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- 1Shai Gilgeous-Alexander eyes rare third straight NBA MVP▼OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could join rare club of back-to-back-to-back NBA MVPs this season
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in position to win a third consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award this season, which would place him in the rare club of players with back-to-back-to-back MVPs, a feat achieved only by legends like Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Larry Bird. Coming off an MVP season and an NBA title run with the Thunder, his continued dominance is fueling the three-peat talk.
- 2Nikola Jokic names his four greatest NBA players●Nikola Jokic names his four greatest NBA players: Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Steph Curry
Nikola Jokic has named his picks for the four greatest NBA players in history: Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Steph Curry. The Denver Nuggets star's list leans heavily on legends from earlier eras, pairing two all-time big men in Russell and Chamberlain with Jordan and Curry. Fans and commentators are weighing in on the omissions, including LeBron James, and what the choices say about Jokic's own view of the game.