In mid-December, Denver’s Nikola Jokic had a healthy lead on Gilgeous-Alexander in ESPN’s MVP straw poll, conducted several times over the course of each season by Tim Bontemps.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić continue to set the Kia MVP pace for each other and the rest of the field.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and LeBron James were named among the starters for next month's NBA All-Star Game on Thursday (Friday in Manila).

WASHINGTON – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will try to bolster his case for his first Most Valuable Player (MVP) award when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Washington Wizards on Jan 12 (Jan 13, Singapore time).

James — a pick for 21 straight years — now has two more selections than anyone else in NBA history (Abdul-Jabbar was a 19-time pick) and is three years clear of anyone else for the longest streak of consecutive selections. Kobe Bryant was picked for 18 consecutive games, the second-longest such streak.

Two former Kentucky players earned starting nods for their respective conference in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.

NBA All-Star Game is fast approaching, and the starters for the contest have been announced. In the Western Conference, Stephen Curry and

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Stephen Curry were voted as the backcourt representatives in the Western Conference.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky products Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl-Anthony Towns were each tabbed as starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star game, it was announced Thursday night on TNT. The duo was selected through a combined vote from fans, players and media, recognizing outstanding play during the first half of the 2024-25 NBA season.

NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson, whose Knicks trailed by 30 at one point ... seemed to have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander fooled. Imprisoned. Out of reach to nibble into a bottomless deficit.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sat at the very top of the NBA MVP rankings over the last several weeks. This battle between him, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo has been close, but now there is a wide gap between Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the field.