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Tracking a niche topic? Build a personalized feed by following tags and authors to get updates as soon as they publish — no subscription required. [Get Started](/account/preferences/)Sign In ## Transcript So many things like in my life that I've accomplished, I never thought I would, um, and been wowed by it. And I think the, the process and approach that I take with playing the game and approaching the game has done me well to this point. So I don't harp or focus on my achievements and what I'm trying to achieve. I just approach it the same way every day and hopefully I get where I want to go and do. Shea, thanks again for doing this. Um, we talked a little bit before about growing up in Hamilton, Ontario, south of Toronto, where we are. Um, what should people know about your hometown that perhaps they don't know about? Um, probably. Um, yeah. I mean, Hamilton for me is like, uh, obviously it's my home, but it's, it's like, like my work ethic. It's, it's where I got my work ethic. It's where I got a chip on my shoulder. It's where I got my drive. Like Hamilton has like an underdog mentality, a blue collar mentality like you got to earn everything you get mentality. That's what I that's what I got from Hamilton when I moved there. Um, and that's something that I, I guess I carry with me to this day. Um, you know, you're known for working very hard in the off season. Um, do you ever take vacations? Yeah. I try to take two weeks just to, I guess, like digest everything, take a step back. Um, yeah, I just take a breath. You know, obviously the season is pretty, it's pretty intense. So I try to just take a step back, take a break and, uh, restart. Refresh. Do you go away? Do you have a favorite spot or are you just hanging out at home? No, I typically just hang out at home. Yeah. Uh, home is like comfort for me. I don't like, especially because I'm not there throughout the year. It's because, like, it's it's not like a quick flight, you know what I mean? Um, it's pretty far from from Oklahoma. So it's like, I'll go back home once maybe to go play the Raptors every year. And then other than that, I'm home in the summertime. Um, let's talk about fatherhood. We haven't talked about that yet. What has how has fatherhood changed you? It gives almost everything you do a little bit more purpose just because like the little version of you is like watching you and essentially learning from everything that you do, not just like, say or teach, like everything you do, they're watching. Um, and as they get older, you realize that. And I think like, that's just, it's, it's honestly like made me just like a better man just day to day because I know that someone's relying on me for their way around the world. What's the biggest challenge. Is lack of sleep. Yeah. That's hard. This past season, you went back back to back MVP awards. Um, and you guys had the best record, uh, in, in the NBA. Um, but you said the season was a failure after losing in the Western Conference finals. Why did why was it a failure to you? I mean, I, I, every, every year I go into the season with one goal in mind, and that's to win an NBA championship. And if I don't achieve that goal, then I fail that season. It's that simple. It's that simple for me. You did get your guys, uh. For your MVP award. You got them jackets and watches. Is that going to be the standard for you every time you win MVP? And hopefully you have more in your future? Or is this a particular special group that you wanted to recognize? Yeah, I mean, I'd say a little bit of both. Like this group is very special. It's very, very special. Um, they sacrificed a lot for me to win and for me to be the player I am. And I just think like they deserve it a little, a little gift, a little bit of credit, um, for all they sacrificed for me. And obviously basketball's a five man sport, so you can't go win or do anything by yourself. Um, yeah, I'm happy to do that every time. Going into the season. I know there's team goals, but just on the MVP thing again, the last person to win three times in a row I believe was Larry Bird. Jordan has it done it. Kobe hasn't done it all. A lot of great players who've never won three in a row. What would it mean to you to win three MVPs in a row? It'd be I mean, it'd be hard to describe, like. So many things. Like in my life that I've accomplished, I never thought I would. Um, and been wowed by it. And I think the process and the approach that I take, uh, with playing the game and approaching the game, um, it's done me well to this point. So I don't, I don't think like, I don't harp or focus on, on my achievements and what I'm trying to achieve. I just like approach it the same way every day and hopefully I get where I want to go. And have you thought about that though, that kind of history that you've made? Honestly speaking, no. Not really. Like the only thing I thought about is just trying to get better, um, and get back to the top of the mountain. Is there pressure on you? You know, you win in 25. You have a great another great year, but you fell short of the playoffs. Do you feel more pressure coming into this year with expectations? No I don't I don't feel any pressure or like care about expectations. Why not? Every year I play basketball, and I've worked my butt off all summer to become a better basketball player. And every year I go into the season trying to play my best basketball that I can and be the best player that I can. And that's all that I worry about. Nothing else I can control besides trying to be the best version of myself for my group and the organization I play for. And that's all I continue to hang my hat on. You have a very unique way of scoring. It's not overpowering over outjumping people blow by people you know, you're not seven feet tall. Um, in the post dunking over people. Um, where did you figure out that that's how you had to play to be successful? I was never the most athletic. I was never the tallest. I was never the fastest. Um, I was very skinny, very small. So like to get around the basketball court to play with older guys to stay on the court had to find ways to be elusive and ways to be tricky and ways to just be productive out there. Um, whether it was with the ball bar, without the bar. And I think those like reps and that just natural way of playing basketball for me, uh, became