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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Named 2024-25 NBA MVP After Record-Breaking Season

The Oklahoma City Thunder star secured 71 first-place votes, leading his team to an NBA-best 68-14 record and a league-record point differential.

Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the NBA Most Valuable Player of the year award for the 2024-25 regular season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder gestures to the crowd during the second half of game seven of the Western Conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets at Paycom Center on May 18, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Overview

  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaged a league-high 32.7 points, 6.4 assists, and 5.0 rebounds per game during the 2024-25 regular season, shooting 51.9% from the field.
  • The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by Gilgeous-Alexander, achieved a 68-14 record, the best in the NBA this season, and set a league record with a +12.9 average point differential.
  • Gilgeous-Alexander is the second Canadian to win NBA MVP, joining Steve Nash, and the third player in Thunder franchise history to earn the honor, after Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
  • He received 71 of 100 first-place votes from a global media panel, surpassing three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, who finished second in the balloting.
  • This marks the seventh consecutive year an international player has won the MVP award, continuing the trend of global dominance in the NBA.