Is 2011 and 2012 Wade the best teammate LeBron's ever played with?

[Jims_Doors]

If there is another who is or equivalent to that has played multiple seasons with James, who are they?

 

[wildturkey]

2007 Damon Jones

 

[Lakers+USC=#1]

Delonte West, since he was the closest to Lebron's mom.

 

[Jims_Doors]

Safe to say from the non responses that LeBron has achieved the most with less.... in NBA history?

 

[broncosmitty]

Yeah, pretty safe to say. I imagine Kyrie Irving will give 2011 Wade a run for best teammate. First teammate of substance he'll ever have had who's on the upswing.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Safe to say from the non responses that LeBron has achieved the most with less.... in NBA history?

You consider a healthy Wade in his prime as 'little help'?
I think many could easily argue he was a top 5-10 NBA player.

 

[Jims_Doors]

You consider a healthy Wade in his prime as 'little help'?
I think many could easily argue he was a top 5-10 NBA player.

Wade was prime or putting up prime numbers for 1 season with James....2 is pushing it.

 

[Lakers+USC=#1]

Safe to say from the non responses that LeBron has achieved the most with less.... in NBA history?

Uh no!

 

[Lakers+USC=#1]

Has Jordan ever had a 3rd option as good as Bosh?

 

[Jims_Doors]

Uh no!

I agree.... you have "Uh no!" legit case to provide.


Go listen to your boy lil wayne

 

[Jims_Doors]

Has Jordan ever had a 3rd option as good as Bosh?

Yes.....his name is Horace Grant. Then it was Toni Kukoc or Dennis Rodman.

 

[Lakers+USC=#1]

Yes.....his name is Horace Grant. Then it was Toni Kukoc or Dennis Rodman.

 

[trojanfan12]

Yeah, I'd say that was his best teammate. After all, as turnup points out, that D-Wade was a top player.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Safe to say from the non responses that LeBron has achieved the most with less.... in NBA history?

You can't fairly compare scenarios between decades, rule changes/CBA changes.

IMO, James best jobs were leading the Cavs to the Finals vs the Spurs, for obvious reasons.
That team was not that talented.

Next would be Heat Big 3, year 1. That team had very little bench combined with the difficulty of figuring out how to play together.

Ok City wasn't prepared to beat the Heat 4/7.
Then, anytime you play the a Spurs, you know your in for a battle because they are so fundamentally sound.
Plus, they can say built not bought, but that really isn't accurate.
When your Big 3 plays for considerably less then market value, you can buy a better roster to play with them.

 

[Triplexxx23]

Without a question D-wade was the best player he ever played with.

 

[GunsUp_ShootinBlanks]

Safe to say from the non responses that LeBron has achieved the most with less.... in NBA history?

 

[erckm510]

How can you guys forget

 

[bksballer89]

Yeah, I'd say that was his best teammate. After all, as turnup points out, that D-Wade was a top player.

Yeah no doubt Wade numbers in 3 of the 4 years with Lebron was pretty damn good for option #2

2011 Season- 25.5 PPG, 6 RPG, & 5 APG on 50% shooting. Finished 3rd in PER
2012 Season- 22 PPG, 5 RPG, & 5 APG on 50% shooting. Finished 3rd in PER
2013 season 21 PPG, 5 RPG, & 5 APG on 52% shooting. Finished 7th in PER
2014 Season-19 PPG, 5 RPG, & 5 APG on 54% shooting

I think it's safe to say Kyrie will never be as efficient as D-Wade and I don't think he will ever put up those numbers that Wade did in the first 3 years. He may be able to score the points but his shooting % will be in the low 40's

 

[Kold]

The most with less? It is not even close to a debate that
Dirk(and also Hakeem) won with way less than Lebron...and those Heat teams were stacked in the back to back run, filled with guys that knew how to play their roles. Also, let's not forget that D wade did indeed play a huge part in that 2nd year. Almost every time the Heat ran into a must win game, Dwyane Wade was there. Lebron was the lead dog, but he didn't carry a bunch of nobodies. As for the Bosh/Horace grant debate, not to debate who's better, but Grant never meant as much to the Bulls as Bosh did to the heat.

 

[bksballer89]

People always shitting on D-Wade.

It will take me about 5 seconds to post all the huge games had in the playoffs in 2012