Two of the NBA’s greatest guards have earned Participant of the Week honors for the week of Dec. 25-31, with Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander successful the Western Convention award and Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers claiming the award in the East.
It’s the primary time that both participant has been named Participant of the Week this season. Gilgeous-Alexander has now earned the glory 4 instances in his profession; Haliburton received it as soon as final season.
Gilgeous-Alexander led the streaking Thunder to a 4-0 week, averaging 33.5 factors, 6.5 assists, and 5.3 rebounds in 34.5 minutes per recreation with a capturing line of .623/.385/.943. He had his fifth 40-point recreation of the season on Friday in a blowout victory in Denver.
Haliburton’s Pacers additionally had an undefeated week, with victories over Houston, Chicago, and New York. The star level guard had back-to-back 20-point, 20-assist performances in opposition to the Bulls and Knicks and averaged 25.3 PPG and 17.7 APG throughout Indiana’s three wins, with a capturing line of .509/.417/.714.
Along with a number of of the standard suspects — Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis, De’Aaron Fox, and Domantas Sabonis — Path Blazers guard Scoot Henderson was among the many nominees within the Western Convention for the primary time in his younger profession.
Over within the East, Haliburton’s teammate Myles Turner, in addition to Jarrett Allen, Cade Cunningham, Jayson Tatum, Julius Randle, and Andre Drummond have been the opposite nominees.