It is a standing testament to LeBron James that he has now aged through his own stylistic arc without ever surrendering the mantle of basketball's finest. The LeBron of nearly a decade ago was at the height of his physical powers and operated to the full extent of that privilege. His every move was overwhelming. The LeBron of today draws on that same raw, aged power, honing its dulled edges with acute basketball intelligence.
It is the coincidence of a lifetime that one of the game’s most naturally athletic players also turned out to be one of its brightest minds.