From the outset, head coach Mark Daigneault says Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knew who he was destined to be in the NBA. It was inevitable. Gilgeous-Alexander is driven to surpass Kobe Bryant , which, for some, makes sense after winning his first championship. However, for Daigneault, none of this comes as a surprise for Shai.

Daigneault believes Gilgeous-Alexander knew all along and that the NBA's reigning MVP has already shifted his focus to the next goal , Thunder's head coach said, per GQ's Yang-Yi Goh.

“The trend with Shai is that he always knew before any of us,” says Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault. “He has always had a very clear vision for himself of not only where he wants to go, but what he needs to do next.”

In a season where Gilgeous-A

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