HOOPSAHOLIC

He's the best player in the Universe for a reason, ladies and gentlemen. It's time to forget about all of the rubbish doubt that surrounded LeBron James at the beginning of the season. At the time, the Cavaliers were struggling and LeBron didn't appear to be the same King who's reigned supreme over the NBA over the last decade. Now that the Cavs are on a six game win streak, all seems to have settled down in the world of overreaction while the King has proven his reign isn't over. 

We all know that LeBron can play many roles, but since Christmas is nearing it looks like he's turned Cleveland into the North Pole and he's the proverbial Santa Clause. Over his last three games, LeBron has recorded 10, 12, and 13 assists while the team has flourished from top to bottom. LeBron is averaging 7.9 helpers per game to rank fifth in the NBA right now and second best for his career. 

LeBron has ultimately decided to play the facilitator role in this offense, and it's definitely beneficial for his Cavs team. Players like Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love have never experienced success in this league, and it seems as if LeBron sensed the different role he should be playing after a slow start to the season. Irving ranks tenth in the NBA for scoring at 22 points per game while Love averages 17.3 points. On a team filled with superstars, the biggest key to success is making sure everyone is happy. At the beginning of the season it didn't appear James, Irving and head coach David Blatte were on the same page, resulting in people questioning LeBron's move back to the Cavs. Now that Santa is delivering gifts to the entire team, all appears to be festive in Cleveland. 

It's not as if LeBron isn't scoring to go with his stellar assist numbers. The King still puts up nearly 25 points on a nightly basis while making up for the lack of production from Dion Waiters and other role players. Waiters is only shooting .376 % for the season after LeBron publicly said he would like to see Waiters start and have a big role. No one besides the starters have done much of anything significant this season, and we're seeing LeBron cancel out their lack of production. That's what good players do, and LeBron hasn't just shown that he's good this season,  he's proven that he's still the best.