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LeBron James★

Philadelphia 76ers · #23 · All-Star
SF6'9"250 lbage 4123 yrs expAkron, OH
3rd best of 15 on PHIworth +6.2 wins to the rotation
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Elite playmaker & scorer
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 55-27 (▲+21.1)
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4× MVP21× All-NBA22× All-Star6× All-DefensiveRookie of the Year

At 41, an All-Star and still one of the league's premier playmakers — 7.2 assists a night with a top-tier basketball IQ and a frame that finishes inside at 51.5%. The jumper has faded to 31.7% from three, but the vision, the rim pressure, and the foul-drawing keep him a 20-9-7 hub even in year 23. A free agent this summer.

20.9
PPG
6.1
RPG
7.2
APG
1.2
SPG
0.6
BPG
GP 60MPG 33.2FG% 51.53P% 31.7FT% 73.7TS% 59.4USG% 27.2PER 20.8BPM +3.5VORP 2.8EPM +3.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Playmaking96
Scoring87
Inside finishing86
Perimeter defense83
Rebounding80
Rim protection76
Shooting65

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2003-04 to 2025-26 · 23 seasons
26.8
PPG
7.5
RPG
7.4
APG
1,622
GAMES
Points 43,440Win Shares 276.8Starts 1,620Best season 2008-09 · 28.4 ppg
Games played, last three seasons82%
AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS
1st in career points1st in Win Shares1st in All-Star selections1st in games played

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 39 → 41
▼Declining

LeBron, at 41, is trending downward — 11.2 → 6.4 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▬ 6.2 wins (-0.2)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age takes about 1.6 wins off at 42. Range 4.7–7.6 wins.
Production (BPM)+6.5 → +3.5-3.026-27 forecast +3.7
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +6.5 · 71 games2024-25: +5.6 · 70 games2025-26: +3.5 · 60 games2026-27: +3.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)11.2 → 6.4-4.826-27 forecast 6.2
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 11.2 · 71 games2024-25: 9.9 · 70 games2025-26: 6.4 · 60 games2026-27: 6.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $29.2M vs $4.0M salary+$25.2M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$4.0M salary2023-24: $52.7M · 71 games2024-25: $51.2M · 70 games2025-26: $32.2M · 60 games2026-27: $29.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $4,000,000 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$4,000,000Guaranteed
2% of the club’s payroll · 7th of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$29,216,000 /yr
Surplus+$25,216,000
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.