Following back-to-back seasons of top-five finishes for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played his way into pole position for the honour at the half-way point of the regular season.
The 26-year-old Canadian has been the catalyst for the Western Conference-leading Thunder all season long.
Oklahoma City has outscored their opponents by 568 points with the Kentucky product on the floor, the best mark in the Association by over 100 points, with"He's consistent every night. His team going to give him the ball and just let him rock out every night. It's nothing to think about. 'Hey, get Shai the ball and he going to get busy, and then we're going to figure it out after that.' I love watching that.
Gilgeous-Alexander was appreciative of the praise heaped on him by on one of the league’s brightest young stars.
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