Only 5 players on the active roster are eligible to be erected statues: Durant is defeated, and the elder Jancurry has no suspense
preface
With the end of the Finals, the journey of the 2022-2023 season has officially come to an end, and it is Jokic's Denver Nuggets who finally laughs at the end. Under his leadership, the Nuggets won their first championship in team history in 47 years, and he was elected FMVP without any doubt. Just looking at the performance this season, I even saw some shadows of O'Neal from Jokic, although the style of play is different, but there is already a shadow of O'Neill for the dominance of the interior. Now Jokic is not yet 30 years old, he has already won the MVP, FMVP, and the best team, and if you look at the honor, he is definitely the first person in team history.
Then the question is, if the current Jokic retires directly, can he be eligible to erect a statue of his own? I personally think that his current honor is completely enough, and this championship basically makes him the first person in the history of the Nuggets, there are not many players who can be statued, like Durant, there may be no team to erect a statue of him in the end, so now think about the only players who can have a statue of their own are these 5 people!
5th place: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)
8 seasons
Career average: 20.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.2 steals
We've mentioned Jokic earlier, and I think some of the accolades he's got now are enough to support him with his own statue, two-time MVP, FMVP, 3-time Best First Team, etc. Since being drafted by the Nuggets, Jokic has gradually become one of the league's most dominant players, and while some people have been questioning the gold content of his last two MVPs before this year's championship win, these people can completely shut up after the championship.
This championship is significant for both the Nuggets and Jokic, who have not even won the Western Conference Finals before this year, and for Jokic this time he finally broke the doubt, although he personally does not care about the outside world's opinion, but the league's first center is now finally determined. No one will question Jokic's strength in the future, and as long as Jokic does not go in the next 3-5 years, the Nuggets' competitiveness for the championship will not decline.
The most important thing is that Jokic basically will not leave the team, Jokic will most likely become the Nuggets' "Nowitzki" in the end, as long as he retires in the end, he is the Nuggets' soul-level existence. Given a few more years, he can also surpass his predecessors in terms of team history statistics, and if he can lead the Nuggets to a second championship, or even establish a third, then this topic will not even be discussed.
4th place: Giannis Artetokounmpo (Bucks)
10 seasons
Career averages: 22.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks
Alphabet Brother's results this year are not good, facing the Heat miserably Black Eight is a shame for him and the Bucks, you must know that before this, Alphabet Brother was basically considered the first person on active duty. But we can't erase all of Alphabet's past accomplishments just this season, especially his contributions to the Bucks, without whom the team might still be rotten, and they wouldn't be able to make it to the end in 2021.
In 2021, Alphabet Brother led the team back to the top of the world after 50 years, and the last time the Bucks won the championship was their big boss was Abdul-Jabbar, so before 2021, Abdul-Jabbar was undoubtedly the first person in team history. However, after 2021, his status finally began to waver, and Alphabet Brother successively won MVP, DPOY, FMVP and other very valuable honors, and now Alphabet Brother has many data is already the first person in team history.
Maybe if Brother Alphabet were an American player, he might have been blown as the first player in team history, but he still needs to precipitate now. Fortunately, he is also only 28 years old this year, he still has the opportunity to prove himself again in the future, and now the definition of the alphabet brother is that not winning the championship is a failure, if he can get his second ring in the future, the Bucks have no reason not to erect a statue of him, and he will also be the first person on the team by then.
Third place: Russell Westbrook (Thunder)
11 seasons
Career averages: 22.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.6 steals
Wei Shao's name may appear here may be more abrupt, he is the only one in this list who has not won the championship, and he is also the least honored, if the historical status is judged, Wei Shao's status is definitely not worthy of comparison with these 5 people. But today we are discussing whether he is qualified to have his own statue, which has little impact on historical status, even Lowry can be erected by the Raptors, so he definitely deserves this treatment based on Wei Shao's contribution to the Thunder.
First of all, the SuperSonics and Thunder are basically two teams, and since moving to Oklahoma that year, the team has basically changed its original trajectory. When Wilson was drafted, it was just in time for the first season in the history of the Thunder, and under his and Durant's leadership, the team became a powerhouse in the West and successfully reached the Finals in 2012. Later, after Durant left the Thunder, Wei Shao became the only core of the team, so Wei Shao played an epic season in 2016-2017.
As the team's all-time scoring champion, Wei Shao now deserves the title of the first man in Thunder history, and when he was traded to the Rockets, Thunder fans sent all his blessings. And when Wilson was still playing for the Thunder, the mayor of Oklahoma more than once affirmed his contributions to the city and the team, and even awarded the City Key to Weishao before. If Wei Shao can return to the Thunder in the future, it will be a good story to guide young people to grow up and retire here.
