How is LeBron James still dominating at 37!? 

I don’t think LeBron gets enough credit for transforming his game through the years and always adding more tools to his bag. He didn’t always have a jump shot like the one he has now. He used to rely almost entirely on athleticism, now he relies more on strength/positioning. He used to not have a post game, he developed that in Miami. This isn’t even taking into account his ability to pass. It’s rare to see someone with that kind of potential actually REACH it by constantly evolving as a player.

I really like Bron at the 5, but I think the real magic is him at the 4, where his aging athleticism is less apparent as well as not being taxed so much on defense, as he struggles against true centers.

I like how you include plays that don’t always result in a basket. It reminds me that the game is not decided by highlights, but consistently doing the right thing.

I’ll never forget when Isiah Thomas said Magic Johnson would be a 5 in today’s NBA. The panel laughed at him. But watching Lebrun do it shows a good visual of what Zeke was trying to say!

Insane how he's fine tuned his game as he's gotten older. From a physical freak to a guy that's just incredibly an skilled scorer and playmaker.

the ironic thing about Lebron and Russ being on the same team is that they are almost polar opposites when it comes to adjusting their games to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses.

It’s CRAZY to see an athlete in any sport play at THIS high of a level in their 19th Season.

Lebron's adaptability is insane and witnessing the evolution of his game since 2003 has been a wonderful journey to watch

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="707">11:47</a> that is ridiculous at 37. I could still remember that crazy catch in 2010 when his shoulder was at the same level as the rim.

Man this makes me realize how much I’m really going to miss him when he’s gone. You just don’t get to see players like him come around often

What’s funny is that Lebron at “Center” is not a new thing. He has been doing this almost his whole career. He did this in Miami when their only true center was BirdMan Anderson and or Chris Bosh. Then he did the same thing with the Cavs the 2nd time. Remember lineups featuring Channing Frye at “center” who was just a stretch forward or K-love at “center”. They all played pick and pop and just spaced the floor. Playing Bron with 5 out lineups has been deadly, that’s the true common denominator. The only difference now is that Bron has to guard centers, which he can do effectively in limited minutes but not he whole game, especially at age 37. Still what he is doing is truly phenomenal!

Lebron's defense shines in a good team with a coherent system. He is still an incredible help defender when engaged with his ability to cut passing lanes, cover the weakside, and relay commands. The decline in his lateral agility would not be as significant since he would know where to shuttle defenders if he had a better defensive roster, ala 2020 lakers. Unfortunately given his offensive workload and his age, he conserves energy defensively which gives way for some terrible defensive lapses.

19 seasons, and still going strong. That's a lot of work, dedication and control. If not the best athlete this century. Created a bar to which others will compare to for decades.

LeBron transmitted from being assist league leader as native PG to one of the most lethal rim finishers as starting C in less than 2 years. That's some crazy shit right there

"Even Luke Skywalker would be impressed with hitting a target that small." You know who would be even MORE impressed? Anakin Skywalker.

How could anyone have predicted that LeBron would not only live up to the hype as one of the greatest players ever, but also as arguably the more durable and versatile too? All the other greats played their way until their body gave out. LeBron keeps reinventing himself to match his present athleticism. It's without equal.

thought we saw all the best versions of Bron already but 37 year old Bron is INSANE

It’s impressive that LeBron can do this still but it’s very bittersweet seeing how bad the lakers team is from top to bottom. That also includes him in the faults of it as well.

You outline it perfectly. Bron was/is a physical beast, who’s knowledge of the game and dedication to his craft allows him to adapt to anything. Whether it be the league rules, his team structure, the nature of the game. An ever evolving symbiote

easily one of the best basketball channels on youtube

I have to say that my favorite about LeBron’s change in game, is his complete control of the tempo in each game, especially in the playoffs. Every game is played at his pace, and is a mastermind on dissecting defenses. Especially now that he has a much better jump shot. If his shot is on, it’s over

the advantages he creates at center are just insane to think about. i would’ve loved to see it more often earlier in his career where he could still change shots at the rim and had more of a motor. obviously somethings we know now weren’t readily available then but defenses would’ve been in a conundrum if he played next to a 7 footer who could space while he effectively ran point center.

Thank you Ben Would love a breakdown of his passing vs Johnson and Jokic What do they do the same, what do they do differently, etc Please consider 🙏

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="238">3:58</a> Karl Malone was a different breed man. Treating grown adults like 13 year olds on the court and treating 13 year olds like adults off the court.

The Evolution of Lebron is fascinating and all But the Evolution of your Thumbnails is freaking addicting

There has never been anyone like him. I’m just thankful I get to see him play, today is my 21st birthday and for as long as I can remember he has been dominating.

This vid about to do numbers numbers, great video as always man

Brilliant work chief, this is top stuff. enjoyed the video

You've got the best objective basketball content on RU-vid, especially your player analyses. I'd like to see your analysis on Kyrie's game.

