Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rumors

Question for all the rookies: what players do you model your game after, and what players do you think you are similar to in terms of play styles on both ends? Dylan Harper: All the big guards that resemble the same size as me. I'd say Shai, Cade Cunningham, James Harden, Luka Dončić. We are all around the same height. Just how they control the game, the pace. How they can score and a little bit of everything. On advice I have for a lefty is to work on your right hand too, because a lot of teams are going to force you to go right, even though you're a lefty.

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Brandon Rahbar: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins the Male Athlete of the Year ESPY. pic.x.com/TCS1yRHWnN

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Brandon Rahbar: SGA: “I want to thank my teammates. Best basketball team in the world.” pic.x.com/zVp58D4fgc

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Based on those charts, the best bets to reach $1 million per game first are players who will sign supermax deals after Gilgeous-Alexander, who was drafted in 2018. Among the 2019 draft class, Ja Morant is the only player to make an All-NBA team, and that was three years ago. It seems unlikely anyone in this draft class will qualify for the supermax. However, the 2020 draft class offers two top candidates for supermax qualification: Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton. It's unknown for Haliburton since he'll miss all of next season due to an untimely Achilles tear. But Edwards has made two All-NBA second teams in a row, putting him on track to sign a supermax in the summer of 2027, which could be worth up to four years and $345 million and rise above $82 million in the second season.

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Last season, between salaries and luxury tax payments, NBA teams shelled out $5.65 billion, according to Spotrac data. There are 1,230 wins available in the regular season, so that comes out to $4.6 million per win. (There's a nerdy debate to be had about whether to factor in wrinkles like minimum salaries and replacement levels to determine the "true" cost of a win. But this simple calculation suffices for now, and if anything, including those other factors would make stars seem more valuable, not less.) Multiply that sum by Gilgeous-Alexander's league-leading total of 20.9 estimated wins of value, per Dunks & Threes, and you get $96 million in regular-season value. And that's before accounting for how SGA led his team to the championship, or increased his franchise's ticket and merchandise sales, or boosted Oklahoma City's franchise value.

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At a show, Drake had Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's jersey tattooed on his arm. It replaced LeBron James' old high school jersey that was previously on the musician's arm. You can research it yourself, but Drake and James have beefed over the last year because the latter supported Kendrick Lamar.

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Jorge Sierra: The Thunder have $863 million in salaries committed to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. Safe to say they have a lot of faith in their core.

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Bobby Marks: The Thunder have the resources to be sustainable for the foreseeable future: - 14 firsts in the next 7 years, including a potential of 4 in 2026 - Revenue stream: New arena in 2028, national TV contract and possible expansion - Contracts staggered in the future (SGA doesn’t start until 2027-28) - 5th lowest payroll since 2020-21

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Shams Charania: After becoming the second-youngest team in NBA history to win a title, the Thunder now have long-term commitments from their Big 3 of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26), Williams (24) and Chet Holmgren (23) to play together through the rest of the decade as they enter their primes.

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At this stage of his career, Edgecombe might be better suited playing off the ball. But a Western Conference scout doesn’t have a problem with his desire to be a point guard. The scout noted that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alex Caruso, and Cason Wallace shared point-guard duties for the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. He thinks Edgecombe can play that role. The scout also pointed out that Jamal Murray is a point guard for the Denver Nuggets, and that De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper will share ballhandling duties for the San Antonio Spurs.

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Shams Charania: Summer of SGA: MVP award, league scoring title, an NBA championship, Finals MVP, a $285 million super max extension, first signature shoe release ... and now Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will grace the new cover of NBA 2K26, per sources.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to a multi-year contract extension, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti.

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"I have a similar question. You guys are a very young and confident group, and obviously SGA is the leader. But what team had you guys the most nervous—like, ‘Uh-oh, this could be it for us’?" Luguentz Dort: "I would say the Denver Nuggets. They had us shaking a little. They’ve won before and have been in those types of positions."

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Quick Overview Oklahoma City won the physicality on a game by game basis 4-3. They also took the "playing hard energy" wins by the same 4-3 margin. The team with the better Physicality score was 5-2, while the team with the most "Playing Hard Wins" was 7-0. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all players with 226 Physicality Wins, followed by Pascal Siakam (164), Myles Turner (140), Chet Holmgren (134) and Jalen Williams (132). Siakam led in Net Wins with +33. Hartenstein led in Net Wins per 36 min. Siakam was the top "playing hard energy plays" leader with 63 PH Wins, followed by Caruso (55), Holmgren (52), Haliburton (47), and Nembhard (43). Siakam dominated Jalen Williams Head-to-Head (+19 wins), while Shai was +20 net wins against the five IND starters (only losing H2H to Siakam).

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