SUMMARY
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a front runner for the MVP award this season.
- Kendrick Perkins opines that SGA should win the award over Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic.
Kendrick Perkins recently voiced his opinion that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserves to win the MVP award over other frontrunners such as Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic. As most NBA fans should be aware, the 82-game-long season has finally come to an end. The voting for the MVP award continues to be a subject of interest and debate among the basketball community.
After all, this season has 3 players with their own case for winning the award. Since Perkins is a former NBA star who has now become a part of the media, his opinions and takes are given a bit more value. Kendrick took full advantage of this and made it clear that SGA deserved to win the MVP award over others. Since this is certainly an engaging subject that requires further understanding, a closer look at Perk’s words and analysis is required.
Kendrick Perkins wants Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to win the MVP award
Although other NBA superstars such as Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic have equal claims towards winning the MVP award this season, Kendrick Perkins sent out a tweet voicing his opinion that SGA deserves to win the award over the other two stars.
“Jokic, Luka and Brunson are all deserving of the MVP… but Shai leading the second youngest team to the best record in an absolutely STACKED Western Conference while putting up numbers like MJ and Steph did during their MVP seasons is the reason HE is the MVP of the league!!! It’s also the reasons why @shaigalex got my vote for MVP!!! Carry the hell on…”
Jokic, Luka and Brunson are all deserving of the MVP… but Shai leading the second youngest team to the best record in an absolutely STACKED Western Conference while putting up numbers like MJ and Steph did during their MVP seasons is the reason HE is the MVP of the league!!!…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) April 15, 2024
While it might be a slight exaggeration to claim that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has put up numbers compared to prime Stephen Curry and Michael Jordan, the success he has brought the Oklahoma City Thunder despite them being a relatively young and inexperienced team cannot be denied. Since Pekins compared Shai to Jordan and Curry one must wonder what numbers he has put up in his MVP-caliber season.
Shai’s stats while leading the OKC Thunder to the best record in the West
Although Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic have been playing extremely well over the past few seasons, SGA’s rise to become one of the best players in the league is something that very few saw coming. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is 25 years old and has been averaging a respectable 30.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists this season.
In any case, Nikola Jokic continues to be the leading frontrunner to win the MVP award. While Kendrick Perkins believes that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is more deserving, fans are left wondering who will win the award.