Cavs Select LeBron James with the 1st Pick in the 2003 NBA Draft | June 26, 2003

Throwback to 18-year-old LeBron James' interview after being picked No. 1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2003 NBA Draft.
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[@mannybains1371]

I can tell this kid is going to be one of the greatest to ever play

[@Explodingrock11]

If my stupid ass internet wasn’t so slow I woulda made this joke first 😢

[@AB-fv4ms]

Nah no way. He will be a bust

[@Fatboyjo2.1]

He going team hop and have 6 loses

[@berylmirayu9019]

​@@Explodingrock11😂😂😂😂

[@vittorio177]

He'll become the next Kwame Brown

[@j0llyl257]

Skip bayless and his family all booing in the crowd 😂

[@briananderson9650]

Skip donation the queen 😂. He just shuts down clown 🤡 talk about 🐐. We know thatsmj😮

[@lameahhhh]

@@briananderson9650hating on a man you don’t know is embarrassing 😭😭🤣🤣

[@Random09879]

​@@briananderson9650what does this have to do with MJ Sherlock

[@AETERNVS]

This is 20 years ago. Some of us weren't even born. He's still out there averaging career defyining numbers. We're all witnesses.

[@Pdot608]

Lol o was legit born 3 exact days after this June 29th a 2am

[@finnvalor1915]

I was born a year later

[@michaelvega6646]

I was 6 years old when this happened

[@finnvalor1915]

@@michaelvega6646 I wasn’t even born yet lol

[@michaelvega6646]

@@finnvalor1915 I was born the year Tim Duncan of the San Antonio spurs was drafted and that was 1997

[@mikesheppard5723]

That's how he became an NBA superstar... and now he is a legend one of the greatest basketball players of all time

[@TheOriginalPoon]

Imagine being one of those idiots in the crowd calling him overrated lmao

[@Betroid]

Most are he wasnt

[@johnsingleton393]

Now they eat their words

[@brandonthomas024]

LMAO exactly

[@LegendGamer-dj8om]

nobody was calling him overrated

[@josephchinxah3449]

@@LegendGamer-dj8om this person was part of it😆😆

[@hadog845]

still dominating the league👑

[@brentjames6049]

39 years old LeBron James MVP

[@terrillanderson5414]

The Goat

[@ChefJibril]

I feel like he might end up being the best ever lowkey

[@KmBBallin]

And so a legend was born

[@ababoononyoutube9921]

And his son just got drafted and is playing with him

[@michaelvega6646]

21 years later his son bronny joins the nba with him

[@youtubespamaccount1632]

I want to see what he can actually do on the court

[@OnewYork]

👑 2001-2023 all those years of GREATNESS "on the court" 🐐

[@Mike2Icyy]

This kid gonna a huge bust

[@lesliejacoby9137]

This would have been the easiest draft to rig because it wouldn't be unbelievable if the Cavs got the 1st pick this year. I'm not saying it was but imagine if he went to Denver or the Pistons but the home town kid is too good of a story to pass up.

[@pierrechantalcorley7928]

It was the nba is scripted

[@user-sd2gv8vz8f]

not really unbelievable, the cavs were shit

[@gazardiel3463]

He will be the GOAT in the future and break the Kareem scoring records

[@OnewYork]

👑 Lebron 🐐

[@SplashYT.]

They started chanting overrated🤡🤡🤡

[@JWex-jy7sk]

Don’t stop the video there. Let’s see who the Pistons are going to with at #2? They desperately need help at PF so I think they’ll go with that young kid out of Georgia Tech Chris Bosh to help fill that void!

[@27RAIDERMAN]

20 years ago today

[@grantwheeler3]

He looked like he was 24-25 here, definitely didn’t look 18

[@brycetalsky8227]

Damn his voice really changed

[@skoal91]

He may not have replaced Jordan as the goat based on everyone’s opinion but no one in any sport other than maybe Tiger Woods has lived up to the hype the same way. Great player and easily the greatest of his era.

[@kjjr6713]

Besides us getting Mobley I can’t name a better cavs draft moment!

[@rileyomari5190]

Kyrie?

[@kjjr6713]

@@rileyomari5190 yeah what about kyrie. Statistically dg clears him in every year even before ky got Lebron. Also he left us because he wanted to b the guy how that work for him😂

[@soulzy3596]

@@kjjr6713Kyrie and Bron won y’all only chip show some respect. You ain’t winning a ring with no Mitchell or garland

[@LickyNeckyKitty]

Never have a championship within the 50 years but until this man showed up

[@lairjmjcccb]

👑🐐

[@Coopdonjuan214]

The rest is HISTORY

[@davem3708]

So cool.

[@CarlosAlexandre-tk8hm]

Será que esse garoto vingou ? Kkkk king James 😱

[@CrazyFella230]

I can tell this kid will break Kareems record finish top 10 in assist and top 75 in rebounds.

[@peteiscurious]

Dude has potential becoming one of the greatest.

