Rockets center Alperen Sengun and Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week, the league announced on Monday (via Twitter).
A third-year Turkish big man who will be eligible for a rookie scale extension in the offseason, Sengun is a Most Improved Player award candidate, having become the focal point of Houston’s offense under new head coach Ime Udoka. Sengun helped lead the Rockets to a 3-1 record last week, averaging 24.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals in four games (31.4 minutes).
Brunson, meanwhile, is the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season, having previously won back in November. He helped New York to a 4-0 record to open January, averaging 27.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 9.3 assists in 36.6 minutes per contest.
According to the NBA, the other nominees in the West were Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr., Anthony Davis, Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Paul George, Nikola Jokic, Lauri Markkanen, Domantas Sabonis and Anfernee Simons.
Jarrett Allen, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paolo Banchero, Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner, Julius Randle, Pascal Siakam and Jayson Tatum were nominated in the East (Twitter links).
Sengun is nice. Feisty lil crew down in h town…
Brunson getting all the praise from the media that they should’ve been giving him last season. Not just the right PG in New York, but an All-NBA caliber player.
Huh? He has gotten plenty of praise basically since he’s been signed. How many “imagine if Dallas still had Brunson” convos did we hear last year.
Yeah, but not necessarily from the media. A lot of pundits last year didn’t consider him All-Star caliber, even, which is just dumb.
Fair enough
Who knew that Vanvleet and Dillion Brooks would spark a winning culture surge in Houston. The rockets have absolutely stunned the NBA contenders.
Hard agree brother.
Jalen “all star” Brunson ……
FA signing, Hartenstein FA signing, Julius “all star” Randle FA signing, Hart FA signing.
Not bad, I must say.
I got more for the OG trade haters …..
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Only saying what I’ve been saying. Maybe you’ll believe him. After all he was there…..
Good for Sengun. The guy needs help though. Many times are hard fouling him and it is going to wear down his body