The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has secured his second straight NBA Most Valuable Player award, according to a Sunday morning report from ESPN.
The league’s official announcement regarding the MVP winner is scheduled for Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m.
By claiming this honor, Gilgeous-Alexander joins an exclusive group as the 14th player in NBA history to capture consecutive MVP awards. He marks the first player to achieve back-to-back MVP recognition since Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic accomplished the feat in 2020-21 and 2021-22, and represents the first guard to earn consecutive MVP titles since Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry did so in 2014-15 and 2015-16.
Following his signing of a four-year, $273.3 million super maximum contract extension during the offseason, Gilgeous-Alexander posted impressive numbers this season, recording 31.1 points, 6.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds across 68 games, starting in each contest.
Throughout his career spanning 530 games (521 as a starter) with the Los Angeles Clippers (2018-19) and Thunder, the 27-year-old guard has maintained averages of 25.3 points, 5.3 assists and 4.7 rebounds.
Gilgeous-Alexander guided the Thunder to their first NBA championship during the previous season. As Oklahoma City pursues consecutive titles, they will begin Western Conference final competition on Monday when they face the San Antonio Spurs.
