O Neal: I don t think Alexander has played his greatest season. He just performed well last season

Thunder star Alexander's performance in the 2024-25 season is historic. He achieved almost all his achievements, not only leading the league's scoring list, but also defeating Jokic, who performed best in his career, to win the MVP, while leading the Thunder to win the first championship in more than 40 years. Despite this, O'Neal still doesn't think Alexander's season is the "greatest individual season" in NBA history.

O'Neal said: "I don't think so, but he did have a great season. I don't think it's the greatest, but his season is really great." After Jordan retired in 1993, Olajuwon played an all-time season, averaging 27.3 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks in 80 games, all of which were career highs at the time. In the end, this dominance allowed him to win both the MVP and Best Defensive Player Award in the regular season.

After giving all his strength, many people thought Olajuwon would be exhausted, but he seamlessly improved his performance in the playoffs. Olajuwon averaged an astonishing 28.9 points and 4 blocks per game, and averaged an astonishing 43 minutes per game, leading the Houston Rockets to win the first championship in team history. Behind all this is that the team won two tiebreak battles.

In contrast, although Alexander's scoring ability is unstoppable, his average score per game in the playoffs has dropped. In addition, the Thunder's lineup is deep, and Alexander averaged 34 minutes of playing time in the playoffs. So when O'Neal was recently asked whether Alexander played the "greatest individual season" in NBA history, he did not hesitate to refute the claim.