The Boston Celtics relinquished their standing as the top team in the NBA last season, with the Oklahoma City Thunder taking that title from them by winning the 2025 NBA Finals. The guy who was the driving force for the Thunder was superstar guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and he recently drew some high praise from Paul Pierce .

Over the past few years, Gilgeous-Alexander has gradually turned himself into the league’s top scorer. In nine games this season, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 33.3 points, 6.3 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 51.5% from the field.

Pierce has seen a lot of great basketball players, whether he’s gone up against them on the court or watched them from afar as a member of the media. When he watches Gilgeous-Alexander, Pierce claimed that he remi

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