It shouldn’t be too shocking, but Oklahoma City’s recent MVP winner was named as a finalist for the “ Best Athlete - Men's Sports ” category. After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's massive individual season that was recently capped off with the franchise’s first NBA championship, he felt like an obvious inclusion.

Always eloquent with his words, Sam Presti was asked to describe Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in his basketball dialect. The Oklahoma City Thunder general manager did so with NBA pantheons like Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signed a four-year, $285 million extension, which will ensure he earns nearly $1 million per game in 2030.