Ahead of the tipoff for Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals on Thursday night, let us take a deep dive into what this championship series will mean for the legacies of so many of the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat.
The Coca-Cola and horse-loving Serbian 7-footer is stamped forever in the NBA's pantheon if he wins a title.centered around whether Jokić deserved a third straight award when his playoff success did not match previous three-peat winners Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, which was a ridiculous premise, since the electorate gave the award to an even worse playoff performer.
This is considered Jokić's age-27 season, since he turned 28 on Feb. 19. He is a two-time MVP and five-time All-NBA selection. A title this season puts him on the same trajectory as those other all-time greats.
The 1979 Sonics won at the peak of the NBA's cocaine era, between the dissolution of the ABA and the introduction of Magic and Bird. The league teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. Seattle's playoff rotation boasted seven players who made All-Star appearances in the 1970s, including Gus Williams, who would make an All-NBA first team three years later, and future Hall of Famers Dennis Johnson and Jack Sikma.
Butler is a six-time All-Star in addition to his five All-NBA selections, and that has been enough to make the Hall of Fame for everyone but Amar'e Stoudemire, whose career as an impact player was cut short by knee injuries at age 30.
Since securing their last big contracts, both Green and Jordan have spent their 30s chasing the rings that have eluded their lengthy careers. Green's Game 7 heroics in the 2018 Eastern Conference finals helped James reach his fourth Finals in Cleveland, but their Cavaliers were swept by the Golden State Warriors.
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