LOS ANGELES — The King has now become the scoring king.
From the time LeBron James graced the cover of Sports Illustrated as a teenager, so much was expected of him. He was expected to lead teams to championships, to become an MVP and a global icon.
The scoring chase has become more of a focus even while James has begun what’s expected to be his twilight. While he’s led the league in scoring average only one time , two of his best four scoring outputs have come in a Laker uniform — hovering around 30 points per game this season and averaging 30.3 in 56 games in 2021-22.
James negotiated his growing physical strengths and advanced skill to compensate for natural scoring ability, and evolved naturally right as the league opened things up to make room for the likes of himself and draft mate Dwyane Wade. But he always found himself among the top five — hungry enough to eat with the best of them while also wearing the clothing of a distributor. After his rookie season and until his 14th, James never finished outside of the top five in scoring average.
We’re in the Curry era as far as influence. Scoring is up across the board, and there are no signs of it slowing down. Last season, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Trae Young and DeMar DeRozan were the top five scorers — different flavors each and certainly a different brand of scorer compared to when James entered the league.
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