Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Knicks' Kemba Walker named Players of the Week

Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the Western Conference Player of the Week, while Knicks guard Kemba Walker won the award for the Eastern Conference, the NBA announced Monday (via Twitter).

Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to a 3-1 record during the week of Dec. 20-26, averaging 27.5 PPG, 7.0 APG, 6.3 RPG and 1.3 BPG in those four games (36.9 MPG). He had a triple-double (27 points, 12 assists, 11 rebounds) in Oklahoma City’s victory over Denver last Wednesday.

Walker, meanwhile, is this season’s most unlikely Player of the Week, having fallen out of New York’s rotation entirely for 10 games before being reinserted into the starting lineup on Dec. 18 because so many Knicks players are in the health and safety protocols.

In three games this week, including a pair of wins, Walker put up 25.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG and 8.3 APG in 41.1 MPG. Like Gilgeous-Alexander, he had a triple-double, recording 10 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the Knicks’ Christmas Day win over Atlanta.