How LeBron James milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

26 of the 26 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

Drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers Straight from high school to the top pick
Named NBA Rookie of the Year An immediate impact debut
Made his first All-Star appearance The first of many midseason selections
Led Cleveland to its first Finals against the Spurs A young star reaches the championship stage
Won his first scoring title Topped the league in points per game
Won Olympic gold in Beijing Redeem Team glory in China
Won his first regular season MVP Recognized as the league's best
Repeated as regular season MVP Back-to-back most valuable honors
Announced The Decision to join Miami A televised free-agency bombshell
Reached his first Finals with the Heat, losing to Dallas A painful championship-round defeat
Won his first championship and Finals MVP with Miami Breakthrough title in South Beach
Won Olympic gold in London A second gold medal for Team USA
Won a second straight title over the Spurs Defended the crown in a seven-game classic
Announced his return to Cleveland Coming home to the Cavaliers
Delivered Cleveland's first title after a three-one deficit Overturned a historic Finals hole
Broke the all-time playoff scoring record Passed Michael Jordan in postseason points
Signed as a free agent with the Lakers A new chapter in Los Angeles
Passed Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list Climbed past a legend on the leaderboard
Won a championship in the Orlando bubble A title in the isolated playoff campus
Named to the league's seventy-fifth anniversary team Honored among the all-time greats
Named MVP of the first In-Season Tournament Won the inaugural NBA Cup honor
Passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer Became the scoring king
Reached forty thousand career points The first player to hit the milestone
Played alongside his son Bronny The first father-son duo on an NBA court
Won Olympic gold in Paris as a flag bearer Led Team USA to another gold
Named an All-Star for a record twenty-first time Extended his selection record