Here's a sentence I never thought I'd write: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander just broke a Michael Jordan record. And somehow, the conversation isn't about whether he deserves All-NBA honors—it's whether he'll make All-NBA at all.
Let that sink in.
SGA finished the regular season averaging 31.1 points per game on 55.3% shooting—the highest field goal percentage in NBA history for a guard averaging 30+ points. The previous record? Michael Jordan at 53.9%. You know, just the greatest scorer in basketball history. No big deal.
This isn't some cherry-picked stat designed to make a good player look great. This is elite volume scoring with elite efficiency. It's doing what Jordan did—taking over games, carrying an offense—but doing it with even better shot selection and finishing.
The Oklahoma City Thunder finished with the best record in the Western Conference, and SGA is the biggest reason why. He's their closer, their best playmaker, their offensive engine. On most nights, he's the best player on the floor. And yet, because of the logjam of elite guards in the league, there's a legitimate chance he gets left off All-NBA teams entirely.
How does that happen? How does the scoring champion—a guy who just broke an MJ record—potentially miss All-NBA? It's the kind of absurdity that makes you question the whole voting system.
SGA doesn't play with the flash of some other stars. He doesn't hunt for highlights. He just dominates, possession after possession, with a midrange game that's become vintage in the modern NBA and finishing at the rim that's unstoppable. He's what happens when you combine Kobe's footwork with Harden's deceleration and Kawhi's efficiency.
At just 27 years old, is entering his prime, and he's already rewriting the record books. The Thunder are built to contend for years, and he's the centerpiece of it all. But tonight, let's just appreciate what he accomplished this season.
