The NBA has had a unique champion in each of the last seven seasons. That stretch of parity has slipped the first ring onto the hand of many of the league’s brightest stars.
Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokić, Jayson Tatum and, most recently, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got their first titles, removing the aggravating “he doesn’t have a ring, though” discourse as their careers progress. So many unique faces reaching the NBA’s mountaintop begs the question whether the trend can continue.
