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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a 28-year-old point guard from Canada, listed at 6′6″ (198 cm). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is listed with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 31.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists in 68 games with 66.5% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $38.33M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2031. The roster lists an entry dated July 2019, with Los Angeles Clippers as the previous basketball team.
An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.
| GP | FGM–FGA | FG% | 3PM–3PA | 3P% | FTM–FTA | FT% | eFG% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 731–1321 | 55.3% | 115–298 | 38.6% | 540–614 | 87.9% | 59.7% | 66.5% |
| PER | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | +/− | AST/TO | Double-doubles | Triple-doubles | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.6 | 33.7% | 129.5 | 108.0 | +788 | 2.97 | 8 | 0 | 2,117 |
Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 36.3 | 27.6 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 46.3% | 30.5% | 89.2% | 59.1% | +39 |
Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.
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FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 preseason | vs MIL | L 126–128 | 18:07 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 4-4 | +9 |
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FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22 Finals | vs IND | W 103–91 | 40:11 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-27 | 2-12 | — | +11 |
| Jun 19 Finals | @ IND | L 91–108 | 30:56 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7-15 | 0-1 | — | -17 |
| Jun 16 Finals | vs IND | W 120–109 | 37:57 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9-21 | 0-3 | — | +9 |
| Jun 13 Finals | @ IND | W 111–104 | 40:09 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12-24 | 1-4 | — | +0 |
| Jun 11 Finals | @ IND | L 107–116 | 42:02 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9-20 | 1-3 | — | -3 |
| Jun 8 Finals | vs IND | W 123–107 | 36:26 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11-21 | 1-4 | — | +5 |
| Jun 5 Finals | vs IND | L 110–111 | 39:34 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14-30 | 3-6 | — | +3 |
| May 28 Playoffs | vs MIN | W 124–94 | 33:36 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14-25 | 2-4 | — | +23 |
| May 26 Playoffs | @ MIN | W 128–126 | 40:02 | 40 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13-30 | 2-7 | — | +5 |
| May 24 Playoffs | @ MIN | L 101–143 | 27:38 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-13 | 2-5 | — | -32 |
| May 22 Playoffs | vs MIN | W 118–103 | 41:47 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12-21 | 1-2 | — | +25 |
| May 20 Playoffs | vs MIN | W 114–88 | 37:42 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-27 | 0-4 | — | +22 |
| May 18 Playoffs | vs DEN | W 125–93 | 36:03 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12-19 | 3-4 | — | +32 |
| May 15 Playoffs | @ DEN | L 107–119 | 34:58 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11-16 | 2-4 | — | -8 |
| May 13 Playoffs | vs DEN | W 112–105 | 38:51 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12-23 | 1-3 | — | +8 |
| May 11 Playoffs | @ DEN | W 92–87 | 38:22 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-19 | 0-5 | — | +6 |
| May 9 Playoffs | @ DEN | L 104–113 | 44:48 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-22 | 1-6 | — | -4 |
| May 7 Playoffs | vs DEN | W 149–106 | 30:11 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11-13 | 1-2 | — | +51 |
| May 5 Playoffs | vs DEN | L 119–121 | 39:45 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12-26 | 2-6 | — | -16 |
| Apr 26 Playoffs | @ MEM | W 117–115 | 38:23 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13-24 | 1-4 | — | +2 |
| Apr 24 Playoffs | @ MEM | W 114–108 | 40:24 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-26 | 2-7 | — | +4 |
| Apr 22 Playoffs | vs MEM | W 118–99 | 38:11 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10-29 | 3-10 | — | +12 |
| Apr 20 Playoffs | vs MEM | W 131–80 | 23:06 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-7 | — | +28 |
| Apr 8 | vs LAL | W 136–120 | 36:32 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-26 | 5-9 | — | +7 |
| Apr 6 | vs LAL | L 99–126 | 30:26 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12-23 | 2-5 | — | -20 |
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took 23% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 28% at the rim, 24% elsewhere in the paint and 26% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was mid-range (54.1%, +12.3 points above average).
| Zone | FGM–FGA | FG% | League FG% | Share of shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 261–366 | 71.3 (+4.1) | 67.2 | 27.7% |
| In the paint (non-RA) | 171–317 | 53.9 (+9.4) | 44.5 | 24.0% |
| Mid-range | 184–340 | 54.1 (+12.3) | 41.8 | 25.7% |
| Corner 3 | 6–18 | 33.3 (-5.4) | 38.8 | 1.4% |
| Above the break 3 | 109–280 | 38.9 (+3.8) | 35.2 | 21.2% |
League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 46th of 160 · In the paint (non-RA): 13th of 160 · Mid-range: 3rd of 61 · Above the break 3: 28th of 168 · all zone leaders
above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.
Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.
Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.
Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Anthony Edwards (28.8 / 5.0 / 3.7) · Austin Reaves (23.3 / 4.7 / 5.5) · Nikola Jokić (27.7 / 12.9 / 10.7) · LeBron James (20.9 / 6.1 / 7.2) · Stephen Curry (26.6 / 3.6 / 4.7) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.
Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 8 NBA regular seasons between 2018 and 2026, appearing in 530 games and averaging 25.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. He played for 2 teams: L.A. Clippers (2018–19, 82 games), Oklahoma City (2019–26, 448 games). His best scoring season was 2024–25 with Oklahoma City: 32.7 points per game over 76 games.
