was. Love ya LBJ ❤️
It took Kobe like 2 seasons to have a game as good as LeBron's debut game, just saying
Kobe was picked 13th and no one expected him to have a breakout season in his rookie year. Both lived up to the hype though
William Atallah 13th not a #1 pick. Just saying you know. Plus kobe had a coach who hated him and never wanted to give him time on the floor because he thought he was way to young (17) and also thought that he was to cocky because He thought he was already better then Eddie Jones and rick fox (well respected all stars/role players/veterans) lebron never went through bs like kobe did.
Kobe was 18 and weighed only 199 lbs. He didnt have a grown man body. The only reason he survived was through his skills.
ohhh yeahhh bro you in every comment hating on LeBron, you’re his biggest fan 😂
Del Harris held Kobe back
He just won another championship and he might even be better 17 yrs ,GOAT
I think people easily forget that LeBron actually played in the mid-2000s, as if the 2000's was such a 'tough, hard-nosed' era. You hear guys like Stephen Jackson talk about crap like that & it infuriates me. LeBron was basically 29 ppg 8 rpg 7 apg 50% FG from 2005-2010.
Best highlights!! Appreciate it
I got goosebumps coming down to the last few plays .
The greatest player of all time For us,20thcens👏💪👑🏀🐐 #respect Ps.2018???who's watching?
2020 still dominant
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Bruh look at this 18 yr old giving these grown men hell
Lie to me and tell me we’ll see a talent like this again after LeBron retires
Caleb Adams we’re almost at that scary time when LBJ retiring is becoming a possibility. It might take a decade before we get another player like him or not at all
Caleb Adams we wont look at jordan there wont ever be another him but there are copycats aka kobe see not the same but somewhat the same l believe zion would be like that
I hope bron jr is as good as he is
There will be another player like Lebron in the next 10 years
No hate against Lebron but Luka might be that guy
The Greatest Rookie Of All Time
the greatest player of all time too
Sir Sumpter nah that’s MJ
Lol mj whaaaaaaat??
X02Overdose He did better than MJ on their very first NBA game.
Lol. He really isn’t just ok compared to MJ. He’s a lot closer to him than you’re saying
You Can Literally See the Horns starting to form on his head!#LeGoat
That boy came in the league a top 10-15 player 🤦🏾♂️
Lmfao. Rookie showed them oldheads wussup
And he was still an 18 year old high school kid prior that year😭
Not saying he's not still one of the best in the league (and in many ways he's better now) but athletically there is a huge difference in his explosiveness. He does not move like this anymore he was a freak in his physical prime.
I'm born 93 so I was 10 11 12 years old starting off with a lbj Jersey amazing motivator to see him ball out of HS Great time to learn from his moves and use them on the court
young legoat been getting 4 pt plays 5:32 👑👑👑
For all the ppl who say "where is his shot now" you must haven't watch his full rookie season he had a very low shooting pct. He shoots way better now. Only because we watch all his full games NOW u see him missing a couple compared to the ass of shots he missed his rookie yr. He does everything better now just lost a lil speed and athleticism but knows how to pick his spots. PS he can still put 50 but knows if he don't get the team chemistry right he'll nvr have a chance of winning. Illrelivent but Gianni's is going to be a 06-10 LeBron but with no jumper until he gets a good team and when LeBron retires.
His old shooting form is so much better than it is today.
His shooting percentage from range is much better than it was back then.
Crazy. God blessed this man so much. Amazing
Man if only Lebron started with another franchise. I don't think any other organization would have done a worse job at filling out the roster around lebron than Cleveland. Absolute legend neglected by incompinent ownership and front office.
Crazy Austin Carr has been commentating cavs games since Lebron was a rookie
James is my hero in the game of basketball growing up
I had to pause this video to comment. Simply the best lebron james video i ever seen. Rookie season