Why is Alexander the first person in the 18th class?

At the 18th NBA Draft, DoncicTrey Young's exchange of clubs was the biggest hot talk in that draft.

The two are even praised by the outside world as a shiny existence, with the shadow of James Anthony and his men and friends back then...

Now 7 years have passed, Doncic is still the best among the 18th class.

And Trae Yang has long fallen behind in terms of leading the team's record, personal data, or harvesting honors, and is no longer as famous as Doncic...

In other words, now we will look at who is the first in the 18th draft. It is no longer a discussion of which between Doncic and Trae Yang.

After all, Trae Young's best resume so far in the playoffs was just a trip to the Eastern Conference that was earlier than Doncic, and he did not lead the team to successfully break through the East.

Doncic came from behind and lost to the West, but also led the team to the finals last year, one step away from the championship...

Now looking back at the 18th draft, after the end of their respective rookie periods, the six players have already had the maximum salary -

Luca Doncic: 207 million in 5 years;

Trae Young: 172 million in 5 years;

Alexander: 172 million in 5 years;

Michael Porter: 172 million in 5 years;

Jaylen Jackson: 105 million in 4 years;

Don't forget that No. 1 Aiton signed a 4-year, $133 million contract with the Suns in 2022, and the maximum salary is late.

The 18th class is comparable to 11th class (Leonard, Irving, Thompson, Harris, Butler, Walker), becoming the only two draft pick in NBA history with up to 6 players getting the maximum salary.

Therefore, when it comes to the battle for the first person in the 18th, it is very valuable.

So, who is the first person in the 18th class?

is Jaren Jackson, who has reached a five-year, 240 million early contract renewal with the Grizzlies this summer. Is the No. 1 pick Ayton, or "New York Mayor" Trae Young, obviously not. The battle for the first person in the 18th class is nothing more than a circle around Doncic and Alexander.

Examining Doncic's professional resume, he averaged 28.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, and his honor resume was 5 times in one team, once in the scoring position, once in the best rookie, and once in the Western Conference Finals MVP.

In contrast, Alexander truly achieved success and played a season of Gods last season!

Last season, Alexander successfully won the scoring champion, MVP, and FMVP, and compared with Jabbar, Jordan (4 times), and O'Neal.

Last season's regular season, Alexander averaged 32.7 points, 5 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1 block. In addition to being the league's scoring champion, he was also elected as the regular season MVP.

So far in his career, Alexander averaged 24.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, three times a team, one scoring leader, one regular season MVP, one Western Conference Final MVP, and one FMVP. The honors are even better than those of Doncic.

Before this year, the first player must be Doncic. After Alexander completed the Grand Slam last season, in terms of hard honors, this Thunder star is the number one player in the 18th class.