Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads NBA in steals this season by large margin

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading the NBA in steals this 2023-24 season by quite a wide margin. The 2023 All-Star guard has amassed 58 steals through 21 appearances.

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes and Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George are tied for second with 40 steals each. Dyson Daniels, Herb Jones, and Jalen Suggs are third with 38 apiece.

Gilgeous-Alexander, 25, also leads the league in steals per game (2.8.) and steal percentage (3.8%). Last season, he finished sixth in steals (112), fourth in steals per game (1.6), and 17th in steal percentage (2.2%).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads NBA with 58 steals

NBA Player	Steals	Play
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	58
Scottie Barnes	40
Paul George	40
Dyson Daniels	38
Herb Jones	38
Jalen Suggs	38
Donovan Mitchell	37
Dejounte Murray	37
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	36
Kawhi Leonard	36
LeBron James	35
Bogdan Bogdanovic	35
Giannis Antetokounmpo	35
De’Anthony Melton	34
Matisse Thybulle	34
Mitchell Robinson	32
Robert Covington	30
Darius Garland	30
Trae Young	30
Luka Doncic	29
Kyle Lowry	29
Chris Paul	29
Cam Reddish	29
Victor Wembanyama	29

In Oklahoma City’s 123-87 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 14, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 28 points, six rebounds, five assists, and a career-high seven steals in 29 minutes of action.

The Thunder guard logged five or more steals in three straight games against the Dallas Mavericks (Dec. 2), Houston Rockets (Dec. 6), and Golden State Warriors (Dec. 8). In the Houston matchup, he finished with six thefts.

Furthermore, in Monday night’s 134-120 victory over the Utah Jazz, the Kentucky product posted 30 points, four rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in 28 minutes played.

“I feel like every great scorer has to deal with finding the balance,” he said after the win. “And it’s something that I always try to critique myself on and something that I always try to get better at. And I can always get better at it. It’s something that I focus on for sure.”

NBA sportsbooks show Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with fourth-best odds to win NBA Clutch Player of the Year this season. Oddsmakers are giving better odds to Damain Lillard, Tyrese Haliburton, and LeBron James.

NBA betting sites are listing the Thunder guard with fifth-shortest odds to win MVP as well. He trails Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, and Giannis Antetokounmpo.