Ricky Davis was with Cleveland and entering the sixth season of a 12-year NBA career when the Cavaliers selected 18-year-old LeBron James with the first selection in the 2003 NBA draft.
James had played his senior year for St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, 38 miles from the Cavaliers' arena.
"My brother Edward had moved to Cleveland, and we looked into the idea of having him attend that school in Akron and, hopefully, be on a team with LeBron," Davis said. "So I saw LeBron play four or five games in high school. He was a man-child by his senior season.