Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – SGA – An MVP Documentary

Dive into the inspiring journey of NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in this captivating documentary. From his humble beginnings in Hamilton, Ontario, to becoming a cornerstone of the Oklahoma City Thunder, explore Shai’s meteoric rise through exclusive interviews, rare footage, and behind-the-scenes moments. Witness his evolution into an All-Star guard, known for his silky smooth playstyle, clutch performances, and leadership. Packed with insights from teammates, coaches, and Shai himself, this film celebrates his impact on and off the court, showcasing why he’s one of basketball’s brightest stars. Don’t miss this compelling story of talent, grit, and global influence! Relive every spectacular play, driving to the rim highlight, ankle breaking pull up, culminating in a league MVP award, a Conference finals MVP, and the Final MVP. All while bringing home the first ever Championship for the OKC Thunder.

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Voice Over Narration By:
Andrew Scott

all right let’s do it shay Gilas Alexander i want to be known as one of the best players to play the game i’ve wanted that since I could remember oh that’s ridiculous shay Gilas Alexander in his pants a true magician with the ball sta has been breaking ankles and snatching souls for years that’s a nice move there did he put him in a school a true superstar he’s arrived as one of the new faces of the NBA that’s how Alexander play he played like a 10year season best robinson Earl on the flare out the open three and he bounces here he’s built himself into a better player refining every part of his game muscala back to the basket looking to distribute finds Shay shay steps back on the three it’s a sniper from anywhere on the court it is good and Alexander shatters the hopes of the Clippers this season he captured the league MVP shay Gildas Alexander better known as SGA from the Oklahoma City Thunder arriving as the best player on the planet and you look at his strength this is I believe the best mid-range game player we have in the league right now overlooked by casuals because he doesn’t create flashy slam dunk highlights jake Alexander pulls the cord get right to that mid-range wa wa can’t guard me far as the quickness getting straight to it that boy nice talk about the guy who can score the basketball that’s a professional score to those in the know his game is one of the most complete to ever be showcased outscored the Nuggets by 17 shay dismisses Don Reed puts it on the deck and then puts it in their arm ball defense as Shay anticipating that steps right in front goes behind his back and sets up the offense with the ball in the hands of SG he can shake and bake any defender one-on-one three battles a 41 point Shay Gilg Alexander Sh [Applause] masterful from SGA sga the MVP sga was born in Canada i grew up in Toronto and when I was a little kid I just always had a ball in my hand and I’ve always loved it more than anything his mother is a former Olympic sprinter who ran for Antigua in the 92 summer games known as SGA his basketball journey started in Hamilton Ontario for Sheay Gilgis Alexander the road to success started in this Hamilton High School gym a decade ago if you can believe it Shay was a ninth grader trying out for the sophomore basketball team at St thomas Moore in Ontario Canada and getting cut he did not stand out in that JV trial he didn’t shoot like he does now that’s for sure but um you know and and back then again he was average height like with other grades the early adversity served to motivate young Shay when I fail and lose is when I’m most motivated and I think getting cut kind of like kickstarted that starting at guard is 65 senior number two Shane Hilton Alexander he has that pure back he gives his team belief which you can’t measure in a stat i would say to myself as a kid growing up that um as long as you work hard and be humble you can accomplish things soon he was turning heads we talked to his coaches he said that he was just an average kid at the time but it was his hard work and dedication that really paid off he’d commit to the University of Kentucky wrestling for knocked away fields Alexander another steal and had two more points off though he played just one season in college he was the main reason the Wildats won the SEC tournament and he just got another one shane Gilchas Ellison he scored 29 points in the championship game with the 11th pick in the 2018 NBA draft the Charlotte Hornets select Sha Gilis Alexander from Hamilton Canada and the University of Kentucky he was drafted 11th overall by the Hornets but was immediately traded to the Clippers did say that his agent told him before he went on stage that he would be going to the Clippers so what was your reaction to hearing that you’d be heading to the West Coast um it’s a great feeling honestly but um being being able to play in the NBA in itself is a blessing and something that not a lot of kids get to get to experience and me being one of them is is an amazing feeling in LA he would contribute immediately playing in 82 games and starting more than 70 george Alexander