LeBron James is harvesting the benefits of seeds planted years ago

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As he approaches his 33rd birthday in his remarkable 15th NBA season, LeBron James has found himself echoing his old Nike marketing slogan to gently remind people tuning in what they're witnessing. "I think people have just grown accustomed of what I do, and it gets taken for granted at times what I do because I do it so often and it's been a constant thing for so long," James said Dec. 6 on the morning of the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the Sacramento Kings. "It's like, 'Oh, that's what LeBron's supposed to do.' It looks easy, but it's not." Whatever feats James is making look effortless this season -- and there are plenty of stats that illustrate his elevated play -- were set in motion nearly a decade ago by several events that shaped his basketball future.

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