The 2023 FIBA World Cup concluded with Germany achieving gold medals following its win over Serbia in the finals on Sunday.
In the bronze medal game that was played prior, Canada concluded its best World Cup run ever by finishing in 3rd place following a 127-118 overtime win over the United States.
Buy Thunder TicketsShai Gilgeous-Alexander tied a neat bow on his sizzling summer campaign with his best FIBA performance. He finished with 31 points, 12 assists and six rebounds in the win — including the first seven points scored in OT.
Gilgeous-Alexander’s FIBA run landed him on its All-Star 5 lineup, which features the five best players throughout the international tournament. In eight games, he averaged 24.5 points on 54.5% shooting, 6.5 assists and 6.4 rebounds.
The 25-year-old also graded out as the best World Cup player, per HoopsHype’s Global Rating system. He finished FIBA with a 38.79 rating. For comparison, Luka Doncic was second with a 34.77 rating.
A full explanation of how a player’s Global Rating is calculated can be found here. In layman’s terms, box score stats are assigned a value and then are added up for a single number. Games and minutes played are also factored into the equation.
