LeBron James has dominated the Eastern Conference for more than a decade now, with his first Finals appearance occurring in 2007. James has played in every NBA Finals for the past seven years.
His jaunt from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat began what is nearly an unprecedented run of dominance in the modern NBA. Only James, his teammate James Jones and the Bill Russell-led Boston Celtics of the 1960s that won eight straight titles are the only people to have reached seven straight NBA finals.
Since 2011, James’ trophy case added three NBA championships, three Finals MVPs and two NBA MVPs.