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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

OKC · Guard · 2025-26 · Kentucky · Year 8 · age 27 · born Jul 12, 1998

31.1 PPG4.3 RPG6.6 APG2.2 TPG33.2 MPG

MVPClutch POYAll-NBA 1stAll-Star

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Height
6'6"
Wingspan
6'12"
Reach
8'8"
Weight
195

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 2025-26 with OKC: 31.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists in 33.2 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (99th percentile), Points / 75 (99th) and PER (99th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (13th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (31st).

Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

StatPercentile vs leaguevs guardsValue
Minutes / game919033.2
Minutes share878656.9%
Availability616082.9%

Offense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs guardsValue
Shooting
True shooting %9499.665
Effective FG%8392.597
Points per shot96991.60
3-point %777438.6%
3-point attempts / g62554.4
3PA rate (of FGA)15622.6%
2-point %819260.2%
Free throw %898587.9%
FT attempts / g99999.0
FT rate (of FGA)949746.5%
% points from 317716.3%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75999933.1
Assist %959233.2%
Assists / 7591867.0
Assist / turnover91852.97
Potential assists / 75949013.8
Usage %989932.3%
Turnover %87898.7%
Turnovers / 7526322.4
Offensive rebound %13241.7%
Off-ball gravity999920.1
Drive rate / 75999920.0
Self-creation6073avg
Shot-making (PPP %ile)999990
Defender difficulty5975avg (+0.0)
Impact
On/Off net999912.7

Defense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs guardsValue
Rebounding
Rebounds / 7531534.6
Def. rebound %345410.0%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 7577691.5
Blocks / 7571900.8
Stocks / 7572822.3
Steal %76672.0%
Block %74912.3%
Rim FG% def. diff9197−8.3%
Matchup difficulty3334low (12.0)
Opp FG% on matchups9797−5.0%
Deflections / 7576703.1
Physical ingredients
Length (wingspan)61866'12"
Height45826'6"
Strength (weight)2035195
Standing reach55858'8"

Value

StatPercentile vs leaguevs guardsValue
Overall value
PER999930.8
Win Shares / 489999.323
Box Plus/Minus9999+11.7
Offensive BPM9999+8.7
Defensive BPM9897+3.0
VORP99997.8
Game Score / g999926.4

Statistical comps

closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Weakness comps

who shares his flaws, ranked against other guards · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Where he ranks worst

Season by season

SeasonTeamAgeGPMPGPPGRPGAPGTS%BPMBPM %ileHonours
2018-19LAC208226.510.82.83.3.554−0.552All-Rookie 2nd
2019-20OKC217034.719.05.93.3.568+1.778
2020-21OKC223533.723.74.75.9.623+4.194
2021-22OKC235634.724.55.05.9.557+3.491
2022-23OKC246835.531.44.85.5.626+7.398All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2023-24OKC257534.030.15.56.2.636+9.099All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2024-25OKC267634.232.75.06.4.637+11.599MVP · Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Star
2025-26★OKC276833.231.14.36.6.665+11.799MVP · Clutch POY · All-NBA 1st · All-Star

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.