Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is NBA's best player, and his streak deserves mass celebration

There’s less than a month to go in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, and the MVP race appears to be decided. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander i

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke Wilt Chamberlain's record for the most consecutive games with 20-plus points. The OKC Thunder star achieved the record with his 127th straight game during a win against the Celtics. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and hit two go-ahead jumpers in the final minute of the game.

Wilt Chamberlain has some NBA records that might never get touched, like the 100-point game, 4,000 points in a season and a 50-point-per-game scoring average. And that means that when he does get caught — in any category — it's a big deal.

In a recent interview, a former NBA player made a bold MVP pick between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama.