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What was the hype of Lebron like back in the early 2000s? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Lawrence1705@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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To be honest it’s crazy seeing Lebron dominate at this age as of now. What was the hype back then like in the early 2000s up until his draft in 03. I was born in 2000 lol. What are some thoughts or stories you guys had back then of Lebron coming up?

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[–] durianlover13@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

As for my experience, the 2003 draft was the first one I watched as an NBA fan. That was my benchmark of how a draft class and top pick should be. From that point, i assumed that draft classes and top picks are always gonna be as how 2003 showed it. I was wrong of course.

I probably took for granted the hype lebron had. But from how I remembered it, yes, there was the hype for him but so was also for the other members of the class like melo and wade. I think that point was the closest gap between melo and lebron in terms of who is better than the other. Since then, weve seen lebron's gap from the others go wider with a minor hiccup when dwade won the finals mvp in only his 3rd year.