Zach Lowe I don't see a reason why Shai's scoring won't persist in Playoffs To me the difference is OKC don't have to sit thinking what to do when he gets put in the pick and roll Simmons I hate 'not getting enough credit' convos but we haven't totally talked about how great SGA is as a scorer

Bill Simmons and Tim Legler discuss how many wins the Thunder would have this season if you replaced SGA with Brandin Podziemski Simmons says they would win 53 games Legler says mid-high 50s

Zach Lowe on the Top 3 MVP candidates I think Shai start to finish this is his MVP I do think Wemby has a real case I think hes made it to 2nd on my ballot over Jokic who continues to have these games where its What are these turnovers that youre having Its crazy

Mike Malone says SGA is the MVP He's proven himself to be the best clutch player in the NBA He has a chance to be the first guard ever to average 30 PPG and shoot 55 No disrespect to Wemby Jokic everybody else SGA is incredible in his ability to impact the game in all shapes and forms

Mike Brown OKC does a fantastic job starting with SGA getting the officials to think a foul has occurred Their gamesmanship is off-the-charts Shai's the best at it in the league Give the whole team credit they do a great job of exploiting the system in their favor I tip my hat off to them

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander when asked if he wanted to make his case for MVP Nah Im good Thanks for asking thoughI let my game do the talking

LeBron James on SGA For him to play on the perimeter as much as he does playing midrange as much as he does and still be as super efficient as he is It's Jordan-esque