If the Golden State Warriors repeat as champions and Stephen Curry wins his second consecutive NBA Finals MVP award, he will join elite company. Only Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Tim Duncan and Bill Russell have won at least five championships, two regular-season MVP awards and two Finals MVPs.
Another title could also push Curry — the only player in NBA history to earn a unanimous regular-season MVP –into the greatest point guard of all time category, perhaps surpassing Magic Johnson.
He also could lay claim to the best player of this generation, surpassing LeBron James, and back up the words of ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith from June.
“I believe Steph Curry will eclipse LeBron James and capture five championships while LeBron is still stuck on four,” he said.