A biography for Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderhasn’t been written yet.
“My rookie year, I was wearing more known brands: name brands, higher-end brands.”
“I just work hard, keep my head down and be true to who I am.”
“I want to be one of the best point guards to ever play.”
“Obviously, getting drafted into the NBA is an amazing feeling. So I was happy regardless of who drafted me.”
“I just want to be an example for kids back home.”
“There are a lot of great point guards in the NBA.”
“I feel like I touch the paint basically every play I'm out there.”
“My favorite kind of food is Jamaican food, obviously. Beef patty, chicken patty.”
“I like a lot of James Harden, isolation-wise. Chris Paul in the pick-and-roll. Kevin Durant in transition.”
“At the end of the day you have to step in the ring and show what you got, so being overlooked by the media and stuff like that, it doesn't really bother me.”
“I'm not playing this game just to be a good basketball player. I want to be one of the greatest to ever play.”
“You can always improve.”
“Now, seeing little kids that were in my AAU program, seeing where I came from, the same spot that they're in, now I'm in the NBA gives them a little hope and, I guess, just opening their eyes a little bit that, with hard work and dedication, anything is really possible no matter where you're from.”
“Not a lot of young guys get to play as much as I do. And the times I do it, I'm blessed and fortunate to be in the position. I'm trying to take full advantage of it.”
“I take shots that I'm comfortable shooting.”
“I think everybody at every school across the country wants to get to the NBA as fast as possible but more specifically, I just want to maximize my potential as fast as possible.”
“I can't always sleep.”
“I played point guard in the past and I know myself.”
“I just know who I am as a person, comfortable in my own skin. And I guess that's just a testament to how I was raised. All credit to my parents. But yeah, I'm a humble guy, confident at the same time - just go about my business.”