Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s hot start has put into the NBA MVP conversation. Here are his odds.
The idea of Gilgeous-Alexander winning MVP would have sounded preposterous just a month ago, when the Thunder guard was priced as high as 500/1 at some shops before the season. Even earlier this week, he was still dealing as a 150/1 long shot at most books despite his sensational start.
Fast forward to Thursday, after he polished off a career performance with yet another clutch shot, and he’s down to 50/1 at– a near-consensus price across the market. And the stats tell the story of one of the league’s most valuable players through the first month of the season. Entering Thursday’s action, SGA ranks third in scoring while shooting 54.8% from the floor, 40% from deep, and 90.6% from the free-throw line. The only player to ever average 30 points with 50/40/90 splits across an entire season was Stephen Curry in 2015-16, when he became the first and only player in NBA history to earn unanimous MVP honors.Gilgeous-Alexander also boasts the highest field-goal percentage by a guard averaging 30 or more points in NBA history, as it stands on Thursday.
That’s how ridiculous Gilgeous-Alexander has been as a scorer, and he shows no signs of stopping. He’s dropped at least 37 points in four of his last five games and has scored at least 32 points in nine of 13 games to this point – shooting 50% or better in each one. Somehow, that’s only half the story. Oklahoma City’s do-it-all star is also averaging 5.9 assists and 4.5 rebounds while ranking fourth in steals and 12th in blocks . The only player to average those marks in a season? You guessed it: Jordan in 1987-88, when he won MVP.
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