At 40, he's still at the top of the league. LeBron James is rewriting his own NBA history with a near-legendary attitude. In one of the most challenging seasons of his career, the Los Angeles Lakers star still made it to the MVP list, becoming the oldest player in league history to receive MVP votes.

In the process, James surpassed the basketball god Michael Jordan, who ranked 13th on the MVP list at the age of 39 years and 3 months when he played for the Wizards in the 2001-02 season. Now, James successfully won the vote at the age of 40 and finally ranked sixth, once again breaking the conventional perception of age and peak.

James also admitted recently that his career has entered the countdown, his body is not as good as in previous years under high-intensity confrontation, and he was frequently troubled by injuries in the late season. The Lakers struggled in the playoffs this season and failed to complete a convincing impact.

However, James still delivered an admirable performance: averaging 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 8.2 assists per game, and a shooting percentage of 51.3%. The comprehensive data showed that he is still omnipotent on the court.

What's more worth mentioning is that James is not only the oldest MVP candidate in NBA history, he also holds the record for the youngest person to be selected for the MVP list. As early as 2004, when he was only 19 years old, he entered the list for the first time, becoming the first player in history to have MVP voices in his "teenage" period.

In this season's MVP selection, the final winner was Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, whose all-around performance in the regular season beat Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo and successfully won his first MVP trophy in his career. At this moment, Alexander is leading the Thunder to the Western Conference Finals against the hot Minnesota Timberwolves, aiming for his first championship as well as the team's.