An unglamorous role player is a glamor franchise’s secret weapon. And a lifeless squad could use a spark. Let’s open up the notebook to run through three NBA trends that have caught my eye over the past week: Alex Caruso was in a familiar place: The Oklahoma City Thunder were up big as he approached MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the top of the key.

Keeping the Oklahoma City Thunder within striking distance, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander showed out against the Brooklyn Nets with fancy moves inside the paint. It was another day in the office where the opposition had no answer for the MVP candidate.

The Los Angeles Lakers will continue their six-game homestand on Thursday night as they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena. This matchup marks the first leg of a back-to-back for the Lakers,

The Thunder would not score again in regulation and the Timberwolves went on a 16-0 run to close the game and force overtime — one of only four 24+ point fourth-quarter comeback

The winning total last year: 211 points. The winning total this year: 41 points. An All-Star Game like none other — since it was three games, not one — still had plenty of flash and not a lot of fire.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander narrowly missed a triple-double with 35 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 128-104 win over the Atlanta Hawks way back on Oct 27. Chet Holmgren added 25 points,

The 2024-25 NBA season continues with an eight-game slate on Monday. With options in the NBA DFS player pool such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,

During the NBA's Sunday ESPN slate, Brian Windhorst revealed that folks around the league don't view the Thunder as a threat to them. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has led the youthful group to one of the most dominating regular seasons ever.

The Greater Toronto Area — colloquially known as “the GTA” — is now one of the biggest producers of high-level basketball players, including NBA stars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and R.J. Barrett. Among that growing list is Virginia freshman guard Ishan Sharma,

LeBron James is energized to play alongside new Lakers teammate Luka Doncic while in Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hopes a National Basketball Association title will secure his place among le