Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Guard · Oklahoma City Thunder · #2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: season analysis
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a 28-year-old guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, wearing number 2. Listed at 6-foot-6 and 195 pounds, Gilgeous-Alexander has 9 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Kentucky.
In 2026-27, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 29.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 32.8 minutes per game, starting all 12 games. The shooting line reads 45.3% from the field, 33.8% from three-point range and 87.1% from the free-throw line. That makes Gilgeous-Alexander the team's leading scorer and leading passer this season. Among the 378 players with at least five games this season, that scoring average ranks third in the NBA.
Compared with 2025-26 (31.1 points in 33.2 minutes per game), scoring is down by 1.4 points per game and playing time down by 0.4 minutes.
Before this season, Gilgeous-Alexander played 8 NBA seasons and 530 games, averaging 25.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 32.7 points per game.
Background
Gilgeous-Alexander was drafted in 2018 by the Charlotte Hornets franchise. NBA teams so far: Los Angeles Clippers (2018–2019), Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–). Nationality: Canada. Honors include the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2025, 2026); the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (2025); the Lionel Conacher Award (2023); the Northern Star Award (2023).
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Profile
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #2 |
| Age | 28 |
| Born | July 12, 1998 · Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Height | 6' 6" (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 195 lbs (88 kg) |
| College | Kentucky |
| NBA experience | 9 years |
| Salary | $40,806,150 (2026-27) |
Thunder teammates
Brooks BarnhizerF · #23
Alex CarusoG · #9
Nique CliffordG
Josh DixG · #21
Isaiah HartensteinC · #55
Chet HolmgrenC · #7
Aday MaraC · #15
Jared McCainG · #3
Ajay MitchellG · #25
Micah PeavyG
Thomas SorberC · #12
Bennett StirtzG · #14
Nikola TopicG · #44
Cason WallaceG · #22
Jaylin WilliamsF · #6
Kenrich WilliamsG · #34
Jalen WilliamsG · #8
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | @ POR | L 108-118 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-7 | 13-14 | -7 |
| 2026-11-10 | @ POR | L 103-123 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-22 | 0-4 | 10-11 | -17 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs WAS | W 114-75 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-20 | 3-5 | 5-6 | +21 |
| 2026-11-06 | @ MEM | W 128-97 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11-22 | 3-5 | 3-3 | +12 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs CLE | W 124-116 | 35 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11-26 | 5-11 | 15-19 | +5 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ CLE | W 117-112 | 39 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14-35 | 4-8 | 11-12 | +7 |
| 2026-10-31 | @ HOU | L 98-119 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 3-4 | -7 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ DAL | L 96-120 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-19 | 1-6 | 6-6 | -21 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs PHX | W 125-114 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11-18 | 1-5 | 3-4 | +10 |
| 2026-10-25 | vs LAC | W 108-101 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13-26 | 1-5 | 7-8 | +17 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | oklahoma city thunder | 12 | 12 | 32.8 | 29.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 45.3 | 33.8 | 87.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 10.3-22.8 | 2.3-6.7 | 6.8-7.8 |
| 2025-26 | oklahoma city thunder | 68 | 68 | 33.2 | 31.1 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 55.3 | 38.6 | 87.9 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 10.8-19.4 | 1.7-4.4 | 7.9-9.0 |
| 2024-25 | oklahoma city thunder | 76 | 76 | 34.2 | 32.7 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 51.9 | 37.5 | 89.8 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 11.3-21.8 | 2.1-5.7 | 7.9-8.8 |
| 2023-24 | oklahoma city thunder | 75 | 75 | 34.0 | 30.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 53.5 | 35.3 | 87.4 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 10.6-19.8 | 1.3-3.6 | 7.6-8.7 |
| 2022-23 | oklahoma city thunder | 68 | 68 | 35.5 | 31.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 51.0 | 34.5 | 90.5 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 10.4-20.3 | 0.9-2.5 | 9.8-10.9 |
| 2021-22 | oklahoma city thunder | 56 | 56 | 34.7 | 24.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 45.3 | 30.0 | 81.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 8.5-18.8 | 1.6-5.3 | 5.9-7.2 |
| 2020-21 | oklahoma city thunder | 35 | 35 | 33.7 | 23.7 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 50.8 | 41.8 | 80.8 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 8.2-16.1 | 2.0-4.9 | 5.3-6.5 |
| 2019-20 | oklahoma city thunder | 70 | 70 | 34.7 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 47.1 | 34.7 | 80.7 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 6.8-14.5 | 1.2-3.6 | 4.1-5.1 |
| 2018-19 | la clippers | 82 | 73 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 47.6 | 36.7 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 4.2-8.7 | 0.6-1.7 | 1.9-2.4 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.