Generally speaking, Giannis Antetokounmpo is considered a big forward, but he also regularly plays as a small forward. After the Greek Monsters won 2 MVPs, 1 DPOY and their first championship and first FMVP, many believe he is taking over the "league first man" throne from LeBron James. So, what is the historical status of the rising alphabet brother? Fadeawayworld basketball expert Eddie Bital believes he has surpassed Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Garnett to become the third-largest forward and seventh-forward player in NBA history! Next, let's see which players are ahead of the alphabet brothers!
6. Kawhi Leonard
Alphabet brother is very close to Leonard, who averaged 19.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.6 blocks per game, and won 2 championships, 2 FMVPs and 2 DPOYs per game. Alphabet Brother averaged 20.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and currently has 1 championship, 1 FMVP, 2 MVP and 1 DPOY. Alphabet Brother is slightly better than Leonard in terms of data, and 2 MVPs is a huge advantage, but Leonard has won 1 championship and 1 FMVP. If Alphabet Brother can win another 1 championship, he will surpass Leonard.
5. Carl Malone
Malone and Alphabet Brother both won 2 MVPs, but Malone is nothing more, he is far inferior to Alphabet Brother in honor. Even so, Malone averaged 25.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks per game in his career, and became the second-highest-scoring player in NBA history by relying on his strong scoring ability. Alphabet brother is still very young, he has a total of 12319 in his career, which is only one-third of Malone's 36928 points, alphabet brother to surpass this Jazz star to get at least 20,000 points or win another championship!
4. Kevin Durant
Durant's advantage over Alphabet is obvious, he is impeccable on the offensive end, and his career average of 27.0 points per game is telling. In addition, Durant has 7.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks, and his career cumulative total score is nearly twice that of the alphabet brother, and he is clearly dominant in the data! In terms of honors, Alphabet Brother wins 1 more MVP and 1 DPOY than Durant, but Durant's championship and FMVP are more, and the championship is the highest honor for NBA players, and Durant is slightly ahead of Alphabet Brother!
3. Larry Bird
Bird is in the top ten players in history, and it's clear that Alphabet Brother hasn't reached that height yet. Bird averaged 24.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, except for blocks, Alphabet Brothers are behind Bird. When we compared their accolades, DPOY was alphabet brother's only advantage, but Bird won 3 championships 2 FMVP and 3 MVP!
2. Tim Duncan
Duncan is the NBA's greatest big forward, 5 championships, 3 FMVPs and 2 MVPs, and although Duncan didn't get a DPOY, he was an underrated defender, and Alphabet Brother had no advantage over the Spurs star. In addition, Duncan has a total of 26,496 points, 15,091 rebounds, 4,225 assists, 1,025 steals and 3,020 blocks in his 19 seasons with the NBA. Alphabet Brother has only played 8 seasons, with a total of 12319 points, 5371 rebounds, 2632 assists, 692 steals and 765 blocks, 5 statistics are about half of Duncan!!
1. LeBron James
James is the greatest forward player in NBA history, he has won 4 championships, 4 FMVP and 4 MVPs, except for DPOY less than Alphabet Brother, James's rest of the honors are more than twice that of Alphabet Brother, not to mention he has also won scoring and assists! In terms of statistics, Alphabet Brother is also defeated, James averaged 27.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, and most of his cumulative data has reached the top five levels in NBA history!