The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar has some of the top odds for the NBA MVP award and he might be a good bet this season.
A year ago, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spearheaded a 57-win campaign for the Bricktown boys. This regular season lifted OKC to the No. 1 seed out West and the team's first playoff series win since 2016 and second sweep in franchise history.
Still, this was not good enough to net Gilgeous-Alexander the MVP award, instead the honor went to Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for the third time in four seasons - only broken up by Joel Embiid. This left the OKC Thunder star as the runner-up, marking his second straight top-five finish for the award., only being placed behind Mavericks star Luka Doncic and Jokic . The Thunder star holds a small edge above Emiid .
This could give Gilgeous-Alexander the inside lane for the Most Valuable Player award as many have come out defending the Thunder star since the decision was made in Jokic's favor - the latest beingWith voter fatigue likely setting in for Jokic as NBA media continues to put pressure on themselves to watch the amount of honors they throw around in order to keep narrative and all-time debates at bay, Gilgeous-Alexander is the obvious next choice.
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