(Born Dec. 30, 1984) Not since Kobe Bryant had a high school phenom captured the imagination of the hoops scene like LeBron James. A dunking and passing dynamo who lived up to all of the hype, LeBron is a monster with the ball and a master of the game. The franchise player for the Cleveland Cavs, hometown boy LeBron completed turned the fortunes of the team around the day he stepped onto the court. LeBron possesses a combination of marketing appeal and elite skills not seen in the league since Michael Jordan.