from Hamilton Ontario i like this young man right here his confidence sheay entered into the league with a quiet confidence with Shay I saw it from day one like he was always a player two times a left hand that was responsible carried himself as a mature professional he respected the veterans on his team and turned to them to learn the pro game you take 25 foot shots instead of cousin this is a guy that put the work in always carried himself um as an adult and was just mature just years and years ahead of his time talented two-way player for such a young player he had a knack for steel knocked away he averaged 11 points a game on 48% shooting head down off the glass put it in i love the confidence when you say what his potential may be we thought he’s going to be a really good player allstar player that’s what we thought mvp not in my wildest dream the steal by Shay Gilas Alexander two hand slam what really impressed was his composure finds Klay Thompson barely on top ball deflected by the rookie gildus Alexander the steal the drive and finish he knifed through defenders like a blur alexander goes right at Bogat and a finish boy impressive move from the rookie i remember you said it you was like he got that Kobe alexander again three-pointer what a first quarter he’s got 14 points on five of six from the field he could stop on a dime oh sweet move councel Alexander and it’s back to four he’s got 21 always had he always had big aspirations he always knew what his end game was he never was confused about who he was and what his abilities were harold Lo throw down forgot they got a star there high the most underrated player in the league bro and that one will the foul is called the game has totally turned upside down just Alexander hesitations and change of speed dribbles made him a nightmare the scoop with a left hand oh great job by Jose Alexander his mid-range game was already polished he’ll score and his potential looked unlimited 3 seconds to go shade Gilis Alexander will go to midcourt his [Applause] rookie season showed flashes of who he could become even though we had an opportunity to get Paul George in that trade we were heartbroken about Shay leaving take it back 2019 when Kaw and PG were announced coming to Clippers there was much hype and excitement around that move still remember seeing seeing that news come down the pipeline look at that cheese deal one more time unfortunately for the Clippers they didn’t have the patience to wait for SGA to mature instead they initiated a trade with OKC to bring in Paul George hoping to chase a title that season nobody knew nobody knew SG SGA was going to beat them that’s good will the Clippers PG trade go down as one of the worst in NBA history i’m afraid what that these Thunder will win this championship and that will make that the worst trade in the history nobody knew that this was coming this was coming nobody knew here’s what he said about joining OK quote “I’m not Russell Westbrook we don’t have the same name the same body type nothing like that so I’m going to try to be myself and be the best me and everything else will just take care of itself.” The trade sent SGA to OKC and loaded the thunder with a massive hall of draft picks sga arrived in OKC with tremendous excitement behind him beautiful Salt Lake City as the 2019 2020 season tips off tonight in this opening NBA slate it’s raining breeze again here folks hasn’t been dropped before got the fly by instead drives to the rim with a two-handed stop westbrook was gone and the fans were anxious for a new start to emerge all in his hands yet again a little step back between the legs so smooth kentucky number two Shane Gilzer [Applause] immediately SGA showed his growth as a player climbs the ladder for the slip sga grabs his own miss he had spent the off season building muscle onto his slender frame fakes the pass somehow slithers his way inside and spins it home i I think he freeze for SGA trying to size up Russell [Applause] many thought the Thunder were going to tank for a draft pick but they didn’t have any idea about what SGA would become shot and SGA battling for the extra effort little hits it up and in the script though in that painted area oh how about that steal there by Shay oh he just picked the In his second season as a pro SGA’s game went to new heights and the future of the Thunder seemed to be in good hands that’s just makes him so special oh what a move that time to some his game wasn’t flashy enough to catch their eye sga again the aggressive drive contact and a foul to those paying attention they witnessed an SGA that was primed to become a superstar on both ends [Music] [Applause] the trade that sent him to OKC was looking more and more lopsided by the day very often here tonight he wasn’t a highlight dunk machine but what he did side steps again somehow he did at the highest levels possible like the lid is on the basket who can open up that basket first that’s a nice move there by Sh Did he put him in the spin cycle sga hard drive always has the English to get it in off the glass the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets second game of our quadruple header in the first round of the NBA playoffs on ESC suddenly