In what’s been a dream season for former Kentucky Wildcats guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, there’s one more accomplishment that both he and the team can achieve.
The Thunder are looking to win their first NBA championship when they take on the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals. Gilgeous-Alexander has already won the NBA MVP and Western Conference Finals MVP this season. He’s now the favorite to win the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP.
FanDuel has him listed at -550 to win the award, and the next closest is Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton at +700. Oklahoma City is a heavy favorite to win the Finals at -750 odds to Indiana’s +530.
Gilgeous-Alexander is the first Wildcat to win the NBA MVP, and he can become the first Kentucky alum to win NBA Finals MVP. He’d also be the first NBA player to win both the NBA MVP and NBA Finals MVP since LeBron James in 2013.
This season, SGA averaged 32.7 points, 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals, 51.9 FG%, 37.5 3-PT FG%, and 89.8 FT%.
Game 1 of the NBA Finals is Thursday at 8:30 pm ET on ABC from Oklahoma City.
