Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dominated NBA competition all season long a year ago. There was no question his silky smooth game would translate seamlessly to the Olym
dominated NBA competition all season long a year ago. There was no question his silky smooth game would translate seamlessly to the Olympics, too.
He looked like his natural self leading Canada to victory — the country’s first Olympic win in 24 years. Team Canada has a handful of NBA players, but they clearly struggle when Gilgeous-Alexander is on the bench. Even though the team staggered minutes between SGA and Nuggets starOver the last two seasons, Gilgeous-Alexander has always been an elite scorer. He has averaged over 30 points per game in each of the last two years.
This isn’t a huge shock, considering he has picked something to improve on every offseason he has been in the NBA.opened things up last season. But on Team Canada, Gilgeous-Alexander is doing the heavy lifting to set up his teammates and score himself.In a win against Greece, the Thunder’s superstar totaled 21 points on 5-of-10 from the floor, seven assists, four rebounds and two blocks. When he was on the floor, he completely controlled the pace of the game.
With Canada up by two points in the middle of a huge Greece run, Gilgeous-Alexander escaped a double-team, pulled up just short of the lane, and lifted in a floater off the glass over Giannis Antetokounmpo. That would prove to be the dagger. It was just another example of his top-tier decision making he displayed throughout the game.
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