M-V-P' is the typical chants that Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is serenaded with at the free throw line, but in recent weeks in road

The Thunder could not have given Daigneault a better gift, as there is nothing that validates a coach's hard work more than the consistent winning basketball his team can play. But Gilgeous-Alexander has other ideas for what gift to deliver to the young head coach.

Over the last half-decade, the Oklahoma City Thunder have built up one of the best young cores in the league. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams make up one of the best trios. The Athletic's Sam Vecenie helped build a "24 best players under 24 years old" ranking.