As the NBA season wraps up and the playoffs get underway, these major awards contenders deserve more recognition and consideration.

Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo feel very strongly about the Nikola Jokić vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP debate. What does that mean for the race at large?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is still finding color in the monotony of it all. The infinite regular-season wins, the trends that repeat themselves, the dominance that outweighs the ...

F or all the grousing of the long 82-game NBA regular season, it does make for a significant sample size. Habits developed ...

The NBA Playoffs begin April 19. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Joel Lorenzi covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Joel? He can be reached at ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder should have zero regrets about their year, as they put together one of the best regular seasons in ...

They’ll be watching in Canada, not just because of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, though the NBA’s scoring champion and MVP favorite who plays for Oklahoma City surely helps lure in fans who are north of ...

Clippers Ivica Zubac and James each shot eight free throws, a 28-attempt night for L.A. MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempted 11 foul shots with OKC drawing 20 attempts; its first attempts ...

The two teams tat drew the short straws in the top eight of the Western Conference meet up on Tuesday, April 15 in the NBA Play-In with the Golden State Warriors hosting the Memphis Grizzlies at Chase ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is still finding color in the monotony of it all. The infinite regular-season wins, the trends that repeat themselves, the dominance that outweighs ...

Clippers Ivica Zubac and James each shot eight free throws, a 28-attempt night for L.A. MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempted 11 foul shots with OKC drawing 20 attempts; its first ...