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How difficult is it to be a career Grand Slam? Only 8 players in the NBA did it, and they won 5 times at the top

4:53pm, 21 July 2025【Basketball】

In the career of NBA players, pursuing honor is a major goal for them to play, but there are many honors in the league, and it is impossible to get them all at once. Among them, the more important ones are MVP, FMVP, championship and scoring champion. Getting any one is enough to become a superstar. If you can get all these honors in your career, you can be called a Grand Slam. However, there are only eight people in NBA history that can do this. Let’s take a look at who they are!

8: Curry (1 time)

Curry has won the MVP twice in his career, which was in 2015 and 2016. Among them, the MVP in 2016 was the only unanimous MVP in NBA history. That year, he also won the honor of scoring champion. In addition, Curry led the Warriors to win three championships in four years from 2015 to 2018. It was from that time that the NBA accelerated into the small ball era. In addition, Curry also won the second scoring champion in his career in 21 years.

However, Curry only completed one Grand Slam, mainly because he only had one FMVP, which was won when he won the championship in 22 years. It was from that time that Curry officially entered the discussion of the top two point guards in NBA history.

7: Kobe (1 time)

Kobe spent 20 seasons in his career with the Lakers. He also won five championships in the Lakers. In the process of winning the championship in 2009 and 2010, he won two consecutive FMVPs, and he is a true superstar. In addition, he also won the scoring champion twice in 2006 and 2007. However, Kobe only scored one Grand Slam, mainly because he only won one MVP, which was gained from the 2007 to 2008 season. That year, he led the Lakers to ranked first in the Western Conference and won the only MVP.

6: Durant (1 time)

Durant won the championship twice in his career and the FMVP twice. He also won the scoring champion four times during the Thunder period, ranking first among active players in the number of scoring champions. His personal abilities are obvious to all. But even Adu had only one Grand Slam, mainly because he only won the MVP in the 13th to 14th seasons, and he never touched this honor after leaving the Thunder.

5: O'Neal (1 time)

As we all know, during the three consecutive championships between 2000 and 2002, O'Neal was the absolute core of it. This is also the only player in the NBA who can win the FMVP three times in a row after Jordan. He is also recognized as the most dominant center in the NBA. During the Magic and Lakers, he had scored the scoring champions, but he only won the MVP once in the 99-00 season, which is why he only scored one Grand Slam. In the late stages of the Lakers' career, O'Neal often missed the regular season due to injuries, which was the biggest reason why he missed the MVP later.

4: Chamberlain (1 time)

Chamberlain has won the scoring leader in a total of seven times in his entire career, ranking second in NBA history. He also has four MVPs, and his total career score has exceeded 30,000 points. However, Chamberlain only won the championship twice in total, one of which won the FMVP, and he did not win much honor.

3: James (1 time)

As a superstar in the NBA history level, James won the championship four times in his career, FMVP four times, and MVP four times, and he has won countless honors. However, in terms of the scoring title, he only won the honor of the scoring title once, in the 2007-08 season, so he only completed the Grand Slam once, which is also his biggest regret. However, James, who only won the scoring title once, is the scoring title in the NBA history, which is quite surprising.

2: Jabbar (2 times)

Jabbar won MVP in a total of six career times, ranking first in NBA history, and he also won six championships and three FMVPs in a total of three scoring experiences. In addition to his two scoring experiences, Jabbar won two majors in his career, ranking second in NBA history.

1: Jordan (5 times)

As the best player in NBA history, Jordan is unique in his personal ability and achievements. He has won the scoring champion ten times, which can be said to be a cliff-like lead to other players. In addition, Jordan has six championships and six FMVPs. In terms of key hard honors, Jordan has firmly occupied the top spot. In addition, Jordan has won five MVPs. In the 1987-88 season, he won two honors in MVP and DPOY in a single season. He is absolutely core on both offense and defense.

In fact, Jordan should have had six Grand Slams, but missing MVP in the 96-97 season also brought his Grand Slams to five. It is worth mentioning that Jordan's personal data and record that year were better than Karl Malone, but the final MVP was given to Karl Malone. However, Jordan defeated the Jazz led by Kal Malone head-on in the finals that year, proving that he was the best player he deserved.

source:7m cnlive