Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOklahoma City Thunder · #2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the reigning NBA MVP, scoring champion, champion, and Finals MVP — the superstar guard who led the Oklahoma City Thunder to their first title in 2025. In 2024-25 he completed a rare triple crown (MVP, scoring title at 32.7 points a game, and Finals MVP), becoming just the fourth player ever to sweep all three in one season and the first Canadian to win any of them.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — the report card
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Where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stands
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 82 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .476 | .367 |
| 2019-20 | 70 | 34.7 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 3.3 | .471 | .347 |
| 2020-21 | 35 | 33.7 | 23.7 | 4.7 | 5.9 | .508 | .418 |
| 2021-22 | 56 | 34.7 | 24.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | .453 | .300 |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 35.5 | 31.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | .510 | .345 |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 34.0 | 30.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | .535 | .353 |
| 2024-25 CHIP | 76 | 34.2 | 32.7 | 5.0 | 6.4 | .519 | .375 |
| 2025-26 MVP | 68 | 33.2 | 31.1 | 4.3 | 6.6 | .553 | .386 |
| Career | 530 | 33.1 | 25.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
The Lab
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Are the Oklahoma City Thunder built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
The reigning MVP, champion, and Finals MVP — the superstar engine of the Thunder's title.
Turning pro
Drafted 11th overall, 2018 as a Guard.
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The reigning MVP, champion, and Finals MVP — a superstar who swept a rare triple crown.
Chapter
Raised in Hamilton, Ontario, SGA played one year at Kentucky, went 11th in 2018, and reached OKC via the Paul George trade.
Chapter
He blossomed into a superstar, finishing runner-up for MVP in 2024 before his historic 2025.
Off the court
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Draft
- 11th overall, 2018
- Born
- Toronto, Ontario
- Age
- 28
- Jersey
- #2
Gilgeous-Alexander is the face of Canadian basketball — son of former Olympic sprinter Charmaine Gilgeous and cousin of NBA guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker — who married his high-school sweetheart, Hailey, and became a father in 2024. Off the floor he is one of the sport's most recognized style figures, serving as Creative Director of Converse Basketball and launching his SHAI signature sneaker.
His on-court identity is deliberate, unstoppable scoring — a change-of-pace lead guard with elite footwork, mid-range mastery, and a genius for drawing fouls, all amplified by a 6-foot-11 wingspan that makes him a disruptive two-way force. He anchors a young, dominant Thunder core he tied himself to with a four-year, $285 million extension, cementing OKC as the league's team to beat.
A deliberate, unstoppable scoring engine — footwork, mid-range mastery, and two-way impact.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, answered.
