Bleacher Report’s trade idea:
Charlotte Hornets Receive:
Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors Receive:
Brandon Miller
Miles Bridges
2026 First-Round Pick
2030 First-Round Pick
2032 First-Round Pick
SGA on not having Jalen Williams: "Not having Dub for the whole year basically sucked. He's such a unicorn out there. He's a 20 point per game scorer, guards 1-5. Last season he got All NBA for offense, All NBA for defense and was an All Star. At 24 years old. Losing a guy like that hurts. Having a swiss army knife like that.. is a luxury.. and we didn't have that luxury this year."
Draymond Green:
“Shai, you've reached a new level of greatness my man... you got sports media coming out and talking about what they don't like about your greatness, as if SGA is running up and down the court with the whistle in his mouth calling a foul for himself... you all think the NBA is that easy to where this guy just flops and goes to the free throw line and he becomes the back to back MVP? We really gonna dumb the NBA down to that?”
(via @DraymondShow)
All the SGA slander has become corny. He finished fourth in free throw attempts per game on a team that was 17th. He's as close to a throwback player as you get: a (mostly) inside the three-point line scorer who can beat you a bunch of ways. He gets calls, yes. Gets fouled, too.
LeBron James on SGA winning back to back MVPs:
“I think he’s very deserving and nobody can sit here and be like, “How the hell did Shai win again?” Like, nobody can sit here and say that. And to go up against him for four games and obviously in the regular season as well. He does things to a defense, does things to opposing teams that you have to simply account for. He’s number one and two and three on that scouting report, you know, and he’s the head of the snake.”
(Via @mindthegamepod)
Players in NBA Playoff History to Average 30+ PTS, 7+ AST, 50%+ FG, and a +110 +/- or better in any 9-game span:
• LeBron James
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Most 30+ PTS Playoff Games with under 10 FT Attempts, Last 3 Seasons:
1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13)
2. Jalen Brunson (11)
3. Luka Doncic (11)
4. Donovan Mitchell (11)
5. Anthony Edwards (9)
6. Kyrie Irving (7)
7. Nikola Jokic (7)
8. Tyrese Maxey (6)
Breaking: Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award, becoming the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs, multiple sources tell ESPN.