NBA MVP 2026: Who is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? All about Oklahoma City Thunder star voted as Most Valuable Player

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been voted the NBA Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, ESPN reported Sunday morning. The official announcement of the winner is set ‌to come ⁠at ⁠Sunday at 7:30 p.m.





Gilgeous-Alexander will become ​the 14th player in league history to win ​back- to-back MVPs. He will be the first player to win consecutive MVP ​awards since Denver Nuggets center ⁠Nikola Jokic ‌in 2020-21 and 2021-22 ​and ​the first guard to win consecutive ⁠MVPs since Golden State Warriors star ​Stephen Curry in 2014-15 and 2015-16.




Signed ​to a four-year, $273.3 million super maximum contract extension in the offseason, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.1 points, 6.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 68 games (all starts) ‌this season.




Gilgeous-Alexander, 27, is averaging 25.3 points, 5.3 assists and ​4.7 boards in ​530 ⁠career games (521 starts) with the Los Angeles Clippers (2018-19) and Thunder.




The guard led the Thunder to their first NBA championship last year. Aiming for back-to-back titles, Oklahoma City will open play in the Western Conference final on Monday against the San Antonio Spurs.