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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was back in action for the first time since the Thunder‘s Game 7 loss to the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals on Friday, scoring 26 points as Team Canada beat Puerto Rico 110-84 in their World Cup Qualifiers game.
Not only did the two-time MVP get to play in front of his home country’s rambunctious fanbase, but he was also playing alongside his cousin, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, an experience he’s not taking for granted, according to Jeff Patterson of The Oklahoman.
“We’ve been through every like step of our basketball career together,” Gilgeous-Alexander said, “and to still be doing it at a high level together is an experience that it’s hard to put into words and has me breaking character middle of the game.”
Gilgeous-Alexander spoke about Kawhi Leonard heading back to the Raptors, saying that Toronto’s fans would always show out for their team, but adding a player of Leonard’s caliber will only enhance their passion.
We have more from around the Northwest Division:
- Tamar Bates‘ recently signedtwo-way contract with the Jazzextends for two years, Keith Smith reports for Spotrac (Twitter link). The 23-year-old guard had a strong G League season last year, but has yet to make his NBA debut. Bates is currently on Utah’s Summer League roster, though he didn’t see the floor in Saturday’s opener.
- There was a lot of buzz around the Thunder‘s lottery selection of 7’3″ center Aday Mara that their experience playing against Victor Wembanyama last season influenced the choice. However, such expectations do the rookie a disservice and are not why Oklahoma City valued him so highly, Joe Mussatto writes for The Oklahoman. “I don’t think you can centralize everything around one particular team,” general manager Sam Presti said. “If somebody was building their entire roster around Denver or Boston or us, they’d be disappointed because those teams weren’t there at the end.” Instead, it was Mara’s intersection of offensive feel and rim protection on defense that made him such a draw for the Thunder’s braintrust, as he shows the kind of high-level passing ability that the Thunder traditionally value.
- LeBron James‘ agent, Rich Paul, broke down James’ free agent options via a whiteboard on a recent podcast. One of the teams included was the Timberwolves, though comments about a potential pairing seemed to focus more on what James would do for the team than what the team would do for James, which could indicate the practicality of such a pairing, Chris Hine writes for the Star Tribune. Hines notes that this Wolves team has often opted to go for the big swing, so if they believe themselves to be in play, even a little bit, they’re likely to try their best to make it happen.