Second place: Stephen Curry (Warriors)
14 seasons
Career averages: 24.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.6 steals
It's a sure thing that Curry has his own statue, and now it's time for him to retire, and as the undoubted first man in the history of the Warriors, Curry has contributed so much to the city and the team. Before the Warriors were able to build their own dynasty, Curry not only contributed on the court, but his very cost-effective contract off the court also helped the team to be very flexible in terms of salary space, so in 2016 Durant was able to parachute the Warriors directly, which is even more important than Curry's stats on the court.
Under Curry's leadership, the Warriors went from not making the playoffs, gradually becoming a regular in the playoffs, and then to becoming a team with real championship strength. During this period, not only the Warriors became another dynasty team since the Lakers, Curry himself also received numerous honors during this period, the most outstanding of which was the MVP for two consecutive years, of which Curry became the only unanimous MVP winner in history in the 2015-2016 season.
The now 35-year-old Curry is still in excellent form in the playoffs, and if the Warriors can continue to strengthen around him, the team has a chance to continue to compete for championships in the future. However, this has no impact on whether Curry can have his own statue, and even if Curry announces his retirement today, he can have a statue of his own. Curry's achievements are not only influential warriors, he plays a pivotal role in the entire modern basketball, so retired jerseys, statues, and the Hall of Fame will not be less.
First place: LeBron James (Cavaliers)
11 seasons
Career averages: 27.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.5 steals
Although many people have been saying that James likes to change teams and so on, James still played 11 seasons with the Cavaliers, and even if he took out the achievements that James got in those 11 seasons, he is a historical player. Two MVPs and the first championship in team history are enough to help James become the undisputed first man in the history of the Cavaliers, not to mention the many records James broke during his time with the Cavaliers.
Now James basically still occupies the position of the first person in Cavaliers history, except for blocks, frontcourt rebounds, and fouls, the first person is Big Z, and the rest are all James. Even if you look at this, even if James later fails to help the Cavaliers win the championship, he may be the first person in team history, before James, the Cavaliers did not even play in the Finals, with James, the playoffs became commonplace, and the Cavaliers 2.0 era dominated the entire East.
James' two most storied seasons with the Cavaliers were in 2015-2016 and 2017-2018, when the former led the team to its first championship and became the first team in Finals history to make a 3-1 comeback. The latter is the most extreme playoff individual performance in history, and James can be said to have really given everything he had that year, and if James was removed that year, the Cavaliers would be the bottom team in the league. Looking back now at James' 11-year career as a knight, he has set so many records and legends that he has his own statue is not something worth discussing.
preface
With the end of the Finals, the journey of the 2022-2023 season has officially come to an end, and it is Jokic's Denver Nuggets who finally laughs at the end. Under his leadership, the Nuggets won their first championship in team history in 47 years, and he was elected FMVP without any doubt. Just looking at the performance this season, I even saw some shadows of O'Neal from Jokic, although the style of play is different, but there is already a shadow of O'Neill for the dominance of the interior. Now Jokic is not yet 30 years old, he has already won the MVP, FMVP, and the best team, and if you look at the honor, he is definitely the first person in team history.
Then the question is, if the current Jokic retires directly, can he be eligible to erect a statue of his own? I personally think that his current honor is completely enough, and this championship basically makes him the first person in the history of the Nuggets, there are not many players who can be statued, like Durant, there may be no team to erect a statue of him in the end, so now think about the only players who can have a statue of their own are these 5 people!
5th place: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)
8 seasons
Career average: 20.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.2 steals
We've mentioned Jokic earlier, and I think some of the accolades he's got now are enough to support him with his own statue, two-time MVP, FMVP, 3-time Best First Team, etc. Since being drafted by the Nuggets, Jokic has gradually become one of the league's most dominant players, and while some people have been questioning the gold content of his last two MVPs before this year's championship win, these people can completely shut up after the championship.
This championship is significant for both the Nuggets and Jokic, who have not even won the Western Conference Finals before this year, and for Jokic this time he finally broke the doubt, although he personally does not care about the outside world's opinion, but the league's first center is now finally determined. No one will question Jokic's strength in the future, and as long as Jokic does not go in the next 3-5 years, the Nuggets' competitiveness for the championship will not decline.
The most important thing is that Jokic basically will not leave the team, Jokic will most likely become the Nuggets' "Nowitzki" in the end, as long as he retires in the end, he is the Nuggets' soul-level existence. Given a few more years, he can also surpass his predecessors in terms of team history statistics, and if he can lead the Nuggets to a second championship, or even establish a third, then this topic will not even be discussed.
4th place: Giannis Artetokounmpo (Bucks)
10 seasons
Career averages: 22.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks
Alphabet Brother's results this year are not good, facing the Heat miserably Black Eight is a shame for him and the Bucks, you must know that before this, Alphabet Brother was basically considered the first person on active duty. But we can't erase all of Alphabet's past accomplishments just this season, especially his contributions to the Bucks, without whom the team might still be rotten, and they wouldn't be able to make it to the end in 2021.
