murksiderock
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With this second MVP, its now official, Giannis is on Legacy Watch the remainder of his career, regardless of how much longer he plays...
Kawhi is as well for different reasons that I'll address in another thread....
Only 14 guys have won 2+ MVPs. Granted, those 14 guys have won 69% of the MVPs----only 20 guys outside of those 14 have won an MVP----but with 2+ Giannis is now in a lane of rarefied air...
Of the other 5 guys who have 2 MVPs:
•Duncan is generally seen as a Top 10 All-Timer and considered by most to be the greatest 4 ever and one of the GOAT defensive bigs...
In his prime he was a 21/12 guy who shot 51%, never missed the playoffs, and led his team to 4 championships (4-0 Finals as a #1 in his prime) and six WCF (4-2)...
•Mailman is generally regarded as a Top 15-16 All-Timer. Was widely seen as the GOAT 4 before Duncan...
In his prime was a 27/11 guy shooting 53%, never missed the postseason and led his team to two Finals (0-2) and five WCF (2-3). Probably the #3 guy of 90s basketball who some could argue as #2...
•As of right now, Steph is generally seen as a Top 20-25 All-Timer, seen as the GOAT shooter, and most people have him at minimum as a Top 4 point ever...
Kawhi is as well for different reasons that I'll address in another thread....
Only 14 guys have won 2+ MVPs. Granted, those 14 guys have won 69% of the MVPs----only 20 guys outside of those 14 have won an MVP----but with 2+ Giannis is now in a lane of rarefied air...
Of the other 5 guys who have 2 MVPs:
•Duncan is generally seen as a Top 10 All-Timer and considered by most to be the greatest 4 ever and one of the GOAT defensive bigs...
In his prime he was a 21/12 guy who shot 51%, never missed the playoffs, and led his team to 4 championships (4-0 Finals as a #1 in his prime) and six WCF (4-2)...
•Mailman is generally regarded as a Top 15-16 All-Timer. Was widely seen as the GOAT 4 before Duncan...
In his prime was a 27/11 guy shooting 53%, never missed the postseason and led his team to two Finals (0-2) and five WCF (2-3). Probably the #3 guy of 90s basketball who some could argue as #2...
•As of right now, Steph is generally seen as a Top 20-25 All-Timer, seen as the GOAT shooter, and most people have him at minimum as a Top 4 point ever...