WHERE ARE THEY NOW: LeBron James' first NBA teammates on the Cavaliers

LeBron James entered the NBA as the No. 1 pick and one of the most hyped rookies in league history.

James, of course, has more than lived up to that billing, winning four championships, four MVPs, and largely dominating the NBA for the better part of two decades.

Carlos Boozer was a talented, second-year big man who averaged 15.5 points per game that season.

Boozer left the Cavs the next year and went on to make two All-Star teams with the Jazz. He is now a part-time NBA analyst and has hosted his own podcast.

Ricky Davis was a talented, fifth-year wing, who finished third on the team in scoring at 15 points per game.

Davis was traded to the Boston Celtics 22 games into the season. He went on to play for four more teams until 2010. He now competes in the Big3.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas anchored the middle for the Cavs. He averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks in 2003-04.

Ilgauskas retired a two-time All-Star in 2011. He briefly worked for the Cavs front office and coached a high school team in 2015. His number was retired by the Cavs in 2014.

Kevin Ollie was a reserve guard, but played the fourth-most minutes on the Cavs that year.

Ollie went on to coach UConn to an NCAA championship in 2014, but was fired in 2018 over NCAA violations. He is now the head coach and head of player development at Overtime Elite, a professional basketball league.

Eric Williams came over in the trade with Boston and averaged 9 points per game.

Williams bounced around the NBA, playing for four more teams over the next two years. Williams later appeared in episodes of "Basketball Wives" with his now-ex-wife Jennifer Williams. It was reported by gossip site The Neighborhood Talk in 2022 that Williams is now a farmer and engaged to a new woman.

Source: The Neighborhood Talk

Ira Newble was a fourth-year forward who averaged 20 minutes per game, mostly off the bench.

Newble played in the NBA until 2008. He is perhaps best known for trying to raise awareness to genocide in Darfur in 2007. He last coached in the G League in 2016.

Darius Miles averaged 9 points per game in 37 games, but was traded midseason to the Blazers.

Miles played in the NBA until 2009. His retirement has been up and down. While he briefly hosted a podcast with former teammate Quentin Richardson, he filed for bankruptcy in 2016. In 2021, Miles was part of a group of former players who were charged with insurance fraud.

Tony Battie came over in the trade with the Celtics and averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds per game.

Battie last played in the NBA in 2012. He was briefly a TV analyst for the Magic. He is now involved in Texas Tech basketball, where he played in college.

Source: 97.3

Jeff McInnis came to the Cavs in the trade with the Blazers. He averaged 11.7 points in 35 minutes per game.

McInnis played in the NBA until 2008. He is now the coach of Team Charlotte, an elite youth basketball team.

Paul Silas was the head coach of the Cavaliers.

Silas coached the Cavs until 2005. He was later tapped to coach the then-Charlotte Bobcats from 2010-12. He was let go in April 2012 after leading Charlotte to an all-time worst 7–59 season. His son, Stephen, is the head coach of the Rockets.