Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes crowned NBA MVP
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been crowned as the 2024-25 NBA Most Valuable Playe.
The Oklahoma City Thunder basketball star is now the second Canadian to win the award succeeding Steve Nash.
Shai shone brilliantly this season with a league-best 32.7 points per game, 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and elite two-way play that led OKC to the NBA’s top record (68-14) and best defensive rating.
He is also the NBA lead goal scorer this season, at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, he averaged 24.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game, to earn him a spot on the All-Star Five. He had an masterclass 31-point, 12-assist performance to help Canada beat past the USA for an historic bronze , which is the country’s first-ever World Cup or Olympic podium finish.
Sources said ‘Just a year later, at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Shai was again a standout, earning All-Second Team honors after guiding Canada to an unbeaten Group Phase and averaging 21.0 points per game.
FIBA reports that “His national team accolades – World Cup All-Star Five, Olympic All-Second Team, U18 AmeriCup Silver Medalist – now sit alongside the NBA’s highest individual honor, symbolizing a player whose excellence transcends borders.”
