In mid-December, Denver’s Nikola Jokic had a healthy lead on Gilgeous-Alexander in ESPN’s MVP straw poll, conducted several times over the course of each season by Tim Bontemps.

The fifth spot was another tough choice. Jalen Brunson is the beating heart of a Knicks offense that has been a force this season and he could well be No. 5 on my board, but the defensive concerns and credit for that offense also going to Karl-Anthony Towns bumped Brunson down one spot in my book to sixth. By the end of the season, this may flip.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and LeBron James were named among the starters for next month's NBA All-Star Game on Thursday.

It seems safe to say his days of anonymity are over. In three years, Williams has gone from an unheralded prospect to the second-most important player on a championship heavyweight. That brings a

Midway through an NBA season in which he’s become an MVP favorite, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was announced Thursday night as an All-Star starter in next month’s game in San Francisco.

Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named a starter in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. Gilgeous-Alexander was named a starter Thursday after getting the top number of votes among Western Conference players.