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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

PG · #2 · CanadaLicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Oklahoma City Thunder

Dated team records (2)

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2025-26 per game · 68 games
31.1 PTS 4.3 REB 6.6 AST 66.5% TS

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.

2025-26 season statistics

31.1PTS per game#2 of 582
4.3REB per game#177 of 582
6.6AST per game#21 of 582
1.4STL per game#41 of 582
0.8BLK per game#83 of 582
2.2TO per game#68 of 582
33.2MIN per game#33 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
68731–132155.3%115–29838.6%540–61487.9%59.7%66.5%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
30.633.7%129.5108.0+7882.97802,117

Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.

Playoffs · per game
GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%+/−
1536.327.62.97.91.30.946.3%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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2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 1 logged game

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 1 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 7 preseasonvs MILL 126–12818:0717350105-53-34-4+9

View all 1 logged games in 2026-27

2024-25 full game log

100 stored games · Page 1 of 4.

Reported highs in 100 logged games

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

2024-25 games, newest first
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Jun 22 Finalsvs INDW 103–9140:11295121218-272-12—+11
Jun 19 Finals@ INDL 91–10830:5621420087-150-1—-17
Jun 16 Finalsvs INDW 120–10937:57312102439-210-3—+9
Jun 13 Finals@ INDW 111–10440:09353031212-241-4—+0
Jun 11 Finals@ INDL 107–11642:0224840369-201-3—-3
Jun 8 Finalsvs INDW 123–10736:26345841211-211-4—+5
Jun 5 Finalsvs INDL 110–11139:34385330214-303-6—+3
May 28 Playoffsvs MINW 124–9433:36347820214-252-4—+23
May 26 Playoffs@ MINW 128–12640:024091010513-302-7—+5
May 24 Playoffs@ MINL 101–14327:3814260144-132-5—-32
May 22 Playoffsvs MINW 118–10341:47383830112-211-2—+25
May 20 Playoffsvs MINW 114–8837:42315930210-270-4—+22
May 18 Playoffsvs DENW 125–9336:03353431012-193-4—+32
May 15 Playoffs@ DENL 107–11934:58323600211-162-4—-8
May 13 Playoffsvs DENW 112–10538:51316722512-231-3—+8
May 11 Playoffs@ DENW 92–8738:2225662038-190-5—+6
May 9 Playoffs@ DENL 104–11344:48181372017-221-6—-4
May 7 Playoffsvs DENW 149–10630:11344800211-131-2—+51
May 5 Playoffsvs DENL 119–12139:453310821112-262-6—-16
Apr 26 Playoffs@ MEMW 117–11538:23385621113-241-4—+2
Apr 24 Playoffs@ MEMW 114–10840:24314811310-262-7—+4
Apr 22 Playoffsvs MEMW 118–9938:11278520210-293-10—+12
Apr 20 Playoffsvs MEMW 131–8023:0615350224-131-7—+28
Apr 8vs LALW 136–12036:32426601114-265-9—+7
Apr 6vs LALL 99–12630:26263911112-232-5—-20

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

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).

1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)3/5 (60%)1/5 (20%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)5/14 (36%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/4 (0%)2/5 (40%)3/7 (43%)1/4 (25%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/10 (20%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/6 (50%)6/8 (75%)2/6 (33%)1/3 (33%)5/12 (42%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)5/12 (42%)5/8 (63%)4/7 (57%)2/4 (50%)3/3 (100%)4/6 (67%)0/1 (0%)4/9 (44%)2/2 (100%)3/5 (60%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)3/4 (75%)1/1 (100%)3/9 (33%)2/3 (67%)2/8 (25%)6/8 (75%)1/3 (33%)4/5 (80%)1/2 (50%)3/4 (75%)0/4 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)5/7 (71%)5/6 (83%)7/15 (47%)1/4 (25%)1/2 (50%)5/7 (71%)2/6 (33%)9/11 (82%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)3/4 (75%)5/9 (56%)4/8 (50%)1/3 (33%)6/9 (67%)3/8 (38%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)2/3 (67%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)4/5 (80%)5/7 (71%)6/9 (67%)3/4 (75%)2/5 (40%)2/9 (22%)3/5 (60%)1/2 (50%)2/3 (67%)3/6 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)5/6 (83%)33/51 (65%)21/36 (58%)4/6 (67%)3/4 (75%)2/8 (25%)4/5 (80%)1/2 (50%)3/7 (43%)0/1 (0%)5/10 (50%)3/3 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)5/5 (100%)70/83 (84%)36/50 (72%)5/12 (42%)1/6 (17%)3/10 (30%)0/4 (0%)7/13 (54%)3/8 (38%)0/2 (0%)2/3 (67%)4/5 (80%)3/6 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)6/8 (75%)46/64 (72%)25/37 (68%)1/4 (25%)3/5 (60%)6/8 (75%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)1/6 (17%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)9/13 (69%)12/19 (63%)5/11 (45%)6/8 (75%)1/3 (33%)2/8 (25%)1/7 (14%)3/6 (50%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)3/4 (75%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)3/4 (75%)1/2 (50%)3/3 (100%)2/3 (67%)3/3 (100%)6/15 (40%)1/4 (25%)5/9 (56%)3/6 (50%)3/8 (38%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)3/3 (100%)9/15 (60%)4/9 (44%)2/3 (67%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)4/8 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/5 (40%)1/4 (25%)1/4 (25%)1/2 (50%)2/2 (100%)2/4 (50%)1/9 (11%)1/2 (50%)4/5 (80%)3/3 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)11/15 (73%)1/2 (50%)2/14 (14%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/3 (0%)3/4 (75%)1/2 (50%)1/5 (20%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)3/5 (60%)1/3 (33%)3/3 (100%)0/3 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)5/10 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 731–1321 (55.3%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area261–36671.3 (+4.1)67.227.7%
In the paint (non-RA)171–31753.9 (+9.4)44.524.0%
Mid-range184–34054.1 (+12.3)41.825.7%
Corner 36–1833.3 (-5.4)38.81.4%
Above the break 3109–28038.9 (+3.8)35.221.2%

