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#1 LeBron James
Was there any doubt about this? LeBron James has been the preeminent player entity in the NBA for a long time now, and his move to the Lakers now empowers him in a manner that he wasn't during his spell in Cleveland - able to reach out to one of the biggest markets in the world as their daily source of entertainment.
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LeBron is as Showtime as any of the Lakers legends who have been enshrined forever at the front of the Staples Center, and last year's playoffs were about as impressive a performance as we've ever seen The King put on for the world to see.
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It will be interesting to see how long he holds on to his throne, for he is going to be 34 before the turn of the calendar year and clearly on the latter half of his peak. For what it's worth, the competition for the bragging rights of being the 'best player in the world' is now much closer than it was a couple of seasons back.
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