Ex-NBA Player Makes Major Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Statement Amid Recent Criticism

Ex-NBA Player makes major Shai Gilgeous-Alexander statement

Many will be happy to see Gilgeous-Alexander win the award after years of dominance from Nikola Jokic, the second favorite to take home the award.

However, there's still this notion about Gilgeous-Alexander that he's just a foul-baiter and that he gets undeserved calls, particularly in the playoffs.

However, former NBA player Jamal Crawford appeared on the Pat McAfee show and defended Gilgeous-Alexander.

"If you took out all his free throws, he would still lead the league in scoring," Crawford said. "It's not his fault; he's just playing the game."

Not only did Gilgeous-Alexander lead the league in scoring with 32.7 points per game, he helped the Thunder to the best record in the NBA. He also led the league in 30, 40 and 50-point games.

It's tough to say whether Thunder fans thought Gilgeous-Alexander would ever reach this point after acquiring him in the trade that sent Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers.

But one thing is almost for certain: Thunder fans would much rather have Gilgeous-Alexander right now than George, not to mention the boatload of draft assets they acquired as well.