5 Greatest Players in Cleveland Cavaliers' franchise history

#1 LeBron James

2016 NBA Finals - Game Seven

Absolutely no surprise here. It is LeBron James who is widely considered as one of the greatest if not the greatest players the game has ever witnessed. A 14-time All-Star, LeBron James has played a key role in Cavaliers becoming what it is today. The Cleveland Cavaliers have become synonymous with LeBron James and he leads the franchise in almost all the categories including total points, steals, field goals to name few.

LeBron has carried the team on his shoulders and ended Cleveland's 52-year-old drought when the Cavaliers won the NBA Championship in 2016 against the Golden State Warriors after being 1-3 down in the finals. He was adjudged the Finals MVP in 2016 for his performance, where he led both teams in all five major stat categories of points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.

A four-time regular season MVP, he has won two of those with Cleveland ( 2009, 2010 ). The Cavaliers have become a dominant force no one would want to face because of LeBron James. He has been to eight straight NBA Finals and four of them (2015-2018) have come with his hometown franchise.