The Thunder traded Paul George to the Clippers last weekend for a haul that includes five first-round draft picks, Danilo Gallinari and point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who just completed his rookie NBA season. Here are 10 things you might not have known about Gilgeous-Alexander:
1. Gilgeous-Alexander’s full name is Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander. Even dropping the Aician, Shaivonte Gilgeous-Alexander is among the longer first/last names you’ll come across. Twenty-six letters. Howard Schnellenberger is 22 letters.
2. Gilgeous-Alexander’s parents are Charmaine Gilgeous, a track star who ran for Antigua and Barbuda in the 1992 Olympics, and Vaughn Alexander, who coached him in youth basketball.