SGA buys Rolexes for Thunder teammates 'This is the least they deserve'

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the 2024-25 NBA MVP on Wednesday after leading the league in scoring (32.7 PPG) and guiding the Thunder to a league-best 68 wins.

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To celebrate, SGA gifted Rolexes to his teammates, a gesture honoring the group effort behind OKC record-breaking season.

SGA explained his decision during his MVP press conference.

“So the watches... I think it was last season. We were just on the bus being silly like we always are, and I can't remember who it was — actually, of course it was J-Will. He was like, ‘Two, what are you gonna get us when you win MVP?’ And it’s a crazy question to ask, but I don’t know what brought it up — watches were in the conversation. A lot of guys on the team like watches. Who doesn’t like watches?

“And then I said yes — which was silly on my part. But as I got closer to achieving the goal, I was like, ‘Wait a second, I actually have to do what I said I was going to do.’ So I made it happen.

“But this is nothing compared to what they’ve been to me. I’d rather have the MVP over a Rolex every day of the week — and without them, I wouldn’t have the MVP. So this is, in the slightest, what they deserve.”