A single season MVP+FMVP+scoring champion is comparable to Qiao Sha Gou. Historical status is underestimated. You should rank in the top 50

After the US media released the latest episode of the top 100 NBA history stars in the offseason, this caused heated discussion. The most eye-catching point in this list is undoubtedly that Kobe is as strong as Kobe, only ranked 11th. You should know that before this, most media and fans thought he was the top ten in history.

In addition, there are 19 active players on this list, and the rankings of some of them have also caused considerable discussions, such as Curry, who ranks 10th, Paul, who ranks 30th in history, and Doncic, who can rank 57th in history at the age of 26. At the end of this list, we can also see that Green and Thompson, who are in the hands of four championships, are also on the list. However, it is worth mentioning that George (78th in history) not only ranked ahead of them, but Tatum and Butler can only rank behind George.

However, what is most dissatisfied in this list is not the ranking of the players on the list, but the failure of many players makes people feel that the selection of this media is biased. For example, the Thunder star Alexander was defeated. Now that he can't even rank in the top 100 in history, it is really unreasonable. As a player about the same age as Doncic and Tatum, although Alexander is only 27 years old, his achievements in the league are obviously above Doncic and Tatum. In the end, he failed to rank in the top 100.

In the past 2024-2025 season, Alexander was undoubtedly the most successful player in the NBA. He averaged 32.7 points, 5 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1 block, and shot a 51.9% shooting percentage. Under his leadership, the Thunder won the league with a record of 68 wins. In the end, he won his first MVP without any suspense. So just looking at this point, he is not comparable to Doncic and Tatum at this stage. In the playoffs, under the leadership of Alexander, the Thunder are still the most dominant team in the league. They defeated the Grizzlies, Nuggets and Timberwolves and successfully reached the finals after 13 years. Although the Thunder did not play an absolute advantage in the last round of the series, fortunately they successfully won the O'Brien Cup. In the finals, Alexander averaged 30.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, and his performance on the offensive end was very stable. He scored 30+ in 5 of his seven games.

With his outstanding personal performance, Alexander was also undisputedly elected FMVP, and he was elected unanimously. Alexander became the fourth player in history to win MVP+FMVP+ scoring titles in a single season. The three stars who achieved this feat before were Jabbar, Jordan, and O'Neal, and all of these three were stars in the top ten levels in history.

Although the performance this year is not enough to make Alexander completely comparable to these historical super giants, this season is obviously enough to surpass most of the current stars. Not to mention young players like Doncic and Tatum, but also players like George, Butler, Thompson, etc., they should be ranked behind Alexander, which makes it more reasonable.

So judging from the current situation, it is normal for Alexander to be one of the most underrated players in the current service. Fortunately, Alexander is still very young and he still has the opportunity to create more highlights in his future to change his reputation. And no matter how the outside world views Alexander, at least the Thunder trusts and is optimistic about him. After winning the championship, the team immediately signed a four-year, $285 million super maximum salary with him, which also became the highest average salary contract in NBA history.

In addition to renewing Alexander this summer, the Thunder also renewed Jaylen Williams and Homgren at a high price. However, their contracts only took effect from the 2026-2027 season, so the Thunder's salary structure next season is still very healthy, and the possibility of their title defense is still optimistic at present.

For the West, the Rockets and the Nuggets are the two most obvious teams to strengthen this offseason. The Rockets traded Durant and Capela, and then signed Finney Smith. Generally speaking, as they continued their team-building ideas last season, the team's offense will undoubtedly improve due to Durant's arrival. However, the Rockets' weak backcourt lineup has not been improved. With VanVleet a year older, they can only pin their hopes on the young Shepard, but judging from the performance of the summer league, the latter is likely to be unable to play the role of the core of the offensive. From this point of view, it is still unknown whether the Rockets can become the first-level champion team in the championship level in the future. Although the Nuggets lost to the Thunder this year, they also lost after playing seven games. Therefore, this gave the team a lot of hope to win the championship again. Therefore, the Nuggets management is very active this summer. They not only traded Cameron Johnson and Valan, but also signed Brown and Hardaway Jr. So for the moment, the Nuggets may really be one of the teams that pose the greatest threat to the Thunder, but until they do, they are still just challengers.

Compared with the West, the East is not as strong as the strength of the reinforcement, and the two Eastern champions of the Celtics and Pacers in the past two years have basically withdrawn from the championship ranks of the new season due to core injuries. In the remaining teams, the Knicks may be the biggest beneficiary, but judging from their lineup, they are likely to be unable to compare with these strong teams in the West, so the hope of winning the championship is also very slim..

Next for Alexander and the Thunder, the first thing they have to do is stay healthy, and as long as they do that, they have great hope of defending their title. In fact, in the past period of time, the Thunder have always done a good job in protecting the core. Take Alexander for example. Last season, he only ranked outside the top 20 in the league in both the regular season and the playoffs.