Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the recipient of the Michael Jordan Trophy because the 2024-25 NBA Most Useful Participant.
Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the NBA MVP for the primary time, having completed second within the voting final season and fifth in 2022-23. He turns into the second participant from Canada to earn the consideration, together with two-time winner Steve Nash (2004-05 and 2005-06). Gilgeous-Alexander can also be the third participant to win the award with the Thunder, becoming a member of Kevin Durant (2013-14) and Russell Westbrook (2016-17).
Within the 2024-25 common season, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 32.7 factors, 5.0 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.72 steals and 1.01 blocks in 34.2 minutes in 76 video games, setting profession highs in factors, assists and blocks per sport.
A seven-year veteran, Gilgeous-Alexander gained the NBA scoring title for the primary time. He turned the primary participant to guide the league in video games with not less than 20 factors (75), 30 factors (49), 40 factors (13) and 50 factors (4) in a season since James Harden in 2018-19.
Gilgeous-Alexander’s solely regular-season sport with fewer than 20 factors was an 18-point efficiency towards the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 30, 2024. He scored not less than 20 factors in every of his last 72 video games, the longest streak at any level in a single season since 1963-64 (when Wilt Chamberlain recorded an 80-game streak and Oscar Robertson had a 76-game streak).
The 6-6 Gilgeous-Alexander shot 51.9% from the sphere, a career-high 37.5% from three-point vary and 89.8% from the free throw line (sixth within the NBA). He made an NBA-leading 601 free throws and a personal-best 163 three-pointers, 68 extra threes than his earlier profession excessive of 95, set final season.
Gilgeous-Alexander joined Michael Jordan as the one gamers in NBA historical past to common not less than 32.0 factors and 6.0 assists per sport and shoot 50.0% or higher from the sphere in a season. Jordan achieved the feat twice, within the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons.
On protection, Gilgeous-Alexander was the one qualifying NBA participant to common not less than 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per sport. He ranked fifth within the NBA in steals per sport for a Thunder crew that led the league in defensive score (106.6).
Along with being chosen as an NBA All-Star for the third consecutive season, Gilgeous-Alexander was named the Kia NBA Western Convention Participant of the Month thrice (October/November, December and March) and the NBA Western Convention Participant of the Week twice (Weeks 10 and 20). He earned a spot on the All-Event Workforce of the Emirates NBA Cup after main Oklahoma Metropolis to a runner-up end.
Behind Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder (68-14) completed atop the NBA and tied for the sixth-best single-season document in league historical past. Oklahoma Metropolis outscored opponents by an NBA-record 12.9 factors per sport.
