If Alexander wins the championship, can his historical status rank in the top 20?

After the Thunder gentleman swept the Timberwolves, he can regain his energy and wait for the winners of the Knicks and Pacers, and the probability of winning is high. Because whether it is the overall strength of the lineup, physical strength, home court advantages, etc., the Thunder are more dominant than the two teams in the Eastern Conference. You should know that the Thunder won 54 games this season by double-digit score difference, which is more than the Knicks and Pacers' total wins in the regular season. If nothing unexpected happens, the Thunder will win the championship and Alexander will win the Most Valuable Player in the Finals. In this way, his historical status can be reached within the range that fans can see and often discuss.

Currently, Alexander's career honors include: one MVP, one scoring champion, three best first team, three All-Stars, and one Division Final MVP, leading the team to win the fifth best record in the history of 68 wins in the regular season. These alone are not enough to compete for the top 50 players in history. But if he can win the championship and win the FMVP, Alexander can quickly improve his historical status.

First of all, discussing a player's historical status, it mainly depends on personal hardcore honors (MVP, FMVP, number of championships as core, number of best teams, scoring champions, etc.). Alexander won both MVP and FMVP in a single season, which is the best condition for the top 20 competitions in history. The best team and scoring champion are not a problem for Alexander, who is only 26 years old. According to his peak of at least 6-7 years, at the end of Alexander's career, he basically had 8-9 best teams and 3 scoring champions. By then, even if he does not win the MVP and the championship, he will be in the top 20 in history with one championship, one MVP and FMVP, three scoring champions, nine best teams, and one record of leading the team fifth in history.

Next, some fans will ask, who can replace Alexander's current top 20 in history. I will first list the top 15, that is, the superstars that are more difficult to surpass. They are: Jordan, James, Jabbar, Russell, Magic, Bird, Duncan, Chamberlain, O'Neal, Kobe, Olajuwon, Curry, Antetokounmpo, Jokic, Moses Malone. Why are these people listed? Because each of them has multiple champions, or multiple MVPs, they are superstars who show their personal dominance in their respective eras. If Alexander can successfully win the championship and FMVP this year, he will be able to compete with the superstars in the history of 16-20, namely, great names such as Dr. J, Oscar Robertson, West, Durant, Carl Malone, Garnett, Nowitzki, Wade, and Petit. Dr. J's style of play has influenced many next-generation players, but his hard-core honors in his career are relatively bleak, with only one MVP and one championship. Alexander won MVP and FMVP in the same year and was able to surpass Dr. J in great honors. Similarly, Robertson, West, Garnett, and Nowitzki are also equally matched by Alexander, but Alexander still has many years to reach his peak and they are all retired stars.

Petit has 2 MVPs and 1 championship, and 10 Best Teams and 11 All-Stars. There is no problem with honor. His problem is that he retired at the age of 32, and his career data accumulation is slightly worse. "Postman" Ma Long happened to be the opposite of him. His career data has accumulated strongly, but he has no championship. Wade has three championships, but no MVP, which has caused him to suffer a hard loss in the top 20 aspects of competitive history.

Finally, let's talk about Adu. As one of the most unsolvable scorers in history, his 4-time scoring champion, 2 championships, 2 FMVPs, and 1 MVP are enough to compete for the top 15 in history. However, the controversy over leading the single core seriously affects Adu further. If Alexander wins 2 championships before the end of his career, he will basically be able to beat Adu.