Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took home back-to-back MVP honours after putting up 31.1 points per game, shooting 55.3 per cent from the field and hitting 38.6 per cent from deep over 68 games.
The simplest way to sum up why he kept the award is that Oklahoma City made elite guard play feel like a routine part of their nightly operation.
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Most high-volume scorers are expected to carry an efficiency penalty, but Gilgeous-Alexander managed to avoid it almost entirely. He became the only guard in NBA history to average more than 30 points while shooting better than 55 per cent from the field.
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