Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a chance to accomplish a feat last done by Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O'Neal during the NBA Finals.

Oddsmakers see Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the clear player to beat in the race for NBA Finals MVP. SGAs' MVP odds are as short as -625 as of Tuesday.

Gilgeous-Alexander is the MVP partly because he had a stellar 2024-25 season. He was the league scoring champ, did so at high efficiency, ranked among the steals leaders and collected an enviable amount of blocked shots for a point guard. Those were his qualifications and they proved his impact at both ends of the floor.