LEBRON JAMES
Age: 21
Hometown: Akron, Ohio
Height: 6-8
Career Highlights:
MVP of 2006 All-Star Game
Youngest-ever NBA Rookie of the Year, 2004
One of three rookies (Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan) to average 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists; averaging 30-plus points per game in '05-06
LeBron James hopes to lead the Cavs to the playoffs this season. He recently started wearing tights on the court, and maybe that's apropos, considering his artistry with a ball in his hands: He can score and pass with equal skill. He was crowned MVP of the 2006 All-Star Game. As sharp and suave as he looked in a suit on a recent January cover of ESPN The Magazine, it's no wonder he makes the ladies swoon.
Raised by a single mother, James learned to be self-sufficient at an early age. Yet he has never forgotten where he came from, as he explains in the Mag interview. Rather than being a lone star, he is intent on building the Cavaliers into a successful team.
His Nike commercial features the multidimensional LeBron -- the athlete, the businessman, the wise old man and the kid -- and shows why there's no question he remains the golden child of the NBA.
