From the double abandoned son to the MVP of the Western Conference Finals, Alexander may become the new leader in the league

On May 29, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder defeated the Timberwolves 124-94 and won the Western Conference championship 4-1. Alexander was elected the Western Conference Finals MVP without any suspense. Seeing Alexander being crowned MVP in the regular season and now winning the MVP in the Western Conference Finals, looking back at Alexander's growth, he didn't expect that he was the double abandoned son of the Clippers and the Hornets.

Alexander was born in July 1998 and was 198.1cm tall. He was selected by the Hornets with the 11th pick in the first round in 2018, but was immediately traded to the Clippers. The chips were No. 12 picks Bridges + 2 second round picks. The Clippers' career only one season. Alexander played 82 regular season games, including 73 starters, averaging 26.5 minutes per game, and averaged 10.8+2.8+3.3+1.2+0.5. He was elected as the Best Rookie Second Team player.

In July 2019, in order to form the "Carjiao combination", the Clippers used "Alexander + Gallinari + 5 first-round picks + 2 first-round swaps" to exchange for the Thunder Paul George. At that time, George averaged 28+8+4 per game, ranking third in the MVP list. In this way, Alexander became the abandoned son of the Hornets and the Clippers in just one season in the league, but just like Harden came to the Rockets, it was a blessing that Sergeant lost his horse.

After coming to the Thunder, Alexander joined hands with Paul to lead the Thunder into the playoffs, but lost 3-4 to the Rockets and stopped in the first round. In the 2021 offseason, the Thunder renewed its contract with Alexander for $172 million in five years, and he officially became the Thunder's new star. From 2023 to 2025, Alexander was selected as the All-Star for three consecutive years and was selected as the Best Team for three consecutive years. This season's regular season averaged 32.7+5+6.4, winning the season's scoring champion, being crowned the regular season MVP, and now holding the Western Conference MVP, Yanran has become the number one newcomer in the West and even the entire league.

The Western Conference Finals have ended and the Thunder successfully entered the finals stage; the G5 in the Eastern Conference Finals is about to start. If the Pacers win, they will eliminate the Knicks 4-1 and meet the Thunder in the finals. If the Pacers lose G5, the Thunder finals opponent will be full of suspense again. Whether it is a duel with the Pacers or the Knicks, the Thunder have the psychological advantage of winning or losing in the regular season.

If the Thunder wins the championship this season and Alexander is likely to be crowned FMVP, then Alexander is not only a newcomer in the league, but may even take over James and become the new generation of leading figure in the league. What do you think?