His philosophy on foul trouble is ahead of the curve, he tries to find loopholes like his permeant sub idea to slow down inbounds against Nikola Jokic and he gets his team to compete hard every single night in a marathon of an 82 game season.

As the 2024-25 regular season enters its last week, the MVP race is all but over. Sitting atop the NBA's MVP ladder for a third straight week, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on his way to capture the prestigious trophy for the first time in his career.