The Best NBA Finals Teammates LeBron James Has Ever Had
LeBron’s best NBA Finals teammates
Following the Warriors’ waltz past the Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals, LeBron James has been to nine championship rounds in his career. And eight in a row. And he dragged a lot of dead weight with him. Like Kendrick Perkins, Iman Shumpert, and just about everyone to suit up for Cleveland in 2006-07. But, fortunately for him, he had his share of stars to pass the rock to. And pretty soon, he may have a whole new set of elite players to share a locker room with. Here’s our rankings of LeBron’s best NBA Finals teammates as of the 2018 offseason.20. Mike Miller
The sharpshooter spent three seasons at LeBron’s side, falling to the Mavericks in the 2011 Finals and winning titles in 2012 and 2013 over the Thunder and Spurs. In 58 games over those three postseasons, Miller shot 39.2 percent from deep and wasn’t shy about hoisting them, taking 6.
5 three-pointers per 36 minutes.
19. Udonis Haslem
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LeBron loves his vets, and when he joined the Heat he got one in Udonis Haslem, who’d won a ring with Dwyane Wade in 2006. Haslem was there for all four of LeBron’s Finals runs in Miami from 2011 to 2014, saving his best postseasons for the championship years, 2012 and 2013, when he averaged 4.
9 points and 5 rebounds across 44 playoff games, playing 18.4 minutes per contest.
18. Chris Andersen
Andersen spent the second half of LeBron’s Miami stint providing the team with valuable rim protection and finishing off the bench. He led the 2013 postseason in field-goal percentage, converting 80.7 percent of his field goals while averaging 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.
1 blocks per game during the championship run.
17. George Hill
The midseason acquisition of Hill wasn’t enough to push the Cavaliers over the top in 2017-18, but he took care of the ball, spaced the floor, and provided competent defense on a team starved for anything resembling it. Fortunately for him, his missed free throw late in Game 1 of the Finals was overshadowed by J.R. Smith’s infamous blunder.