Who gets the biggest legacy boost with a title: Jokic, SGA, Hali, Ant or Brunson?

[Drygon]

Assuming whoever wins the title plays really well from here on out, whose legacy benefits the most?

[Baller234]

How is this even a question?

Only one of those guys has the chance to do gown as a two time champion, so obviously his legacy has the most to gain.

[ImKobe]

Jokic doesn't belong in this convo really, his legacy is already solidified. It's not like he has that much to move up he's already one of the greatest players to ever do it just from a stats/accolades standpoint.

SGA is going to get the MVP so he's the 2nd most accomplished in this list. The three other guys have the most to gain. I'd say all 3 are pretty much equal right now in terms of all-time standing.

[j3lademaster]

Brunson. Mavs really fumbled the bag on that one.

[Mask the Embiid]

It would of been Jokic. Winning a ring with westbrook. Harden,Kawhi, LeBron, and Durant couldnt do it. Even I couldn't deny him. You win a ring with westbrook thats legendary status...Thats top 15 status. He would automatically be catapulted above durant (and his warrior rings). I would of had him right behind steph and kobe in the top 15 all time.and above the great hakeem....


But he didn't do it......



Brunson wins a ring he is the greatest knick of all time so that means he is ahead of every single knick all time. Ewing and Bernard King.


So he would have the biggest boost. (edit and he would be ahead of allen iverson all time....instantly)



Ant would just seal his legend killer status and move ahead of people like McGrady all time. He is already a 1st ballot hall of famer so.....its a boost tho



SGA hmmmmm what would this do for him? He probably move right next to harden all time so he'd be a top 75 player and was the head of the snake for the greatest defensive team (statistically) of all time. This team would get a boost more honestly. You could legitimately say this team could beat anyone. They would be up there with the 2013 heat. Just 1 tier below the 96 bulls, 2017 warriors, 87 Lakers, and 86 Celtics.



So all 4 of those guys would just move to top 75 players all time except maybe ant-man. Jokic would of been top 15 all time, no doubt about it. but sadly. he couldn't finish the job. Now he's back banished to outside of the top 25 all time.....next to Giannis. #bannedoutsideofthetop20forever #fightingwithDirkintherankings



edit i completely forgot about hali.....just goes to show you it does nothing for him :oldlol:. IT will just move him to wherever Chauncey Billups is all time. top 200?

double edit you know what. It would move him ahead of nash all time wherever nash is ranked. But it would not bump him to top 75. it would just drag steve nash and dame out of the top 75 all time. To right around him and chauncey billups. I cant explain it. but it would.

[L.Kizzle]

Jokic already had a title and 3 MVPs. I mean, maybe it gets him from top 20 to top 15?

SGA, (assuming he wins the MVP) does that and wins a title is huge. Not sure how many times it's happened but probably around 10 or so.

Haliburton might be the answer. Multiple DNP for the 2024 Olympic team, did not make the 2025 NBA All-Star game and was voted (by his peers) as the most overrated players currently.

[j3lademaster]

Jokic already had a title and 3 MVPs. I mean, maybe it gets him from top 20 to top 15?

SGA, (assuming he wins the MVP) does that and wins a title is huge. Not sure how many times it's happened but probably around 10 or so.

Haliburton might be the answer. Multiple DNP for the 2024 Olympic team, did not make the 2025 NBA All-Star game and was voted (by his peers) as the most overrated players currently.

Brunson brings a championship to the Mecca though. That's instant immortality.

[Axe]

Brunson brings a championship to the Mecca though. That's instant immortality.
Will he though? Although not impossible, it's hard to see how the knicks (even the pacers as well) would triumph over okc if they both make it to the finals.

[j3lademaster]

Will he though? Although not impossible, it's hard to see how the knicks (even the pacers as well) would triumph over okc if they both make it to the finals.

But that's not the question, op is asking who will have the biggest career boost with a championship.

[Axe]

But that's not the question, op is asking who will have the biggest career boost with a championship.
Yea, most likely it's between him and haliburton if one of them could bring it home.

