His first run-in with the MVP award came in the form of a top-five finish in the ... Even more, the Thunder sit at 26-5 on the season, good for the second-best record in the NBA and a gargantuan lead over the next-best West team. From there, it’s up ...

After playing one another in the NBA Cup championship, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have tightened the NBA MVP race.

The NBA has announced that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the NBA's Week 10 Western Conference Player of the Week award. He averaged 35.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and six assists. OKC went a perfect 4-0 from Dec.

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Only a few players can be recognized for having the best basketball year, and the OKC Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of them.

On the same day that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander secured Western Conference Player of the Week, his MVP odds saw a spike, too. Thanks to his recent stretch of eye-popping play, the Thunder’s superstar guard is now a narrow favorite to win the NBA’s MVP award.

OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 35 points as the Thunder rolled past Memphis, which was without Ja Morant, for an 11th straight win.