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Westbrook, 26-year-old Durant, 26-year-old Alexander, no embarrassment without comparison

10:53pm, 1 June 2025Basketball

As we all know, Alexander has performed phenomenally in his personal performance this season, with a luxurious data of 32.7 points, 5 rebounds, 6.4 assists per game in the regular season, winning his first regular season MVP and scoring champion in his career, and being selected for the Best Team and All-Star lineup. At the same time, Alexander also led the Thunder to enter the finals again after 13 years, and the momentum of winning the championship was in full swing.

As the Thunder reached the finals, there were many voices from the outside world saying that if the championship is finally won, the 26-year-old Alexander will surpass Westbrook and Durant and become the real number one person in team history. So, is this true? Let’s compare the personal data, team record, honors and achievements in a comprehensive way to see who is better.

Alexander

Alexander's superstar whistle is controversial, it is undeniable that he is already one of the best guards in the NBA today. This season not only achieved a great harvest of honors, but also won the MVP, scoring champion, and the best team, and led the Thunder to a remarkable record of 68 wins and 14 losses, ranking first in the league and set a team record in history. After entering the playoffs, Alexander's performance was still impeccable, averaging 31.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game in the Western Conference Finals, leading the team to the finals. It is worth mentioning that Alexander is also the first player in history to be elected as a regular season MVP and Western Conference Finals MVP, and is even expected to be crowned the finals MVP.

In terms of personal honors and team leadership, Alexander was elected as the regular season MVP once, scored 1 time, first team at the top 3 times, and All-Stars three times. He led the team to the playoffs 4 times and had the best result finals. Westbrook's peak period was basically given to the Thunder, and a series of honor records such as regular season MVP, scoring champion, and triple-double per game were set during that period. However, at the age of 26, Westbrook was still the second leader around Durant. In the 2014-15 season, Westbrook averaged 28.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 42.6%. He was elected as the regular season scoring leader and was selected as the All-A-Second Team. However, due to Durant's season reimbursement, Westbrook failed to lead the Thunder into the playoffs. In terms of personal honors and team leadership, Westbrook was elected as the scoring champion at the age of 26, twice as many as the All-Star team, and four times as the All-Star. He led the team to the playoffs 5 times and had the best result finals. In the 2014-15 season, Durant, 26-year-old Durant only played 27 regular season games and was reimbursed due to injury, averaging 25.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 51%. In terms of personal honors and team leadership, Durant has been elected as the regular season MVP once during this period, scored 4 times, selected as the Best Team 5 times, and All-Star 6 times. He led the team to the playoffs 5 times and had the best result finals.

To sum up, Durant's honor is undoubtedly the most dazzling when he is at the age of 26, followed by Alexander and finally Westbrook. If we look at the influence of the arena and the team's record, Alexander is obviously better than Dewey's second-year-old. However, it should be noted that if the Thunder wins the championship this year and Alexander is elected as the MVP in the Finals, he will be the third player to achieve the scoring champion + MVP + FMVP, and the topic of who is the number one person in the Thunder team history will be completely over.

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