Article by David Istrate – published Wednesday, May 21, 2025 23:30 / Updated Wednesday, May 21, 2025 23:31
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26 years old), Oklahoma City Thunder's star, won the NBA MVP award in season 2024-2025, announced Shams Charania, ESPN journalist. The Canadian basketball player led his team to the first place in the western conference of the North American basketball league.
For the 7th consecutive season, a basketball player from outside the United States was named NBA. After Giannis Fatekounmpo (2019, 2020), Nikola Jokic (2021, 2022, 2024) and Joel Embid (2023)the most important individual prize in the American basketball came back to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
This is the second Canadian player to become MVP in NBA, after Steve Nash, 2005 and 2006.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, exceptional season in Oklahoma City Thunder's shirt
Located at the 7th season in NBA, 26 -year -old superstar registered 32.7 points, 6.4 decisive passes and 5.0 recovery. Gilgeous-Alexander was unstoppable and drove Oklahoma City Thunder to a balance of 68 victories and 14 defeats, which ensured the first place in the Western Conference.
In the race for this award, the Canadian surpassed Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) and Giannis Ftetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), the other two finalists in this category.
In Season 2024-2025, Okc's leader was the best NBA scorer with a total of 2484 points.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played a season for Kentucky Wildcats (2017-2018), after which he was selected 11th in the NBA by Los Angeles Clippers. A year later, the athlete from Ontario was sent to Oklahoma City Thunder, where he flourished and turned into a real star.
In 2023 and 2024, Gilgeous-Alexander was included in the ideal team of the North American Basketball League and is only a matter of time until it is announced in the first 5 of the current season.
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Oklahoma City Thunder fights for qualification in the NBA final
The formation coached by Mark Daigneault also goes great in the playoff, where, in the first two rounds of the Western Conference, it passed with 4-0 Memphis Grizzlies and 4-3 by Denver Nuggets.
In the final of the Western Conference, Oklahoma City Thunder is dueling with Minnesota Timberwolves. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his teammates awarded their first match with 114-88, and the team's star has accounted for 31 points, 9 decisive passes and 5 recovery.
