15 y/o LeBron James commanded $60,000 sellout crowd while Michael Jordan was drafting Kwame Brown

When LeBron James was in high school, he was the most intriguing prospect in basketball, and people bought season tickets and PPVs to watch him play.

LeBron James has already established himself as one of the greatest players in NBA history and is a strong contender for the title of greatest basketball player of all time. Since the Cleveland Cavaliers selected him with the first pick in the 2003 draft after graduating from high school, the four-time NBA champion has built an incredible career.

Now, four NBA titles, four NBA Finals MVPs and four NBA MVPs later, we look back at LeBron James’ high school career, which was one of the most incredible careers in sports at that level. .

Rare footage of young LeBron James terrorizing a high school tournament. 😱 pic.twitter.com/IgujDix6Mn

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Any devoted NBA fan will tell you that LeBron James has done it all during his professional career. In 19 seasons he has averaged 27 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game.

LeBron James led the St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, Ohio, to a state championship as a freshman, averaging 21 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. As a sophomore on a team that won another state title and went 26-1, LeBron James averaged 25.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.8 steals per game.

James continued his remarkable career as a junior. As a sophomore, he was named to the USA Today All-USA First Team (the first sophomore to be selected).

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People could buy season tickets to watch LeBron James games on pay-per-view during his sophomore year

LeBron James had established himself as the best high school basketball player in the country and had even expressed interest in entering the 2002 NBA draft. As a junior, he was voted National Player of the Year (the first junior to do so), paving the way to a strong senior season.

Despite concerns about Ohio High School Athletic Association rules after taking a car provided by his mother and several iconic jerseys from a clothing store his senior year, LeBron James exploded to amass 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

James’ high school athletic career was one of the best in sports history, as he was an all-state wide receiver in football.

In LeBron’s second year of HS, you could buy season tickets to his games or watch them on PPV 😳 pic.twitter.com/LJpY5yj4f5

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In St. Vincent-St. Mary, LeBron James became a household figure, appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated and in Slam magazine. Some ‘Fighting Irish’ games were broadcast nationally by ESPN and were even marketed as pay-per-view packages to subscribers. With the rampant Michael Jordan comparisons running amok, it’s interesting to see that MJ was failing to run a Wizards organization and recruiting the likes of Kwame Brown while ‘the next Jordan’ was commanding $60,000 from a sold-out crowd at 15 years old. .

The self-proclaimed king was basketball’s hottest commodity, and it’s no wonder the entire country wanted to see such a phenomenal talent.

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