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[QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 3399853, member: 1674"]
There's really no argument that Giannis couldn't have beaten Karl Malone for an MVP during the MJ era and he most likely would have deservedly beaten MJ with this season's performance as well. Malone was great, but what Giannis has done these past two seasons is nearly unprecedented. He's put up Prime Shaq numbers while playing 10 fewer minutes per game. The only players in NBA history that have put up the numbers Giannis has done this year are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain.

In the league's history, averages of at least 29 points and 13 rebounds have been accomplished 24 times (including Giannis this year). Excluding Giannis, those guys did it on average in 43.5 minutes per game. Giannis is eclipsing those numbers 30.9. In terms of Per 36 minutes, the only guy to ever eclipse Giannis in this regard is Wilt Chamberlain for one season (the year he averaged over 50 points per game).

And again, going back to the top 74 discussion, there's no logical argument to leave Giannis off the list. You can question his ranking in the top 30, but he's without a doubt a top 74 player of all-time even if he retired after this season.
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