NBA discourse, especially in online spaces, has changed drastically in recent years. With the advent of the "superteam" in the 2010s, many conversations about the game's best players became centered on championships.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been in the NBA since 2003. If he plays next season (which he’s expected to do), James will become the first player

LeBron James didn't sign a max contract when he joined the Miami Heat in 2010. Instead, he took slightly less as a way to help Miami put the best possible roster around him. They won two championships in the years that followed,