#5 LeBron James: 2008-09
Season Averages: 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 48.9% shooting
Another amazing MVP year from another young player.
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James wasn't as young as Chamberlain or Kareem but he was still just 24 years old and he took the league by storm. With a sub-par supporting cast, James unleashed himself, leading the league in PER, ranked second in scoring, and finished in the top 10 in assists and rebounds. His win-shares are fourth-best since the NBA-ABA merger and third-best in terms of win-shares per 48 minutes since the merger.
If all of those numbers weren't enough, he carried the Cleveland Cavaliers to a league-best 66 wins. He also led the team in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks - at that point, it was only the fourth time a player did so in league history.
This was the first of four MVP's (right now) in James' career. He really began to evolve into a team-carrying and league dominating superstar in this season.
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