LeBron capable of triple-double season: ex-coach

LeBron James is now such a dominant force in the NBA that he has the potential to become only the second player to average a triple-double over an entire season, according to his former coach at the Cleveland Cavaliers.

While James was starting his almost single-handed attempt to drag the Cavaliers into the finals against the Orlando Magic last week, Paul Silas was running drills with Chinese teenagers in a Beijing gymnasium.

Taking a break from the session, Silas said James had made remarkable progress since he arrived in the NBA and was now a threat to Oscar Robertson's 1961-2 record as the only player to average double figures in points, rebounds and assists.