Oklahoma City Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and MVP
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Alexander's dominant performances have powered Oklahoma City to a 2-0 advantage as the series shifts to Minneapolis tonight.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the 2025 NBA Most Valuable Player award. He led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 68–14 record. He is the first Canadian to win since Steve Nash. Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 32.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the NBA MVP for the 2024-25 season. Following the official announcement, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt honored the Thunder guard by declaring Thursday to be "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Day" in Oklahoma City.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gave a generous gift to his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates after winning 2024-25 MVP honors.
After winning the 2024-25 MVP award, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gave his teammates gift bags worth $10,000, including Chet Holmgren. Then, during his postgame media availability following Thursday's 15-point win, a reporter asked Holmgren what seeing Gilgeous-Alexander win MVP meant to him.
The group that purchased the Seattle SuperSonics was described as the "prototypical ownership group" when they brought the team to OKC in 2006.
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After NBA commissioner Adam Silver handed over the trophy, Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 38 points along with eight assists in Game 2 to keep home court with a 118-103 win over the Wolves in Oklahoma City. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault couldn't help but take in the moment as smile, watching his point guard's rise to stardom.