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Cleveland Cavaliers player watch: LeBron James’ milestones to look for in 2016-17

By Mikaela Rakos

Jun 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game five of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game five of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 26, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) looks to pass the ball while Boston Celtics forward Jared Sullinger (7) defends during the second half in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 26, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) looks to pass the ball while Boston Celtics forward Jared Sullinger (7) defends during the second half in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /

7,000th Assist

LeBron is also known for his passing wizardry and his ability to find people on the floor that most can’t. He currently has 6,815 assists in the books and an average of 6.9 per game. At that rate over his career average of 75 games, Lebron would dish out over 500 assist this year alone. Adding that to his total would put him at 7,338, well past the milestone for his 7,000th assist.

LeBron is already the franchise leader in assists and passed Scottie Pippen last season to become the all-time NBA leader in assists by a front-court player. If he gets this milestone, it would solidify those rankings and would also make him the 16th player in NBA history to reach 7,000 assists.