The season table marks him as the league leader in scoring once. Championship season: 2024–25 (Oklahoma City). In the playoffs he appeared in 5 postseason runs (61 games, 26.2 points per game).
Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 13,400 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total). Among the 404 players with at least 200 NBA games profiled on whynba, Gilgeous-Alexander ranks No. 11 in points per game.
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (/ˈʃeɪ/SHAY; born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a four-time NBA All-Star, a four-time All-NBA First Team member, and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to their first NBA championship since relocating from Seattle to Oklahoma City and was named Finals MVP.
Gilgeous-Alexander played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected 11th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers on draft night. Following his rookie season, he was traded to the Thunder in July 2019.
In the 2022–23 NBA season Gilgeous-Alexander was named to his first NBA All-Star Game and was voted to the All-NBA First Team, while finishing fourth in the league in scoring with 31.4 points per game. In the 2023–24 NBA season he finished second in MVP voting and third in the league in scoring with 30.1 points per game. In the 2024–25 NBA season, Gilgeous-Alexander won the NBA MVP award after leading the league in scoring with an average of 32.7 points per game. He later won the NBA Finals MVP award as the Thunder won the 2025 NBA Finals, becoming the fourth player in NBA history to win the MVP award, Finals MVP award, and scoring title all in the same season. In the 2025–26 NBA season he won his second league MVP award while finishing second in the league in scoring averaging 31.1 points per game.
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | L.A. Clippers | 82* | 73 | 26.5 | .476 | .367 | .800 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .5 | 10.8 |
| 2019–20 | Oklahoma City | 70 | 70 | 34.7 | .471 | .347 | .807 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .7 | 19.0 |
| 2020–21 | Oklahoma City | 35 | 35 | 33.7 | .508 | .418 | .808 | 4.7 | 5.9 | .8 | .7 | 23.7 |
| 2021–22 | Oklahoma City | 56 | 56 | 34.7 | .453 | .300 | .810 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | .8 | 24.5 |
| 2022–23 | Oklahoma City | 68 | 68 | 35.5 | .510 | .345 | .905 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 31.4 |
| 2023–24 | Oklahoma City | 75 | 75 | 34.0 | .535 | .353 | .874 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 2.0 | .9 | 30.1 |
| 2024–25† | Oklahoma City | 76 | 76 | 34.2 | .519 | .375 | .898 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 32.7* |
| 2025–26 | Oklahoma City | 68 | 68 | 33.2 | .553 | .386 | .879 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 1.4 | .8 | 31.1 |
| Career | 530 | 521 | 33.1 | .508 | .360 | .864 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 1.4 | .8 | 25.3 | |
| All-Star | 3 | 2 | 16.9 | .733 | .688 | .500 | 3.0 | 4.7 | .3 | .3 | 18.7 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | L.A. Clippers | 6 | 6 | 28.8 | .467 | .500 | .850 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .8 | 13.7 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma City | 7 | 7 | 39.9 | .433 | .400 | .957 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .4 | 16.3 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma City | 10 | 10 | 39.9 | .496 | .432 | .790 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 30.2 |
| 2025† | Oklahoma City | 23* | 23* | 37.0 | .462 | .283 | .876 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 | .9 | 29.9 |
| 2026 | Oklahoma City | 15 | 15 | 36.3 | .463 | .305 | .892 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 1.3 | .9 | 27.6 |
| Career | 61 | 61 | 36.8 | .467 | .340 | .869 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 26.2 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Kentucky | 37 | 24 | 33.7 | .485 | .404 | .817 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 1.6 | .5 | 14.4 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
How acquired: Traded from LAC on 07/10/19. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.
These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander provides a clear example of how footwork and changes of pace can create interior scoring opportunities. His drives often use controlled movement and timing to shift a defender before he reaches a finishing spot.
Watch the sequence before the shot: the initial angle, the hesitation, and the defender’s balance. A possession that ends in a short jumper may have been shaped by several earlier adjustments.
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Gilgeous-Alexander’s 2017–18 season at Kentucky was a progression into a larger role. He finished with 24 starts in 37 appearances and led the Wildcats in assists and steals. His postseason production was stronger than his full-season scoring average: across the SEC and NCAA tournaments, he averaged 20.7 points, 6.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds.
The clearest single-game marker came in the SEC championship game on March 11, 2018. He scored 29 points, collected seven rebounds and delivered three assists as Kentucky beat Tennessee 77–72. Tournament MVP recognition therefore reflected a title-winning run, rather than simply his draft potential.
In 2019–20, his first season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander played alongside Chris Paul and Dennis Schröder. Their three-guard combinations gave Oklahoma City multiple players who could initiate an attack, making this an important stage between his rookie year and his later lead-scoring role.
Contemporary analysis of his 2019–20 possessions described the foundations of his interior game. After using a screen, he could change direction across the lane to keep a trailing defender behind him, then vary his final steps and finishing hand. The basketball lesson is about control: creating an advantage does not always require winning a straight-line sprint. Sharing the court with other creators also meant he could attack after the defense had already moved.
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| Team | First observed | Last confirmed | Later directory change | Source |
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| Oklahoma City Thunder | None recorded | NBA directory |
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