While it's a testament to the international growth of the game that winners have come from Canada, Serbia, Cameroon and Greece, it also means American-born players are lagging behind the league's elite.

The last time an American-born player walked away with the top honor was James Harden in 2018. The run of international players winning MVP -- Gilgeous-Alexander is from Canada -- speaks to the expanding global reach of the NBA and the increased number of talent outside of the United States.

Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Kyrie Irving is one of the best guards of his generation. Many say Irving has the deepest bag in the league and is, as such, one of the most difficult players to contain in the current NBA.

Even the bionic Edwards was fatigued while chasing around Kyrie Irving and also carrying the offensive load, and now that same task will be assigned to him guarding Gilgeous-Alexander for large ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the talk of the NBA community following Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday.

Dyson Daniels names SGA as the toughest player to guard in the NBA and gives a full breakdown as to why he's so dominant.