Steady progress-Curry, Durant
Curry and Durant are the top five players in the same position among the active players. It is no exaggeration to say that even if these two superstars retire this season, they can basically occupy a place in the top five rankings in the same position with their influence and honor.
First of all, Curry, in the history of NBA, the main task of point guards on the court in most periods is to organize the team's attack and play an auxiliary role, which also causes few point guards to win the honor of MVP in the regular season. In the past 40 years, only Magic Johnson, Nash, Curry and Shao Wei have won the MVP in the regular season, and the players who have won the MVP in the regular season and helped the team win the championship are the core. There are only Magic Johnson and Curry, which makes Curry at least in the top five position in the history of point guard. Moreover, as the founder and leader of the small ball era, Curry's influence and contribution to the league is immeasurable. Plus, if nothing happens, he will become the first person in the history of the league. On the whole, after retiring, Curry can not only enter the top five in the history of point guards, but even become the second or third in the same position.
Let's talk about Durant again. If Durant is not in the top five in the history of small forward position, then the five recognized players will be James, Bird, Dr. J Owen, Pippen and elgin baylor. Who can Durant replace these five players? First, let's take a look at Baylor. As the first small forward in the NBA in the 1960 s, Baylor's data is naturally meaningless. In the peak season, he averaged 38 points+18 rebounds, but in terms of hard honor, Baylor was obviously not enough. Fans who know Baylor may know that as the most tragic superstar in the history of the league, Baylor lost all eight finals except the All-Star and personal honor. He didn't even win a scoring champion, but Durant has won the scoring champion four times, 1 time won the regular season MVP, twice won the championship trophy and twice won the finals MVP. He has completely surpassed Baylor in honor. After all, there are more total runners-up, and no championship trophy is worth it. What's more, Baylor's time is too far away now, and the data is a little watery, so his popularity and influence itself are not comparable.
Let's look at Pippen again. Although Pippen holds six championship rings and helped the Bulls win three consecutive championships twice, it is not to mention the popularity and popularity. But in terms of personal honor, Pippen, like Baylor, has never won any honor except for the All-Star and the best double team. What's more, even if Pippen has six championship rings, the second husband will always be the second husband, right? Therefore, Durant's entry into the top five in the history of small forwards is a foregone conclusion.
More than 50% chance to enter-Harden, Brother Alphabet, Leonard.
There are three superstars who have more than a half chance to enter the top five in the same position, namely Harden, Brother Alphabet and Leonard. It can be said that these three stars are only one layer away from the top five in the same position. If stabbed, it is naturally the top five in the history of the same position. If you don't get stabbed, the lowest ranking will also be the top ten in the history of the same position.
The first is Harden. Among the shooting guards, the top five players in the same position are Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Wade, Iverson and West. For Harden, who is 30 years old, it is unrealistic to surpass Kobe and Jordan. Among the other three players, Harden is most likely to surpass Iverson and West. For now, Harden, who will win the scoring championship for the third time this season, has won the honor by virtue of it. However, the west is too far away from the present era. Although he has a championship and finals MVP, he has been at a disadvantage in this historical ranking. If Harden can win a championship or regular season MVP or even two scoring titles in the rest of his career, he will at least crowd out West and occupy a place in the top five shooting guards.
Then let's look at Leonard. As mentioned earlier, Durant will be in the top five in the history of small forward, and the superstars in the top five in the history of small forward will be James, Bird, Dr. J Owen, Durant and Pippen or Baylor. In other words, Leonard wants to enter the top five in the same position, at least surpassing Baylor and Pippen. Baylor has to say, after all, Leonard was elected as the best defensive player twice in his career. Two championships and two finals MVP are enough to crush Baylor in hard honor, and they are much better than Pippen, who has always been the second place in personal honor, even worse than Durant and Dr. J. Then why is Leonard not ranked in the top five in history for the time being? The key reason is also honor. After all, Leonard won the finals MVP twice, and the gold content is really not high. 14, the data and functions are almost the same as Iguodala. /kloc-in 0/9, he played a soldier full of wounded soldiers. What's more, Leonard still lacks the hard honor of MVP in the regular season, and the average data of his career so far is extremely average. If Leonard wants to enter the top five in history, he should at least let himself be in the data field when he retires.
And the letter brother Although he hasn't been in the league for a long time, Brother Xin has played many positions. However, in the last two seasons, the most suitable position for him is power forward. Then according to the power forward, the top five positions in the history of power forward are Duncan, Malone, Garnett, Nowitzki and Buckley. In fact, if Brother Xin can win this season's regular season MVP, he has surpassed Buckley in terms of hard honor. It's only a matter of time before he can surpass Buckley and become the top five forwards in the league. If Brother Alphabet can lead the team to win the championship and win the finals MVP, Brother Alphabet can undoubtedly compete with Malone, Garnett and Nowitzki for the position of the second power forward in history.
The probability is extremely low, basically hopeless-Shao Wei, Paul, Brother Thick Eyebrows
Shao Wei, Paul and Brother Thick Eyebrows have great hopes of entering the top ten in the history of the same position, but the probability of entering the top five in the history of the same position is extremely low, even almost hopeless.
For Paul and Shao Wei, who are both point guards, Magic Johnson, Curry and stockton will undoubtedly occupy three positions among the top ten players in the same position. Among the remaining players, Big O Robertson won many championships in the regular season, and robertjoseph cousy, the originator of point guards, holds six championship trophies, eight assists and a regular season MVP trophy, while Thomas, the smiling assassin, also owns two championship rings and a finals MVP. Nash won the MVP twice in the regular season, second only to Kidd, who also owns the championship ring, in the total number of assists. At present, even if Paul and Shao Wei win the championship trophy as the second masters, it is difficult to rank among the top five in history. If they want to enter the top five in history, Paul and Shao Wei must win at least two championship trophies as their core identities. However, 35-year-old Paul and nearly 32-year-old Shao Wei have obviously declined in attack this season and want to win the championship again as core identities.
As for Brother Thick Eyebrows, I'm afraid many fans don't agree that Brother Thick Eyebrows may miss the top five in history. After all, in the eyes of many people, Brother Thick Eyebrows is still young and has a long way to go. But don't forget, if Brother Alphabet wins the regular season MVP this season, the top five strikers in history are Duncan, Malone, Garnett, Nowitzki and Brother Alphabet. What's more, Brother Thick Eyebrows is 28 years old now, and the rest of the time is not counted. But it's not as long as everyone thinks. Even if Brother Thick Eyebrows helped the Lakers win the championship as the second master, there is still a long way to go before they can enter the top five in the same position. After all, these people all led the team to win the MVP in the regular season as the core identity. If Brother Thick Eyebrows can lead the team to win the championship as the core and be elected as the MVP of the finals, he will be qualified to compete with the other five. However, if he is the second in charge, he wants to be in the top five in history.