In 2025-26, it's clear that this OKC Thunder squad is gunning for all-time great status. From becoming just the third team in history to register a record of 23-1 or better through a 24-game stretch to currently being on pace to reset the regular-season wins record at 78, Oklahoma City is en route to achieving a multitude of illustrious feats.
Of course, these feats aren't restricted to just team-wide accomplishments. Superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, in fact, is playing his way right toward a number of legendary achievements himself, one of which is the longest streak of recording 20 or more points in regular-season action, which, despite his ongoing absence, is still well intact.
Thunder star still in running for longest 20-point streak
Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season this past Sunday with a surprise diagnosis of left elbow bursitis, which is essentially inflammation at the tip of the elbow.
Despite this absence, the Thunder still managed to keep their commanding win-streak alive, cruising to a dominant 131-101 win over the Utah Jazz.
Fortunately, the same can also be said for SGA's 20-point streak, as the record only accounts for games in which a player is active.
Currently, Gilgeous-Alexander is at 95 straight games, which ranks as the second-longest mark in league history. The only player ahead of him is the legendary Wilt Chamberlain with 126.
Considering he went 74 straight games last year with such scoring numbers, and that there are still 58 remaining this season, there's a high probability that the Thunder star will eventually wind up claiming the record for himself within these next few months.
Over the past several seasons, Gilgeous-Alexander has managed to make his name synonymous with some of the greatest players the game has ever seen.
Whether it's him joining Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O'Neal as the only players to win MVP, the scoring title, and an NBA title all in the same year, or being on pace to pass Steph Curry for the most fourth-quarters sat out during a (potential) 70-plus win season, Shai has undoubtedly thrust himself into the same conversation as true legends of the sport.
Now, here in his eighth year in the association, he has yet another opportunity to group himself with an all-time great in Chamberlain, and, fortunately, the recent absence caused by his nagging elbow ailment hasn't taken him out of the running to claim the 20-plus scoring record for himself.