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Originally Posted by Jaybee
So what's a "long career" mean in this context? 15 years? 20? 10? His body and resultant work load s an issue, and you know more about that than I do, bit I think it also remains to be seen how his skill development progresses. LeBron is still going partially because he's a cyborg, but also because he incredibly smart about how he expends energy and because he can own a game without ever leaving the ground .
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I think the only two relevant comps (excepting James) are Kemp and LJ. And he's much bigger than either of them. Both of their primes lasted about five years. At his current weight, I wouldn't expect more than five to seven solid years. It doesn't make sense from a biomechanical standpoint.