Putting everything else aside, he had nine championships and nine Finals MVPs.
Those two honors alone were enough to cement his place as the greatest player in history.
Even Bill Russell, who had more championships than him, didn't win all eleven of his titles as his team's cornerstone.
Wang Yi, on the other hand, had been the undisputed core of his teams, winning championships multiple times with teams that weren't particularly strong.
The first time he joined the Kings, he led a roster that should have been at the bottom of the league to a championship.
After his comeback, he went on to win another championship with a different, thoroughly ordinary roster.
Then he joined the Raptors and led a team that had missed the Playoffs the season before to a championship.
In all three of those title runs, there wasn't a single All-Star on his team besides him.
That showed just how strong Wang Yi was, and how high his standing in history was.
What's more, Bill Russell's individual accolades were nowhere near comparable to Wang Yi's.
Wang Yi alone had five games in which he scored 100 points.
His number of five-by-five games was so far ahead of everyone else's that there was no comparison.
And there were all his other miraculous moments.
He was also part of the only two comebacks from a 0–3 deficit in NBA history.
Back then, facing the Lakers led by King Arthur, he hit game-winning shots in four consecutive games.
That was the stuff of legends, too.
With all these achievements laid out, no one dared deny that Wang Yi was unquestionably the greatest player in history.
So even though he hadn't retired yet, people were already calling him a Legendary Superstar.
There was no doubt about it.
Over the past few