Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Wins 2nd Straight NBA MVP Award: Report
- On Sunday, ESPN reported that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award, making the Hamilton, Ont., native the 14th player in history to achieve this feat.
- Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to a league-best 64-18 record this season, securing a second straight 60-plus win campaign despite missing star forward Jalen Williams for 33 games due to wrist injury.
- The 27-year-old averaged 31.1 points while shooting 55.3 per cent from the field, marking his fourth straight year averaging over 30 points and extending his active streak of consecutive 20-point performances to 140 games.
- Voters selected Gilgeous-Alexander over finalists Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs and Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, who also led the league in clutch scoring with 6.5 clutch points per game.
- The Thunder face the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals starting Monday night, aiming to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018.
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Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeats as NBA MVP
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been voted the NBA MVP for the second consecutive season, the league announced Sunday night. Gilgeous-Alexander is the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs. He is the first player to win consecutive MVP awards since Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic in 2020-21 and 2021-22 and the first guard to win consecutive MVPs since Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry in 2014-…
Thunder's scorer consolidates as the best player in the league
Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes 14th player to win back-to-back NBA MVPs
Hamilton, Ont., native Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA's Most Valuable Player on Sunday for the second consecutive year. He became the 18th player to win at least two MVP awards and the 14th to win them in back-to-back fashion.
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