The NBA All-Terminator Team

Miami Heat small forward LeBron James
Dec 16 2013 Miami FL USA Miami Heat small forward LeBron James 6 dunks the ball as Utah Jazz point guard Trey Burke 3 looks on in the first half at American Airlines Arena Robert Mayer USA TODAY Sports

Lebron James

  • Nothing left to say about him anymore
  • Too good
  • Earth shatteringly boring

Say all you want about MJ but seriously, if Lebron had played with Scottie Pippen, what would that have looked like? Lebron has been on a team with another elite player for three years now. He’s made the finals every year and has won them twice.

Don’t forget that five years B.C.P. (Before the Clown Parade) the Cavaliers seriously – like with intentions to win NBA basketball games – paid Larry Hughes actual money to be LBJ’s running mate. That was Lebron’s most high-profile “partner in crime” in the seven seasons he played there — Larry Hughes. That’s the equivalent to begging for an N64 for Christmas and and getting a rainforest puzzle and a slinky instead.

On a related note, look at the Knicks’ squad now and the Cavs’ squad then. That Carmelo Anthony can’t stay afloat in the worst conference ever and Lebron went to an NBA finals with some cardboard and a slinky shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

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Horace Smith
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