[@parischickvintage9530]

The king is born 🎉

[@areallylongnameisneededok]

Imagine if history was different and the Nuggets or Grizzlies got the first pick and Cavs got #3. Grizzlies got the 2nd pick in this year draft but traded with Detroit who took Darko. Nuggets and Cavs had the same record prior to this draft.

[@Pasakorn-vb5mt]

That is 2000s Era The hype was unreal 🔥

[@_chrisgm]

I have a hunch that the 1st, 4th, and 5th picks would be in one team an win a championship.

[@abdkhan033]

something tells me this kid will beat kareem for all time scoring

[@BrokeTheSeal]

The Cavs lost for years before he was born, knowing they would get the first round pick when he was a senior in high school. Epic

[@darthvader-cs4iw]

Let's hope he doesn't go Bust like many others

[@cairosilvacairo1505]

20 years ago was out

[@PatrickGeiser]

„With the first overall pick in the 2003 nba draft the Cleveland cavaliers select LeBron James“ or smth like that

[@Kerorofan1990]

This channel... Always finds an excuse to post old Lebron footage. My God.

[@macabree5856]

lol. So many other NBA players that don't get recognition on bleacher report. Thousands

[@brandonthomas024]

Wonder what he's doing now

[@LJcanal21]

N1

[@philbrick5]

He might be good time will tell lol

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

How’d I miss this?! Ohhhhh I was in Iraq that’s right.

[@thesportsfein]

Daddyyyyyyyyyy

[@NigerianCel]

Bust

[@brentjames6049]

Mvp LeBron James

[@cairosilvacairo1505]

I'm not lebron

[@kevincolderjr5058]

What a dumb thing to say

[@kcameron819]

He’s going to be a bust.

[@NiceBallsBro]

bust

[@Rick-qb2dk]

overrated

[@SplashYT.]

Bro turned out the be the best all around player

[@thediseaseisthecure]

Greatest One Way player of all time 💩

[@SplashYT.]

@@thediseaseisthecure bro is a certified hater

[@martinasenov8373]

​@@thediseaseisthecuregreats recognize greats thats why you will never be great

[@studentofthesaviors.o.s]

This is why im starting to think Lebron is the goat... Even at his drafting they are screaming OVERRATED and getting hate. Victor is having everybody lbending over for him, Jordan got cheers and congrats but from the beginning and even before... James has always had this hate towards him and exceeded expectations

[@fwaaron1]

this kid is gonna takeover the league

[@kalebanth8323]

We’ve seen this comment 1000 times already your an NPC

[@kjmontgomery4631]

Pretty solid pick, it’s a gamble tho. Kid didn’t go to college

[@ajayisbetter]

yea but you saw the kid in high school? I know high school is nowhere near close the nba but he was insane in high school

[@OnewYork]

Lebron was better than those in "his draft class" that WENT to college ..

[@thediseaseisthecure]

20 years later, still can’t get past page 3 of a book 💩

[@OnewYork]

@@thediseaseisthecure 👎 YOUR ignorance is showing .. Lebron earned a 3.5 GPA while attending a private, parochial, "college preparatory" highschool, with a longgg history of ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE .. apparently Lebron got pass MANY pages in every book pertaining to ALL the companies he owns, AND all the business ventures he's created, AND all the partnerships Lebron has GREATLY impacted ..

[@OnewYork]

@@thediseaseisthecure YOU cant get "past" hating ..

[@RudieObias]

As a diehard Cavs fan, this was a great day for me too! Go Cavs!!

[@j.c.2514]

his voice way diff now. All them roids he's done

[@someones_here]

@@j.c.2514he was 16, he’s 40 now 😂💀

[@someones_here]

Maybe if the cavs hadn’t been such a bunch organization, he could be the undisputed GOAT…

[@j.c.2514]

@@someones_here Roids my boy. Roids. He still #2 All time in my Book next to MJ

[@j.c.2514]

@@someones_here he was 18 almost 19. He's 38 now. Your voice don't change like that after 18 unless you are a heavy smoker lol. js

[@jnkdevine4062]

Announcer had no chill talking about those government assistance 😂

[@neo5973]

😂😂😂 he had some beef

[@krypto_4702]

Now LeBron could buy that’s guys family 1000 times over

[@GunRunner47]

@@krypto_4702you can’t buy families. And even if we were in the time period where you could, Lebron clearly ain’t the one who would be buying.

[@krypto_4702]

@@GunRunner47 wow you must be a very outgoing fun individual

[@krypto_4702]

@@GunRunner47 no need to be a dickhead by the way

[@pelonpelonete6476]

Whos here after bronny got selected by the lakers💛💜

[@MrHumble22]

Most absurd hype ever coming out & he actually surpassed the hype by Miles .. kinda crazy when thinking about it

[@johnthonig1692]

Lenoclutchgenetics

[@RealKoolKid1]

@@johnthonig1692more clutch than any player you can name

[@Jsalcedo23]

The pressure he had since he was 16. Ended up being the best player to ever do it

[@johnthonig1692]

Lol

[@Jsalcedo23]

how is that funny? @@johnthonig1692

[@PracticeMakesPaper]

