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OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander set to join elite company if he wins an NBA title

Originally posted on Ball Exclusives
By Stephen M. Smith | Last updated Jun 5, 2025 1:00 PM ET

He is having one of the most unbelievable seasons for a guard in the history of the National Basketball Association, but he is still not done.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has accomplished being an NBA All-Star, an All-NBA first team selection, the league’s scoring champion, NBA’s Most Valuable Player, and Most Valuable Player in the Western Conference Finals this season.

The 26-year-old is stacking together an impressive case to be the next face of the league.

Alexander would be the greatest superstar in Oklahoma City Thunder history — surpassing Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook — with an NBA Championship; however, he would also join elite company if he defeats the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals. SGA would join Michael Jordan (four times), Shaquille O’Neal (1999-00), and Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdual-Jabbar, 1970-71) as the fourth player to win a scoring title, NBA MVP, and an NBA Championship in the same season.

If SGA wins the NBA Finals, he will become the fourth player ever to win the scoring title, league MVP and championship in the same year pic.twitter.com/fjtBDeZcWg

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Indiana presents the Thunder with a challenge in having Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, and others, but Oklahoma City has big chemistry on its side. Alexander wants a seat at the table as the next marquee superstar and an NBA title gives him that.

He will lead the Thunder in Game 1 Thursday night versus Indiana.

This article first appeared on Ball Exclusives and was syndicated with permission.

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