LeBron

James

#23

LeBron James

Height : 6' 9" · Weight : 250 lbs · Age : 41

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Los Angeles Lakers	60	60	33.2	7.9-15.3	51.5	1.3-4.1	31.7	3.9-5.3
2024-25	Los Angeles Lakers	70	70	34.9	9.3-18.1	51.3	2.1-5.7	37.6	3.7-4.7
2023-24	Los Angeles Lakers	71	71	35.3	9.6-17.9	54.0	2.1-5.1	41.0	4.3-5.7
2022-23	Los Angeles Lakers	55	54	35.5	11.1-22.2	50.0	2.2-6.9	32.1	4.6-5.9
2021-22	Los Angeles Lakers	56	56	37.2	11.4-21.8	52.4	2.9-8.0	35.9	4.5-6.0
2020-21	Los Angeles Lakers	45	45	33.4	9.4-18.3	51.3	2.3-6.3	36.5	4.0-5.7
2019-20	Los Angeles Lakers	67	67	34.6	9.6-19.4	49.3	2.2-6.3	34.8	3.9-5.7
2018-19	Los Angeles Lakers	55	55	35.2	10.1-19.9	51.0	2.0-5.9	33.9	5.1-7.6
2017-18	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	82	36.9	10.5-19.3	54.2	1.8-5.0	36.7	4.7-6.5
2016-17	Cleveland Cavaliers	74	74	37.8	9.9-18.2	54.8	1.7-4.6	36.3	4.8-7.2
2015-16	Cleveland Cavaliers	76	76	35.6	9.7-18.6	52.0	1.1-3.7	30.9	4.7-6.5
2014-15	Cleveland Cavaliers	69	69	36.1	9.0-18.5	48.8	1.7-4.9	35.4	5.4-7.7
2013-14	Miami Heat	77	77	37.7	10.0-17.6	56.7	1.5-4.0	37.9	5.7-7.6
2012-13	Miami Heat	76	76	37.9	10.1-17.8	56.5	1.4-3.3	40.6	5.3-7.0
2011-12	Miami Heat	62	62	37.5	10.0-18.9	53.1	0.9-2.4	36.2	6.2-8.1
2010-11	Miami Heat	79	79	38.8	9.6-18.8	51.0	1.2-3.5	33.0	6.4-8.4
2009-10	Cleveland Cavaliers	76	76	39.0	10.1-20.1	50.3	1.7-5.1	33.3	7.8-10.2
2008-09	Cleveland Cavaliers	81	81	37.7	9.7-19.9	48.9	1.6-4.7	34.4	7.3-9.4
2007-08	Cleveland Cavaliers	75	74	40.4	10.6-21.9	48.4	1.5-4.8	31.5	7.3-10.3
2006-07	Cleveland Cavaliers	78	78	40.9	9.9-20.8	47.6	1.3-4.0	31.9	6.3-9.0
2005-06	Cleveland Cavaliers	79	79	42.5	11.1-23.1	48.0	1.6-4.8	33.5	7.6-10.3
2004-05	Cleveland Cavaliers	80	80	42.4	9.9-21.1	47.2	1.4-3.9	35.1	6.0-8.0
2003-04	Cleveland Cavaliers	79	79	39.5	7.9-18.9	41.7	0.8-2.7	29.0	4.4-5.8

ContractPhiladelphia 76ers payroll →

This season: 3.88 M$
Seasons left: 2 · through 2027-28
Total remaining: 7.9 M$

2026-27
3.88 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
4.07 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2025-26ForwardsNBA stats →

Points

20.9

Rebounds

6.1

Assists

7.2

TS%

59.4 %

Usage

27.2 %

PER

20.8

WS/48

.131

On/off +/−

+2.3

Minutes

33.2

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

7.8

Points/game

19.2

Games

WAR 2025-26

7.6

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↓ Declining (-28)

2022-2310.8 WAR · 11.1 per 2,000 min
2023-2414.6 WAR · 11.7 per 2,000 min
2024-2512.7 WAR · 10.4 per 2,000 min
2025-267.6 WAR · 7.6 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

-58 · 41 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

High-end

SCO: Scoring; 89
SHT: Shooting; 72
FIN: Finishing; 89
PLY: Playmaking; 97
BAL: Ball security; 60
REB: Rebounding; 78
DEF: Defense; 78
DUR: Durability; 75
EX: Experience; 99

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

7.6

#11 of 107 regular forwards

PAL Rating

88 / 100

#13 of 107 regular forwards

Value Rating

97 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 29 · salary $3.9M

PAL: dimensions

Impact86

Scoring88

Playmaking99

Shooting17

Rebounding52

Defense57

Where WAR comes from

VORP+2.8

BPM (per 100 possessions)+3.5

Offensive BPM+3.3

Defensive BPM+0.2

Win Shares+5.4

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

11.9 pi

77th percentile

At the rim

78.4 %

89th percentile

Rim share

29.2 %

71th percentile

Midrange

38.0 %

53th percentile

Three-point

.317

21th percentile

3PA share

26.4 %

16th percentile

Corner threes

29.8 %

14th percentile

Free throws

.737

31th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	LAL	20.9	7.6	88	89	59.4	.317	26.4
2024-25	LAL	24.4	12.7	97	92	60.4	.376	31.2
2023-24	LAL	25.7	14.6	99	90	63.0	.410	28.6
2022-23	LAL	28.9	10.8	95	90	58.3	.321	30.9
2021-22	LAL	30.3	13.8	80	80	61.9	.359	36.7

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 12Playoffs	vs OKC	L 115-110	40	24	12	3	0	1	8-18	2-6
May 10Playoffs	vs OKC	L 131-108	37	19	6	8	1	0	7-19	2-6
May 8Playoffs	@ OKC	L 125-107	38	23	2	6	3	0	9-18	1-4
May 6Playoffs	@ OKC	L 108-90	36	27	4	6	1	0	12-17	3-6
May 2Playoffs	@ HOU	W 98-78	37	28	7	8	0	0	10-25	2-5
Apr 30Playoffs	vs HOU	L 99-93	39	25	3	7	2	0	9-20	0-6
Apr 27Playoffs	@ HOU	L 115-96	33	10	4	9	0	0	2-9	0-3
Apr 25Playoffs	@ HOU	W 112-108 OT	45	29	13	6	3	1	10-22	4-9
Apr 22Playoffs	vs HOU	W 101-94	39	28	8	7	1	0	8-20	2-5
Apr 19Playoffs	vs HOU	W 107-98	38	19	8	13	2	1	9-15	1-2

News

NewsPhiladelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid flashes full health at Sixers camp as LeBron settles in

Joel Embiid delivered an encouraging performance in the 76ers’ intrasquad scrimmage Saturday as LeBron James made his first on-court appearance with Philadelphia.

October 4, 2026 at 1:31 p.m. · Hoops Rumors