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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Shaivonte Aician "Shai" Gilgeous-Alexander ( SHAY GHIL-jəs; born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a three-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA First Team member, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the 2024–25 season. During that season, he also led the Thunder to their first championship since relocating from Seattle to Oklahoma City, becoming the 11th Canadian to win an NBA title. Gilgeous-Alexander played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and was selected 11th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2018 NBA draft before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers that same night. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the 508th most popular basketball player (up from 613th in 2024), the 876th most popular biography from Canada (up from 943rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks 508 out of 1,757. Before him are Jeff Hornacek, Paul Silas, Tornike Shengelia, Tibor Pleiß, Bill Cartwright, and Kostas Sloukas. After him are Rajon Rondo, Robertas Javtokas, Saulius Štombergas, Darryl Middleton, Larry Nance, and Nikki McCray-Penson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks 92. Before him are Francisco Cerúndolo, Zhao Lusi, Yulia Lipnitskaya, Matheus Nunes, Ianis Hagi, and Fumiya Suzuki. After him are Sara Waisglass, Jasper Philipsen, Sofia Kenin, Carles Aleñá, Vittoria Ceretti, and Ryan Newman.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks 877 out of 1,622. Before him are Andrea Jung (1959), Harry Jerome (1940), Gary Lux (1959), John Ralston Saul (1947), Gregory Colbert (1960), and Anne Ottenbrite (1966). After him are Sara Canning (1987), Sara Waisglass (1998), Natasha St-Pier (1981), Nicholas Latifi (1995), Brett J. Gladman (1966), and Jade Raymond (1975).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Canada

Among basketball players born in Canada, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks 2. Before him are Bob Houbregs (1932). After him are Rick Fox (1969), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (1998), Luguentz Dort (1999), RJ Barrett (2000), Nik Stauskas (1993), Bill Wennington (1963), Andrew Wiggins (1995), Tristan Thompson (1991), Anthony Bennett (1993), and Jamal Murray (1997).

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