[iamgine]

Jokic would go from top 20 to top 5 GOAT talks.

The rest of them...they might get from not even ranked to like top 50 GOAT.

[Xiao Yao You]

Gobert. Ish might implode :rockon:

[Rockstar]

Is jokic. You go from top 15 to arguably top 5 discussion

[90sgoat]

Hali for sure would benefit the most.

The others are considered great players already, while Hali is sort of an afterthought.

[John8204]

Edwards, you win a title at 23 years old for a franchise that has never won suddenly you are in all-time discussions.

[tpols]

Honestly no trolling... Rudy Gobert. If he played well and wolves win the title there will be a lot of crow to be eaten by us all. The rest of those guys are already heavily respected.

[999Guy]

Jokic would possess a LeBron-esque, boogeyman aura over everyone in the playoffs if he won this year.

But outside of him, Haliburton is incredible. The way he's doing it is stuff of legends. Insanely clutch.

Ant is a close third. People like his personality. He'd get overrated fast. Very Kobe-esque actually. Nowhere near BITW, but really good and really aesthetically pleasing.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Jokic is the only one who already has an established "legacy"

And since SGA will win MVP this year, him winning FMVP would be a pretty notable boost, legacy wise. It separates him from the Hardens and starts putting him in talks with the Kobe's.

The other guys mentioned don't have a legacy to boost, although Ant winning young and having the hype would be a big deal.

[Baller234]

Guys, you don't get thrown around in "all time" discussions just because you won a single championship.

Obviously a ring would boost their careers, but out of the names OP included Joker is the only one who has a real chance to cement a long lasting legacy.

There's a HUGE difference between winning once and winning twice. For Joker it would mean 2 in 3 years.

[StrongLurk]

SGA

[Carbine]

I don't know but the person with the most legacy to lose it Tatum if they win a title without him.

[kawhileonard2]

ANT

[04mzwach]

brunson because hes not respected as a superstar imo. overshadowed by the rest of his team.

[GOBB]

Rudy Gobert? Lol Stop. Please When Gobert had that Monster game vs LA people still clowned him. He wins a ring the perception is not changed. If anything his ring may be viewed just as Robert Horry rings are.

[GOBB]

Ant man legacy would get the biggest boost. He’s younger. He's offen been said to be the new face of the league. He’s dominant. Winning a title would validate all the talks surrounding him even more. It’s only but so long you can look the part and not win a title. To add a title to that? Huge for him. Now people are placing him in all time rankings list, positional all time rankings list high.

[L.Kizzle]

brunson because hes not respected as a superstar imo. overshadowed by the rest of his team.

He just won clutch player of the year. What you mean he not respected.
Haliburton was just names most overrated ... he's the one not respected.

[Meticode]

Brunson just because it's New York and their market. Media will overhype and make it bigger than it is. If the Knicks win people will literally make shrines in their homes of him and pray to him. Just like Clevelanders did with LeBron.

Ant will be up there too because Minnesota has never done anything in it's history.

[Xiao Yao You]

Rudy Gobert? Lol Stop. Please When Gobert had that Monster game vs LA people still clowned him. He wins a ring the perception is not changed. If anything his ring may be viewed just as Robert Horry rings are.

Robert horry mostly sucked in the regular season. Wasnt the best defensive player of his generation. Didnt carry bad teams.

[GOBB]

Robert horry mostly sucked in the regular season. Wasnt the best defensive player of his generation. Didnt carry bad teams.

Irrelevant. Shaq literally laughed on national tv at Gobert game vs LA. The crew chuckled. Rudy winning a ring won’t change how many perceive him to be. Which is an offensively challenged overrated defender. How you feel matters none. Because how you feel is now what will determine how one’s legacy is boosted. Which is largely from the masses, his peers (past/present). And the current sentiment is Rudy isn’t as good as you think (even if he was). A ring won’t change that.

[Meticode]

Gobert. Ish might implode :rockon:

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