As he approaches NBA scoring history, people in the league can’t help but bring up the Lakers star’s astounding amount of assists – testimony that points to what makes James quite possibly the grea…
It could happen sooner too, because James is averaging 34.3 points in January, more than anyone besides the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid .
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich: “I think he enjoys passing more than he enjoys scoring. To this day … he gets as big of a kick out of that as knocking down a shot.”sixth-most all-timeClippers coach Tyronn Lue: “It’s funny that we’re talking about LeBron being the all-time leading scorer when he’s a pass-first guy.”
Atlanta Hawks coach Nate McMillan: “A lot of people want to compare him to Jordan and I compare him to Magic . He’s a big guard that can play five spots and he wins. … He is a guy that plays chess out on the floor. I would compare him to a guy like Tom Brady.” Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas: “That was the staggering part when I was with him his rookie year: Man, he just knows the game as a 19-year-old. Finds every pass, on the money, on target, on time. The scoring part, it kinda came along with it.”
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