Trade Radar · open rumor · Thursday, October 8 · 2 d ago

Northwest Notes: SGA, Dosunmu, Kerr, Trail Blazers

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Reigning back-to-back MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander considers himself the “best player in the NBA,” the Thunder superstar told Sean Gregory of TIME. When asked why he thought that way, Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t hesitate. “I think the production that I have night in and night out is best-player-in-the-NBA production,” he said. “I think the efficiency that I do […]

Confidence

43%

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Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−2	2 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Thunder · G · 31.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 6.6 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $40.81M · next season $61.01M

Oklahoma City Thunder

$216.2M · above the first apron · 15 contracts · cap sheet

Portland Trail Blazers

$194.5M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander → Trail Blazers

Send out at least $32.44M

The Trail Blazers are over the cap, so to take on $40.81M they need to send out $32.44M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.

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