a weapon once I grew into my body and grew into my athleticism. Um, and now it looks like this. I guess art form, but it's really just like how I've had to play growing up. Why do you think the way you play, is it hard for it? I got to that form of playing basketball through my experiences and what I had to go through, and I think that's what art is like, you expressing your experiences and what you had to go through and what you feel and what you what you see essentially. Um, and regardless of how the world takes it, it's still an art form to me. So whether it's uglier than I'm prettier than them, it's still a form, right? So that's how I see it. Um, you were named the Most Stylish Man in the world by GQ magazine in 2022. Before your MVP before the Thunder were good. Um, were you proud of that? I wasn't proud. You know, like, I don't, I don't dress or wear clothes to be like considered in that, like, you know what I mean? Like, I honestly just do it because like, it's something that I have fun doing. It's such a passion of mine. Like I've done it my whole life. I literally enjoy the process of putting an outfit together and playing with colors and figuring out what looks good and trying to find something new that I can kind of own and start a new trend and things like that. So like, it's honestly just fun for me and whatever comes with it comes with it kind of just like basketball. Was there a moment in your life where you had a fashion awakening that you remember where it was like, oh, I kind of like looking good? Um, it's been that way since I can remember. Like, my parents always made sure that we go and look presentable leaving the house. Um. Shirts buttoned up, collars flapped over like it was, it was a non-negotiable growing up. And I think that's just something that's like, it's still to me now. And I've found a passion in it and been able to run with it. You grew up with your your cousin is also in the NBA. Like how How much would it help you to have a relative to play against, to compete with, to play with in high school? Um, yeah. How that's pretty unique. How did that help you. And, and like helped me grow a lot. Like just having a sparring partner to like, just like constantly get better. Um, was such a tool for me. And especially because he was like growing up, he was just as good, if not better. Like it was like, I was lucky to have it. Like when you get to that level, you don't, you don't get to see guys that good, let alone live with them and play with them and play against them every single day. So like we really made each other better. Um, yeah, that was like that our whole childhood, like we, uh, we definitely, uh, competed against each other, but also like we used each other to make each other better for sure. Do you look forward to playing against him or is it tough because one of you is going to lose? Oh, no. I look forward to playing against him. Yeah. I mean, it's both of us living out our dream, uh, like Playing in the NBA every night is my dream and I look forward to doing it. And it's also his dream and the fact that we're we the fact that we get to like play on the same stage and share that moment, um, it's special. Like so many guys play basketball at nine years old, but they don't get to play basketball in the high stakes with the guys that they play with at nine years old. And me and him get to say we do. So it's special. That's pretty awesome. You just started a foundation. Um, what do you hope to accomplish with your foundation? I really just want kids to understand and take away like self-belief and confidence. The biggest one for me, um, that is who I am as a human being. That is what's allowed me to be who I am as a who, as a human being. My mom instilled that in me from day one. Like growing up, it was never we couldn't do anything. It was, how are you going to do it? Like, are you working hard enough to do it? Um, I think that mindset and chip on the shoulder, chip on my shoulder allowed me to have the mindset I have today. Um, and then like, I think kids, so many kids around the world, they, whether they're equipped or not equipped, like sometimes it's just unfairly don't get like access to things. Um, and the more that I do, my foundation can give those kids access to things that they necessarily wouldn't wake up, roll over and get, um, whether they're deserving of it or not. I think it would be huge for the community. Um, and ultimately like change lives and, and help families. You know what I mean? And that's, that's what it's about. The biggest lesson you've learned from winning a championship in 2025? Anything is possible. That was probably the biggest goal of mine that I like. More than any other goal was like, it can't happen. It cannot happen. Like everything else I thought I can go make happen. Um, and that one is just like such a hard thing to do that I was just like, I might never win it. Um, and accomplishing that, like really showed me like taught myself that, like, if you do the right things, then anything really is really is possible. What's the biggest lesson you learned from falling short and losing in the Western Conference Finals in 2026? Um, be ready for the moment, being ready for whatever is thrown at you obstacle wise. Um, and not to say I didn't know that earlier, but I just think it's like last year's experience just like heightened that for me. Um, and really like put it to the front of my mind. There's a narrative out there that you and Victor are going to be the faces of the NBA going forward. Wembanyama do you think that's the case? I mean, I don't I don't really know. Like I don't I don't know like So many things can happen, so many things can change in a quick amount of time. Like it's hard. It's hard to say. He's obviously a really good player. Like the guy myself is a really good player as well. So like usually really good players float around those conversations, but it's hard to it's hard to say. Are you the best player in the NBA? Yeah, I mean, I think I'm the best. Why do you why are you. Sure that the production that I have night in and night out is best for an NBA production? Um, I think the efficiency that I do it at is best for an NBA efficiency. And I think everybody picks up a basketball or a soccer ball or a football or a tennis ball to win the game, the match, whatever it is. 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