In today's NBA arena, James is undoubtedly the greatest presence among active stars. Since entering the NBA as the No. 1 pick in 2003, James has won 4 NBA championships, been elected Finals MVP 4 times, won regular season MVP 4 times, once NBA scoring champion, 1 NBA assists champion, He was selected to the All-Star team 16 times, to the NBA All-NBA first team 13 times, and to the NBA All-Defensive first team 5 times. Whether it is personal honors or team achievements, James is difficult for other current stars to surpass.

So the question is, how much influence does James have? Just today, the famous NBA reporter Shane Young updated Twitter. He forwarded a comparison of the Cavaliers' records with and without James. Data shows that since James entered the NBA in the 2003-04 season, the Cavaliers' total record when they had James reached 546 wins and 303 losses, with a winning rate of 64.3%; while when James was not in the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers' record was 159 wins and 374. Losing, the winning rate is 29.8%. (Note, today the Cavaliers lost 99:121 at home to the Clippers. Their defeat will require one more game)

It has to be said that whether a team has James or not is really a matter of two things. A different team. When James played for the Cavaliers, he missed the playoffs in the first two seasons of his career. However, starting from the third season, James began his journey to compete for the championship. In the next five seasons, the Cavaliers all At least it got past the first round and reached the finals in 2007. After James returned to the Cavaliers in 2014, he led the Cavaliers to the Finals in all four seasons, and in 2016 led the Cavaliers to the only NBA championship in team history. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as James is here, the Cavaliers will be a championship team.

However, when James was not with the Cavaliers, their record was very dismal. Starting from the 2010-11 season, the Cavaliers were unable to reach the finals for 4 consecutive years, and received 3 No. 1 picks in 4 years (in addition to the dismal record, there is also a certain amount of luck). After James left the Cavaliers again in 2018, the Cavaliers have not made the playoffs so far. From this perspective, the Cavaliers without James are an out-and-out lottery team.