OKC Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been busy etching himself into the league's record books over these last few years. From snapping Wilt Chamberlain's 20-point streak to becoming just the fourth player to win a scoring title, regular-season MVP, and Finals MVP all in the same season, at this point, SGA has simply become synonymous with NBA history.
Now, just under two months out from opening tip-off to the 2026-27 campaign, we may already know what historic achievement could be next on his to-do list.
A few months back, on the night he officially snapped Wilt's 63-year consecutive 20-point games record, the Thunder star was asked point blank, "What else, if anything, is left for you as an offensive player?" to which he quickly pointed out how he's yet to post 50.0/40.0/90.0 shooting splits for an entire season.
Throughout his soon-to-be nine-year career, Shai has come dangerously close to registering such shooting percentages.
His closest campaign came back during his second go-around with the Thunder, where, in just 35 games, he shot 50.8 percent from the floor and a career-best 41.8 percent from deep, though he fell short by converting on 80.8 percent of his attempts from the charity stripe.
He was on the verge of averaging all of the required percentages just this past season, going above and below all three marks throughout the year, before ultimately finishing with splits of 55.3/38.6/87.9.
Heading into his eighth season with the Thunder, might he already be gunning to become the 10 member of the "50-40-90" club?
Thunder star may already be showing signs of putting in work to join club
Hints of Gilgeous-Alexander putting in the work toward entering this prestigious club may have already been dropped earlier this summer.
Back in July, it was reported that Shai had been hard at work trying to master his off-ball offensive game while suiting up for Team Canada in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.
According to the national team's head coach Gordie Herbert, mastering such a play style could make the Thunder cornerstone even "tougher to guard."
Though SGA is without question one of the most electrifying isolation players in the game today, leaning more into his off-ball scoring bag could actually bode well for his push to punch his ticket to the high-efficiency shooting fraternity.
Let's not forget that, though he mostly creates his own looks, Gilgeous-Alexander is quite a lethal catch-and-shoot scorer when given the opportunity. Last season, he boasted an effective field goal percentage of 60.8 in such sets, and the season before, he posted a ridiculous 65.3 effective field goal percentage and a long-range clip of 46.6.
Instead of putting in a ton of effort trying to create separation with the ball in his hands, perhaps the Thunder star is now more interested in conserving energy by navigating through a defense off the ball and coming across cleaner, less physically demanding scoring looks.
Based on his recent track record, doing so should only help improve his shooting efficiency and, in turn, perhaps help him finally thrust over the hump and into the aforementioned club.
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