Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished as the top scorer in 2024-25 regular season.
For most of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder made it to the headlines with their splendid form and formidable campaign. Earlier known as the Seattle Supersonics, the Thunder displayed sheer dominance on the court, and finished with the NBA best record this season. The franchise had a historic season, where they registered 68 wins, and 14 losses to grab the top spot in the standings.
While the majority of their wins have been a result of team effort, one name that shone throughout the season was their superstar point guard- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander was on the top of their scoring sheet for almost all games and he finished the season as the leading scorer with an average of 32.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.4 assists. The 26-year-old recorded an offensive rating of 122.4 and defensive rating of 105.7, as his team was 63-13 with him in the lineup.
SGA has had a +/- of 12.1 as well as a Player Efficiency Rating of 30.7, and has been a frontrunner for the NBA MVP 2025. Not only this, but he also made it to the list of the finalists for the NBA honor and is most likely to bag the title.
The Ontario-born made his debut with the LA Clippers after he was traded by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2018 NBA Draft after picking him as the 11th overall. After being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in his sophomore season, SGA’s career has always been on a rise. While he has always managed to turn heads with his performance in regular seasons, let’s see how the Canadian star has fared in playoffs in his career.
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In his seven seasons in the league, the star guard has made it to four playoffs. His playoff appearances include six series ( including one in progress). Out of those series, his team managed to clinch victory twice, and ended up losing three of them.
As far as the playoff games are concerned, the 26-year-old has played 28 games in the NBA playoffs. In those 28 games, SGA and his team emerged victorious in 15 matches, and ended up on the losing side on 13 occasions.
The first time he made it to the playoffs was in his rookie season, where the LA Clippers registered a 2-4 loss to the Golden State Warriors in the first-round series. He finished the series with an average of 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 3.2 assists.
Overall, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 22.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game in his playoffs career.
As mentioned, SGA has been a part of a total of six series in the NBA Playoffs (including one in progress), where he maintains a win-loss record of 2-3. In 28 games that he has played in the postseason, his team has been 15-13.
So far in his career, the 2024 campaign is his best-recorded playoff season, where the Thunder finished with a record of 6-4. They recorded a 4-0 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in the opening round before going down to the Dallas Mavericks 2-4 in the Conference Semifinals.
In four NBA Playoff campaigns that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been a part of, his team couldn’t make it to the NBA Finals. The farthest he has been to are Conference Semifinals in 2024 and 2025.
Garima is a sports writer with around two years of experience in Indian sports and a newfound interest in the NBA. Inspired by the leadership of cricketing legend MS Dhoni, she wishes to bring in newer perspectives to the NBA fanatics with her writing.
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