Guarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander must feel kind of like showing up at a salsa-dancing class thinking you'd signed up for the free, entry-level, let's-try-something-different-for-a-change lesson … only to realize you'd accidentally picked the no-refunds, all-sales-are-final advanced course.
shooters — Luguentz Dort, Tre Mann, Aleksej Pokusevski and others are all more than happy to let one fly — but with the exception of backup stretch 5 Mike Muscala and starting stretch 5-in-training Jeremiah Robinson-Earl , they don't have manyones. Given the opportunity to pick their poison, opposing defenses are going to pack the paint every time, daring Oklahoma City's shooters to prove they can knock down enough long balls to beat soft coverage.
They know Gilgeous-Alexander's planning to come downhill at them; they know that OKC's best chance to score rests with him getting into the teeth of the defense and finding either a launch angle to release a short jumper, a pathway all the way to the rim, or a teammate left open by an overeager help defender. But knowingit's going to come — or, for that matter, what the hell to do once it gets there.
Gilgeous-Alexander drives like a pitcher who’s got total command of all of his pitches, and total comfort with throwing all of them in any count. You’re never quite sure if he’s going to blow past you with the first step, slink and slither his way into a quick-gather underhand scoop, or put his shoulder into you to create space for a push-shot floater that his 6-foot-6 frame and long arms allow him to uncork at all manner of Dutch angles.
Maybe, after stopping on a dime, SGA raises up for that slightly fading midrange J that he's canning at a strong.
Gilgeous-Alexander's ability to distort defenses with his dribble penetration is the beating heart of Oklahoma City's attack. The Thunder, who rank 25th in offensive efficiency overall, have scored
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