The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
King etched in franchise record book
LeBron James returns to Quicken Loans Arena on Nov. 21, this time wearing the uniform of the Lakers.
James had two stints with the Cavaliers covering 11 seasons.
The first began in 2003 when the Cavs won the NBA Draft lottery and selected the Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School phenomenon with the first overall pick.
James left as a free agent after seven seasons, announcing in July 2010 on national television he was “taking his talents to South Beach” and joining the Heat.
After four seasons in Miami, James in July 2014 took a lower key approach to revealing his next move as the NBA’s most coveted free agent.
In a letter co-written with Sports Illustrated’s Lee Jenkins, James told the basketball world he was “coming home” to Cleveland and the Cavs.
Here is an overview of some of the epic numbers associated with James’ years in a Cleveland uniform:
1>> NBA championship, 2016
2>> NBA Most Valuable Player awards, 2009, ‘10
5>> Trips to the NBA Finals, 2007; 2015-18
7.3 >> Rebounds and assists per game, regular season
7.8, 9.1 >> Assists and rebounds per game, playoffs
9>> Playoff appearances, 2006-10; 2015-18
10>> NBA All-Star Game appearances, 2005-10; 2015-19
20,9>> Playoff series wins, losses
27.2 >> Points per game, regular season
29>> Playoff series, total 30.1 >> points per game, playoffs
97, 55 >> Playoff game wins, losses
152 >> Playoff games, total. 560, 342 >> Regular season wins, losses
97, 55 >> Playoff wins, losses
152 >> Playoff games, total (team record)
849 >> Regular season games (team record)
39,551 >> Minutes played, regular season and playoffs (team records)
10,586,185 >> Home attendance, regular season and playoffs
$196,885,742 >> Salary earned. 11 seasons