LeBron James's strongest evidenced functions are passing, creation, rim pressure; the weakest available areas are rim protection, event creation, screening. The profile is tied to LAL for 2023-24.
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LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Jake LaRavia produced 116.8 offense and 121.7 defense over 440 possessions (-2.3 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves produced 119.9 offense and 107.4 defense over 341 possessions (5.1 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves produced 104.2 offense and 121.2 defense over 264 possessions (-5.9 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
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* limited evidence. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. The radar plots only scored functions; missing axes are marked with a dash, never drawn at zero.
on +3.3 · off -4.7 · 5,233 possessions
10,575 possessions
O +1.7 / D +0.8 · 4 season history
Season summaries are retrospective descriptions, not causal player-value estimates.
LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Luke Kennard, Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura produced 106.9 offense and 108.9 defense over 169 possessions (-0.5 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, Max Christie produced 107.0 offense and 107.5 defense over 387 possessions (-0.2 shrunk net). 2 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
LeBron James, Dorian Finney-Smith, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves produced 121.1 offense and 115.7 defense over 312 possessions (2.1 shrunk net). 2 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Jaxson Hayes, Austin Reaves produced 110.9 offense and 120.7 defense over 229 possessions (-3.1 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
LeBron James, Anthony Davis, D'Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves produced 106.7 offense and 102.6 defense over 194 possessions (1.2 shrunk net). 2 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
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* hatched bars are provisional or scheduled figures, not canonically resolved cap hits.
| Season | Kind | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | cap hit | $23.0M | canonical |
| 2016-17 | cap hit | $31.0M | canonical |
| 2017-18 | cap hit | $33.3M | canonical |
| 2018-19 | cap hit | $35.7M | provisional |
| 2019-20 | cap hit | $37.4M | canonical |
| 2020-21 | cap hit | $39.2M | canonical |
| 2021-22 | cap hit | $41.2M | canonical |
| 2021-22 | player salary | $41.2M | provisional |
| 2022-23 | cap hit | $44.5M | canonical |
| 2023-24 | cap hit | $47.6M | provisional |
| 2024-25 | cap hit | $48.7M | canonical |
| 2025-26 | cap hit | $52.6M | canonical |
| 2025-26 | player salary | $52.6M | provisional |
Marker size and count reflect governed episode volume only; a pulsing ring means an episode is open at this knowledge date. This maps evidence — it is not a durability score.
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