40,000 points or 4 MVP 4FMVP, which has more impact on James historical status?

Mondo Sports Updated on 2024-02-21

With James getting closer and closer to reaching 40,000 points in the regular season, countless fans are eagerly awaiting to witness this exciting moment in history. Judging from the current achievements of James, it is impossible to surpass Jordan, he can only sit in the historical position, so 40,000 points (or "411 Project") and 4MVP + 4FMVP, which has a greater impact on his historical status?

When we discuss a player's historical status, we mainly look at the number of championships, regular season MVP, finals FMVP, scoring champion, one team and one defense, and honors such as the best defensive player, assist king, and rebounding king, and rarely discuss the total points in the regular season or the total points in the playoffs and finals, because these records piled up by time do not have much meaning. Just like the NBA all-time scoring champion before James was Abdul-Jabbar, whose total score of 38,387 points dominated the list for decades, but when discussing his historical status, people talk more about his championship number and MVP, FMVP and other honors, and this total score king seems to be rarely mentioned.

The reason why James's all-time scoring champion has been repeatedly mentioned by fans or related sports ** in the near future is first because James broke the NBA's scoring record that has been sealed for decades, and secondly, because he will be the first player in NBA history to score more than 40,000 points, which has strong highlights and topics. As the NBA's all-time scoring leader and probably the only 40,000+ points, these are just icing on the cake for James, and they can't be said to be undoubted, but the bonus to his historical status is not very big, and it is not enough to surpass Jordan and become the new "GOAT". Of course, James and his team are well aware of this.

The reason why James can become the No. 1 active player and the No. 2 player in history is mainly due to his core hard honor 4MVP+4FMVP, as well as 13 times for the best team, 5 times for the best defensive team, as well as 1 time for the scoring champion and 1 assist king, and 20 times for the All-Star team, which is real and convincing. In fact, for players of James' level, the core honor is 4MVP+4FMVP, and other first-tier defenses, scoring champions, assist kings, etc., are all icing on the cake. Just like when we talk about Jordan, it's enough to put out two triple championships + two triple FMVPs, not even his 5 regular season MVPs and 10 scoring titles, this is the value of core honors.

Compared to players in the same class, Russell's 11 titles are too far away for us to discuss for the time being. Abdul-Jabbar has 6 championships, 6 regular season MVPs, but only 2 FMVPs; Duncan has 5 championships and 2 regular-season MVPs, but only 3 FMVPs; O'Neal has 4 championships, including three consecutive championships and three consecutive FMVPs, the first person after Jordan, but he has no FMVP for the fourth championship, and only 1 MVP in the regular season; Magic Johnson is a five-time champion, three regular season MVPs, and three Finals FMVPs. Compared with James's 4 championships, 4 regular season MVPs, and 4 Finals FMVPs, they always feel that there are shortcomings.

Not to mention the historical status of James after retirement, but the top 10 stars in history only look at the core honors, that is, the number of championships with the FMVP trophy and the number of MVPs in the regular season. Everything else, including top scorers and first-team defense, is just the icing on the cake for a star of this division.

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