A year after finishing as the runner-up for NBA MVP, Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has officially reached the pinnacle.

If Jokić wins, he would join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Bill Russell (five), Wilt Chamberlain (four) and LeBron James (four) as the only players in NBA history with four MVP trophies.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander beat out Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić to win the NBA's Most Valuable Player award for the 2024-25 season, the league announced Wednesday. The big picture: Denver's superstar center was on the cusp of becoming the third player in NBA history to win four MVPs in five years,