SGA’s historic efficiency
Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander has posted a season shooting percentage of 55.3% while averaging 30+ points per game — a mark social coverage says tops even Michael Jordan’s best seasons for a guard at that scoring level. (Social posts flagged SGA’s 55.3% FG as historically high for a guard averaging 30+ PPG.) (x.com) (The same wave of social notes also highlighted weekly honors for stars like LeBron James and Brandon Ingram.) (x.com)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished the 2025-26 regular season at 31.1 points per game on 55.3 percent shooting in 68 games for Oklahoma City. (basketball-reference.com) That scoring-and-efficiency mix is rare for a high-volume guard. Basketball-Reference lists Gilgeous-Alexander as a point guard and shooting guard, and ESPN’s season page shows his 55.3 field-goal percentage alongside 31.1 points per game. (basketball-reference.com) (espn.com) The Michael Jordan comparison comes from the top end of Jordan’s scoring seasons. StatMuse lists Jordan at 35.0 points per game in 1987-88, 33.6 in 1989-90 and 31.5 in 1990-91, while Basketball-Reference shows his career field-goal percentage at 49.7 and his player page links those peak seasons as part of his Chicago run. (statmuse.com 1) (statmuse.com 2) (statmuse.com 3) (basketball-reference.com) Gilgeous-Alexander did it on the league’s best regular-season team. Oklahoma City finished 64-18, first in the Western Conference and first overall in the National Basketball Association standings. (basketball-reference.com) (espn.com) His game log shows how steady the scoring stayed into April. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points or more in each of his last five regular-season games, including 47 against Detroit on March 30 and 35 against Denver on March 9. (basketball-reference.com) (espn.com) The shape of his offense helps explain the percentage. ESPN’s Finals feature from June 2025 described Gilgeous-Alexander as a midrange specialist, built around pull-ups, floaters and drives rather than heavy three-point volume. (espn.com) That matters in a league where 30-point scorers usually trade efficiency for volume. Gilgeous-Alexander paired 31.1 points with 6.6 assists, 87.9 percent free-throw shooting and 38.6 percent three-point shooting, according to Basketball-Reference. (basketball-reference.com) The season also extended a run that already included the 2024-25 scoring title, Most Valuable Player award, Western Conference finals Most Valuable Player award, Finals Most Valuable Player award and an Oklahoma City championship on his Basketball-Reference résumé. (basketball-reference.com) By the end of the regular season, the numbers put Gilgeous-Alexander in a narrow lane: a 30-point guard shooting like a frontcourt finisher, on a 64-win team heading into the playoffs. (basketball-reference.com 1) (basketball-reference.com 2)
