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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Shaivonte Aician 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; that season, he also led the Thunder to their first championship since relocating to Oklahoma City. Gilgeous-Alexander played one year 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. In his rookie year, Gilgeous-Alexander was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team before being traded to the Thunder in July 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the 506th most popular basketball player (up from 612th in 2019), the 871st 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 506 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, Larry Nance, Nikki McCray-Penson, and Alexey Shved.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks 91. Before him are Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Francisco Cerúndolo, Yulia Lipnitskaya, Matheus Nunes, Ianis Hagi, and Fumiya Suzuki. After him are Sara Waisglass, Jasper Philipsen, Sofia Kenin, Carles Aleñá, Ryan Newman, and João Almeida.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks 872 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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