How difficult is it to win the scoring champion + MVP + FMVP in a single season? There are only 3 players in NBA history, Jordan is the only one

Since the 2024-2025 season has been underway, the most successful player is the Thunder star Alexander. After he was selected by the Hornets at the 11th pick in the first round, no one thought that he would one day become one of the best players in the league, otherwise he would not have been traded by the Hornets and Clippers. Since joining the Thunder, Alexander has gradually ushered in a transformation, but at the beginning, even his own fans dared not think that he really became an MVP.

Alexander averaged 32.7 points, 5 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.7 steals, 1 block and 2.1 three-pointer, with a shooting percentage of 51.9%, 37.5% of three-point shooting percentage and 89.8% of free throw percentage. With a per-game average of 30+5+5 per game for the second consecutive year, his average of 32.7 points also set the highest record in his career, thus successfully winning his first regular season scoring leader in his career.

Under Alexander's leadership, the Thunder ushered in an explosion this season, with the regular season teams winning 68 wins and 14 losses. This is not only the best regular season record since the Warriors in the 2015-2016 season, but also set a new team record. There is another data that can show the Thunder's dominance in the regular season, that is, their total net win score is as high as 1,055 points, which also set the first record in NBA history. The team with the largest total net win scores in the regular season before was the Lakers in the 1971-1972 season, and their total net win score was 1,007 points that season.

Relying on top individual performance and team leadership, Alexander not only won the scoring champion in the regular season, but also won his first MVP in his career, so he became the first Canadian player to achieve this feat since Nash. In the playoffs, although Alexander and the Thunder both declined, they are still the biggest favorites in the championship this season so far. Considering Alexander's position in the team, as long as they can win the championship in the end, as long as nothing unexpected happens, he will be a foregone conclusion.

If Alexander really does it, he will also become one of the few players in history who can win the scoring champion + MVP + FMVP in a single season. Only three people have achieved this feat before this season. Then let’s take a look at who these three players are. Among them, Jordan is worthy of being the god of basketball!

3. Shaquille O'Neal

Season: 1999-2000 Season

In O'Neal's 19-year career, his peak period was undoubtedly the years when he led the Lakers to win three consecutive championships, and he also achieved personal achievements in three consecutive FMVPs. During the three consecutive championships, O'Neal's strongest season was in the 1999-2000 season. This year, he successfully achieved the feat of winning the scoring champion + MVP + FMVP in a single season, so he became the third player in history to do it.

O's regular season averaged 29.7 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 57.4%, of which he averaged points and assists per game, also set a career record. On his 28th birthday, the Clippers did not provide O'Neal's family with tickets to the game, which made him play with anger throughout the game. In the end, he also scored 61 points and 23 rebounds with an oversized double-double performance of 24 of 35 shots in a single game and helped the team to wash the game.

Under O'Neal's leadership, the Lakers finished the regular season with a record of 67 wins and 15 losses in the league, and he also showed a stronger state in the playoffs. Faced with higher intensity defense, O'Neal in the playoffs averaged 30.7 points, 15.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.4 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 55.5%. Especially in the finals against the Pacers, O'Neal explained what a real solution was with practical actions. He averaged 38 points and 16.7 rebounds per game in the entire series. Even if the opponent used the "shark-cutting tactic" during this period, it would be useless. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Pacers 4-2, and O'Neal was elected FMVP without any suspense.

2. Karem Abdul Jabbar

Season: The Milwaukee Bucks, who were officially established in 1968, were lucky to choose Jabbar in 1969. After entering the NBA, the latter was at his peak. In the rookie season, Jabbar averaged 28.8 points, 14.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. With his excellent personal performance, he was not only selected as the Best Rookie, but also selected as the All-Star and Best Team. Under the leadership of Jabbar, the Bucks achieved a record of 56 wins and 26 losses in the regular season, winning 29 more games than the previous year.

The Bucks lost to the Knicks in the 1970 playoffs and were eliminated in the East. Jabbar averaged 35.2 points, 16.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in the entire playoffs. It can be said that his personal performance has been outstanding. Then in the offseason in 1970, the Bucks recruited Oscar Robertson. His arrival made Jabbar "more than wings". In the 1970-1971 season, he averaged 31.7 points, 16 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. In the end, he not only won the scoring champion, but also successfully became the MVP.

In the playoffs, the Bucks successfully broke through the Eastern Conference Finals. Facing the Bullets in the Finals, Jabbar averaged 27 points, 18.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Under his leadership, the team swept the opponent in just 4 games. In the end, he became the first player in NBA history to win the scoring champion + MVP + FMVP in a single season..

1. Michael Jordan

achieved season: 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1995-1996, 1997-1998, and Jordan, who is the "God of Basketball", is the only player on this list to achieve this feat many times. He has won the scoring champion + MVP + FMVP in four seasons of his career. The first is the 1990-1991 season. Although Jordan had won the scoring champion + MVP before that, unfortunately he has never helped the Bulls win the championship. In the 1991 playoffs, Jordan finally stepped onto the finals stage, and in the end he helped the team defeat the Lakers with a 4-1 score per game, and he was successfully elected as FMVP.

Immediately afterwards, Jordan won the scoring champion + MVP + FMVP for the second consecutive year. This season is his sixth consecutive year to score the scoring champion, and this is also his third MVP in his career. In the finals, Jordan taught Drexler a lesson. He once again proved that he was the league's only shooting guard in the league.

Later, in 1996 and 1998, Jordan won these three awards. Although his personal dominance declined compared to before his first retirement, he was still the best player in the league. In those two seasons, Jordan's average number in the regular season and the finals was 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.2 steals, 27.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists (1995-1996 season), 28.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals, 33.5 points, 4 rebounds and 2.3 assists (1997-1998 season).