In 2021, Alphabet Brother led the team back to the top of the world after 50 years, and the last time the Bucks won the championship was their big boss was Abdul-Jabbar, so before 2021, Abdul-Jabbar was undoubtedly the first person in team history. However, after 2021, his status finally began to waver, and Alphabet Brother successively won MVP, DPOY, FMVP and other very valuable honors, and now Alphabet Brother has many data is already the first person in team history.
Maybe if Brother Alphabet were an American player, he might have been blown as the first player in team history, but he still needs to precipitate now. Fortunately, he is also only 28 years old this year, he still has the opportunity to prove himself again in the future, and now the definition of the alphabet brother is that not winning the championship is a failure, if he can get his second ring in the future, the Bucks have no reason not to erect a statue of him, and he will also be the first person on the team by then.
Third place: Russell Westbrook (Thunder)
11 seasons
Career averages: 22.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.6 steals
Wei Shao's name may appear here may be more abrupt, he is the only one in this list who has not won the championship, and he is also the least honored, if the historical status is judged, Wei Shao's status is definitely not worthy of comparison with these 5 people. But today we are discussing whether he is qualified to have his own statue, which has little impact on historical status, even Lowry can be erected by the Raptors, so he definitely deserves this treatment based on Wei Shao's contribution to the Thunder.
First of all, the SuperSonics and Thunder are basically two teams, and since moving to Oklahoma that year, the team has basically changed its original trajectory. When Wilson was drafted, it was just in time for the first season in the history of the Thunder, and under his and Durant's leadership, the team became a powerhouse in the West and successfully reached the Finals in 2012. Later, after Durant left the Thunder, Wei Shao became the only core of the team, so Wei Shao played an epic season in 2016-2017.
As the team's all-time scoring champion, Wei Shao now deserves the title of the first man in Thunder history, and when he was traded to the Rockets, Thunder fans sent all his blessings. And when Wilson was still playing for the Thunder, the mayor of Oklahoma more than once affirmed his contributions to the city and the team, and even awarded the City Key to Weishao before. If Wei Shao can return to the Thunder in the future, it will be a good story to guide young people to grow up and retire here.
Second place: Stephen Curry (Warriors)
14 seasons
Career averages: 24.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.6 steals
It's a sure thing that Curry has his own statue, and now it's time for him to retire, and as the undoubted first man in the history of the Warriors, Curry has contributed so much to the city and the team. Before the Warriors were able to build their own dynasty, Curry not only contributed on the court, but his very cost-effective contract off the court also helped the team to be very flexible in terms of salary space, so in 2016 Durant was able to parachute the Warriors directly, which is even more important than Curry's stats on the court.
Under Curry's leadership, the Warriors went from not making the playoffs, gradually becoming a regular in the playoffs, and then to becoming a team with real championship strength. During this period, not only the Warriors became another dynasty team since the Lakers, Curry himself also received numerous honors during this period, the most outstanding of which was the MVP for two consecutive years, of which Curry became the only unanimous MVP winner in history in the 2015-2016 season.
The now 35-year-old Curry is still in excellent form in the playoffs, and if the Warriors can continue to strengthen around him, the team has a chance to continue to compete for championships in the future. However, this has no impact on whether Curry can have his own statue, and even if Curry announces his retirement today, he can have a statue of his own. Curry's achievements are not only influential warriors, he plays a pivotal role in the entire modern basketball, so retired jerseys, statues, and the Hall of Fame will not be less.
First place: LeBron James (Cavaliers)
11 seasons
Career averages: 27.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.5 steals
Although many people have been saying that James likes to change teams and so on, James still played 11 seasons with the Cavaliers, and even if he took out the achievements that James got in those 11 seasons, he is a historical player. Two MVPs and the first championship in team history are enough to help James become the undisputed first man in the history of the Cavaliers, not to mention the many records James broke during his time with the Cavaliers.
Now James basically still occupies the position of the first person in Cavaliers history, except for blocks, frontcourt rebounds, and fouls, the first person is Big Z, and the rest are all James. Even if you look at this, even if James later fails to help the Cavaliers win the championship, he may be the first person in team history, before James, the Cavaliers did not even play in the Finals, with James, the playoffs became commonplace, and the Cavaliers 2.0 era dominated the entire East.
James' two most storied seasons with the Cavaliers were in 2015-2016 and 2017-2018, when the former led the team to its first championship and became the first team in Finals history to make a 3-1 comeback. The latter is the most extreme playoff individual performance in history, and James can be said to have really given everything he had that year, and if James was removed that year, the Cavaliers would be the bottom team in the league. Looking back now at James' 11-year career as a knight, he has set so many records and legends that he has his own statue is not something worth discussing.