the Thunder weren’t a team tanking but a team chasing the playoffs alexander that’s three straight three-pointers and OKC retakes the lead saying in sports championships are made in the offseason and when it comes to Hamilton’s own NBA superstar Shay Gilis Alexander that offseason work isn’t put in a fancy gym in Miami or Los Angeles during the off season SGA continued his hard work gets in shape right here in Hamilton in someone’s twocar garage the local media were swooning over Shay a wellspoken confident pro who conducted himself like a seasoned fan that’s what you’ve been employing here the entire second half i should say the entire last two minutes sga’s got to move quickly a true student of the game shay was delivering in the clutch is good sga regains the lead for the Thunder at the perfect time on a little step back jumper with 1.4 seconds left talk about a big basket you’re looking for a good close contested basketball game this has been the one for you today under and the Grizzlies his ability to stop and go was sending would be defenders stumbling over their own feet sga higharking three and he reigns it in perhaps his greatest strength is his ability to knife through the defense and draw the contact as SGA plays through the contact banks it in on the foul as SJ getting chased by Line while still burying the layup and the scoop and how about the spin you could see it Mike spinning on the rim before paired with his insane ability to separate and you had the makings of an offensive juggernaut that’s good that’s big time stuff i got to ask you we we rep for our own here in Canada and this kid Shay Gilas Alexander is doing some damage that Adams was waiting for the shot got off in time and that gives OKC it first lead of the night uh Shay Alexander is a is a guy now those old people used to tell you “Hey man that kid right there he just got a old soul.” Shay he’s got a little aggression of his own just completely dismissing that Memphis defense that’s how Shay Alexander play he plays like a 10year season bet he does a great job which you mentioned he gets his other guys involved robinson Earl on the flare out the open three and he got him that’s what young stars need to understand when they come in this league yes you want to score but you make the game easier for you in the second half when you have other guys going over the next two seasons right there put it on a platter for Darius Basley on SGA just got better and better nice pass inside shay finds the open man it’s getting But if you’re a student of the game and you actually watch this game and the other things that he brings to the table and you know the winning plays that he makes but Shay able to pull him out then you going to take Shay Shay Alexander [Music] you’re talking about a 23-year-old 66 guard who shot better than 40% from the three-point line last year he was taking over games particularly in the clutch muscala back to the basket looking to distribute finds Shay shay steps back on the three on the way it is good and Alexander shatters the hopes of the Clippers here at P Center with the big three you talk about a dream shot in every measurable metric he improved one season after the next shay Gilas Alexander for the Oklahoma City Thunder 5 years $172 million he of course isn’t as big a household name as Trey Young is but how good is this player and did you were you surprised at all by the deal he just agreed to shay was rewarded with a max extension to his contract in midair shay blocks the big man in the open court look at the blue this guy will be the cornerstone they build around it’s a lot of money for a young guy very very good player but it’s the kind of move you have to make when you’re an organization like the Thunder for me personally it’s just to make sure that every game I’m learning and improving and then ultimately that will lead to every season I get become a better national player giddy has to get it in shay flashes catches i want to be known as one of the best players to play the game shay breaks it home to regain the lead for OKC the patience pays off i’ve wanted that since I could remember on the sideline ready to trigger it in which he does so to Shay shay gives the clock a check the next season she averaged nearly 32 points a game wants to step back three on the way and Shay knocks it down for the lead this is a gutsy play by Shay the OKC Thunder go back to work on Thursday and unlike the last two seasons at this point the Thunder have a chance at the playoffs they have already exceeded last year’s win total gets it spins away baseline shot sh puts it in and walks it off in OKC kissing the Blazers good night [Applause] [Music] here with the game on the line there was no doubt he was getting the ball [Music] number 10 that’s where you’ll find the Thunder at the moment they’re in the playin game seven and eight would play nine and 10 in the playin tournament outscored the Nuggets by 17 dismisses Davon Reed puts him on the deck and then puts it in they can’t guard this dude i don’t care you know who he reminds me of he reminds me of a taller version of Allen Ivory the league was taking notice and SGA was finally receiving the attention he deserved jay oh nifty