When Oklahoma City Thunder guard Isaiah Joe went through a brief slump, All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knew the turnaround was inevitable. Gilgeous-Alexander said Joe was ‘too good’ to stay in a slump for long after scoring a season-high 31 points in a 126-101 victory against the New York Knicks.

If anyone is set up to match that type of run from this generation, it’s SGA. As the Thunder blasted the Cavs on Thursday night, Gilgeous-Alexander feels like he’s finally the definitive front-runner to win MVP this season. The Thunder sure feel like the definitive favorite to win the NBA championship this year, too.

ESPN NBA expert and former OKC Thunder center has extremely high expectations and praise for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

In mid-December, Denver’s Nikola Jokic had a healthy lead on Gilgeous-Alexander in ESPN’s MVP straw poll, conducted several times over the course of each season by Tim Bontemps.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the top candidate for the MVP title this season. Fans are worried if he will start against the Cleveland Cavaliers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and LeBron James were named among the starters for next month's NBA All-Star Game on Thursday (Friday in Manila).

Earlier today on the show 'NBA on ESPN', former NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and current ESPN NBA expert, Kendrick Perkins, gave his take on the type of level Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has ...

While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to lead the NBA MVP rankings, Nikola Jokic's triple-double average can't be ignored.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 on Sunday night.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pieced together the game-saving sequence to fend off the feisty Blazers in a 118-108 win on Sunday night.

Despite his injury and a recent loss, Jalen Williams and the Thunder lead the Western Conference with a 36-8 record. After the Cleveland Cavs lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 132-129 on Friday, the Thunder and Cavs are tied for the best in the NBA with identical records.