NBANBA Oklahoma City Thunder2018–presentActive

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

OKC's first title on the wall — for the Thunder fan who waited and believed.

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Career snapshot

Stats updated annually

2025 NBA MVP. 2025 NBA Champion (Oklahoma City Thunder). 2025 NBA Finals MVP. Three-time NBA All-Star (2023–2025). Three-time All-NBA First Team. 2024–25 NBA scoring champion.

Drafted 11th overall by Charlotte in 2018; traded to the Clippers on draft night, then to OKC in 2019. Canadian; led Canada to FIBA World Cup bronze in 2023, the country's first major basketball medal in over 80 years.

Accolades

★ 2025 NBA MVP

★ 2025 NBA Champion (Oklahoma City Thunder)

★ 2025 NBA Finals MVP

★ 2024–25 NBA scoring champion

★ Three-time NBA All-Star (2023, 2024, 2025)

★ Three-time All-NBA First Team

★ 2023 FIBA World Cup bronze with Canada

★ Drafted 11th overall in 2018 (Charlotte, traded to Clippers)

The card collector's view

His 2018 Panini Prizm Rookie #178 is the bedrock — base copies were undervalued for years before his MVP run sent the market upward. Silver, Gold, and color refractors are the high-end chase. The 2018 Donruss Optic Rated Rookie #162 is the second pillar, with Holo and Shock variants pulling premium money. Add the 2018 NBA Hoops Rookie and 2018 Select Concourse Rookie for the full base.

About Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at FreshDCards

From 11th pick out of Kentucky in 2018 to NBA MVP, Champion, and Finals MVP in 2025 — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made the most complete leap of any guard in the league. His Thunder defeated the Pacers in the 2025 Finals, the franchise's first title since the Sonics days. SGA is a multiple-time All-Star, three-time All-NBA First Team selection, and the unquestioned face of Oklahoma City basketball. He plays with footwork and patience that look closer to Hakeem than to a modern guard.