Oklahoma City —Shay Gilgius-Alexander One of the most influential individual seasons in the history of NBA, Finishing Touch was honored by hoisting the Bill Russell Trophy, the final MVP, which was indicated about six years later as part of a return to a blockbuster trade in Oklahoma City. thunderChange towards a reconstruction.

His name is now among the great people of some time of sports.

After their team 103-91 wins In the game 7 overs Indiana Pacers On Sunday, Gilgas-Alexander joined a special list of players to win MVP and final MVP in the same season. There are only other Michael Jordan (four times) to fulfill that feat, Lebron James (Twice), Larry Bird (twice), Tim Duncan, Shakeel O’Nell, Hakim Olajuvon, Magic Johnson, Moses Malon, Karim Abdul-Jabbar and Willis Reid.

Gilgius-Alexander, who scored 32.7 points during the regular season and 30.3 in the final, became the first player to win the scoring title in the same season since O’Neill in 2000 and won the NBA Championship. Only others have done Jordan (six times), Abdul-Jabbar, George Mikan (Beat) and Joe Fulux.

The same season is the scoring champion, MVP and NBA Champion’s Triple Crown to complete the triple crown, besides the Gilgus-Alexander, the only players are Jordan (four times), O’Neill and Abdul-Jabbar.

“It is difficult to assume that I am part of that group,” Gilgus-Alexander said that he assists after ending with 29 points and in a career-playoff-hai 12 game 7. “It is also difficult that I am a kind of basketball player that happens sometimes.

“As a child, you dream. Every child dreams. But you never know if it is going to come true. I’m just happy and happy that my dreams are able to come true.”

According to ESPN Research, Gilgius-Alexander’s regular-season scoring average is the highest by a player who has won the title of the campaign that tops Jordan in the tenth part of one point in 1992-93.

“This is not just a win for me,” Gilgus-Alexander said after accepting the award. “This is a win for my family. It’s a win for my friends. It’s a win for all those who were growing up in my corner. It’s a victory for fans.”

The series had the highest 212 points of Gilgus-Alexander in the final as James had reduced 215 to 215 in 2015. Gilgus-Alexander performed 15 30-points in the playoffs, ranking behind Jordan and Olajuvon in only one Postsen.

Thunder Power Forward/Center said, “It is going down as one of the greatest seasons in history, which has ever been done by a player.” Chet holmagrainThose who had 18 points in game 7, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks. “It is astonishing to be a part of that, someone to be successful in so many different ways to go through it.

“He really gives a pleasure to be around. It’s never about him. It is always about us. It is always about winning. His talent shines through all that. We saw the whole year. He is a basketball player’s hell, but he is a better person.”

Game 4 performed the most memorable final by Gilgus-Alexander during a chain-tying road comeback win of Thunder. He scored 15 out of his 35 points in the last five minutes, which was the highest by any player in five minutes of the final game in at least 50 years.

“They are minutes, those moments when the best players, the biggest stars, superstars, hall of fame players, make their names,” said Gilgus-Alexander. “I want that name to be, I want them to be associated with my name.”

Gilgius-Alexander was acquired after his crook season. Paul George Trade with La clippers In the summer of 2019, with a historical race of the first round pics, one of which became the co-star of Oklahoma City Jalen Williams,

Gilgus-Alexander served as a stable face of the franchise of Oklahoma City as the thunder snatched the roster around him and went through a rapid reconstruction. His commitment and confidence in the franchise was never a wave as Thunder ended the 22- and 24-win season before leaping the victory of double-points in each of the last three years, concluding with a 68-win campaign.

Thunder GM Sam Presty told ESPN, “Talk about Shai is a safe player, and he is a safe person.” “Because of this, I think it allows him to see things what they can be and not only what they are. I am really grateful to him – not only what he has done for the team, but also for the man that he is and the person who comes to the building with every day.”