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.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 31.1 per game99
Rebounds 4.3 per game62
Assists 6.6 per game95
Steals 1.4 per game92
Blocks 0.8 per game83
3-pointers made 1.7 per game71
True shooting 66.594
Usage 33.798
PER 30.699
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 2.2 per game13

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.

Quick answers

How many points does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander average?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 68 games.
What is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shot 55.3% from the field, 38.6% from three (115 of 298) and 87.9% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 66.5%.
How old is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is 28 years old. He was born on July 12, 1998.
How tall is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) tall and plays PG, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is from Canada and played at Kentucky before the NBA.
What team does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander play for?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is listed with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wear?
The NBA directory lists Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at No. 2 for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's next game?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder next play at the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander play on Christmas Day?
Yes. The Oklahoma City Thunder play in the Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves game on December 25 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time.
How much does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander make?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a listed salary figure of $38.33M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2031.
How does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was ahead of 99% in points per game, 62% in rebounds and 95% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$38.33M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2031
Nationality
Canada
Roster date
July 6, 2019 previous basketball team: Los Angeles Clippers

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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Career at a glance

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.

About Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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.

Born
July 12, 1998 (age 28) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
Position
Point guard / shooting guard
High school
St. Thomas More (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Sir Allan MacNab (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.)
College
Kentucky (2017–2018)
NBA draft
2018: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Playing career
2018–present

Career highlights and awards

  • NBA champion (2025)
  • NBA Finals MVP (2025)
  • 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2025, 2026)
  • 4× NBA All-Star (2023–2026)
  • 4× All-NBA First Team (2023–2026)
  • NBA scoring champion (2025)
  • NBA Western Conference finals MVP (2025)
  • NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2019)
  • Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (2025)
  • 2× Lionel Conacher Award (2023, 2025)
  • 2× Northern Star Award (2023, 2025)
  • Second-team All-SEC (2018)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2018)
  • SEC tournament MVP (2018)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19L.A. Clippers82*7326.5.476.367.8002.83.31.2.510.8
2019–20Oklahoma City707034.7.471.347.8075.93.31.1.719.0
2020–21Oklahoma City353533.7.508.418.8084.75.9.8.723.7
2021–22Oklahoma City565634.7.453.300.8105.05.91.3.824.5
2022–23Oklahoma City686835.5.510.345.9054.85.51.61.031.4
2023–24Oklahoma City757534.0.535.353.8745.56.22.0.930.1
2024–25†Oklahoma City767634.2.519.375.8985.06.41.71.032.7*
2025–26Oklahoma City686833.2.553.386.8794.36.61.4.831.1
Career53052133.1.508.360.8644.75.31.4.825.3
All-Star3216.9.733.688.5003.04.7.3.318.7
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019L.A. Clippers6628.8.467.500.8502.73.21.0.813.7
2020Oklahoma City7739.9.433.400.9575.34.11.0.416.3
2024Oklahoma City101039.9.496.432.7907.26.41.31.730.2
2025†Oklahoma City23*23*37.0.462.283.8765.36.51.7.929.9
2026Oklahoma City151536.3.463.305.8922.97.91.3.927.6
Career616136.8.467.340.8694.86.21.41.026.2
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18Kentucky372433.7.485.404.8174.15.11.6.514.4

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 6″
Weight
195 lb
Position
PG
Jersey
2
Country
Canada
School / last affiliation
Kentucky
Draft year
2018
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 11

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.

2025-26 season averages

31.1Points per game
4.3Rebounds per game
6.6Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results.

The player’s game

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.

One thing to watch

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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Kentucky breakthrough

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.

Learning to share creation in Oklahoma City

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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NBA MVP seasons

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2025-26, 2024-25.

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