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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has emerged as one of the top young players in the NBA over the last few years.
The Oklahoma City Thunder star had a breakout 2022-23 season, averaging 31.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.
Gilgeous-Alexander also earned his first honor of becoming an NBA All-Star.
All things considered, the Canadian star is on the doorstep of reaching stardom, and national team head coach Jordi Fernandez made a huge prediction for Shai via ClutchPoints on Twitter.
“He’s gonna be one of the best NBA players ever, he’s gonna be one of the best players in our program ever,” he said.
“[Shai is] a very special player. He’s gonna be one of the best NBA players ever, he’s gonna be one of the best players in our program ever… He’s got that killer instinct.”
Team Canada coach Jordi Fernandez on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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Fernandez believes Shai has what it takes to become one of the best players that the NBA has ever seen.
The Canadian coach also believes a huge reason behind Shai’s raw potential is his killer instinct.
Not every player in the NBA can replicate that instinct, as most are already born with it.
With Shai taking the leap last season, he will spearhead the Thunder’s rebuilding phase.
To be honest, OKC may not be a rebuilding team as soon as the 2023-24 season.
The franchise has handed the keys to Gilgeous-Alexander, and so far, he has done a great job of handling the duties of a franchise star.
The best part is the fact that he’s still 25 years old and still has a lot of room for improvement.
Keeping that in mind, Fernandez’s prediction may become true sooner rather than later.
Anyway, the next target for Shai is to lead the franchise back to the playoffs.
OKC finished with a 40-42 record last season, which was only good enough to be the 10th seed in the Western Conference.
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