Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, NBA and OKC MVPs
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Fadeaway World on MSNHornets Traded Away Kobe Bryant And Shai Gilgeous-Alexander On Draft Night — And Paid The Price For DecadesIn 1996, the Hornets held the 13th pick and selected a skinny 17-year-old guard straight out of Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania, Kobe Bryant. He was a high-upside gamble in a draft filled with more NBA-ready talent.
In the third quarter of the Timberwolves’ Game 1 loss to Oklahoma City, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tried to drive right past his cousin, Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Shai fell down, and the official called a foul on Nickeil.
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