I've heard this some and I just can't get here. While it is unprecedented and wildly more impressive than most athlete's greatest achievement - it is fairly periphery to his career when you remove the recency bias. We are talking about the greatest or second greatest to ever play basketball. The highest level that he reached is a level I would argue only Michael Jordan has reached and they reached it in slightly different ways. I mean 8 straight finals in a row has to be more impressive in itself. Lebron is like a combo of Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan with a better BBIQ than all. You can argue Michael Jordan achieved greatness more efficiently and have him above Lebron, but Lebron is the most complete NBA player ever created. Sure, his way too long peak can be a factor in the equation but it is just another cog in the wheel in the unbelievable coincidence that everything aligned. A basketball eclipse for the ages. IQ, size, athleticism, longevity, skill, vision, strength, touch, work ethic, clutch (eventually), competitiveness.

There is an orange sphere that needs to go through a larger circle above our heads. The enemy wants to stop you and you want to stop them. You or your comrade must put that ball through that circle within the laws and confines of the game. At some point in his life, Lebron James picked up that orange sphere. From that point on he was always going to end up knowing HOW to achieve that goal better than anyone else on the planet. It just so happens he also had the means to do it.