The Thunder acquired Gilgeous-Alexander from the Los Angeles Clippers in 2019 in the blockbuster Paul George trade. OKC also acquired Chris Paul from the Houston Rockets in 2019 in the Russell Westbrook trade.

A few notable Thunder legends were in attendance. No offense to TV personality Kendrick Perkins, but Chris Paul's presence meant a little more to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. After all, he was his mentor in their sole season together in 2019-20.

When the Houston Rockets traded Chris Paul got traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook in the summer of 2019, it appeared to be part of a massive teardown effort in OKC. They already flipped Paul George to the Clippers for a young point guard in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a boatload of picks six days prior,