Throughout his MVP and NBA Championship-winning 2024-25 campaign, OKC Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander found himself on the receiving end of a ton of criticism from pundits and keyboard warriors for his scoring prowess.
Considering he's ranked within the top-three in total foul shots attempted in each of the past three seasons, many have gone on to anoint him as the game's newest "free throw merchant," someone believed to hunt for opportunities at the charity stripe to pad their scoring numbers.
Along the way, many arguments have been made to disprove this type of rhetoric, though the title still seems to persist.