How difficult is it for NBA players to win 3 MVPs in a single season? Only 3 people are on the list in history, and 1 person does it twice

In order to highlight the differences between stars and players in the NBA, the league has set up many personal awards, such as All-Stars, Best Team, Scoring King, etc. Among them, MVP, FMVP, and AMVP are also the most wanted honors that major stars want in their careers. However, since only one player can be elected in each season, the fierce competition can be imagined. Because of this, among the current stars, only James, Curry, Durant, and Antetokounmpo have these three MVPs at the same time, and they are all super giants in the top 20 levels in history.

However, four people like James and others spent multiple seasons when they won these three awards. For example, although James was elected as MVP and AMVP before 2012, he finally won the first FMVP in his career after leading the Heat in 2012. The three players we included next are different. These players have successfully won three major awards in the same season, including MVP, FMVP, and AMVP. So let’s see who they all and what performance they performed in that season!

3. Willis Reed won the three major MVPs in the 1969-1970 season, as we all know, the Knicks are one of the most popular teams in the NBA, but in the history of this team, they have only won two championships, and their two championships are all related to Willis Reed. Although Willis Reed is less than 2.1 meters tall, he did not have an advantage in the centers of that era. People like Jabbar, Chamberlain and others all have better physical talents than him, but even so, he still played in the NBA. In the rookie season, Reed showed his strength as a technical insider. His low-post footsteps are quite skilled, so his opponents are always shaken by him until he doesn't know how to defend. In addition, he also has many ending methods such as hooking and throwing, which makes it even more difficult for him to be restricted. Therefore, the game when he first entered the NBA Reed was illuminated, and at that time his average game was 19.5 points, 14.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists. It can be seen that he is also a good rebounder.

As he spent more and more time in the league, Reed was constantly polishing his game shortcomings. Later, he even developed a certain ability to shoot mid-range shots, which undoubtedly greatly increased his game influence, thus better helping the Knicks to compete for the championship in the following seasons. In the 1969-1970 season, Reed scored his best career performance. He averaged 21.7 points and 13.9 rebounds per game in the regular season. On the All-Star stage, he contributed 21 points and 11 rebounds and successfully helped the team win the game. Therefore, he was also the only AMVP in his career.

Under the leadership of Reed, the Knicks won 60 wins and 22 losses in the league in the regular season, which was also the first season in their team's history to achieve 60 wins. With outstanding personal performance and team record, Reed finally won the only MVP in his career. In the playoffs that same year, Reed played a stronger performance than the regular season. He averaged 23.7 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game throughout the playoffs.

In the finals, facing the Lakers, which have three giants (Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor), the Knicks won and lost in seven games. Among them, Reed's injury once put the team in a desperate situation. Without him guarding the penalty area in G6, Chamberlain completely destroyed the Knicks with a single game of 45 points and 27 rebounds. Fortunately, Reed returned from the King of Ticket 7, and he fought with injuries and finally helped the team beat the Lakers and successfully won the series. He personally got his FMVP as he wished.

2. O'Neal

won three major MVPs in the 1999-2000 season,

O'Neal's talent shocked people from the beginning. He was 2.16 meters tall and had amazing explosiveness and flexibility on the court, so he also successfully became the No. 1 pick in the NBA in 1992. After entering the league, O'Neal's performance was indeed not disappointing. He averaged 23.4 points, 13.9 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game in his rookie season. Therefore, he was selected as the All-Star when he was an NBA rookie. Later, O'Neal was still improving, so he was selected into the All-Team and led the team to the Finals.

O'Neal transferred to the Lakers in 1996, where he ushered in his true peak period. However, in the first few years after joining the Lakers, he suffered a lot in the playoffs. At that time, the team's lineup was not perfect enough, and he personally needed time to become a better leader. It was not until the 1999-2000 season that O'Neal and the Lakers finally reached the level they wanted to achieve. In the regular season, O'Neal averaged 29.7 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3 blocks per game. Under his leadership, the Lakers achieved a luxurious record of 67 wins and 15 losses.

With his outstanding performance throughout the season, O'Neal successfully beat superstars such as Iverson to win the MVP, and he was only one vote away from being elected unanimously. Before O'Neal got this MVP, he won the AMVP in the All-Star Game that season with his performance of 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks in a single game. It is worth mentioning that Duncan shared this award with him that year.

After entering the playoffs, the Lakers' championship process was far less relaxed than the regular season. They played against the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals until they scored the victory or defeat. Fortunately, they were in a panic in the end and got the ticket to the finals. However, O'Neal played much easier in the end against the Pacers. In the series, he averaged 38 points, 16.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1 steal and 2.7 blocks. No matter what the opponent thinks, he could not limit his output at all. Therefore, he eventually led the team to win the championship as FMVP..

1. Jordan

1995-1996 seasons and 1997-1998 seasons, he won three major MVPs, and finally he was the only Jordan in history to achieve this feat twice. He showed his unsolvable personal strength since he entered the league, so he averaged 28.2 points per game in the rookie season and successfully led the Bulls back to the playoffs. Then in the second season of his career, Jordan left a shocking performance against the Celtics with 63 points. Even Bird said that God was playing in the No. 23 jersey.

However, before the 1990s, Jordan fell to the East every year, and the Celtics and the Pistons had repeatedly eliminated the Bulls led by Jordan. Although Jordan failed to win the championship at that time, he had already won the scoring champion and MVP many times in terms of personal honor, and he also won the DPOY once. From this, we can see Jordan's dominance on both offense and defense on the court.

After entering the 1990s, Jordan led the Bulls to win three consecutive championships, including 1991-1993, 1996-1998. If he hadn't retired once, he would have been expected to lead the team to win eight consecutive championships. In the six seasons where Jordan led the team to win the championship, he also won MVP and AMVP twice in addition to FMVP. In 1997, Jordan was also very close to winning MVP, AMVP and FMVP in a single season. But perhaps as the media said, the reason why Jordan lost AMVP that season was because the outside world wanted to see the rising star Richmond win this award, and the MVP's words were purely because of his performance that made people feel aesthetically exhausted.