5 Stats That Prove LeBron James Is Having His Most Impressive Season | The big number

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On this episode of The big numberTom Haberstroh and Dan Devine dig deep into the numbers to try and figure out how 39-year-old LeBron James is having such a big season for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The guys start with the big number which is 826 this week. That’s the number of 3-point shots LeBron James has made since joining the Lakers. If you don’t think that’s much, tune in to hear which Hall of Fame players have never made that many 3-point shots in their entire careers.

But it’s the effectiveness of LeBron’s season that has really caught the eye of both Tom and Dan. He is currently posting a career high in points created per. 36, points scored on plays where LeBron is in the pick-and-roll and percentage of his baskets that are assisted.

The success of the 10-4 Lakers, as well as the success of rookie forward Dalton Knecht, can be directly attributed to the increased efficiency and skill of LeBron James, who turns 40 in about six weeks. It’s crazy. Is he having his most impressive season yet?

Finally, Tom wrote a piece for Yahoo Sports wondering if making three-point dunks would move the NBA back to offensive diversity and away from all teams trying to copy the Boston Celtics. He talks it out with Dan to see if it would be viable, and if not, what other plans might make sense.

(2:05) The big number: 826

(17:34) The small numbers: 47.3

(19:54) The small numbers: 49.2%

(22:37) The small numbers: 1.19

(27:32) The small numbers: +15.5

(32:49) Over/under scoreboard update

(33:37) Should the NBA make dunks worth 3 points?

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