If Wemby went on to win 5 str8 rings then retired would you call him the greatest?

[Axe]

Don't make eliteballer bring up peds again, you doofus.

[beasted]

Yes he won 5 str8 mvps + 5 FMVPs. He didn’t get in an accident. He just retired because he claims “the league is too easy”. He never returns to the game.

I wouldn’t call him the goat imo. He just left while on top. He had. Short run of dominance.

15 years is a short run of dominance? Are Magic and Bird outside of your top 10 because they only played 13 years?

But, yes, I would consider Wemby the GOAT after 6 seasons played if he had the career you're mentioning. ROY, 5 peat with 5 consecutive MVPs, FMVP, All-NBA, and likely at least 1 crown jewel: MVP, DPOY, NBA title + FMVP.

This is a contrived example because he wouldn't leave potentially a billion dollars worth of NBA contract earnings on the table for boredom.

[Jasper]

so let’s say wemby didn’t make playoffs year one then won 5 str8 rings then retired. He averaged 40 ppg, 20 rebs, 5 blks, and 5 steals per game in those 5 years. Would he be the greatest? No right? Because at some point longevity matters….this is why lebron is the greatest….at some point it has to matter to dominate for this long when everyone else fell off in their later years.



He is in year 21 still…..knocking….teams…..out of the playoffs….. Let that sink in

nope