5 Greatest Players in Miami Heat Franchise History

#3 LeBron James

James holds the Larry O'Brien and Bill Russell trophies for the 2013 NBA Finals

Rarely do players with 4-year stints at a ball club feature among their all-time greats, but then LeBron James is a different beast compared to most basketball players across the globe. While he kicked off his Heat career with a highly controversial press conference which will forever be known as 'The Decision', he barely put a foot wrong in 4 years with the franchise.

Granted, his only bad playoff series came during his first Finals with the Heat when he played way below his capability against the Mavs. But he more than exorcised those demons by putting in some legendary performances against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2012 and against the Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals.

He averaged 26.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game during his time at South Beach while being selected into the All-NBA First Team as well as the All-Defensive First Team in all 4 seasons. Few players in basketball history have had 4-year spans of such complete dominance on both ends of the court as James had in his stint with the Heat.