Point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander celebrated winning the MVP award for the 2025/26 NBA season with a generous gesture aimed at his teammates. The Oklahoma City Thunder star distributed around US$40,000, the equivalent of more than R$200,000 at the current price, in luxury gifts for each player who makes up the franchise’s main squad. The individual award, won by the Canadian for the second year in a row, was officially announced on Sunday.
The gifts were handed out at the North American team’s training facilities. Todos athletes received packages ahead of final preparations for the postseason run. The group posed for photos displaying part of the products received directly from the squad’s technical leader.
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— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) May 17, 2026
Detalhes of luxury items given to Oklahoma City Thunder athletes
The gift list prepared by shirt 2 included items from famous brands and state-of-the-art electronic equipment. The item with the highest commercial value was a watch from the Swiss brand Audemars Piguet, individually valued at around US$35,000, which corresponds to approximately R$177,000. The players also received designer clothes and modern communication devices.
The athletes received the following components in the celebration kit:
- Luxury Brand Relógios Audemars Piguet
- Sobretudos classics from the British brand Burberry
- Smartphones of iPhone 17 model Pro Max
- Perfumes imported high perfumery
- Kits complete with accessories for golf practice
Esta was not the first time that the athlete used his resources to reward his colleagues after an individual achievement in the North American league. The previous year, when he won his first most valuable player trophy, the point guard gave Rolex brand watches to the squad, valued at more than R$95,000 per unit at the time.
Historic Recorde puts Canadian in qualified NBA selector
Aos 27 years old, the driver of the Oklahoma team reached important milestones with the new Michael Jordan trophy. Ele became the 14th professional in the history of American professional basketball to win the vote consecutively. The athlete received 83 of the 100 possible votes for first place on the panel of press experts.
Considerando is just the competitors who continue to be active on the courts, the Canadian became the fifth member to record this specific feat. Ele shares statistics with Serbian Nikola Jokic, from Denver Nuggets, and Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, from Milwaukee Bucks. Completam the historical list the point guard Stephen Curry, from Golden State Warriors, and winger LeBron James, who currently defends Los Angeles Lakers.
Decisão from Conferência Oeste moves the night in Oklahoma
The announcement of the individual award comes at a decisive moment in collective competitions for the franchise. Oklahoma City Thunder boasts the status of current league champion and confirmed its initial favoritism by recording 64 wins and 18 losses in the regular season, securing the best overall campaign in the tournament. Nos previous playoff clashes, the team led by coach Mark Daigneault eliminated Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers through sweeps.
The group’s next challenge will be Conferência Oeste’s final series against San Antonio Spurs, who eliminated Minnesota Timberwolves in the previous phase. The first match of the dispute takes place this Monday, at 9:30 pm Brasília time, at the Paycom Center gym. The league commissioner, Adam Silver, scheduled an official ceremony before the ball went up to physically hand over the trophy to number 2 in front of the local fans.
