Overview
- Sports Illustrated selected him after he led the Thunder to 68 wins and the franchise’s first NBA championship, pairing regular-season MVP with Finals MVP.
- He captured the scoring title at 32.1 points per game with a career-high 6.4 assists during Oklahoma City’s dominant season.
- The Sportsperson of the Year print issue featuring his cover is scheduled to reach newsstands on January 8.
- Oklahoma City signed him to a four-year, $285 million supermax extension that runs through the 2030–31 season.
- He is the first Canadian to receive the honor outright since Wayne Gretzky in 1982, with the profile emphasizing his charitable work and fatherhood.