LeBron James at 21 was as effective as Kobe Bryant in 2005-06, but his name shockingly did not come up in MVP talks

LeBron James has been in the MVP talks for about 15 years now; he won’t leave him until he retires.
Not many 21-year-olds make the MVP list, unless it’s Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant or LeBron James. Three names are a staple when it comes to who is the greatest player of all time and over the last 40 years. So when, in 2005-2006, LeBron pulled a rabbit out of a hat with a 31-7-7-2 stat line, it was unbelievable.

Any other year, and he would have won MVP. Hands down, eyes closed. It was overshadowed, though, because that year’s MVP was one of the toughest streaks of the 2000s. You had Kobe Bryant with his 35.7 points and the obvious slights like Steve Nash, Chauncey Billups and Dirk Nowitzki in the mix.

Much has been made of Kobe, but has anyone ever seen what a 21-year-old did? If it was Luka Doncic who pulled that stat line out of nowhere, fans would be singing his praises until the end of time. However, he took it for granted because that was the expectation placed on him.

In one of the most overlooked seasons of any player, Bron’s ’05-06 campaign should take 1st place. Despite averaging a career-high 31 points, it’s not talked about much. Despite leading his team to a better result, Kobe’s accomplishments are talked about more. He should be remembered for his efforts just like every other player on the roster.

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LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have been robbed of various accolades, but fans know who deserved what.

2013 Lebron James deserved that DPOY, even a blind grandma knows that. Who decided to vote for Marc Gasol as DPOY while he was on the All-Defense Second Team? That has never happened in the history of the game, however, when it came to LeBron, it was possible.

Just to see Bron not win a unanimous MVP, one person didn’t vote for him in the first place. The same thing happened with Shaquille O’Neal.

But when it came to the darling of the media, Stephen Curry, everything was going from strength to strength. The bias is real, and it is there for all to see.

In the early 2000s, the league wanted to see a change in the way it looked; Aside from Larry Bird, they didn’t have a single high-profile non-African-American player among them. Enter Steve Nash, a mama’s boy with those bangs, stealing 2 MVPs from the dynamic duo of the 2000s.

Fans may consider 2005 to be a steal as far as Kobe Bryant is concerned, and that’s 100% true. But they should also see what LeBron did at a much younger age. Without too much disparity in the quality of his supporting cast, yes.