Thursday night, OKC Thunder megastar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander saw his 20-point streak come to an end under his own volition, as he checked himself out of the club's 96-84 win over Denver with 17 points.
As he suggested during his post-game presser, the two-time MVP now believes he has plenty more games left in his career "to start another streak."
However, before he gets close to even sniffing the 141-game record he set, it's evident that SGA's bound to claim yet another historic record for himself in the not-too-distant future.
After Oklahoma City's latest bout, Gilgeous-Alexander finds himself with a total of 426 blocks in his career. With this, he trails only John Wall's 439 on the list of most shots swatted by a point guard in NBA history.
Given the way this season has gone so far, what with his four blocks over a two-game span, coupled with the fact that he has averaged 52.75 blocks per season leading up to 2026-27, barring any unforeseen injuries or unexpected events, it seems like a virtual lock that, come year's end, SGA will surpass the former Wizards great in this impressive defensive feat.
Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a wildly underrated defender
In some ways, Gilgeous-Alexander's offensive excellence has overshadowed the fact that he's also a tremendous defensive threat.
His encroaching on Wall's record for most blocks by a point guard is merely just the tip of the iceberg.
Just last season, the Thunder star registered a truly elite defensive rating of 105.2 while holding opponents to just 43.0 percent shooting from the field, and ranked second in both defensive win shares (0.179), and placed in the top 25 in total deflections (199).
On top of all this, with him on the floor, Oklahoma City placed in the 96 percentile in opponent points per 100 possessions in 2025-26.
This season, though an admittedly small sample size, what with it only being two games in, Gilgeous-Alexander finds himself once again dominating on the less glamorous side of the ball, as he's currently averaging 1.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while registering a ridiculous defensive rating of 100.7.
Again, though the campaign is still wildly young, the Thunder cornerstone is quickly showing just how effective he is on both ends of the ball.
Should he keep this level of play up, perhaps 2026-27 will be the year Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finally receives an All-Defensive nod.
so far, he clearly seems to be on the right track toward accomplishing such a task.
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