On a recent podcast appearance, one of Oklahoma City's playoff foes credited Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as one of the top offensive players in the NBA.
In his conversation with the former OKC Thunder All-Star, Murphy, George and the show's two co-hosts talked about the. At one point, one of George's co-hosts asked Murphy who the toughest player for him to guard has been over his first three seasons in the league."A lot of guys have a cadence, a rhythm, and like a timing that they play with," Murphy said. "I don't know what his timing is. Like you really don't know, and he just moves so different and unorthodox. ..
When OKC met New Orleans in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs this season, the series that Murphy eluded too, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 27.3 points, six rebounds, five assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 47.6% from the floor. George agreed with Murphy that Gilgeous-Alexander's unique playstyle, movements, body control and finishing ability all make him one of the most gifted offensive players in the NBA.
"Shai is a tough coverage man," George agreed. "He does things where you don't think he's attacking you, but then when you're guarding him you're like, 'Oh this is attacking me right now' and before you know it he's left hand scoop layup." Gilgeous-Alexander's impressive offensive skill set has helped him develop into one of the best players in the world, averaging over 30 points per game over the past two seasons and finished second in the MVP race behind only three-time winnerRandall Sweet is a 2022 Oklahoma University graduate who has formerly written for the Norman Transcript and OU Daily. Randall also serves as the Communications Coordinator at Visit OKC.
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