Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Deni Avdija received a nomination for NBA Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday,
The 6-foot-8 forward led the Blazers to a 2-2 record during the week of Nov. 2-9, averaging 21.5 points, 7.3 assists, and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 44.4% from the field. Avdija’s week was headlined by a major 28-point, five-assist performance last Monday in a come-from-behind 118-110 win over the Denver Nuggets. He also registered 12 assists in a 132-119 win over the Phoenix
Suns last Wednesday and 11 assists in a close loss against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.
Lakers superstar Luka Doncic took home Player of the Week honors in the Western Conference. He led the Lakers to a 4-0 record while averaging an absurd 45 points per game, on top of per-game averages of 8.3 assists and 7 rebounds. New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson was named the Player of the Week in the Eastern Conference. The reigning NBA Champs went 3-0 this week as Brunson averaged 27.7 points and 6.3 assists per game.
Other nominees in the Western Conference included Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lakers guard Austin Reaves and San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama.
Eastern Conference nominees included Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Miami heat teammates Giannis Antetokounmpo and Klay Thompson, Philadelphia 76ers wing Jaylen Brown, and Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns.
