Welcome back to LeBron Wire’s quest to determine the fans’ choice for King James’ greatest NBA season.
Scroll down to vote in the semifinals round.
Two of our four second-round matchups culminated in upsets. LeBron’s final season with the Cavs (No. 7 seed, 2017-18) ousted his second MVP season (No. 2, 2009-10), and his return to Cleveland (No. 12, 2015-16) bested his only scoring-title season (No. 4, 2007-08).
Two of LeBron’s four MVP seasons remain in the running: No. 1 seed 2007-08 and No. 3 seed 2012-13.
Again, a bit about our methodology: Like the NBA MVP award, postseason is not included – otherwise, there wouldn’t be much suspense. Seedings are ranked by win shares, as determined by basketball-reference. The suspended 2019-20 season is not included, as we all remain optimistic it will resume at some point.
On to the semifinals. Cast your votes and check back Thursday, April 23, shortly after noon ET for the championship round.
Semifinals: April 20 – April 23 (noon ET)
Finals: April 23 – April 26 (noon ET)
Semifinal: 1) 2008-09 vs. 12) 2015-16
No. 1 seed: 2008-09 season – Cavaliers
| G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 81 | 37.7 | 28.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
LeBron earned his first MVP award while leading the Cavaliers to a franchise-record 66 victories. A year after winning the NBA scoring title, he finished second in that category to future teammate Dwyane Wade (30.2 ppg). LeBron led the NBA with 594 free throws made and won conference Player of the Week honors seven times – a single-season league record that still stands.
No. 12 seed: 2015-16 season – Cavaliers
| G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 76 | 35.6 | 25.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
LeBron became the first player in NBA history to average at least 25 points per game for 12 consecutive seasons – a streak that remains active in 2020 — despite playing the fewest minutes per game out of 11 seasons in a Cleveland uniform. He then memorably delivered the first championship in Cavaliers history, leading his team back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Warriors in the NBA Finals.
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