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MVP Development Record, is Alexander really bad? This season deserves its reputation! Let s see who he compares with

3:33am, 31 May 2025【Basketball】

Even though he won the Timberwolves and won the Western Conference championship, his reputation for Alexander does not seem to be ideal. Why don’t fans buy the superstar that the league finally won? Is Alexander really that bad? In fact, this is not the case.

First of all, we need to know that Alexander's playing style is a bit different from the current style of playing. When everyone is using the ball to break through the outside three-pointers frequently, Alexander's growth seems to be more balanced. He has good mid-range shots, but he does not rely too much on mid-range shots, but instead has three-pointers, and balanced development in the inside. The most important thing is that Alexander has a good ability to make fouls. In fact, this is the reason why fans don't like Alexander, who believes that Alexander is too much focused on making fouls. With Alexander's sophisticated style of playing and his unexplosive play, Alexander's reputation has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

So let's talk about Alexander's fouls. Let's take this season's 82 regular season games as an example. Alexander averaged 8.8 free throws per game, while Doncic had 7.9 times, Harden had 7.3 times, and Butler had 7.1 times. On the surface, Alexander did surpass the free throws of his predecessors, but is this really the case?

Don't forget that Alexander averaged 21.8 shots, Doncic averaged 20 shots, Harden averaged 16.4 shots, while Butler averaged only 11 shots, and he can cause 7.1 free throws. On the other hand, he will understand his free throws. In front of Butler, Alexander is always just a younger brother.

Let's compare one more data. Putting aside the free throws, what is Alexander's score this season? His average score is 24.8 points. Even if he doesn't mention free throws, he can still rank 11th in the league. If everyone's free throws are deducted, Alexander is still the scoring leader this season. So from this point of view, Alexander's scoring ability is still the top presence in the league.

The important thing about the wind is that the Thunder, led by Alexander, achieved the league's first record this season, which is not lying. With the double blessing of results and data, Alexander deserves the MVP this season. So why did Alexander still get criticized by fans? In fact, we need to look at it from another perspective.

If he is simply regarded as a star player, the player attributes compared to Alexander are a little worse, but his current position is different. Alexander successfully was elected the MVP of this season, and the level of the person compared to Alexander is different. At least he is a star of the level of Jokic and Antetokounmpo. Compared with these historical MVPs, Alexander's quality is obviously not enough.

Of course, for Alexander, there is not a lack of chance. Just like the Thunder's record this year, when they defeated the Timberwolves, the probability of winning the championship has been greatly increased. If Alexander can lead the team to win the championship, or even establish a brand new Thunder dynasty, or look back many years later, you will find that Alexander is really fierce.

Time will prove everything, come on, Alexander, use his grades to prove his honor.