From Ontario, Canada, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a promising rookie season (2018-19) when he played for the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers were going for it all, and dealt the young Canadian in a package to OKC for Paul George, and it allowed Gilgeous-Alexander to show what type of player he could be.
What a steal it turned to be.
Gilgeous-Alexander inflated his PPG from his rookie year in L.A. from 10.8 to 19.0, while his PER also jumped from 13.4 to 17.7. While he was held to 35 Games due to injury in 2020-21, the Guard clearly emerged as the top player in OKC, again increasing his metrics to a 21.6 PER and a 23.7 PPG. SGA was also injured for a good amount of 2021-22, but averaged over 24 Points per Game in 56 Games. The Canadian exploded to the elite level in 2022-23, wth a 31.4 PPG, All-Star and All-NBA Selection, establishing Gilgeous-Alexander as a top ten player in the NBA
Two years ago, SGA went to the next level, finishing second in MVP voting, propelling the Thunder to a deep playoff run, with a sweet 31.0 PPG. It also netted the star with his second First Team All-NBA Selection. How do you follow that? You become the final boss of Basketball.
In 2024-25, Gilgeous-Alexander won the Scoring Title (32.PPG), was a First Team All-NBA player again, and won the prestigious MVP award. How did he cap that? By taking the Thunder to their first league title since the relocation from Seattle.
Gilgeous-Alexander is a very special basketball player, and he has no ceiling.
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