You can call it luck, genetics, or whatever you want. LeBron James is one of the most gifted players in NBA history and he keeps demonstrating that season after season. The King has demonstrated he’s ‘built’ different season after season, playing at the highest level and not slowing down a little bit.
LeBron is the perfect sample of the evolution of basketball players, but he has taken things to the next level, becoming one of the best to ever do it. Height is important in this sport, regardless of what some people might say and the perfect balance between height, weight, athleticism, and skills could make life very easy for a basketball player.
The Los Angeles Lakers superstarhas the perfect combination of all these factors, cementing his legacy in the NBA as one of the best players ever and probably the one with the best body in the history of the association. LeBron is a beast, and he’s built like one.
How tall is LeBron James?
The NBA changed the rules for measuring ahead of the 2019/20 season and a lot of mysteries were solved after that. One of the biggest was how tall LeBron actually was and we got our answer, which was not as surprising as others.
For most of his career, LeBron was listed as 6-foot-8, but last season that changed and we found out he’s even taller, although the difference isn’t that big. The official height of LeBron James is 6-8.5, just a half-inch taller than he was listed before.
How much does LeBron James weigh?
He’s gaining muscle over the course of the years and right now he’s bulked up. James was listed at 250 pounds ahead of the 2019/20 season, but at some point, he had 15 pounds more, something that he could change and now looks in great shape, even in the offseason.
What position does LeBron James play?
This could be a tricky question since LeBron is listed as a small forward / power forward in many places, but the truth is that his body, size and weight allow him to play in any position on the field. Contrary to most players in the league, LeBron can and he often plays at least three positions during a game.
His passing skills and impressive basketball IQ make him the most famous point forward (a point guard and forward) in the history of the game. It wasn’t a surprise that coach Frank Vogel used him as the point guard for a big chunk of the season.
His defense and size allow Bron to guard the five positions of the game. He still will need help to defend some bigs, but the King can do the job every time he’s asked to do so.
When he’s not acting as a playmaker, he plays as a forward, either small or power forward. Those should be his natural positions but we know LeBron can do a lot more than that.
When will LeBron’s body start to slow down?
That’s a question that nobody can answer. James just finished his 17th season in the league, at age 35, playing at the highest level. He didn’t show any sign of slowing down and it’s unclear when that will happen. If his body gradually starts failing him, he’d probably still have five years to play at a decent level and probably share touches with his son Bronny in the league.
