The Oklahoma City Thunder have already won an NBA Championship with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the helm, and with how they have structured their roster, they are setting him up to achieve his goal of being one of the best point guards of all time. It’s something Gilgeous-Alexander has wanted for a long, long time.
"I want to be one of the best point guards to ever play,” Gilgeous-Alexander told Tyler R. Tynes of GQ back in 2021. “I’m not playing this game just to be a good basketball player. I want to be one of the greatest to ever play.”
With the way the Thunder are set up, Gilgeous-Alexander has a real chance to reach the heights he wants to get to.
How can Thunder help SGA be one of the best?
This past year, the Thunder won their first NBA Championship in franchise history, and Gilgeous-Alexander led the way. Not only that, but he won the MVP award and the scoring title, too. It was one of the best, most complete seasons in NBA history.
OKC followed up its incredible season with two important moves: They re-signed Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren, ensuring Gilgeous-Alexander’s co-stars would be in town for years to come.
Now, the Thunder are set up for sustained success in an era that is trying to get rid of dynasties with the new CBA. If OKC can hit on their role players, they could defy that.
Gilgeous-Alexander won his first title at 26 years old (though he turned 27 on July 12). He already has an MVP trophy, too. With so much time left to play in the NBA and on the Thunder, nothing is out of reach.
How many championships would it take for him to be a top-10 point guard of all time? What about top five? Top three? What’s the limit for what Gilgeous-Alexander can become?
There’s no telling how high Gilgeous-Alexander could climb, and based on the way things have panned out in OKC so far, they know that. They have done everything in their power to put him in the best possible position to win. And that’s how he’ll climb up the point guard ranks.
Gilgeous-Alexander has the talent. He’s the best scorer in the NBA today and nearly unstoppable with the ball in his hands. All he needs is the right situation. And based on the way things have been going in OKC, the Thunder have given that to him.
He’s in the perfect situation to become one of the best point guards of all time.