Wembanyama, Herro Named Players Of Week

Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama and Heat guard Tyler Herro have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, according to the league (Twitter links). The weekly award covers games played from March 2-8.

Wembanyama averaged 26 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 blocks as San Antonio went 4-0 last week. Herro averaged 26.3 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 51.7 percent from 3-point range as Miami also went 4-0 last week. This marks Herro’s second career Player of the Week award.

Devin Booker (Suns), Luka Dončić (Lakers), Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder), Jrue Holiday (Trail Blazers) and Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) were the other nominees from the Western Conference. Bam Adebayo (Heat), Paolo Banchero (Magic), Jalen Johnson (Hawks) and Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks) were the other nominees from the East.