Shai Gilgeous-Alexander called the 2025 NBA MVP after reports from ESPN

The league has been buzzing for MVP with the two best competitors for MVP for months after a 7-game playoff matchup. Well, the wait is over. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the smooth, relentless force behind the resuscitation of Oklahoma City Thunder, was appointed NBA-NBA-NBA player, according to Shams Charania Shams Charania.

In a league full of elite talents, Gilgeous-Alexander stood over the rest this season and led OKC the best record in the Western Conference and scored an average of 32.7 points, 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. But statistics alone do not tell the story. His balance, leadership and two-way exposure made him the heart of a thunderstorm, which has grown from a new construction in a legitimate title candidate.

At the age of 26, SGA has already established itself as one of the most dynamic guards in the league. But this season he increased in every respect, from the dominance of the late game to defensive effects and strengthened his place as the most complete perimeter player in the league. Regardless of whether it was a defense with his trademark, the buried of Midrange daggers or the acceptance of top scoring threats night after night, Gilgeous-Alexander was the best player on the floor.

The emergence of a star in OKC

To understand this moment, you had to rewind until summer 2019. The Oklahoma City Thunder, who was fresh from a disappointing playoff output, faced a seismic change. Her superstar, Paul George, asked for a trade to join Kawhi Leonard on the Los Angeles Clippers. What followed was a trade that was considered a license by many at the time, a full reconstruction. In return for George, the thunder received a massive design range and a promising but unproven security guard in the second year: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

SGA was drawn in by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2018 NBA design with the 11th overall rank to be acted immediately to the Clipper. In his rookie year he showed brilliant flashes and made the all-rookie-run team. But in Oklahoma City he was given the keys to a franchise in the transition. It was an empty canvas and SGA with its deliberate pace and deceptive sportiness began to paint his masterpiece.

In the early years in OKC it was about growth, both for SGA and for the up -and -coming thunder. He improved steadily, refined his middle area game, improved his game and became a disturbing force in defense. His goal rose average every season, his efficiency rose and his leadership grew. He became an all-star, at that time an all-NBA first team selection, which consistently resisted expectations.

The MVP is also a validation of the long -term vision of thunder. OKCS Front Office saw SGA not only as a future star, but also as a future star, but also as a future star, but also as a future star, but also as a future star, but also as a future star, but also as a future star, but also as a future star, but also as a future star The Star.

And now he has proven it correctly. The MVP trophy adds a new chapter to Gilgeous-Alexander's growing legacy. But the focus is already wired for a player. Since the playoffs heat up and the thunder that has been pursuing their first NBA final since 2012 knows that SGA knows that his story is still being written.

MVP today. Tomorrow champion?

In Oklahoma City you believe. And thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander you have every reason.

According to the numbers

1. 32.7 points per game: In the evaluation, stated the entire NBA to prove its unprecedented ability to get its places and end traffic or to end it with its silky, smooth pull-up jumper.
2. 6.4 Templates per game: Demonstrated his improved court vision and his confidence in his developing teammates such as Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren.
3. 5.0 rebounds per game: A solid contribution from the guard position.
4. 1.7 steals per game: Underlines his active hands and defensive instincts and often transforms the opponent into simple transition buckets.
5. 1.0 blocks per game: An elite number for a guard that shows its length and timing.
6. 51.9% field target percentage, 37.5% three -point percentage, 89.8% free throwing: Elite efficiency across the board, especially for a top scorer with a high level of use.

MVP winner for thunder

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Kevin Durant – 2014 MVP

1. Season -average: 32.0 ppg, 7.4 RPG, 5.5 APG
2. Remarkable: Led the league in the rating; Wear Okc during Russell Westbrook's absence. Said famous “You the real MVP” During his warm speech, he thanked his mother.

Russell Westbrook – 2017 MVP

1. Season -average: 31.6 ppg, 10.7 RPG, 10.4 APG
2. Remarkable: The first player since Oscar Robertson (1962), a average triple double double for one season. This was achieved after Kevin Durant's departure and led an outsider -Thunder team to 47 wins.

Top -MVP candidate / finalists

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-2024 MVP vote: 2nd place

1. Season -average: 30.1 ppg, 6.2 APG, 5.5 RPG, 2.0 SPG
2. Remarkable: Breakout year that confirmed his superstar; Just behind Nikola Jokić in the vote.

Kevin Durant-MVP vote: several top 5 surfaces (OKC)

1. 2nd place: 2010, 2012, 2013
2. 3rd place: 2011
3. Remarkable: Consistently one of the best players in the league during the rise of the Thunder.

Russell Westbrook – MVP vote:

1. 2nd place: 2015
2. 4th place: 2016, 2018
3. Remarkable: Continuation of dominance and statistical excellence in OKCS Post-Durant-era.

James Harden – MVP vote (as a thunder player):

1. 2012: No MVP votes while playing a role of the 6th man, but ended 6. Man of the year
2. Note: I won MVP with the Houston Rockets in 2018.