Proper now, many consider that the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic deserves to win this season’s NBA MVP, and it is no marvel why, contemplating he averages 26.1 factors, 12.3 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per recreation whereas placing the Nuggets in first place within the Western. Convention.
However Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder is second within the betting to win the award, and he is having a wonderful yr in his personal proper.
Shaquille O’Neal, who received the MVP for the 1999-2000 marketing campaign, stated Tuesday through NBA on TNT that Gilgeous-Alexander is his 2024 MVP decide.
“The MVP is SGA. Time period. … He is the worst participant within the recreation and their staff is 49-21.@SHAQ has his decide for MVP 👀 pic.twitter.com/nPbCZGouob
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 26, 2024
Gilgeous-Alexander has steadily improved in recent times since coming into the NBA within the 2018-19 season, and this yr he’s placing up 30.5 factors, 6.3 assists and 5.6 rebounds per recreation.
Regardless of his skinny body, he’s a free-throw magnet; he ranks fourth in free throw makes an attempt per recreation, and when he will get there, he normally converts because of his 87.2 p.c accuracy on the charity stripe.
Gilgeous-Alexander has additionally improved defensively and he leads the NBA in steals per recreation.
Because of his all-around excellence, the Thunder have a 49-21 report, the second-best report within the West, and are nicely forward of schedule.
They solely managed tenth place within the convention final yr, and their future seems to be shiny no matter how this season performs out.
The commerce that despatched Paul George and introduced in Gilgeous-Alexander, plus seven first-round draft picks, is wanting higher and higher every single day for Oklahoma Metropolis.
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