Name it, and LeBron James probably has won it. On Wednesday, the four-time league MVP had another hardware to take home and put inside his stacked trophy case, as he was recognized again at the ESPYs as the Best NBA Player.

Although James placed second to James Harden in the NBA’s MVP voting, ESPN chose the Los Angeles Lakers superstar as its winner of the aforementioned award.

With or without a Maurice Podoloff Trophy this year, it’s undeniable how great LeBron James was in his final season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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At age 33, James finished the 2017-18 campaign with numbers 33-year-old men don’t usually put up in the NBA. James posted 27.5 points, 9.1 assists, and 8.6 rebounds while playing 36.9 minutes on average and appearing in all 82 regular season games.

In the playoffs, James carried the Cavs on his back like few other NBA players have done before. In 22 games in the playoffs, James stitched together a monster stat line of 34.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 9.0 assists in 41.9 minutes per, while shooting 53.9 percent from the field.

James owns the record for most ESPY’s Best NBA Player Award wins with seven. He won it in 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, and in 2016.

Michael Jordan has four ESPYs Best NBA Player Awards, while Kobe Bryant has two.