{"id":157223,"date":"2025-08-30T08:51:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=157223"},"modified":"2025-08-30T08:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:51:16","slug":"sga-mvp-campaign-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/08\/30\/sga-mvp-campaign-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"SGA MVP Campaign: What Does the Star Guard Need to Improve?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> surely had a blockbuster season last year. Going up for a triple-MVP feat in the Thunder’s championship season is historic. The OKC guard won the season MVP, WCF MVP, and the Finals MVP in a single run<\/a>. That says a lot about how he is certainly becoming the face of the league. After a stunning season, expectations are high for yet another SGA MVP campaign as the Thunder star<\/a>\u00a0seeks to cement his place in the game.<\/p>\n

Considering that SGA is healthy for next year, there’s still a lot for him to work on. After all, basketball is a game of adjustments, and he knows that well. He’s grown so much from one season to the next since moving to OKC. With the prospect of yet another SGA MVP campaign looming, the expectations are high.<\/p>\n

SGA MVP Campaign: What Does the Star Guard Need to Improve?<\/h2>\n

While he’s already a champion, what does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander need to work on to improve? And will these improvements be enough for him to be the MVP once more?<\/p>\n

Improvement 1: Three-Point Shooting<\/h3>\n

SGA isn’t the mid-range master for nothing. He’s a skilled bucket-getter anywhere inside the arc. So, this is where his three-point shooting comes into play. Gilgeous-Alexander isn’t that much of a threat from three, although he can knock down shots if left unchecked. In his six years with OKC, SGA has only shot above 40% from three once<\/a>, which was in 2020-21. He shot 41.8% from deep in that year, which is a few notches ahead compared to last season’s 37.5% from three.<\/p>\n

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MJ avg 33 on 24fga's on 52% shooting over 7 seasons. 1.6 3PA. 9.1FTA. The final 3 of those were his first 3Peat.<\/p>\n

For comparison SGA in 24-25 averaged 33 on 22fga's. 52% shooting. 5.7 3PA. 8.8FTA.<\/p>\n

12 more PPG in the 3pt era wouldn't require 12-14 more shots. https:\/\/t.co\/cmhJRt9g7t<\/a><\/p>\n

— Clark Kentahim Al-Supar (@AmirThe2nd) August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n