Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Celtics guard Derrick White have been named the NBA’s players of the week, the league announced (via Twitter).
Gilgeous-Alexander, a first-time All-Star in 2022/23, averaged 31.3 points, 6.3 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in leading Oklahoma City to a 2-1 record last week. He posted a .571/.333/.949 shooting line in the three games (35.4 minutes per contest). Gilgeous-Alexander won the Western Conference award for the second time this season.
White, the East’s winner, led Boston to a 4-0 week by averaging 24.5 points, 7.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks on .522/.515/.900 shooting in 38 minutes per contest. He started all four games in place of Marcus Smart, who is currently sidelined with an ankle injury.
According to the NBA (Twitter link), the other nominees in the West were Deandre Ayton, De’Aaron Fox, Nikola Jokic and Ja Morant, while Jarrett Allen, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, Joel Embiid, James Harden and Trae Young were nominated in the East.
Congrats SGA, you deserve better tho as well as your fans
Couldn’t fault you for wanting out of this franchise and into the actual NBA
Derrick White FTW!!! So deserved
He should be the sixth man . He’s been starting all year. He finally plays well. NBA likes to reward bad behavior. It’s Killian punches white ppl in the back of the head and it’s ok for jokic to shove ppl in the back. Let’s go silvers NBA. Shortened seasons and some play in tournament crap. Soon it will be 36 games a year and want more money
Rank a top5 of the Canadians currently in the NBA you’d rather have on your team if you could have them for their entire career, Dillon, Mathurin, Wiggins, Powell, Murray, Shaedon, Boucher, Shai, Primo, Olynyk, RJ, Nembhard, Dort, Lyles, CoryJo, the rest…
1 sga
2 Wiggins
3 Jamal Murray
4 Dort
5 Barrett
1 sga
2 Sharpe
3 Wiggins
4 Murray
5 mathurin
6 Brooks
7 Barrett
8 Lyles
9 Olynyk
10 Boucher
11 Powell
12 Joseph
13 Primo
I see you’re high on Shaedon, at least on this list. I would def take Mathurin over him but it will be cool to see those 2 guys careers develop
SGA should win most improved for his minutes played, and defensive improvement. He is playing at the next level this season, and definitely an All-Star
Bol got MIP wrapped up
It’s obviously going to be Markkennen.
vegas has shai & lauri at the top, followed by brunson. tyrese & cam t are in the next tier.
Obviously, right…