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“I'm not playing to be a good basketball player. “I'm playing to be one of the best in history.” Declaration of intent matches one of the stars of the NBA and this World Cup. Shooting guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Canada after an impressive season as the GM of the Oklahoma Thunder. No There is no doubt in his team nor in the selection about the prominence of this 25-year-old, 1.98 meters tall, a physical prodigy (inherited from his mother, a Barcelona 92 ​​Olympian for Antigua and Barbuda in the 400m) and a relentless shooter.SGA, as he is known by its acronym It is the leading company…

“I'm not playing to be a good basketball player. “I'm playing to be one of the best in history.” Declaration of intent matches one of the stars of the NBA and this World Cup. Shooting guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Canada after an impressive season as the GM of the Oklahoma Thunder. No There is no doubt in his team nor in the selection about the prominence of this 25-year-old, 1.98 meters tall, a physical prodigy (inherited from his mother, a Barcelona 92 ​​Olympian for Antigua and Barbuda in the 400m) and a relentless shooter.SGA, as he is known by its acronym He is the leader of the North American team in average points (22.3; sixth-highest scorer in the tournament), rebounds (7.8) and assists (4.3). Shai Gilgeous's presence on the court and ability to do it all speaks for itself. Passes As a point guard, shooting as a small forward and rebounding as a midfielder, Spain will face a whirlwind on Sunday (3:30 p.m., La1) on its way to the quarterfinals.

In the same way, the International Basketball Federation placed the Toronto-born player in second place in the classification of the best player in the World Cup, surpassed only by Slovenian Luka Doncic, and ahead of American Anthony Edwards. His coach Jordi Fernandez surrenders to the commitment of his best players. “He is a big star and at the same time a very coachable person, he comes in and works and is very professional not only in terms of playing but also in taking care of his body and being fully prepared. He is a good leader. He is a role model for many players, especially the younger ones. As the best in the team.” He is the focus of others. Everyone thinks about points, but against France, he led the team in rebounds [13]With six assists and just one turnover. This is very important. This means that he is not only a player who impacts the game by scoring points, but also by defending and improving his teammates.

The ball goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the undisputed beacon of Canada after the loss of striker Jamal Murray in the last minute, who resigned from the World Cup after a long season in the NBA that culminated in the ring with the Denver Nuggets. In the American League, SGA has also shined this season, for the first time earning an All-Star spot, as a reserve for the West. He was drafted by the Hornets in 2018, then moved to the Clippers and a year later to Oklahoma. There he posted the best scoring mark of his career this season, 31.4 points per night making him the team's leading scorer, in addition to adding 4.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists to the basket.

He is also a life-long believer in free throws, with a success rate of 90.5% in the American competition, and the player who made the most one-point shots in the entire NBA during the campaign, 669, ahead of Embiid, Trae Young and Tatum. And Doncic. SGA is a pitching machine. No one in the league made more two-point shots than he did last year, on 1,213 occasions, and only Embiid and Antetokounmpo celebrated more successes. Reference figures transferred to the current account with a contract worth $148 million for four cycles.

Young Shay grew up watching Toronto Raptors' Jose Manuel Calderon from the stands. Today he is the mind of Canada, an intelligent reader of spaces and producer of baskets. Points fall from your hands. In February, he scored 42 goals against the Rockets, and opened the World Cup with 27 and 13 rebounds that beat France. SGA is just the player Spain is missing, the star who drives the team but is capable of deciding the match.

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