Shai Gilgeous-Alexander en route to becoming an all-timer

There's been a lot of discourse lately about what constitutes "a superstar" in the NBA. Historically, the one attribute that has differentiated stars from superstars is consistency. And the attribute that separates superstars from all-timers is sustained consistency.

Shai-Gilgeous Alexander on the trajectory of an all-time great. The Thunder star produced a total of 145 30-point games through the last three regular seasons, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan to average 30 PPG at 50 percent shooting for three consecutive seasons.

Now, SGA's regular-season exploits are spilling into the postseason. The Toronto native produced his 60th 30-point game of the season (including playoffs) when his Thunder closed out the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the conference finals on Wednesday. As a result, he surpassed Jordan for the most 30-point games by an MVP in decades.

That's not all — SGA became just the third player after Jordan and LeBron James to record 30 points and five assists in 10 playoff games in the same year. While Jordan and James did it thrice, SGA's trajectory suggests he is en route to doing the same in the coming years.