LeBron James, at 6’8” and armed with the God-given skills that he possesses, is a special kind of specimen. The total package, as they say.

While there’s no questioning his basketball acumen and talent, a good part of his success is attributed to his physique. His height makes his court vision all the more troublesome for opponents. His length makes the court smaller for those he defend.

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But once upon a time, as reported by Cleveland.com’s Chris Haynes, James received news that seemed unfavorable to his hoop dreams.

All he could recall is the doctor stepping into the room and predicting that James would grow to be around 6 feet, 3 inches. This news absolutely crushed him.

For a young boy with big dreams, James’ reaction was not surprising.

“When your idols are Michael Jordan and Penny Hardaway, you’re like [expletive]. You’re looking on the back of basketball cards and it says M.J. 6-6, Penny Hardaway 6-7½, Grant Hill 6-8, you’re like, ‘I’m only going to be 6-3? Golly. My dreams are shattered.’ That’s how it made me feel.”

But come to think of it, had that unnamed doctor’s prognosis became true, James would have been a tightly packed 6’3” point guard. If we scour the league’s talent landscape for players who could have been a 6’3” LeBron James, Eric Bledsoe’s name comes to mind. Not bad.