In the 21st century, Duncan and James are the only two! Can Yali do it if she won MVP+FMVP in the same year?

The finals of this season are about to start, and the championship will be produced between the Thunder and the Pacers. After Alexander won the regular season MVP and the Western Conference Finals MVP, he is expected to win the finals MVP, completing the feat of winning three MVPs in a season. Since Alexander is the absolute core of the Thunder, as long as the Thunder successfully wins the championship, Alexander will basically be an FMVP.

It is worth mentioning that players who have won the regular season MVP in history often found it difficult to win the championship back then, and even reached the finals was difficult. After entering the 21st century, only Duncan, James (2 times), Curry (2 times) and Alexander, the MVPs who can lead the team to the finals were Duncan, James (2 times), Curry (2 times) and Alexander. Several MVPs after Curry failed to win the championship as MVP, so they missed the feat of winning the MVP and FMVP in the same year. Even Curry, although he successfully won the championship in 2015, he missed the FMVP.

In the past few years, Antetokounmpo and Jokic have both won MVP and FMVP, and neither of them has won MVP and FMVP in the same year. Now, Alexander, who has won the MVP, still has the hope of getting the FMVP again, and is expected to be comparable to Duncan and James, becoming the third player in the 21st century to win the MVP and FMVP in the same year.

In history, there are not many players who can get MVP and FMVP in the same year, with only ten in total, of which Jordan did 4 times, and James and Bird did 2 times respectively. In addition, Alexander is still the scoring champion of the regular season this season, and there is no scoring champion in the 21st century that has won the championship. The last one is O'Neal in 2000.

It is worth mentioning that O'Neal not only won the MVP and FMVP in 2000, but also won the scoring champion. He is the third player in history to achieve this feat after Jabbar and Jordan (two times). Alexander is expected to do this this season, as long as he leads the Thunder to win the championship and win the FMVP.

If you can really win the MVP, FMVP and the scoring champion at the same time, then Alexander's historical status will also leap forward, comparable to a number of historical superstars. Among the active players, only James, Curry, Durant, Jokic and Antetokounmpo can beat Alexander, and Harden and Westbrook, two players who have won MVP, will be compared by Alexander because they have no championship or FMVP in their careers. Although Leonard also has two FMVPs, he does not have an MVP and should not be able to compare with Alexander. In addition, Alexander's position in the history of the Thunder should also surpass Westbrook and Durant.