All Hail King James! Reports are coming out the the NBA will name LeBron James as the 2008-2009 MVP. James averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists during the regular season, in which the Cleveland Cavaliers won a team-record 66 games and earned the top overall seed in the playoffs. LeBron is in his 6th season (hard to imagine it’s been that long) and will become the third youngest MVP at the age of 24.

An agruement could be made for Kobe Bryant, last year’s NBA MVP… but the powers at be have determine LeBron is more worthy of the honor. LeBron leading the Cavs to a team-record 66 wins is a remarkable feat, especially when you look at their roster and don’t see it littered with superstars (cough… Boston… cough). I still think Kobe is the better pure shooter, but LeBron edges Kobe in his ability to explode to the basket with power.

In a dream NBA Playoff scenario, we will see the Lakers and Cavaliers battle for the NBA crown. Both teams won their first-round matchups and have favorable matchups in round-two.