It's no easy feat to make a big moment in the NBA, and it's hard to be able to get a rotating spot on a team, become a mainstay, be among the top stars, and help the team win in a variety of ways.
Looking back at the last 74 years of the league's history, there are three of them who have averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the regular season in five seasons, and each of them has won MVP more than once in their careers and won the championship.
1. Bird
He averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game in five single-season games
Judging from the content of Bird's game, he is the kind of very "precocious" star, who averaged 21.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game in his rookie season, was selected as an All-Star, won the best rookie in the competition with "Magic" Johnson, and also occupied a position in the All-Star team, and had the ability to influence the game in rich ways early on.
At the Celtics, Bird's wide vision and elusive passing skills are key to the team's ability to play a fluid offense, and he is undoubtedly the core of the team, but not the kind of presence that sticks to the ball, efficiently finishes the offense after receiving the ball, or quickly finds an assist from a better teammate, not a dribble followed by a "pot throw" when the offensive round is almost exhausted.
The accurate projection level has made Bird a top three-point player in the NBA in a short time after the three-point line was applied, and he has outstanding ability to combine people and balls between the marches, and is proficient in various back-to-back offensive steps and feints, and his ability to move without the ball is historic, he has the ability to easily sweep high scores, and has scored 60 points in a single game, of course, more importantly, Bird can continue to provide offensive firepower output for the team in a stable manner.
As a small forward whose jumping and confrontation ability is not particularly outstanding, Bird's 13-year career still averaged 10 rebounds per game, which was done by relying on excellent rebounding judgment and strong hands, and even, in the 1981 Finals, Bird grabbed the most 21 rebounds of both teams in the first two games of the series, and averaged 15.3 rebounds per game in the whole series, only 0.4 less than Moses Malone in the opposing team, you must know that Moses Malone is a 6-time rebounding king.
In the 1980-81 season, Bird averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the regular season for the first time in his career, and scored 21.2 points, 10.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in the regular season, and he helped the Celtics win the championship this year, and then from the 1981-82 season to the 1984-85 season, Bird averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in the regular season for four consecutive seasons.
In the 1981-82 regular season, Bird averaged 22.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, 23.6 points, 11 rebounds and 5.8 assists in the 1982-83 regular season, 24.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists in the 1983-84 regular season, and 28.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game in the 1984-85 regular season, of which Bird won the MVP in the 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons.
2. Jokic
He averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game in five single-season games
Jokic conquered the Nuggets with his talent on the basketball court, and gained the status of being cultivated by the team as a second-round pick, and Jokic has also lived up to expectations to grow into a top star who can stand alone, can support the team's offense as the team's tactical axis, revitalize the team's offense through many different ways such as strategy, passing, and individual offense, and is also a reliable rebounder.
In the 2018-19 season, Jokic was selected as an All-Star and All-Star team for the first time in his career, and this year he averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the regular season for the first time in a single season, and averaged 20.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game.
In the 2019-20 season, the regular season data has shrunk, although it helped the Nuggets to the Western Conference finals, but in front of the Lakers' thick eyebrows, Howard and other interior players, in the end only one win from the Purple and Gold, unfortunately out, and after this season, Jokic has undergone physical adjustments The results are showing, he is stronger, can deal with more different types of defense, and the strong offense has become unstoppable.
In the 2020-21 regular season, Jokic's average per game came to 26.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 8.3 assists, which was more dazzling than the previous season's 19.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 7 assists.
It was also in the 2020-21 season that Jokic won the first MVP of his career, and in the final vote for MVP, Jokic received as many as 91 first-place votes and a total score of 971 points, winning the MVP without any suspense.
From the 2021-22 season to the 2023-24 season, Jokic averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the regular season for three consecutive seasons. 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists in the 2021-22 regular season, 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists in the 2022-23 regular season, 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9 assists in the 2023-24 regular season, won the MVP twice in three years, and although he missed the MVP in the 2022-23 season, he finally led the Nuggets to the first championship in team history, and averaged a triple-double in the second round and the Western Conference finals in two consecutive rounds.
3, alphabet brother
He averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game in six single-season games
In an era of rapid offensive and defensive transitions, and wide space on the court, Brother Alphabet has a broad world to play, he continues to improve his ability to fight, so that the talent can be fully realized, and polish his offensive skills after grasping the opportunity suitable for him to play, in the first four years of his career, Brother Alphabet's average data per game continued to rise, in the 2016-17 season averaged 22.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, won the most improved player, selected for the best team, the best defensive team and All-Star.
Of course, the most improved player and All-Star are not the ceiling of Brother Alphabet, he quickly became one of the most difficult players in the league to defend against the position, among the players with a height of 2.10 meters and above, Brother Alphabet's ball-holding and dribbling skills can be called the top level, can hold the ball from the top of the arc to launch an attack, directly under the basket to complete the basket.
Under the coaching of a star like Kidd who has outstanding organizational skills and is skilled in various passing skills, Brother Alphabet has been put in the point guard position for a short time, with good passing ability, top dynamics, static talent and rebounding nose make Brother Alphabet often easily gain the upper hand when fighting for rebounds.
In the 2018-19 season, Brother Alphabet ushered in the first season of his career with an average of at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game. averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, won the MVP for the first time in his career, won the MVP in the 2019-20 season, and continued to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game, until the 2023-24 season, Brother Alphabet is not yet 30 years old, and his regular season average per game may remain above 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for many years to come, and continue to chase more MVPs and championships.