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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a Canadian professional basketball guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He won consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player awards in 2025 and 2026 and led Oklahoma City to the 2025 NBA championship, earning Finals MVP honors.
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At a glance
- He is a guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder and has been with the organization since a July 2019 trade from the LA Clippers.
- He won the NBA MVP award for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons and was Finals MVP during Oklahoma City's 2025 championship run.
- He was selected to the All-NBA First Team in four consecutive seasons from 2022-23 through 2025-26.
- Internationally, he helped Canada win bronze at the 2023 FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup and made his Olympic debut at Paris 2024.
Background and Kentucky career
Born in Toronto and identified by the Canadian Olympic Committee as being from Hamilton, Ontario, Gilgeous-Alexander played one season at the University of Kentucky in 2017-18. He averaged 14.4 points and 5.1 assists across 37 games and was named SEC Tournament MVP as Kentucky won the 2018 conference tournament.
Entry into the NBA and move to Oklahoma City
Charlotte selected Gilgeous-Alexander 11th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft before the Clippers acquired his draft rights. He played all 82 regular-season games as a rookie, made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team and was traded to Oklahoma City on July 10, 2019, as part of the Paul George transaction.
Thunder leadership and major honors
Gilgeous-Alexander won his first scoring title and NBA MVP award after averaging 32.7 points in the 2024-25 regular season. He then led Oklahoma City to the 2025 NBA championship and was named Finals MVP after averaging 30.3 points across the seven-game Finals. He repeated as league MVP in 2025-26, when he averaged 31.1 points on 55.3 percent shooting, and also received the NBA Clutch Player of the Year award.
Canadian national-team career
Gilgeous-Alexander represented Canada at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, winning silver. At the senior level, he helped Canada claim its first FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup medal with bronze in 2023 and was selected to the tournament's All-Star Five. He made his Olympic debut at Paris 2024, averaging 21.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists over four games.
Timeline
- Won the SEC Tournament with Kentucky and was named tournament MVP.
- The Clippers acquired his draft rights after Charlotte selected him 11th overall.
- Was traded from the Clippers to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Paul George transaction.
- Helped Canada win bronze at the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup and was selected to the All-Star Five.
- Made his Olympic debut for Canada at Paris 2024.
- Won his first NBA Most Valuable Player award for the 2024-25 season.
- Won the NBA championship with Oklahoma City and was named NBA Finals MVP.
- Signed a multi-year contract extension with the Thunder.
- Was named the 2025-26 NBA Clutch Player of the Year.
- Won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award.
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Current context
- As of August 18, 2026, Gilgeous-Alexander is listed as a guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- He is under a multi-year contract extension signed with Oklahoma City in July 2025. The Thunder's announcement did not disclose the extension's financial terms or duration.
- As of August 18, 2026, he is the NBA's back-to-back MVP for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons.
- He has four consecutive All-NBA First Team selections through the 2025-26 season.
Biographical facts
- He was born on July 12, 1998, in Toronto, Ontario; the Canadian Olympic Committee identifies Hamilton, Ontario, as his hometown.
- He played one season for Kentucky in 2017-18, appearing in 37 games with 24 starts and averaging 14.4 points and 5.1 assists.
- Charlotte selected him 11th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft, after which the Clippers acquired his draft rights.
- He played all 82 regular-season games as a Clippers rookie and was selected to the 2018-19 NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
- He helped Canada win bronze at the 2023 FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup, the country's first medal at the tournament, and was named to the All-Star Five.
- He made his Olympic debut at Paris 2024 and averaged 21.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists over four games.
- He earned four consecutive All-NBA First Team selections from 2022-23 through 2025-26.
- In 2025-26, he averaged 31.1 points while shooting 55.3 percent from the field; the NBA described him as the first guard in league history to average at least 30 points on at least 55 percent shooting.
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Affiliations associated with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
- Oklahoma City Thunder Guard 2019-07-10–present
- LA Clippers Guard 2018-06-22–2019-07-10
- University of Kentucky Men's basketball player 2017–2018
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