Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rumors

Jimmy Fallon: Do you think that you could ever play for the NFL? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: No chance, no chance, no chance. Fallon: No, no, no, no, no, you wouldn't do that. SGA: I wouldn't disrespect them like that, nah. Fallon: Really, no? SGA: Just like how they can't come on the basketball court, I can't go on the football field. Fallon: You can't go on there. SGA: Just stay in our lanes. Fallon: But growing up, did you play football? SGA: I did a little bit, yeah. I quit very quickly. Fallon: OK. SGA: I-- like, I played running back, so I got hit a lot. And I, like, fell on the ball when I got tackled a couple times.

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The Tonight Show: . @shaiglalex surprises an audience member with a pair of of his new @converse SHAI 001 sneakers! #FallonTonight

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The day finally arrived. After months of anticipation, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander saw his "SHAI 001: BUTTER" be released to the public. The Converse signature shoe has received hype over the last few months. The Oklahoma City Thunder's championship run put them at the forefront of the NBA world. It didn't take long for the "SHAI 001: BUTTER" to quickly sell out. Thunder fans took to social media to say that by the time they reached the website, they received a message that all available pairs were already sold. That happened less than 30 minutes after they were dropped.

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Tomer Azarly: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander held a camp in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario in Canada this past weekend. Every camper received a solo photo with SGA and the Larry O'Brien trophy. There were also scrimmages and competitions held throughout the camp, where winners were awarded pairs of his new signature shoe with Converse, the SHAI 001's Butter. Shai got the last laugh with an alley-pop dunk to himself off the backboard. SGA and Converse are set to officially launch the SHAI 001's this Thursday.

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The the most controversial ratings list I've seen so far is the mid-range jumpers list. That one, a lot of people seemed to react to it with Nikola Jokic being number one, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander technically being ranked fifth and then Kawhi Leonard not being ranked anywhere in that top ten. Ronnie 2K: Yeah, let me talk about that. I think a lot of people see things in terms of volume or feel and both of those are wrong. What it really is based off of is per-36 or whatever metric that we have that's based on how often they're shooting it and how successful they are shooting it. I saw this example: I think if you look at the three-point list, it's actually even more relevant. You have Isaiah Joe, who's not even a starter on the Thunder, gets about 20 minutes and I think he's 5th on that list or something like that. You're like why and it's because his per-36 numbers are behind only Stephen Curry percentage-wise and in terms of volume, he shoots I think he makes like five every 36 minutes or something like that uh so yeah a lot of it's based on on per-36 as opposed to like pure volume.

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Or so the public outcry would have you think. But in the broader picture, if Shai never baited a foul, it’s likely the outcomes wouldn’t be all that different: Taking out all free throws, Shai still led the league in scoring. Taking out all Thunder free throws (we’ll let their opponents keep their makes), the Thunder would have lost three more games and finished 65-17, still tops in the league.

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The Larry O'Brien Trophy will be in Montreal next week. Lu Dort, who won an NBA championship in June with the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will have a two-day celebration in his home city. On Aug. 20, Dort will be accepting a special invitation from Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to City Hall. About 200 members of the sports community will be there to recognize his championship win and his dedication to youth in Montreal. The following day, there will be a homecoming parade in Montreal-Nord, the borough where he grew up.

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Arguably the NBA's most famous dynasty, the 1990s Chicago Bulls, had Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson as the three constants of their two three-peat teams across that decade. But every other player on the roster from the 1993 title team had been replaced by general manager Jerry Krause by the time the Bulls won again in 1996. Similar stories can be found looking at the Kobe Bryant era in Los Angeles and the San Antonio Spurs teams in the 2000s. "I do think talent dispersal is good," one executive said. "It's no fun if one team has all the talent. There's a throughline between the Spurs teams, they had Tim [Duncan], Tony [Parker], and Manu [Ginobili], but the role players turn over. "So OKC, yeah, Chet, Shai and Jalen can stay together, but Aaron Wiggins and Lu Dort and [Alex] Caruso and these other guys may have to go as those guys progress and get expensive."

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NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received the key to the city of Hamilton from Mayor Andrea Horwath at a public rally Thursday at Hamilton Stadium. Horwath also announced that the Oklahoma City Thunder star will have a street named after him after capping an epic season by leading the team to the NBA title. "Growing up as I traveled across the world, to countless states, cities and countries people always asked where I was from," Gilgeous-Alexander told a raucous gathering in the north end zone after hoisting the NBA championship trophy over his head. "I took pride in letting everyone know I was from Hamilton.

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"Hamilton is different from every other city in Ontario. Hamiltonians carry a different sense of grit, determination, pride and energy than the rest of the province and honestly, I couldn't shy away from that. I carry that with me every day and everywhere I go so you guys can only imagine how (much) overwhelming joy there was when I found out I was getting a key to the city I love and a street named after me."

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: "Your brother is the GOAT" SGA visiting at the The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), in Toronto, Canada

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Brandon Rahbar: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander brought the Larry O’Brien Trophy back home to Hamilton for the Shai Day Rally. ( @Ticats )

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A jersey worn by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during the 2025 NBA Finals sold at auction for $165,100. Sotheby’s auctioned off several pieces of memorabilia from the Finals, including game-worn jerseys and official equipment.

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Some of the top-selling items so far include: Chet Holmgren’s Game 2 jersey: $40,640, Jalen Williams’ Game 2 jersey: $38,100, Game 1 basketball: $12,700 IMGhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DMX58UpxQQH/

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