The NBA will announce individual awards over the next several weeks and OKC Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the heavy favorite to win MVP.

Former Kentucky Wildcats standout and current Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was this year’s NBA scoring champion, leading the league in points per game. SGA was drafted 11th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft after one year in Lexington.

Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden recently revealed that NBA players are backing Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the league’s Most Valuable Player award. The comments were shared by Rachel Nichols on a Sports Illustrated podcast ahead of the Clippers’ first-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets.

What time do the Oklahoma City Thunder play the No. 8 seed in NBA Playoffs 2025? Here’s the Game 1 tip, TV channel and rest of playoff schedule.

The full seven-game series schedule is below: Game 1: TBA at Oklahoma City on Sunday, Apr. 20 at 12 p.m. CT (ABC) Game 2: TBA at Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Apr. 22 at 6:30 p.m. CT (TNT) Game 3: Oklahoma City at TBA on Thursday, Apr. 24 at TBD (TNT)