"They come off the bench with one of my favorite teammates of all time in Alex Caruso, who is the ultimate Swiss Army knife," James recently said on his podcast, "Mind the Game." "We’ve literally seen him guard Giannis,

In an NBA Finals headlined by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton, Alex Caruso and T.J. McConnell have both made plays that have swung games.

The 31-year-old has built a career off making the small plays. And those might prove the difference against the Pacers in the NBA Finals.

During the mundane of a December in the NBA, months before the Thunder would face the Pacers in the NBA Finals, Alex Caruso entered the locker room flossin’.

Alex Caruso on the inbounds steals and where things slipped in the fourth: “Gave up 40 points in the (2nd). Gave up 32 again in the fourth. You give up those kind of numbers, gonna be hard to win games.

Alex Caruso's leadership and luxury on the Thunder's bench is proving to be a massive asset in the 2025 NBA Finals.

It seems like the Lakers were warned not to make that mistake as well by franchise icon Magic Johnson. During an appearance on "First Take," Johnson, who was president of basketball operations for the Lakers from 2017 to 2019, revealed he had told the team not to let Caruso go if Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was on his way out too.

An Oklahoma icon coached Mike Caruso in college, and Caruso’s son now has helped lead the Thunder to the cusp of an NBA championship.

Thunder guard Alex Caruso learned some important things about being a true professional while playing with LeBron James and the Lakers.

Chet Holmgren, who also played a role in the wins, was praised for Cusro during the postgame press conference.

Alex Caruso was able to learn some interesting things about his Oklahoma City Thunder star teammate and NBA MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.