NBA Draft: Redrafting the Draft Class of 2003

#1 With the 1st pick in the draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select LeBron James

LeBron James is well on his way to cementing a place on basketball's Mount Rushmore

LeBron James is well on his way to cementing a place on basketball's Mount Rushmore. Thus far, he has averaged over 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in each of his 15 seasons in the league, making the playoffs 13 times out of those 15 chances.

He became an All-Star in his second season, as well as an All-NBA selection. He earned his first First-Team All-NBA selection in 2006-07 and has featured on that team every single season ever since.

By now, he's already had the career of the greatest small forward ever, and his third championship victory over the Golden State Warriors came in the face of incredible odds.

James at his prime was one of the greatest two-way players. But with age catching up to him, he is now concentrating on developing what is probably the most unstoppable offensive repertoire in the history of the game.

No player has ever had to shoulder the scoring, playmaking and rebounding load of a team that he did in this past postseason, as the Cavaliers made it through three rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs riding his coattails.

At the age of 33, Deus Ex Machina from Akron Ohio is still easily the best player in the world. We are privileged to see a player in his 15th season dominate the league as he currently is, and as basketball fans, we should just enjoy his peak while it lasts.

Comparisons to Michael Jordan are all well and good, but they should not get in the way of watching greatness.

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