Debate all you want about who is the greatest player in NBA history. The most powerful ever? Case closed.
Meet LeBron James, master of his universe.
Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin may devise deals or target free agents, but he's not doing either without the approval of James. Coach David Blatt may make play calls and substitutions, but LeBron has veto power.
Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant decided who coached them to championships—Pat Riley for the former, Phil Jackson (for a second time) for the latter—but they didn't hand-pick their teammates. Michael Jordan, stepping down from president to put a uniform back on with the Washington Wizards, picked his coach and his teammates despite his change in titles, but he wasn't presiding over a team capable of winning a championship.
None of the aforementioned, though—no one in league history—has the combination of influence and potential James has with the Cavaliers.
The most tantalizing aspect: to think he planned it this way, that his well-renowned court vision could actually apply to his career arc, that he f ...
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