move little ball fake then goes under for the scoop two to tie three to take the lead sga hit one game winner after the next shay checks steps back three point shot on the way he’s good with 1.1 seconds left taking his game to another level is this explosive guard in his first Allstar game from the Oklahoma City Thunder Shane Gilas Alexander he would make his first Allstar appearance first time allar 33 games of at least 30 points and look he’s played 53 games he’s been the Thunder leading scorer in 47 of those get right to that mid-range baba can’t guard me shake Alexander pulls the cord knocks down the jumper as far as the quickness getting straight to it i ain’t waste too much time dribbling that boy nice Joe man talk about being a guy who can score the basketball that’s a professional trey Young doing most of his damage in the second half and Shay goes inside slices right through the Atlanta defense powers it down at this point the only question about Shay was how high a ceiling he had look there’s a lot of debate uh I don’t know why but there’s a lot of debate about like what an actual superstar is i think Shay’s a superstar the next season we get an answer shay has no ceiling shay one man to beat it is Chris Paul he does it and he scores in transition team stretches kind of mirroring one another jake he’d average over 30 points again somehow can torch just enough to spin it home what’s he like dayto-day just like as a as a teammate a leader uh a competitor um but yeah he’s super competitive yeah he’s he’s overly competitive he’s probably still in there shooting williams came over and just wiped it away these and one plays would become a major weapon in SGA’s bag oh kept the pivot foot down and the brilliance of SGA continues if a person scores 30 and averages 30 for the whole season they can score on anybody right right shay quickly hit the slates to the rim he literally start this average for 82 games and he don’t sit out games either so He was a ball the steal nicely done sca just took it away from Davis goes up there on ball defense anticipating that steps right in front goes behind his back and it sets up he would finish second in the MVP voting with many arguing he was robbed sda very much here to start the game he’s been very patient allowing his teammates to kind of get going shane Gilis Alexander has really been 5 years in the making first time they’re hosting a playoff game here 5 years to the day gil Alexander guarded by Malo and it is in the game and got the rebound and Alexander step that looked good the moment he left us from our advantage we were right behind them lucas Alexander who’s been getting the ball beginning of each of these rides takes it it’s a fake his incredible play elevated the Thunder into the top seat in the West yes he’s showing me that he has that superstar capability because he’s answering the bell in every Alexander in a crowd cutter spin wiggin 7769 Thunder alexander in the playoffs he averaged 30 points ultimately the Thunder were stopped in six hold three quarter court jaylen Williams second time in three years are going to the Western Conference Finals 17 [Applause] you finished second in MVP voting last year how are you embracing that superstar title that that you’ve known you’ve been able to do for basically your whole career yeah it’s been fun um stuff you dreamed about as a kid even to be in those discussions the season had been a huge success and heading into the next year expectations were through the roof [Applause] a historic season where SGA averaged 36 points a game sga battles it home 41 points the beauty goes down masterful each year he gets better and he’s leading the league in I think he’s scoring he’s leading the league in steals right uh he’s blocking shots i mean he’s doing everything that it takes to win shake Alexander put him in the friend zone what a block averaging 30 over the last three straight seasons shooting over 50% from the field trying to keep him out of the lane sj scoops it inside extended this lead the step back from Gilas Alexander 45 points played in all but one game for Oklahoma City and has 25 games of at least 30 points you look at his strength this is I believe the best mid-range game player we have in the league right now if any doubt remained about SGA being a bonafide superstar Alexander pulls back Jeffers good this season erased it tiptoeing along now goes up pulls up jump shot there it is 50 points for Shay Kilus Alexander he put up a nice 50 piece last little 54 piece against Utah looking for 50 and he delivers Shay Gilas Alexander dazzled on the court all season sga he was the best player on the team with the best record canadian led the NBA in scoring and his team to the league’s best record now SGA against the former Thundergard Westbrook pull up three a 40point game led the NBA games with at least 20 30 40 and 50 points a game and credited his teammates for his success oh my goodness oh my goodness his brilliant regular season culminated in a league MVP sga caught him at the rim finally tonight a hometown celebration in Hamilton for the NBA’s newest most valuable player shay Gildas Alexander better known as SGA from the Oklahoma City Thunder gildas Alexander