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LeBron Unable To Choose Best Version Of Himself: 2012 Heat Or 2018 Cavs?

Lebron James was left stumped after a fan asked was he at his best with the Miami Heat or Cleveland Cavaliers

Shandel Richardson

LeBron Unable To Choose Best Version Of Himself: 2012 Heat Or 2018 Cavs?
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A recent Instagram post regarding LeBron James got plenty attention from fans. 

It even caught the eye of James himself. The question asked which version of James was better: 2012 Miami Heat or 2018 Cleveland Cavaliers? 

As the answers piled, James couldn't help but chime in. He responded by posting, "Wow!!!!!! Ummmm I cant even pick which one myself hahaha!"

Some have said James was at his peak during his years with the Heat from 2010-2014. He won two MVPs while leading them to two titles (2012 and 2013) in four straight NBA Finals appearances. 

In 2012, he averaged 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists in 62 games during a lockout-shortened season. He capped it by having 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in the Game 5-clinching victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder to win his first title. 

In 2017-18, James averaged 27.5 points, 9.1 assists and 8.6 rebounds for the Cavs while playing all 82 games. Some believe it was the his best individual season even though it came up short in the end. The Cavaliers were swept the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. 

James has since moved on to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he defeated the Heat in the 2020 Finals. With no plans of slowing down, this debate could spill into his Lakers tenure as well. 

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Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.

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Shandel Richardson
SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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