sisibilio wrote:diablerouge wrote:people say that his body will eventually break down but it's not based on anything, really. malone's body never broke down until his very last year at LA.
Malone was a genetic freak, one in a million case. LeBron is also a freak and his durability is unquestioable but maybe he has an achilles heel somewhere.
I think it would have been evident by now, 9 years into his career. He is what he is as an athlete. Incredible size and strength, phenomenal agility and speed for someone his size, and also very durable. I would guess that of all the games he's missed in his career, half were end of season DNPs prior to the playoffs.
Still, 30,000, 10,000 and 10,000 is going to be a massive ask.
30k points is almost a given. He's over 20,000 at the age of 28, so he should reach 30,000 somewhere between 32 and 34, depending on the number of games he plays and how much he focuses on scoring.
Both the 10,000 rebounds and assists would require him to average roughly 7 of each per game for the next 9 years, assuming an average of 75 games played per season. It really depends on how long he plays for and how he is used. He's a terrific passer in almost any situation, so if he does make the transition to PF in a few years, as many people expect, there seems to be no reason why he couldn't still be used as a focal point and facilitator in the offense.