Wow they was hating on Bron from the very first day

[@abdulkarimsawas1041]

Something tells me this kid is gonna be great and win 4 finals mvps 4 nba championships 4 mvps and break Kareem’s scoring record go to Miami heat in 2010 and go back to Cleveland on 2015 and go to the lakers at 2019 and be in the gost debate

[@Phoenix0684]

Something tells me this kid will break Kareem's record one day....its just a hunch tho

[@kazlocks8979]

Legend 🐐

[@trentyates418]

I have nostalgic vibes watching this, I remember as a kid, just watching lebron becoming a legend and being one of the best players ever

[@Shotout424]

Bold pick. We’ll see if he pans out

[@user-ui5cu5tf6q]

They been hating booing him

[@Kjboiii]

Yeahhh Bron🗣️🐐

[@Dragon-tc6ud]

here after bronny

[@Bymyself-qf2yu]

Bron really is the chosen one to be drafted to your home town team at 18 gave them winning seasons early unbelievable goat shit

[@christurner2684]

Lefirstpick🐐👑, damn dawg I was in pampers eating my animal crackers watching Elmo in ‘03😂😂😂😂

[@rhinobros9295]

This guy is gunna be a bust

[@charleshessproductions]

Johnny manziel will be better

[@dudelike11]

i’ve been waiting for this announcement

[@mauvelauritzen]

Imagine if the cavs actually drafted him. Would be crazy

[@curry8633]

huh

[@mauvelauritzen]

@@curry8633 if they drafted Lebron history would be rewritten

[@coopj1187]

@@mauvelauritzenhuh

[@curry8633]

@@mauvelauritzen i'm sorry i'm probably ruining a joke but the video shows them drafting lebron

[@mauvelauritzen]

@@curry8633 this video is a similation

[@Ben-sg4hp]

Wow, never saw this one coming.

[@PeanutButterAndJellyBros]

The GOAT!

[@starguy2544]

20 years ago is crazy

[@kush_khandelwal]

That didn't age well, chanting overrated for one of the top 2 players of all time

[@ajayisbetter]

I mean some kids say he’s the goat with no one coming close

[@kingkirhye3682]

Hopefully this guy will live up to the expectations

[@OnewYork]

👑 Lebron 🐐 SURPASSED expectations ..

[@lekrzna5217]

Lets go lebron

[@joshhouston3443]

The day Skip's career began

[@SplashYT.]

He's a solid role player, this draft class is pretty in the middle of the pack.

[@ProGoat1]

Yk that Melo and that Dwade kid or that Chris Bosh could become special

[@BanjiStillLoading]

@@ProGoat1Nah darko milicic has the most potential

[@randywheeler705]

I remember like it was yesterday R.i.p * David Stern * 😭 Lebron James 🎊 Draft day 1st pick 2003 ( CAVS )

[@DevanteSHELTON]

LEBRON JAMES WITH CAVS 11 SEASON 9 PLAYOFF MISS PLAYOFF 2 1 NBA TITLE FINAL APP 5 FINAL RECORD 1-4 ALL STAR 10 ALLS TAR MVP 3 MVP 2

[@thetannernation]

The crowd chanting overrated??😂😂😂😂

[@IofielNinaMarieFaller]

LeBron James drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

[@sads05]

This kid might go ok not sure tho

[@jordanshallcross5495]

What a terrible pick! Darko Milicic was the clear cut #1 pick, this dude will be out of the league in 5 years. Another awful decision by the Cavs, this will no doubt set their franchise back multiple years!!! 😡🤬

[@SplashYT.]

Yeah! They will never make it anywhere with this pick!!! They should fire the GM, this guy is a bust! Fake stats!!

[@popcornchicken5552]

Idk why the cavs went with this kid. They already had Carlos Boozer.

[@ReadEphesians612]

Good Afternoon 🍿...Do you know what gang stalking is?

[@surplus2188]

Dude from Ohio Niqqa

[@orlandohenderson2185]

20 years later a billionaire with 4 rings, 4 league mvp's, 4 finals mvp's and da all time leading scorer, now i see why yall hate him so much, clearly exceeded expectations, in which we should embrace but instead we hate it, what a world we live in!!!

[@Bryant10]

Lebron = Legendary🔥🔥

[@bashercleaner863]

🐐🐐🐐🐐🤴🏾🤴🏾🤴🏾🤴🏾🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@SweeranSwift]

THE ONLY GOAT

[@gelo2672]

This kid is gonna be leading scorer. You heard it from me first

[@YvngGoat_]

1:23 Been getting hated on since before we have Iphones and Social Media.

[@american6437]

The crowd chanting overrated has to be the worst aged take of all time

[@quintonchapman1776]

People weren’t booing wemby like this but they are calling him a bust and overrated on social media but he can block them or not pay them any attention lebron had to hear it in person 😂that’s worst than online trolls

[@jerbsherb4391]

Food Stamp Lebron was crazy

[@noviranger88]

The second greatest ever.

[@harjunb3692]

Whatever happened to LeBron James? Haven’t heard his name in a minute.