Shai join the List of Players to win the league MVP and Finals MVP in the same season in NBA history.
Shai Gilegous-Alexander is your 2025 NBA Finals MVP after leading the Oklahoma City Thunder on a dominant run, from Opening Night to the team's 103-91 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 on Sunday night.
The Thunder point guard was named the winner of the award after the game, making him the ninth player in NBA history to win both the regular-season MVP award and the Finals MVP award. He also won the Western Conference finals MVP award, for good measure.
Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 30.3 points, 5.6 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game throughout the NBA Finals. He dropped 29 points and 12 assists in Sunday's win.
The last player to accomplish the double-MVP was LeBron James when he did it in back-to-back seasons in 2012 and 2013, during his Miami Heat days. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić have all won both of the awards since then, but never at the same time.
Gilgeous-Alexander became the 11th player in NBA history to win the league MVP and Finals MVP in the same season.
Willis Reed (1969-70),
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1970-71),
Moses Malone (1982-83),
Larry Bird (1983-84, 1985-86),
Magic Johnson (1986-87),
Michael Jordan (1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98),
Hakeem Olajuwon (1993-94),
Shaquille O'Neal (1999-00),
Tim Duncan (2002-03)
LeBron James (2011-12, 2012-13) and
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2025 )
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