NBA.com’s Art Garcia recaps LeBron James’ Top 24 moments — so far. Moment The buzz 1 The 18-year-old from St. Vincent-St. Mary’s high school in Akron is selected with the first pick of the 2003 NBA Draft by Cleveland. 2 Stands with the rest of the Redeem Team atop the Gold Medal stand at the [...]

By Art Garcia, NBA.com Posted Dec 28 2008 2:20PM The moments come for the rest of us with delicious regularity. But for LeBron James, every ferocious tomahawk jam he throws down or nonchalant two-handed flip pass he zips downcourt has been repeated a thousand times before in practice or in some pickup game where cameras [...]

CLEVELAND – DECEMBER 25: A wide shot of LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers after he tossed powder into the air and received a similar response from the fans who threw confetti prior to the game against the Washington Wizards at The Quicken Loans Arena on December 25, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio.

While James has more support, the Cavs are improved because he’s improved. He returned from the Beijing Olympics hungrier and stronger; reportedly weighing as much as 270 pounds, still quick as ever. He’s averaging 27.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists in barely 36 minutes a game. These days, you also can hear James quarterbacking [...]

ON TAKING CHARGE OF HIS BUSINESS, LRMR At the age of 20 it was a pretty bold move to walk away from your agent and set up your own business. This was obviously something you had thought about carefully. Absolutely — for many years I had been thinking about it. It was never a case [...]

It’s no secret that the Sacramento Kings are in love with Wally Szczerbiak’s ending contract. The Kings are officially rebuilding, and Szczerbiak’s ending deal is exactly the kind of thing the Kings would love to get a hold of. HOOPSWORLD has learned that the Kings would send Brad Miller and a player to the Cavs [...]

LeBron James told Kevin Durant he could call any time. “When he came out of college, I wanted to help him,” James said. “Being a No. 1 pick, a player that’s supposed to save the franchise, I’ve been in that position. Our relationship is pretty solid.” What’s the best advice LeBron has given the young [...]

The Cavs cannot trade for Smith under league rules. However, there is also a chance he could request a buyout and become a free agent. In that case, the Cavs may give him a look and the feeling could be mutual. Smith will be a free agent next summer as well. “I would have interest [...]

The Cavs certainly have room for at least one more front-line contributor in the frontcourt as well as the backcourt, but saving the Szczerbiak chip for an All-Star caliber name such as Carter or Antawn Jamison feeds into the team’s primary objective. Which, of course, is sparing no expense to make the roster as enticing [...]

How hard is it to block out all the talk about LeBron and the summer of 2010, because I’m sure you want to stay with this team? Are you worried that they’re just going to clean house after next season? Al Harrington: I’m gonna stay. I ain’t worried about it. I’m going to do what [...]

DENVER – The summer of 2010 is indeed shaping up to be a wild one the NBA free-agent scene. But there’s a chance LeBron James may just skip the party. James said Saturday that he is going to consider signing an extension with the Cavaliers this summer, well before he can become an unrestricted free [...]