Victor Wembanyama Made It Clear, He’s Tired of Finishing Second
A dejected Victor Wembanyama looks across the court as he watches LeBron James and Team USA celebrate their gold medal game victory against France. The French phenom is surrounded by his fellow countrymen, both on the court and in the stands of the Bercy Arena in Paris. His team has made it to the peak of the mountain, they’ve finished with a medal around their necks, yet the burden of being No.
2 weighs on him heavily. Across the pond, another man gives No. 2 a new meaning.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball’s greatest export since Steve Nash, is now a 2x NBA MVP, 1x champion, and 1x Finals MVP winner. His chest may say otherwise, but he has been everything except No. 2.
SGA has led his team in scoring every year since joining the Thunder, averaging 20 points or more since 2020, and 30 points or more since 2022. Spurs Second to Thunder in the Regular Season Standings In the 2025-26 NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder have been nothing short of dominant. They won 64 games, finishing with either a winning or tying record against all but one team .
The one team? The San Antonio Spurs. While only three of their wins came in the official league season, the Spurs finished 4-1 against OKC in the regular season this year, with an added win coming from their matchup in the In-Season Tournament.
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