OKLAHOMA CITY (AFP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander believes Oklahoma City’s National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals triumph could be the beginning of a golden era for him and his youthful Thunder teammates.

The Thunder completed a 4-3 series victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, powering to a 103-91 win at the Paycom Center to seal the franchise’s first title since moving to Oklahoma City from Seattle in 2008.

For Gilgeous-Alexander, Sunday’s win completed a dazzling season that saw him become just the fourth player in history to win NBA regular season and NBA Finals Most Valuable Player honors as well as the league’s scoring title.

Perhaps most significantly, the 26-year-old Canadian point guard is the offensive totem of a Thunder team that, with an average age of 25.6, is the youngest to win an NBA Finals title since 1977.

Afterwards, Gilgeous-Alexander said the championship represented “a great start” for this Thunder generation.

“We definitely still have room to grow. That’s the fun part of this,” he told reporters.

“So many of us can still get better. There’s not very many of us on the team that are ‘in our prime’ or even close to it.”

“We have a lot to grow, individually and as a group. I’m excited for the future of this team. This is a great start. I’m really excited for this team.”