Amazing how he's adapted after so much change in the game. From Paint game in the early 2000s, Perimeter in 2010s and THREEs in mid 2010 to present. Simply incredible, most athletes would be washed and confused how to play after so much change, but he adapted with his age and intellect.

Please do a video analyzing Scottie Barnes! I feel he's such an interesting and unique player!!! He would be a very interesting player to do a deep dive on, as he's a polarizing prospect in the draft that was taken higher than expected, but he seems to be on trajectory closer to his ceiling than his floor. Or do an episode dedicated to going over some of the best / most interesting rookies this year.

New Thinking Basketball vid? LETS GOOOOOOO

Imagine what Prime Athletic LeBron would do to defenses today

1. Freak of nature. 2. Amazing bball IQ. 3. Constant discipline taking care of body. 4. Long term and very strategic PED program.

I always watch until thee end , even the 11th time I watch these great videos and this will be another double digit watcher. ✌️ Xoxo 🤙

Fantastic video! Congrats.

Best longevity in NBA history and it’s not even close

The Day Bron retires would be a different NBA every fan. Love him or hate him will miss him from the game. That’s coming from a Bulls fan

awesome vid!

Wow, that clip at the end with Swirksy calling it was a blast from the past. He was brilliant. Another great video, Ben. It seems LeBron has just the right combination of size and speed to be able to slot up a position or two successfully and it makes me wonder if we'll other players trying this as they age. If so, I'm interested in how successful it will be given that they'll be lacking LeBron's physical gifts in one way or another.

Love the content as always! Could I make a request? I'd love to see a passer comparison between Jokic and LeBron. Who is the better passer today and all time in their theoretical "passing primes."

Bron is like a real life cyborg

Dude omg that last shot was afreakingmazing

It's hard to make a better analysis than this. I enjoyed every second. Amazing :)

The true compliment to him at this point in his career would be JJJ, brook lopez or bubble AD effectively acting like a wing spacing the floor on offense while still holding down the paint.

This could be Giannis' blueprint as he grew older.

Thanks for the vid

Superb video once again!

that pass at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="158">2:38</a> is just wild, and of course his teammate can't finish it lmao

I think that very few people realised how freaking deep LeBron bag is. I personally always been surprised by his physical gift (how many 37yo guys have you seen jumping like that? Or how many guys have you seen with a big man grabbing both arms finish the and-1s like that?) and his vision that I always underappreciate the amount fo craft he has. He can play any position, make every pass, and still have a full bag of trick moves, hard shot, head fake and so on to cook you if somehow he can't overpower, outrun or outjump you and all his teammates are just standing on the perimeter. This season is really putting everything on display for me. We will miss him we he retires.

Great content! Love it.

Great video!

Tom Brady's longevity is one thing but Lebron's longevity is on a whole other level and I respect the way both men have treated their career and sport very much

It really should be a case study how Lebron has really improved every facet of his game throughout the years. I know people talk how he improved his shooting and his post game. But another part of his game that was improved was his Ball handling/Layup Finishing skills. Part of that has to do with playing with Kyrie. You can really see in some of Lebron’s layups and dribble moves he picked up from Kyrie.

Amazing work.

Finally, waited for this for a minute

Fantastic video based on facts. It''s amazing how some people doesn't understand his athleticism which has significantly declined by the way is not the best part of his game. His court vision is off the charts.

Would be cool to see a Lebron and Magic comparison

Excellent analysis bro.👏 👍

Such good content.

He was good on defense earlier in the season he played with alot of energy

This is so fascinating. Very well done. I'm surprised to see that he's been going to the rim more over the years. I figured he was pulling up for more jumpers as his explosiveness slowly declines. Good point about the lame being more clogged in years past.

Love this🙌🏾

That very last clip with the and 1 is just greatness lol

Just imagine LeBron in 90's where illegal defense is a thing. LeBron without opposing center in the block, or virtually no help defense would be easy 40 a night. This change in league's rule is so underrated, whilst being a major reason of Michael's success.

Bron has proven he can literally play ANY position, still be a top 3 player and there are still ppl who think he’s not top 2 😑

I’ve been wanting this video for like 5 years lol

Great analysis, great channel

Easy answer. At 18 years old he had the biggest expectations, goat level aspirations. He had good folks around him who told him to take care of his body. Spends millions a year on his upkeep and care. His High ball IQ, generational athletic ability all he needed was a work ethic. And he has shown he has the skill and the work ethic to improve all of his basketball skills. Edit 1. His only knock was his jump shot, free throws, clutchness, tenacity. Edit 2 He bettered himself as best he could each year. Now I just wait for the year he shoots 90 at the line. I wholeheartedly believe Bron plays to 42 minimum as a starter. I expect All NBA 2nd team minimum at 40. I believe it's that easy for him. I coul see him off the bench/6thman till his mid 40s. Tom Brady of football levels of career length. Edit 3 I grew up in Indiana and moved to West Coast. He will never be my goat unless Jordan himself crowns him. And honestly after NBA 75, I could see MJ doing that at Brons HOF ceremony. Who else to induct him? Perfect moment.

