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When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was drafted with the 11th overall pick of the 201
8 NBA Draft, little did everyone know that he would blossom into the player he
is today. Even the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team that sought him as one of
the main returns in the iconic Paul George trade that keeps on giving, could n
ot have foreseen that Gilgeous-Alexander would blossom into an eventual MVP wi
nner, which he officially was on Thursday as he received the award prior to th
e Thunder's 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Weste
rn Conference Finals.
Gilgeous-Alexander was already a quality rotation player in his rookie year. H
e then blossomed into an everyday starter for the Thunder in Year 2, receiving
plenty of guidance from future Hall of Famer Chris Paul. By Year 3, he was al
ready OKC's best player, and from there on, he kept on improving and improving
— a testament to his legendary work ethic that has him getting better year a
fter year.
当SGA在2018年NBA选秀中以第11顺位被选中时，没有人预料到他日后会成长为今日这般的
球员。即便是奥克拉荷马城雷霆队——那支在著名的Paul George交易案中将他作为主要
回报之一的球队——也未曾预见他会蜕变为最终的MVP得主，而他已于本周四正式获得该
荣誉，并在西区决赛第二战雷霆以118比103击败明尼苏达灰狼之前，接受了这个奖项。
SGA在新秀赛季就已是值得信赖的轮换球员。第二年在雷霆时，他已成为每日固定先发，
并在未来名人堂成员Chris Paul的引导下大幅成长。到了第三年，他已然成为雷霆的头号
球星，并从那时起持续进步——这充分展现了他传奇般的职业操守与努力，每一年都不断
精进自己。
The Thunder star is at the top of his game right now, and Gilgeous-Alexander d
elivered a heartfelt message to his younger self, one of gratitude that he sta
yed the course and led him to where he is right now.
“I'm very proud. I'm glad he never gave up. I’m glad he listened to the righ
t people. And I'm glad for those people giving me that advice, what they did t
hroughout the years. They know who they are and I'm very appreciative,” Gilge
ous-Alexander said in his postgame presser, via the official NBA account on X.
这位雷霆球星目前正处于巅峰状态，SGA也向年轻时的自己传达了一段感人的话语，感谢
他坚持走过来，才有了今天的成就。
“我感到非常骄傲。我很庆幸他（指年轻时的自己）从未放弃。我很高兴他听从了正确的
人的建议。我也感谢那些年来给予我指引的人，他们知道我是指谁，我非常感激，”SGA
在赛后记者会中说道，根据NBA官方X帐号的报导。
Gilgeous-Alexander is now on the cusp of leading the Thunder to their first NB
A Finals appearance since 2012, needing just two more wins to do so. He was a
dominant force in Game 2, frustrating the Timberwolves beyond belief and putti
ng up 38 points in a winning effort that showed why he's such a deserving MVP
winner.
SGA如今正站在带领雷霆自2012年以来首次闯进NBA总决赛的门槛上，距离目标仅差两场胜
利。他在第二战中展现出绝对的主宰力，让灰狼队防不胜防，并豪取38分，为球队赢得胜
利，也充分证明了他为何当之无愧成为MVP得主。
———
无庸置疑的MVP身手
真的期待今年雷霆拿到队史第一冠