The Thunder has a new leader, Alexander has a bright future and he is expected to become a "super giant" with self-discipline. Beiqing Sports
Release Time: 01-1613:00 "Beijing Youth Daily" Sports Department Official Hundreds, Sports Talent, Quality Creator
At noon on January 16, Beijing time, the Thunder played at home against the Bulls in an NBA regular season. After being behind by as much as 22 points, the Thunder achieved a major reversal under the leadership of the 22-year-old Canadian guy.
The season defeated the opponent in a thrilling 109 to 107, ushering in the first home win of the season. The teenager who was named the star of the game is Shay Gilges Alexander who scored 33 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists in the game. He is undoubtedly the leader in this game, his personal scoring ability is very good, but also a good series of offensive team. It’s not the first time Alexander played a key role in the game. Just three weeks ago, in a game against the Hornets, it was his mid-range shot before the end that helped the team to kill the original.
He recruited the old team of the NBA and won by 2 points. This young man whose name is not easy for fans to remember, has grown into a leader and pillar of the team. After Westbrook, Paul George and other big figures in the past have left, the Thunder team’s management has a unique vision. They may have chosen the league's superstar for the next decade, and the Thunder fans ushered in another player to look forward to. Alexander graduated from the University of Kentucky. In the 2018 NBA Draft, he was selected 11th in the first round by the Charlotte Hornets. He was then traded to the Los Angeles Clippers and then traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in July 2019. .
In the draft that year, a large number of new stars with wide attention and great potential emerged, such as the super center Ayton with the template of Admiral Robinson, the potential 3-point pitcher Tre Young, and the rookie season are enough. Doncic, a talented European teenager who competes with the first man in the league, James. There is also a 1.98-meter tall point guard Gilges Alexander who is not obvious but has high ability and superstar potential. He is not easy to be remembered largely because of his name. It's too long, and it's a match for Antetokounmpo, "Letter Brother".
Alexander was selected with the 11th overall pick in the first round of the draft year. He is relatively thin and looks unremarkable. But from the beginning of entering the NBA, there have been many scout players and coaches who praised this young man and believed that he has a bright future. Alexander’s trainer Simplis once praised in an interview that he thinks this Canadian guy is the most potential of all the players he has worked with. Simplis said: "Alexander is a very professional Player, at this point, he is much better than other players of the same age.
He has always paid great attention to the mastery of some details, and he has been doing some details that I have emphasized to him. The most important thing is that he is still very young and very With professionalism, he knows how to take care of his body, and his future will be very good." In a game against the Timberwolves last season, Alexander scored a triple-double of 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, making the NBA news headlines at the time.
This was his first career triple-double and he also scored a career-high 20 rebounds. At 21 years old and 185 days, this triple-double result made him the youngest player in league history, able to get 20+20+10 players in a game. Few people in the history of the NBA can do such data. As far back as the 1993-94 season, the 21-year-old and 259-day O'Neal scored 24 points, 28 rebounds and 15 blocks in the opener against the Knicks.
In the 2016-17 season, 21-year-old and 360-day Jokic played against the Warriors. Scored 17 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists in the game. The remaining two who achieved such results at the age of 21 were Morris Stokes in the 1955-56 season and Dolph Skiles in the 1950-51 season. In other words, before Gilges Alexander, only four people in the league could achieve this record at his age. Alexander said in an interview: "I want to make a little progress every day. I learn something new every day. I know it will be difficult to realize my dream, but I have never lost confidence in myself. Go all out to do something and take care of my body.
After all, only a healthy body can help me realize my dreams. I keep myself a strong desire to win every day, and I learn more and more. This will bring me closer and closer to my dream." It can be seen from this passage that the young Alexander is a very self-disciplined player. His statement reminds fans of Cristiano Ronaldo in football or LeBron James, a senior in the NBA. Both of them are exemplary figures who can "keep youth forever" in the professional sports arena. If Alexander can do this well, he will also make great achievements in the future.