is the second Canadian to win the NBA MVP steve Nash won it twice in a row the third OKC player to win the award joining Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook sometimes I like I sit back and it’s surreal just like where I was a decade ago to think that I’m here now is a is a crazy feeling last night the Thunderone Shay Gilgus Alexander was named the Kia NBA player [Applause] okc took on the Grizzlies in the first round and tonight the number one seed in the postseason arrives this skyrocketing group of ascending stars out of Oklahoma City they were expected to handle Memphis easily and that’s exactly what they did dribble alive switches hands goes with a left and scores what a move as he changed it midair sga little hesitation stops on a dime and take a 3 series lead some of the games were close but the series wasn’t competitive after sweeping the Grizzlies OKC would face off with a much tougher foe oklahoma City the home of the top seed in the West the Thunder coming off one of the best regular seasons in NBA history in a sweep in the first round the Denver Nuggets the series would go back and forth sga wants to clear the area gilis Alexander gets it to go and put some English on it game four and five would be pivotal slap down Jaylen Williams there we go oh it’s the Denver Nuggets facing off against the OKC Thunder so far here just getting underway got to the mid-range and cashes out again he rejects the screen sga played like an MVP should we are in Oklahoma City where this is now a best of three series tonight a critical game five in what has been a battle between the Nuggets and Thunder they headed into game five all knotted up two games each one team will take the advantage tonight it’s game five thunder can grab the lead kilus Alexander okc up by two thanks to SGA he makes his move around hartstein floats it up hungry gets a piece yic is there joker and SGA traded clutch shots points 15 rebounds jones Alexander inside hardenstein big time flush nine to shoot we’re down to 226 to go jokic floats it up baker goes Yic we are knoded up at 100 we approach two minutes to play the packet the fade he’s got it and the foul yic seven to shoot his team is down by three oh Joker’s wild we are tied at 103 shot clock is down to six gildas Alexander on target jay Gildas Alexander meeting the moment this pivotal game five belongs to Oklahoma City but in the end OKC prevailed shay here we are fourth quarter again we have heroics with you guys you’ve outscored them the last two fourth quarter significantly the series would head back to OKC for a game seven here at OKC and all the cliches apply win or go home do or die drink of elimination it’s a game seven to close out the second round win or go home alexander fakes now drives on Brown spot and knocks down his first shot i’d love to show you a game seven for the ages but this game was OKC’s from the start alexander nails the three thunder right now in control stas on a three timeout Denver sga pulls up it was a trout as you see Shay with the as SGA shot the lights on going in for SGA 35 points they went through the bench and listen to this roar [Music] western Conference Finals how does that sound to you yeah it feels good obviously our ultimate goal isn’t just the Western Conference Finals you got to go through there to get there yeah we we put it together tonight and we got there we got four more games to go get against a really good team in the Timberwolves and that’s what we’re focused on after scoring 35 in game seven and sending the Nuggets home OKC would take on the T-Wolves in the Western Conference Finals unlike the series against Denver the T-Wolves were outmatched from the beginning difficult Alexander side he stumbled a bit count that one sga wins out timeout Minnesota Thunder up two now shots good and one tucked the hit bagged at home in a chance for a three-point great fan bases in the NBA and what an atmosphere a packed crowd at the PCO center after going up 3 to one and scoring a playoff careerhigh 40 points SGA looked to close the series out at pulling away off the glass tangs it home for the MVP with about a 5sec difference shot clock in game clock gilders Alexander a three-pointer knocks it down for McDaniel right there seven on the 24 alexander pulls up jumpers count 28 points and now this is the largest lead of the night we get stops though it always does we get stops we’re able to play fast play to our strengths play in the open court and be special has it ever felt better in fact to be a Thunder fan than it does right now because Thunderfan is now close enough to the finals to taste the finals last night was a game where you want to snuff out any hope that Minnesota has first quarter he comes out 12 points five assists one turnover like no hesitation i’m going to put my I’m going to put my stamp on this game right hoping to celebrate tonight the Thunder one win away from the NBA finals it was a cheek clapping as OKC cemented their place in the NBA finals and the internet can say whatever they want and the Wolves fans can chant whatever they want but in the end everybody is going to have to accept that SGA and the Thunder are winning because they are just better it’s a first quarter title wave here for OKC sga inside count it out foul [Applause] save the team celebrated midcourt and SGA received his Western Conference Finals MVP he is absolutely a superstar my man has 11 30 plus points games this postseason out of what like 16 17 games like more often than not the only other people to do that is Kobe MJ Bon Bon the wise and heading to the finals SGA looked to finish his historic season with a championship center home of the Thunder packed and ready to go we are so fired up you get goosebumps Richard Jefferson just when you walk on the floor for game one against the Indiana Pacers it would be no easy task pacers with a chance to win it final seconds no fouls to give hallebertton looking hallebertton driving pulls off jump shot in game one okc looked to have control it’s gone with 3/10 of a second remaining time out OKC but a late shot sealed the win for Indiana how you lose doesn’t really matter obviously it sucks the last second shot but the energy in the arena and stuff like that but we lost at the end of the day um we lost game one we’ve lost game one before and um on the on the other side of that we came out a better team inside the pickoff center as these two teams continue their battle for an NBA championship in game two the pressure was on OKC to bounce back inside kicks it out homer again lines it up again knocks it down minutes here in game two of the finals elvis Alexander jumper got it sga responded by dropping 34 points elvis Alexander off the bounce gets inside double clutch counted out a foul along with eight assists alexander 15 points in that first half splits the defense gets inside corner three that’s good smith on SGA trying to get rid of him [Applause] pulls up jumper’s good slicing through the defense the MVP set the tone for the entire game jump shot SGA Gildas Alexander as well the job well done from the big three even up these finals but let me go back to OKC because I always talk about what do you do when everybody knows you’re trying to do something shay Gil just did it he’s scoring 15 of your last 16 points all knotted up the contest headed to Indiana for games three and four boy do they have pace or fever in Indianapolis first Finals home game in 25 years game three went to the home team leaving OKC in a hole guildas Alexander loves that elbow jumper if Shay didn’t deliver the goods OKC would find itself down three games to one jesus Alexander pulls up jump shot is good great players that’s how you become great not what you do in Sacramento in December it’s right now in the moment and Jay Gilas has answered every single question and a six-point lead for Indiana gildas Alexander gets that one to go gildas Alexander trailing most of the game sheay reigned bucket after bucket jump shot and scored sheay made his presence felt ali Burton step back three-pointer on both ends of the court fittingly the game took place on Friday the 13th because in the clutch SGA sliced and diced the Pacers alexander on the drive pulls back okc would close out game four on a 12-1 run jumper is good okc with their first lead of the second half how fair would it be to characterize this game as must-win considering it was 2-1 on the road uh we knew it when we woke up this morning i don’t know if he’s had a bad game he’s had some better games but he’s he’s going to get you 34 a night and good evening everyone through an 82 game regular season and now 20 playoff games the Thunder and the Pacers are oh so close to a championship shay Gildas Alexander an epic finish in game four and the Thunder evened up the series game five back in OKC gave Shay a chance to take control of the series alexander didn’t slow down sga sees the double team good defense from Seattle got it he’s in double figures alexander kicks it out nice pass and from beginning to end OKC controlled the game three is good he kicks it out stolen by SGA twoon one gil Alexander lam is good and a foul a beautiful left hand and a chance for a three-point play but the Thunder had the answer it’s three games to two okc in front here in the NBA Finals and OKC was now one game away from capturing a title welcome once again the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV the Pacers would take game six at home throws it away hallebert comes up with it crosscourt se and send the series back to OKC for a pressure pack game seven with a slam they’ll play for an NBA title on Sunday night in game seven it would all come down to this [Applause] alexander OKC delivered in front of its home crowd alexander finds some space knocks down his first shot they read SGA at half court gets past Turner and kicks it out caruso it was a fantastic finish to a fantastic season sga pulls up elbow jumper got it sga one-on-one with Nard Shield Alexander off the glass okc ran away with it sga splits the defense kicks it out a win for the ages the NBA champion resides in Oklahoma City the storybook season is complete sheay had done it the MVP the finals MVP and the championship a trifecta of greatness the same player won the regular season MVP the scoring title and now he’s your finals MVP Shay Gilis Alexander shay Gilgis Alexander SGA nobody brings it home like Joe nobody make it so