SI.com · May 14, 2020
LeBron James Is a One Man Dynasty: Unchecked
You can rank players however you want, but I don’t know how you can say any individual has had more impact on a team than LeBron James, as he is essentially a dynasty by himself.
No team James has ever left was a contender the next season like the Bulls were when Michael Jordan retired to play baseball. I’m just saying. Chicago still won 55 games the next season. When LeBron leaves, the squad he was on goes from the Finals to the Lottery.
His last year in Cleveland the first time? The Cavs won 61. The next season? 19. As for the encore, Cleveland went from a 50-win team and an NBA Finals appearance without Kyrie Irving, to again winning just 19 the following campaign.