Niu, Thunder Alexander won the MVP and reached the finals, Curry has been the first to be in 2016

Shay Gilgers-Alexander is about to complete another major NBA achievement after helping the Thunder defeat the Timberwolves.

For Oklahoma City Thunder star Shay Gilgers-Alexander, the NBA journey in the 2024-25 season is quite bumpy.

But his journey is not over yet.

After being awarded the 2025 NBA Most Valuable Player, Shay Gilgers-Alexander added an important award to his resume: he won the 2025 Western Conference Finals MVP and led the Thunder to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in the series.

The former Kentucky Wildcats star has won the league's Most Valuable Player Award and won a NBA Finals place with the Thunder. He will join a dedicated club along with future Basketball Hall of Fame member and Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry.

NBA Communications X account report: "Shay Gilgers-Alexander will become the first player to win the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season and participate in the NBA Finals presented by @YouTubeTV, since Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors in the 2015-16 season."

Once Shay Gilgers-Alexander sets on the 2025 NBA Finals, he will officially complete this achievement. For the moment, he and the Thunder still need to wait and see which team they will face in the final stages of the playoffs, with the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks still struggling in the Eastern Conference Finals.

However, the series may end as soon as Thursday night, with the Indiana Pacers facing the Knicks in the NBA Finals in Game 5 of the Madison Square Garden Stadium.

With his ability to control the game on the offensive end, Gilgers Alexander has become a threatening weapon on the Thunder, so that none of Oklahoma City's previous three playoff opponents have been able to resolve the crisis. He beat the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, the Denver Nuggets in the second round, and the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.

Gilgers Alexander performed well in the series against the Timberwolves. He scored 34 points on 14 of 25 shots to bring victory for Minnesota in a 124-94 win on Wednesday. In five games in the Western Conference Finals, he averaged 31.4 points, 8.2 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game.