Where would Charles Barkley be ranked all-time if he three peated from 93 to 95

[coastalmarker99]

In this hypothetical what if



Pretend that Paxon misses the shot at end of game 6 for the Bulls which then results in the Suns winning a tough game 7 on their home floor to win the 1993 title.



And then afterwards in the next two years, Barkley manages to stay healthy and avoid his back issues which keeps him being a force in the playoffs for the Suns as he was in prior years which results in them getting past Hakeem's rockets and winning the title in 1994 and 1995 as well.








Where would you now rank Barkley on your all-time list with this new resume of his?
NBA Most Valuable Player (1993)
3× NBA champion (1993, 1994, 1995
3× NBA Finals MVP (1993, 1994, 1995)
11× NBA All-Star (1987–1997)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1991)
5× All-NBA First Team (1988–1991, 1993)
5× All-NBA Second Team (1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995)
All-NBA Third Team (1996)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)
NBA rebounding leader (1988)
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
No. 34 retired by Philadelphia 76ers

[coastalmarker99]

If Barkley had three titles under his belt from 1993 to 1995 one would have to think as a result he would be now known by fans as the second-best player of the 1990s behind only Jordan and the second greatest power forward of all-time behind only Duncan.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/vorp_career_p.html

kawhi's playoff run this season has put him at #15 in career VORP and passed up Barkley, Dirk.

that's pathetic on barkley and dirk's part , kawhi is only 29 years old and he already passed them up hahahha

as far as your question is concerned, i would say it would elevate barkley as the clear cut 2nd best behind jordan but instead he's behind magic and karl malone. Also probably even behind David Robinson because the defense gap. Barkley is like Jokic in that way i guess, lacks defense for a big.

[iamgine]

I'd guess he'd be ranked solidly around Bird/Magic level. He'd be seen as the guy who ended Bulls dominance and only one who won a threepeat without another all time great teammate and/or coach.

[ArbitraryWater]

where would he be ranked if he 9-peated from 91-99

[Phoenix]

If we're doing hypothetical, throw in the 90 MVP that clearly should have been his. He would comfortably be top 10, probably in Hakeems spot at the lower half.

[Iverson3]

Probably top 10 player of all time

[000]

borderline top 5 like shaq and duncan

a threepeat is a hell of a thing, especially against mj.

also, if mj retires in 1993 like irl, the narrative around that (and around barkley) obviously changes