His name isn't LeBron James, but his play, like the NBA legend's, captivates a pro basketball league's audience. And many of his performances in October, November and early December have been among the best of the 2015-16 bj-league season.

Le'Bryan Nash, a rookie forward for the Fukushima Firebonds, scored 31 or more points in each of his first five games. He had 31 in the Firebonds' season opener against the Yokohama B-Corsairs on Oct. 3, including a headline-grabbing 25 free throws (14 makes). He had a 47-point outburst, six points shy of the league record, in Fukushima's fifth game, on Oct. 17 against the Gunma Crane Thunders.

Nash, averaging a league-high 26.4 points, has played an instrumental role in the Firebonds' emergence as one of the league's most exciting teams this season.