Luka Doncic, Pascal Siakam named Players of the Week

Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Raptors forward Pascal Siakam have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week, the league announced Monday (via Twitter).

Doncic, the Western Conference winner, led Dallas to a 3-1 week with averages of 31.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 9.0 APG and 2.3 SPG on .494/.429/.818 shooting. The highlight performance of his stellar week was Friday’s victory in Houston, when Doncic recorded 50 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists and three steals on great efficiency (.567/.500/.833 splits). Doncic has accumulated eight Player of the Week Awards since 2019-20, the most in the West over that span, per the Mavs (Twitter link).

Siakam, the East’s winner, led Toronto to a 2-1 week while averaging 38.7 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 7.3 APG and 1.3 SPG on .527/.368/.838 shooting. The highlight of his week was Wednesday’s victory in New York when he recording 52 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and one steal on .680/.333/.889 splits.

According to the NBA (Twitter link), the other nominees in the West were Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Lauri Markkanen and CJ McCollum, while Jarrett Allen, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tyrese Haliburton, Franz Wagner and Trae Young were nominated in the East.