Old LeBron Will Be Different, But He Might Still Be Great

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http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/old-lebron-will-be-different-might-still-be-great/

[LarBrd33]

He's so big and skilled that if he stays healthy he can probably play into his 40s.  He'll be a different type of player, but he has the vision and playmaking ability that he could be a hybrid of old man Magic Johnson and old man Karl Malone.

[BudweiserCeltic]

OK.

[Roy H.]

I think we can take the "might" out of that sentence. Lebron will be a top-5 player even when he's well past his prime.

[bopna]

Hopfully bricking more. His game is predicated on bullying his opposing SF and he punishes smaller guys on him.
I reckon his graph curve will be similar to Nique..Wilkins was 35 if im not mistaken when he played for the Cs and was producing around 17ppg. Now only 2 things will slow him down..Age which is a given and injuries which if lucky will extend his career but if he just gets that one big injury ala KG or Barkley then he will be toast by age 39

[SHAQATTACK]

His whining will certainly increase

[Moranis]

James will move more and more into the paint where even if he loses a step will still have a speed advantage over most PF's and will still have a strength advantage over any SF that tried to guard him in the paint.  The difficulty for him will be defensively when he starts to really slow down.