Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has had some outstanding teammates.
Every superstar in the history of the NBA needed a support system in order to win the NBA Championship. No star did it themselves and even the greatest of all-time had a title-worthy supporting cast.
LeBron James has benefitted from some of the best-supporting casts throughout his career. After starting off with a fairly mediocre roster in his first Cleveland stint, LeBron has had at least one top-15 player as a teammate, aside from his last season in Cleveland and his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Yesterday, we built the all-time Kobe Bryant teammate team to showcase the best who played alongside the Black Mamba. Today, we break down the all-time LeBron James teammate team, and the final product is pretty exceptional.
Point guard of the LeBron James all-time teammate team: Kyrie Irving (2016-17)
The LeBron James-Kyrie Irving partnership ended a lot faster than most expected it to. Irving seemingly saw the writing on the wall of LeBron leaving the Cavaliers after the 2017-2018 season and demanded a trade before the year, citing that he wanted to be the guy of his own team.
That did not work out great and his tenure in Boston was rocky at best. Now, he is yet again the 1A player, as he teamed up with Kevin Durant in Brooklyn.
He is still undoubtedly the best point guard that LeBron played with and was a perfect guard to put alongside James. Irving’s biggest trait that helped LeBron is that he was someone who could create his own shot and take the pressure off LeBron when needed.
If LeBron was struggling or had a tough defensive matchup then the Cavs would have Kyrie there to create his own looks and either get to the rim or knock down a three-point shot.
The best version of Kyrie as LeBron’s teammate was his last season in Cleveland, where he averaged 25.2 points, 5.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.