Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a prime example of that. Like Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook did, the MVP candidate has shown that the national attention will come if you take care of business on the court.
The Thunder’s superstar is the heavy favorite to win the NBA’s MVP award and has Oklahoma City eyeing a deep playoff run. He’s on track for his third straight All-NBA First Team selection. Gilgeous-Alexander clearly has a large following of fans,
Bleacher Report predicted that Kevin Durant would head back to OKC before the trade ... "The Thunder's postseason opponents will inevitably throw everything they have at Shai Gilgeous-Alexander," the article noted. "Having Durant around as the prodigal ...
Entering play Thursday, SGA has drawn 356 fouls compared to 247 by Edwards. While you may immediately think that means Gilgeous-Alexander gets a friendlier whistle from the refs than Edwards, we need to do a deep dive to truly figure out the answer.