Gilgeous-Alexander joined a lineage of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. The Thunder have had three MVP winners in the last 11 years. Special stuff you don't see from your avera

In the third quarter of the Timberwolves’ Game 1 loss to Oklahoma City, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tried to drive right past his cousin, Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Shai fell down, and the official called a foul on Nickeil.

Former Texas guard Tre Johnson wants to learn how to grift for fouls like Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Two years ago, as Jalen Brunson emerged as an All-Star point guard for the NBA's New York Knicks, the head coach of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon, declared on an ESPN panel, " If your best player is small, you’re not winning. John Stockton, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash. You could go down the list."