LeBron James is entering his 20th NBA season – but one of the most common questions still asked about him is that when did LeBron get drafted?
LeBron James is in his own right, one of the best players in the game and one of the greatest to ever play in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar has had a legendary career packed with team and individual accolades including four NBA Championships, four MVP awards and 15 All Star selections, and has broken multiple NBA records along the way.
While LeBron became the first ever NBA player to rack up 10,000 points, rebounds, and assists last season, he begins his 20th season in the NBA – one that places him alongside only eight other players to have played for that many seasons in history – with his eyes on the all-time scoring record of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
While it would cement his legendary status, it also would simply be another record added to a glorious career. LeBron has been doing it for nearly 20 years now, and some of the younger fans often ask that how old was the legendary superstar when he began his NBA career.
James was 18 when he was drafted into the NBA in 2003.
The kid from Akron, Ohio has come a long way since he was drafted into the NBA as a part of the class of 2003. James, who turned out for St. Vincent’s-St. Mary’s School in his high school days, was 18 when he was picked as the first overall pick in the draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers – beginning a career that would go down as one of the greatest the sport has ever seen.
Now an NBA veteran at 37 years of age, LeBron is a legend in his own right though he is still at the peak of his powers physically – and it will not be a surprise to see him play in the NBA into his forties.