How Do You Pronounce Shai Gigeous Alexander?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is rightly pronounced  \SHAY GIL-juss AL-eck-zan-der\ .

Who Is Shai Gigeous-Alexander?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a basketball player who plays as a point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA.

Shai was born on July 12, 1998, in Toronto but grew up in Ontario. He played high school basketball for St. Thomas More junior team and played one season college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.

As an high school student, he won the team MVP and the midget boys’ city championship, and averaged 18.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

In 2018, Shai was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets as 11th overall, in the first round of the NBA draft. During his rookie season with the team, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

Also, during the 2018 NBA Summer League, Shai averaged 19 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.3 steals per game.

In 2019, Shai was traded by the Clippers to the Oklahoma City Thunder for NBA All-Star Paul George.

In 2022, Shai won the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week, the second in his career history.