2041 NBN Hall of Fame Nominee - Lebron James Jr

[Donny - Bucks]

The son of a legend, LBJ Jr was good in many aspects of the game to create the chance to become a Hall of Famer. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1,319
MPG: 37.1
PPG: 21.9
RPG: 7.9
APG: 3.7
SPG: 1.2
BPG: 0.8
TOPG: 2.0
FG%: .462
FT%: .812
3P%: .410

Best Season (2037 Bulls)
Games: 63
MPG: 38.1
PPG: 27.4
RPG: 7.4
APG: 3.7
SPG: 1.3
BPG: 0.6
TOPG: 2.0
FG%: .477
FT%: .839
3P%: .402

Career Highs
Points: 49
Rebounds: 21
Assists: 13
Steals: 7
Blocks: 5

Achievements
Championships: 2
Player of the Game: 104
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 366
Triple Doubles: 3

Career Leaderboard Rankings
- Games (1319) - #43
- Points (28886) - #39
- FG (10780) - #37
- FT (4751) - #72
- 3P (2596) - #46


Awards
2025 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2025 - Rookie Game MVP
2025 - All-Rookie Team
2029 - All-Star Game Participant
2030 - All-Star Game Participant
2030 - All-League First Team
2031 - All-Star Game Participant
2032 - All-Star Game Participant
2032 - All-League Third Team
2036 - All-Star Game Participant



Arguments For Induction
- Talented small forward who rattled off 15 straight years of 20+ PPG. That's an extremely unique accomplishment at a position that's generally not very strong.

- The awards and achievements are well good enough for induction. Multiple All-Leagues, five time ASG participant, two time champion. 

- No glaring faults. Throughout his career, he was always a talented asset who didn't do much wrong. Great scorer, good defender, good rebounder, great passer.

Arguments Against Induction
- Compared to some others, his case might not be as good. We've rejected a lot of good players over time, and while LBJ Jr might be a bit better than "good", it's still tight.

- No player of the week, no player of the month will hurt a bit too. While it's tough as a small forward, it's still tough without these achievements.

- Was he good enough? It's really a tough decision here, considering there are some positives and some negatives. One glaring thing was the fact that he played for 9 teams including the Sonics multiple times.

Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.

***BONUS - Don't forget that everyone who votes gets $25 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $25***

[ucfinfan86]

I’m saying yes. He was never the best SF in the league but he was consistently in that 3-5 range over the course of his career. 2 championships and was a big reason in those titles.

[zheld32]

I actually vote no. I think his career stats and season to season stats tell a story of a guy who was good not great and I think if you are good not great you would need like a playoff mvp or something in my mind to get in

[thefirstcedi]

No. Just a good third option.

[JCog72]

This one is really close, but I’m going to say yes. Big part of his championship teams and one of the best SF in the league during his career.

[lynchcats]

I'm going to say yes, but it is awfully close. Not as great as his father, but I think he's certainly deserving of it. We've both inducted worse and not inducted better, so he's right on that borderline.

[vanimmer]

Voting him in. He was good at everything.

[SpikeLee14]

I’m voting yes. I gave Vick the nod with being 38th all time in points and now Bronnie sits 39th but has two championships that he was a massive part of to back it up.

[StayMe7o]

Good al around player. Won some he’s in

[pjclippers]

Good mix of stats, All-League teams and titles so he's a yes for me dog

[A. Silver]

Yes. Elite performer on championship level teams.

[naterade]

Another tough one. Lebron Jr was a very good all around player who did a little of everything, and was awarded for his elite play with a few all league accolades, including all League 1st team at a competitive position. He won a few rings and held down the SF slot on good teams. His presence was noticeable for the Wizards who were on the up and up with him on the team before they switched GMs during FA period and lost him for nothing, sending them from a 5-8 seed down to a lottery team overnight.

Close call and I don’t feel great about it but I’ll vote a tentative yes.

[mcmuslim]

Voting yes, seemed like a Scottie Pippen type guy who could do it all

[Rog]

I voted no. He won the awards he did due to his A/TO ratio and being a SF which is a weaker position allowed him to get those with the assists he got. I just don't think he was a HOFer, a really good 3rd piece but never more than that. No one in the thread changed my mind on that either, which is possible here. Just don't think he makes it for me.

[frosty]

I'm going to go against the grain here and vote no. He was always a notch below the top tier players at his position and I don't think those 2nd tier guys should be getting in. He was on stacked teams and a contributor but ultimately he wasn't the guy there. He's borderline and I don't fault anyone for voting him in but for me he's a no.