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LeBron James graduated into the league from the famous 2003 NBA Draft Class. He is quite plausibly the most relentless competitor to ever grace the world of basketball with his presence. Not only has he reached the playoffs in 15 of his 18 seasons, but he has won four championships too.
He has won a championship with every team he has represented. There are only three others - Danny Green, Robert Horry and John Salley - who have won rings with three different teams. However, none other than James can claim to have taken every team he played for to the champions podium.
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The depth of his game can still not be defined by the statistics mentioned above. A better stat, perhaps, would be another achievement only he can pin on his lapel. LeBron James is the only player to have won three Finals MVPs with three different teams. Again, one with every team he has ever played for.
LeBron James's top five teammates from the NBA 2003 Draft Class
Despite Bron's undeniable greatness, basketball is still a team sport. There are ample greats that have never won a championship and if not for his supporting cast, there is a chance James would still be ring-less.
In this list, we rank Lebron James's top five teammates from the 2003 draft class. The list is of importance due to the fact that King James himself belongs to the same draft class.
#5 Kyle Korver (51st pick, New Jersey Nets)
Kyle Korver's late draft pick in 2003 sent him to the New Jersey Nets, but his time with them was fugacious. His draft rights were promptly sold to the Philadelphia 76ers and the money was used to cover the cost of Kyle's summer league and to buy a copy machine.
LeBron James' fellow draft class player would go on to establish himself as one of the greatest three-point shooters of all time. Korver ranks fourth in the all-time three-pointers made list. He has scored 2450 three-point field goals in his career and holds a three-point percentage of .429 putting him at number ten on the list. Check out the graph below for more details.
Korver played alongside LeBron James for the Cleveland Cavaliers for two long seasons. They reached two finals and were defeated by the Steph Curry-led Golden State Warriors. Kyle remained in Cleveland for another season after James moved to the LA Lakers.
#4 Mo Williams (47th pick, Utah Jazz)
Mo Williams was picked by the Utah Jazz as the 47th pick in the 2003 NBA Draft Class. He was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks after just one season where he averaged 14.1 points and 5.7 assists in four seasons. He played alongside Lebron James for three seasons - 2008-09, 2009-10, and 2015-16.
He assisted James during all those seasons to help cement a place in the playoffs. Perhaps the most significant performance of his post-season career was during the 2008-09 playoffs. Mo averaged 16.3 points and 4.1 assists. He also won his first and only championship ring in 2016. Interestingly, he did so in his last season (2015-16) with his 2003 draft mate LeBron James.
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#3 Carmelo Anthony (3rd Pick, Denver Nuggets)
This scouting report before LeBron James's draft class of 2003 says the following about Carmelo Anthony:
Fluid player who shows great athleticism despite not having overly explosive leaping ability ... Possesses a quick first step which helps him gain separation from his defender to set-up his drive to the basket... Excellent slasher, once he gets to the basket he has the creativity to make spectacular plays due to his cat like body control... Solid rebounder thanks to his long arms and hustle ... Has range on his jump shot as he can shoot from mid-range or behind the 3-point line
Melo was one of the most entertaining players of his era. After he was picked up by the Denver Nuggets, he would play with an ethereal confidence scoring from anywhere by any means. The unquestionable star appeared in 10 NBA All-Star games and won 2012-13 scoring title.
In recent times, Anthony has evolved as a player. In contrast to his gutsy pick-up style, he has turned into a reliable role player that can become a great scoring asset for the LA Lakers where he joins LeBron James for their first ever season as teammates.
#2 Chris Bosh (4th Pick, Toronto Raptors)
There are paint players that record dozens of rebounds a night and then there are paint players that snatch the most significant rebounds of the game. Chris Bosh lies in the latter category of players.
In his first seven seasons with the Toronto Raptors, Bosh averaged 20.2 points and 9.4 rebounds. These are not normal numbers and should be seen as they really are - phenomenal.
After his long stint with the Raptors, Bosh would join LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in Miami to make arguably the most dominant Big 3 of the decade. They would go on to win 2 championships together, the first for LeBron James and Chris Bosh, both.
#1 Dwyane Wade (5th Pick, Miami Heat)
Dwyane Wade is a living legend and a true lover of the game of basketball. His rivalry with Kobe was one of the defining traits of the league in 2000s. Him teaming up with LeBron James sent ripples across the NBA and can be felt to this day. A player who not only left an impact on the scoreboard but on all of basketball, D Wade was one of the most influential players the league has ever known.
Wade has won three championships in his career, of which two were alongside LeBron James. A case can be made to support the claim that LeBron won his first championship because he had Wade with him.
Although it would not be justified to substantiate this claim, we cannot outright reject the numbers Dwyane put up in their first championship-winning playoffs. He averaged a sensational 22.8 points, 45.2 rebounds, and 4.3 assists while LeBron James averaged 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 6.2 assists.
