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One of Oklahoma City’s former players recently highlighted the reigning MVP’s talents on a podcast episode.

Steve Kerr criticizes NBA rules after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shoots 15 free throws in Thunder’s 104-97 win over the Golden State Warriors.

"He is like a perimeter version of Tim Duncan. He's a little more exciting than Duncan, but he's not going to necessarily capture our imagination. All he's going to do is go out there and play fundamentally sound, excellent basketball, and win championships," he added.

Wilt Chamberlain has some NBA records that might never get touched -- like the 100-point game, 4,000 points in a season and a 50-point-per-game scoring average.

How Thunder's Jalen Williams took a subtle shot at Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic amid his MVP race with teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made sure the race for this year's award was pretty much a wrap with a game-winning shot against the Nuggets.

His arrival has most certainly changed the fortunes of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who won their first-ever NBA championship in 2025 — not to mention SGA's list of individual accolades. Traded to Oklahoma City in 2019,