In the 90s, we had Jordan.
In the early 2000s, it was Shaq.
From the 2010s to, well, almost forever, we have had LeBron, barring a small blip in 2015–16.

Superstars who dominated their peers and etched their names into basketball fan memory. But who is it going to be in the 2020s? Who will be the next General Zod of the NBA?

In the Gold and Purple corner, we have Luka Dončić, who has only stepped off an NBA court once this season; without dropping at least 40 points on his opponents, the kind of dominance that would make even the legends of the past tip their hats.

However, his defense, though improved, still leaves room for improvement. As we saw in the fourth quarter against the Ant-less Timberwolves, he can be targeted defensively, especially in the pick and roll.

Then there is the current NBA champion, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who makes the game of basketball at the highest level look almost too easy; almost like a joke. But what is even more of a joke is someone getting nearly ten blocks in a professional NBA game. Yes, I am talking about Victor Wembanyama.

In his first five games, he is averaging just shy of five blocks per game. In one of those games, he recorded nine blocks, four of them on Zion Williamson, one of the league’s best and most aggressive rim attackers.

But it is not only his defensive numbers that signal the beginning of his supremacy. He started the season by dog walking Anthony Davis in Dallas on opening night with a 40-piece, making it unclear who was the NBA champion veteran and who was the third-year player.

He then proceeded to give the Spurs their best-ever season start with a 5–0 record, all while averaging 30 points, 11-plus rebounds, and at least one steal per game. He seems like an unstoppable force; if this continues, we might be witnessing the rise of the league’s next great ruler.

We all thought Wemby’s summer looked like a Phineas and Ferb episode, from training with Shaolin monks to learning from greats such as KG and Olajuwon. It all seems to have paid off.

Even though he had an off night in his first loss of the season against the Suns, if he returns to his previous form, the league might be in for a new supreme, one even more dominant than the legendary Shaq.

I wonder what rules they will have to change to stop him…