After winning his first scoring title and leading Oklahoma City to a league-best 68 wins, the former Clippers draft pick takes the honor for the first time. He was the runner-up in last season’s

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his Thunder teammates all posed for one last group photo, and before the flash captured them, wrists were held high.

Gilgeous-Alexander won the award with one of the best guard seasons in NBA history. He led the NBA with 32.7 points per game. The only other guards this century to score that much were James Harden, Kobe Bryant,