I like how in most of these clips lebron is pitching dimes to his team mates and they're missing

Constantly impressed with this channel. Impressive work. Go Cavs.

Watching young lebron highlights is a stunning sight. Reminds me why he was must watch TV.

Love these videos with DEEP ANALYSIS & its VERY REFRESHING from listening to "the media" spew utter nonsense about LeBron positive & negative over the recent years

This is an incredible watch and breakdown. He has slowed down but I can see him at the 4 now keeping him in the league dominating for a few more years to come. His jumper has gotten better as well. So impressive.

amazing video

It’s been a real joy watching this man’s 20 year journey from high school to now. Enjoy it like I have folks cause we’ll never see another LeBron.

Cool info. I subbed. 30k, 10k, 10k... crazy!!! His career points created (assists + points scored) is so far above everyone else, it's insane. He will own most offensive categories when he retires. And he's had to play in MJ's shadow almost since his 2nd season. As it is today, it's difficult to talk about him without talking about MJ. I think he's been under enormous, unwarranted pressure for his career. He has one of the highest bball IQ's to ever play. He gets misquoted, and also burned by fans for the most untenable reasons. He can play/defend 1 - 5. I really don't believe in a GOAT, but if I had to choose, it would be Bron. He gets criticized for being big and muscling defenders around, he gets criticized for his health/longevity regiment, for passing rather than shooting, and for utterly inane things like "not putting the team on his back," or whatever. The GOAT comment he made years ago with Cleveland was taken a good bit out of context. He gets criticized for influencing personnel decisions when MJ and others have done the same thing. He's never had a HoF caliber coach. After the awesome 75th anniversary all star game, one ESPN idiot summed up the all star game thusly; he went right to Bron/MJ debte and said, "Bron missed his chance to take over the all star game in Cleveland (Bron made the winning shot), and MJ really won the weekend." I shit you not, that was almost verbatim the inane BS this ESPN analyst was spinning. I see a guy who doesn't catch many breaks from the media or fans. It's a wild phenomenon, made possible in part because of MJ being such a cultural phenomenon. Off the court he does stuff for the community and has never forgotten his friends from high school and has hired them for his non NBA endeavors. Here's one last thing, when he was a senior in high school, he was ostensibly already an NBA caliber player in skill and physique, yet he passed a lot, I believe (based on a documentary I watched), to keep his friends involved in the game. That's a cool dude. I think the guy is super impressive in so many ways, and can't think of an athlete more hated for inane/unjustifiable reasons than Bron. I just got into hoops and have really enjoyed learning about LBJ.

My goat, but even if you don't think so, definitely top 2. His biggest mistake recently has been how he helped to organise this horrible Lakers squad, but his on the court play is not at fault at all. Great video as always man.

So nice!

Bro Ben, Clayton and Coach Nick have all dropped videos in the last few hours lesgo.

I think it's because of his phenomenal defense at 37!! It's so inspiring to watch him play defense at that age..the Lakers right now is probably the second best defensive team in the NBA next to the Orlando magic..

He is leading his team to a 29-40 record while healthy. He’s not “dominating”.

Great analysis

Dominating is a very kind word

How? Not gonna sugar-coat because it is what it is: By playing zero defense. In fact it's called LOSING WHILE STAT-PADDING and not 'dominating' in any stretch of the word :/

Really puts things into perspective that Karl Malone at 36 and 37 was a top 3 NBA Player at the time. Lebron is behind Giannis, Nikola, Embid, Durant (when he plays).

This is another reason why I say hes the GOAT the fact that Bron can break this all down even by hisself is amazing and play at a high level is crazy

wow what a work!

This is what people have been saying for years. LeBron with a post game is nigh unguardable. But for whatever reason he has insisted on staying on the perimeter jacking up like 8x 3s a game despite him shooting on 36%. Point center should've been a LeBron invention 10 years ago

Could we get a video on the evolution of defenses and offenses, and the skill of today's players in comparisons to past generations?

This was a great breakdown

Goat channel!

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Notice how subtle his approach was that there’s no mention about James playing less defense, shown by both his lack of movement (even comparable to that of centers) and very few boxouts per game (while he stands in the low box waiting for uncontested rebounds and sagging off matchups).

Coming back to this and your analysis makes it more clear why they would bring in Thomas Bryant who can space the floor at the 5 spot. LeBron was not finishing at the rim well enough with 2 bigs in the lineup but that should help.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="115">1:55</a> tha burn on Russ though

lebron really went from playing at pg to playing at center in 2 years all while beginning as an SF

Watching Marcus Morris at the end try to grab lebron as he finishes through all of the contact is a perfect testament to who he is as a player. You can’t stop lebron you can only hope to contain him.

brilliant !!!

YEEEEEEEAAAHHH, A Bron video!!!!!