The NBA finally announced Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the 2025 MVP. It was really a two-man race between him and Nikola Jokic, who many can argue has a legitimate case to win his fourth MVP.
This comes on the heels of SGA’s 14 free throws in Game 1 of the Conference Finals where fans (especially Minnesota ones) were complaining about the calls he was getting, furthering the narrative of his moniker as the “Free Throw Merchant”. With how polarizing SGA has become to basketball fans with his unorthodox way of scoring and getting to the line, the reaction is expected to go both ways.
Nevertheless, here are some of the immediate reactions to the news.
Breaking: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will shoot 2 celebratory free throws upon receiving the award https://t.co/EJOwHZrs3h
— Day1Blazer ヽ(•‿•)ノ (@blazerwagon) May 21, 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander this season:
– led the NBA with 32.7 points
– 5th in steals with 1.7
– closed the season with 72 cons. 20-point games, tied for the 4th-longest streak in NBA history
– led OKC to 68 wins and a +12.9 PPG differential— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) May 21, 2025
If OKC Thunder wins the championship this year, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be the scoring champ, MVP, Western Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP on a 68-win team.
Would be the one of the craziest achievements in history https://t.co/U6UfilLm9d
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) May 21, 2025
SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER IS YOUR 2024-25 NBA MVP 🏆
⚡ Led the Thunder to an NBA-best 68 wins
⚡ Led the NBA in scoring (32.7 ppg)
⚡ Scored 20+ points in 72 straight games
⚡ Led the NBA in 20-point games (75)
⚡ Led the NBA in 30-point games (49)
⚡ Led the NBA in 40-point… pic.twitter.com/l6ozxqvtM1— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 21, 2025
Kind of weird to announce the NBA MVP at this time of day, IMO. The Thunder played last night. Could’ve tallied the votes in time to present SGA with the award pregame. Granted, they can do so before Game 2. Still, it seems like something announced on Inside the NBA, not X.
— Bobby Krivitsky (@bobbykrivitsky.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 🇨🇦 is now: – 1 of 2 Canadians to win MVP – 1 of 2 Canadians to be named to an All-NBA team – 3rd all-time in points by a Canadian in the NBA – only Canadian to lead the league in scoring – only Canadian to average 30+ points over a playoff run
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Another MVP stolen from Jokić from a FT merchant
— Per Sources (@PerSources) May 21, 2025
NBA announces co-MVPs for the 2024-25 regular season – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the league referees. Hell of a player, but gets the most egregiously kind whistle since James Harden’s heyday
NBA MVP is an international player for the 7th consecutive season: ‘25: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada) ‘24: Nikola Jokic (Serbia) ‘23: Joel Embiid (Cameroon) ‘22: Nikola Jokic ‘21: Nikola Jokic ‘20: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) ‘19: Giannis Antetokounmpo
— NBA NEWS (@fantasynbanews.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Damian Lillard in the 2023 season (NBA 3rd team):
32.2 PPG
4.8 REB
7.3 AST
65 TS%Shai Gilgeous-Alexander this season (MVP):
32.7 PPG
5.0 REB
6.4 AST
64 TS% pic.twitter.com/QAjhjHTydd— Taylor (@na7ural_) May 21, 2025
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