Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's historic second MVP season bests Michael Jordan

Further enhancing his already Hall of Fame-caliber career, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the NBA's MVP on Sunday, earning the honor in back-to-back seasons. While not unanimous, Gilgeous-Alexander comfortably won his second MVP with 83 first-place votes. 

The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar, who will now lead his team in the Western Conference Finals and try to add consecutive NBA Finals MVPs to his resume as well, won the award after completing an historic 2025-26 regular season. 

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enjoyed an even better season than when he won his first MVP

Following up averaging 32.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists during the 2024-25 campaign, Gilgeous-Alexander put up 31.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists this season. With similar numbers, he was even more efficient in his MVP encore year. 

He shot 55.3% from the field, taking his 51.3% mark from his prior season to another level, and 38.6% from three, also a tick higher than in his first MVP season. 

To put Gilgeous-Alexander's season in perspective, he topped Michael Jordan as far as posting the highest field goal metric ever by a shooting guard who averaged 30 or more points per game.