When the Houston Rockets traded Chris Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook in the summer of 2019, it appeared to be part of a massive teardown effort in OKC. They already ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams combined for 13 assists and only one turnover. – 11:25 PM Brandon Rahbar @ BrandonRahbar Thunder Big 3 all scored 20+ tonight.

Not many things make Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the 2024-25 NBA MVP ... "Not only like a big brother, a mentor, but just like a friend," Gilgeous-Alexander said of Paul. "He's always there to ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, despite fatigue from MVP celebrations ... “So any way I could be here, I’d be here.” Paul was a mentor to SGA during that season, which ended in the COVID bubble, but since then, the point guards have gone against each ...

Paul led a mishmash Thunder squad to the bubble playoffs. He was an invaluable mentor to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Dub was dialed in. He shot 5-of-5 on midrange jumpers in the first half. He wore out the left elbow, seeping into the soft spots of ...

As NBA Commissioner Adam Silver presented Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the 2024-25 MVP ... but it was perhaps the most valuable season of mentorship that the league's top player has ever gotten.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drew 13 fouls and shot 14 free ... likely MVP mimicked a rip-through move made popular by his former mentor, Chris Paul. This likely wouldn't be a foul in a more physical ...