There are only 4 rookies left in 2009! James was still playing in 2003. Who else can surpass him?

Recently, NBA Memes updated social media, posted a picture to share with fans, and wrote: "There are only four rookies left in 2009 who are still playing, which is incredible!" These four players are: Ju Holiday, Demar DeRozan, Stephen Curry and James Harden. In fact, there were many talented rookies in 2009. The top five rookies were: Blake Griffin, Hashem Tabitt, James Harden, Tyrek Evans and Ricky Rubio. They were all very outstanding in terms of talent. The stars in that class were also of good quality, but unfortunately most of them were ruined by injuries. In addition, 2009 has 16 years, and most NBA players’ careers will not exceed 10 years. Therefore, it is very rare that the players who entered the NBA in 2009 have left four players now.

But it is precisely because of this that Lakers star LeBron James seems to be so amazing. You should know that James entered the NBA in 2003 and will start his 23rd season of his career next season. Not to mention that James is the only player who entered the NBA in 2003, even the players who entered the NBA in 2004 have all retired. There are only a few people who are closer to James next season. For example, Paul enters his 21st year, Lowry enters his 20th year, and Conley and Horford enters his 19th season, but there is still a big gap compared to James, not to mention that James is still in the ranks of the league’s superstars, but Paul, Lowry, Horford and others have become role players, which makes James more powerful.

Interestingly, recently, media Crazy Stats shared a set of data: James has played against or played against 36.43% of NBA players in history, which is the highest proportion in league history. In NBA history, 5,002 players have played games, and James has been teammates or fights with 1,822 of them. From this point of view, James is considered a living history in the NBA, and it is no wonder that in the eyes of many people, James is the first person in history who can compete with Jordan.

For example, the 2007 NBA No. 1 pick Oden recently stated on a show that he believes that James is the greatest player in history. Oden said: "The greatest player in my personal history is David Robinson. He is my favorite player, and he is also the person I have been watching him and trying to imitate during my growth. But I really feel that when this guy retired, no one can surpass him, that is James."

As Oden said, after James retired, no one can surpass James in terms of career years and condition. A few days ago, NBA Retweet updated social media and posted an old photo of James to share with fans, and wrote: The last time James did not score double in the regular season, Durant was still in college, Flag was only 15 days old, the iPhone was not released, Roy was still a rookie, Mutombo was still playing in the league, and YouTube was only on the market for two years. This proves that James not only has a long service life, but also can maintain his peak state for a long time. No wonder Rockets star Amen Thompson bluntly stated in an interview that James made him feel incredible, and James' good brother Anthony even said that he was just waiting for James to retire.

A while ago, Anthony was officially inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. During this period, Anthony was interviewed by a reporter and talked about his national teammate James. Anthony thought it was time to retire Mess. Anthony said: "LeBron is still playing, it's incredible, brother. We have been talking about each other since we were 17 and 18 years old, we have been talking about each other, connected and compared. Now I'm about to enter the Hall of Fame, and he, I really hope he retires quickly and joins us here. It's enough, it's time to take a break."

So do you think next season will be James' last season? Is there anyone in the future that can surpass him?