NBA: 10 Things I Think Will Happen During The 2015-16 Season

Oct 7, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) takes the court prior to the game against the Atlanta Hawks at the Cintas Center. Mandatory Credit: Frank Victores-USA TODAY Sports

LeBron James won’t win the NBA MVP, but he’ll still be really good

There’s no hiding the fact that LeBron James is getting old and that it’s only a matter of time until his body begins to feel the repercussions of five-straight trips to the NBA Finals. With all that in mind, and with the fact that LeBron had a “precautionary” anti-inflamatory injection in his back during the preseason, it isn’t out of the realm of possibility to believe that the decline of LeBron could begin this year.

I just don’t think it will. I could, but I’m not betting on it. Not yet.

LeBron will take the season easy, probably play it in cruise control. But he’ll still be on an entirely different level than his cohorts. He won’t win the NBA’s MVP, but he’ll still be one of the best players on the planet. And, yes, he’ll even leave us speechless on the occasion.

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