
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put the finishing touches on one of the finest seasons an NBA player could ever hope to have on Sunday night, elevating his team to a championship. It was the 84th victory for the Thunder and, to the surprise of absolutely no one, Gilgeous-Alexander earned NBA Finals MVP honors to go with his regular season honor.
SGA and the Thunder as a group have been fairly quiet and unassuming through their triumphant run through 2024-25 so perhaps it's not shocking that such an approach continued after Game 7. A relatively muted postgame locker room and introspective media hits led up to the players departing—where Gilgeous-Alexander summed up the year with impressive brevity.