Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rumors

Justin Martinez: Asked Shai Gilgeous-Alexander when he first realized Chet Holmgren had a strong work ethic: “The first day, like when he walked in the doors. You could just tell how much he cares about the game and his game. He really wants to maximize his potential, and that’s all it comes down to, really and truly. A guy who wants to be the best version of himself gives himself the best chance to get there. Usually, it works out for guys like that. He just wants it really bad.”

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Brandon Rahbar: Egregiously out of context quote. Zora Stephenson: "I know that you say you have all the answers. How much did you have to think during the test tonight?" SGA: "Tonight was very simple. Multiple bodies, that means multiple people are open and just trust my teammates from there."

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Justin Martinez: Final: Thunder 108, Lakers 90 Chet Holmgren: 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 18 points and 6 assists Ajay Mitchell: 18 points and 4 assists OKC claims a 1-0 lead in the series. Game 2 is at 8:30 p.m. CT Thursday.

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Law Murray: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his most turnovers (6+) since Game 6 of the 2025 NBA Finals

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Nick DePaula: First look on court at Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s upcoming “Steel” SHAI 001s in molded metallic silver. SGA has debuted a new @Converse SHAI 001 colorway in each round of the last two Playoff runs.

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Mike Vorkunov: James Dolan asked about SG&A costs on the Sphere Co. earnings call and he admitted he couldn't help himself. "Boy, I'm really tempted to crack a joke here. So I guess I will. So SG&A is a great basketball player. And when we get to the finals, I'm sure we're going to beat them."

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Abby Jones: Masai Ujiri on why Cooper Flagg was the ‘selling point’ for the position with the Dallas Mavericks. “You’ve got Victor Wembanyama, Luka Dončić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokić all for the next 7-15 years. Okay, now you have to convince me that I have to beat all those guys. Okay, you gotta come so with something in your pocket, okay? …and in his pocket he had Cooper Flagg.”

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Ahead of their highly anticipated showdown in the Western Conference Semifinals, the OKC Thunder superstar offered significant thoughts about James and his greatness in the game. "I mean, we could sit here all day and talk about what he’s done for the game. He’s one of the best players to ever play basketball in the history of human beings, so it speaks for itself," SGA told reporters after the Thunder's Monday practice. "The whole positionless basketball idea is him. You don’t need me to tell you how great LeBron James is."

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Clemente Almanza: SGA on his relationship with Steve Nash: “Funny enough, Steve was the first person who told me I was going to make the NBA.”

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Justin Martinez: Asked Shai Gilgeous-Alexander about LeBron James’ legacy: “We can sit here all day and talk about things he has done for the game. The guy is one of the best players to ever pick up a basketball in the history of human beings, so it speaks for itself. The whole positionless basketball, I guess, is him. You guys don’t need me to sit here and tell you how great of a player LeBron James is. It should be a fun matchup, to really test yourself against the greatest. Obviously, he’s a little bit out of his prime, but he’s still very very capable.”

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"Ajay is one of the toughest dudes in the league," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "Mentally, he's never shaken. He's never afraid of the moment. Ajay could be having the worst day ever, and you would never know. He's so solid. Having a teammate like that makes you more confident by just knowing that no matter what, you know what you're gonna get from him. The ball might not always go in, but you know what you're getting from Ajay every time he steps on the floor. "Playing with a guy like that, it's beautiful. It's perfect. It's exactly what you want out of a teammate, and then you throw in the talent level. He just knows how to play basketball."

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Serge Ibaka: Who's the best scorer in the NBA? Chet Holmgren: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Got to go with Shai. Because if you look at it objectively, just think like what makes the best score. You can show him aggressive coverages, he can bend them and still score. You can show him aggressive coverages, he can pass and make others better. He kills you in transition where you can't show him aggressive coverages. He does it efficiently. He gets to the free throw line. Serge Ibaka: Well, he gets to the free throw line, but there's a lot of complaining about it. Holmgren: But that doesn't matter. Scoring if I get to the free throw line and you boo me cuz I'm at the free throw line and I make both, it's still two points, right? So, like don't get mad. Don't get mad at Shai about it. I'm speaking for whoever might be mad about it.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: everybody wants to be villainous until the brooms come out & the dust settles & you realize who the villain is

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"The whistle that OKC gets. You know, I saw Shai had [17 or 18] free throws one game," Green said on the latest episode of his podcast, "The Draymond Green Show." "I I saw all of that. Quite honestly, Shai is great at drawing fouls. He uses your leverage against you. He has mastered the art of drawing a foul. If you watch them, most of them are fouls. And when I say most, I'm talking 90-plus percent of them, they do be fouls. Like he has mastered the art of drawing a foul to the level that James Harden had the art mastered before, but in a different way. "He's mastered the art of it. For a great scorer, I think that's a great thing to master, and he's done that. Now, some of them, I think back in the old days, officials would see that and be like, 'I'm not calling it.' And I think that's the frustration that some people have is it seems that he gets so many of these calls and just some of them the way they look, the way they happen, officials just, they wouldn't used to call it. Especially in the playoffs, they wouldn't call it. And so I can understand the frustration. However, I do think a lot of them be fouls."

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