How long can LeBron realistically play?

Which of the following would be the least athletic?

  • 25yo Jokic

    Votes: 33 35.9%
  • 32yo Magic

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • 38yo Duncan

    Votes: 39 42.4%
  • 45yo LeBron

    Votes: 17 18.5%

  • Total voters
    92

Ironman

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I'm not wishing it on him at all but I think an injury is going to stop him.. Everyone breaks down eventually
Yea I think even he'll be forced to stop because his body can't go anymore. I'll give him until 38 to see how he looks. If there's no crazy drop he's going in his 40s for sure:mjlol:
 

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Even being an athletic anomaly and dedicated in preparation, there's only so much your body can keep up. He's already doing a rare thing by playing at such a high level in his 17th pro season. Eventually something's bound to give. He's playing heavy minutes every year and going deep into the postseason.

We've seen players be effective in their early 40s like Parish, Stockton, Malone, Kareem (he really took a slide in his last year when he turned 42)...but 45 is a different story.
 

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at 40 he can still be All Star or just below caliber player. think of him being a better Boris Diaw by that age.
 

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I think he’s done playing if he doesn’t get max contract offers from the markets he wants to be in and from his current play that could be into his 40s.
 

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Bron could do 22/7/7 for the next 3 years easily barring major injury. Might not be MVP's level soon but still Allstar

He could play at a solid level till 43 imo
 

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I've never seen him play in person. Hopefully I will get a chance to in a few years.
Big regret that I'm going to have in a post covid works. I may never get a chance to see some of the GOATs, sports and music. I'm praying I'll get an opportunity to see Stevie Wonder live but die to covid and him being up in age, who knows.
 
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