Pascal Siakam, Brandon Ingram named Players of the Week

Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has been named the Player of the Week for the Eastern Conference, while Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram earned the award in the Western Conference, the NBA announced Monday. It’s the first time this season that either Siakam or Ingram has been named Player of the Week.

Ingram returned from a five-game absence last Tuesday and led the Pelicans to three consecutive road wins in Detroit, Denver, and Houston, moving the team into the final play-in spot in the West. In those three games, Ingram averaged 27.3 points on .475/.400/.846 shooting and thrived as a play-maker, with 9.3 assists per game. He also chipped in 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per contest.

Siakam’s Raptors improved their playoff outlook with a winning streak this week too. After going 4-0, Toronto now holds the sixth seed in the East, having moved ahead of Brooklyn. In the Raptors’ four victories, Siakam put up 24.8 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 4.8 APG, and 1.8 SPG on .493/.500/.806 shooting while averaging over 40 minutes per game.

Ingram beat out fellow nominees Anthony Davis, Luka Doncic, Luguentz Dort, Ja Morant, and Karl-Anthony Towns for the Western Conference award. The other Eastern Conference nominees were Jarrett Allen, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis, DeMar DeRozan, and Joel Embiid.