Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has officially claimed the first MVP award of his career — and with it, he’s split the NBA community straight down the middle. On one side? A swelling chorus of fans celebrating the 26-year-old for leading the league in scoring and guiding the Oklahoma City Thunder to a Western Conference-best 68 wins — their first time atop the West since 2016.

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,

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