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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

#2 · Oklahoma City Thunder · 6-6 (198 cm) · 195 lb · Kentucky

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at point guard. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 12 games, 11 as a starter, averaging 32.8 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at point guard (79 %) and power forward (16 %). He averages 29.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Toumani Camara, Christian Braun, and Derrick Jones Jr., who score 42.0 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Toumani Camara.

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LAC
LA Clippers
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Probable starter at point guard per the depth chart.

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On the depth chart

  • Point Guard Starter

Positions he can play: Point Guard

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
12
Min/game
32.8
Starts
11

Minutes by position

  • Point Guard79 %
  • Power Forward16 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 12 32.8 29.7 4.3 4.5 0.9 1.0 45.3 33.8 87.1 56.5 35.3
2025-26 68 33.2 31.1 4.3 6.6 1.4 0.8 55.3 38.6 87.9 66.5 32.3

Game log

In his last 5 games: 34.8 pts, 3.2 reb and 6.2 ast in 33.7 min (5.1 pts above his season average, 29.7)

Best games of the season: 43 pts @ Cavaliers (Nov 2) · 6 reb @ Mavericks (Oct 28) · 9 ast vs Wizards (Nov 7)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
L 108-118 36:18 31 4 2 9-20 0-7 13-14 -7
Nov 7 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 114-75 28:45 30 2 9 11-20 3-5 5-6 +21
Nov 6 @
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
W 128-97 29:41 28 3 4 11-22 3-5 3-3 +12
Nov 4 vs
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
W 124-116 35:04 42 4 8 11-26 5-11 15-19 +5
Nov 2 @
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
W 117-112 38:36 43 3 8 14-35 4-8 11-12 +7
Oct 31 @
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
L 98-119 30:34 26 4 3 10-20 3-6 3-4 -7
Oct 28 @
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks
L 96-120 28:15 21 6 2 7-19 1-6 6-6 -21
Oct 26 vs
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns
W 125-114 30:28 26 3 3 11-18 1-5 3-4 +10
Oct 25 vs
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers
W 108-101 36:07 34 6 5 13-26 1-5 7-8 +17
Oct 22 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
W 96-84 34:37 17 2 3 6-19 3-11 2-2 +21

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
823
Pts/100 poss.
42.0
FG%
45%

Opponents he guarded most in 12 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Toumani Camara 90 25 8/22
Christian Braun 45 9 3/12
Derrick Jones Jr. 39 8 4/10
Jaylen Wells 29 10 4/6
Dillon Brooks 26 14 6/8

Who guards him

Possessions
778
Pts/100 poss.
24.7
FG%
45%

Defenders who guarded him most in 12 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Toumani Camara 76 13 5/7
Derrick Jones Jr. 31 6 2/2
Christian Braun 26 2 1/4
Jaylen Wells 25 3 1/1
Mario Hezonja 24 2 1/4