Ja Morant, Joel Embiid named Players of the Week

It solely took Grizzlies level guard Ja Morant three video games to earn his first honor from the NBA this season. After main Memphis to a three-game profitable streak upon getting back from his 25-game suspension, Morant has been named the Participant of the Week for the Western Convention, the league introduced Monday (via X).

Morant averaged 28.0 factors, 9.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds in 35.1 minutes per recreation over the course of three Grizzlies wins, securing final Tuesday’s victory over New Orleans with a game-winning shot on the buzzer. Having opened the season with 19 losses in 25 video games, Memphis appears revitalized with Morant operating the present, having not misplaced since reactivating the star guard.

In the meantime, Sixers star middle Joel Embiid grew to become the Jap Convention’s first repeat winner of the Participant of the Week Award this season. He additionally earned the distinction once in November.

Whereas the 76ers opened final week with a loss to Chicago, Embiid had 40 factors in that recreation and adopted it up with 51 factors in a victory over the Timberwolves and 31 extra in a win in opposition to the Raptors. In his three video games final week, the massive man put up spectacular averages of 40.7 PPG, 12.0 RPG, 6.0 APG and a pair of.3 BPG in 36.0 MPG.

Morant beat out fellow nominees Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, LeBron James, Jamal Murray and Domantas Sabonis within the West. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jarrett Allen, Trae Young, DeMar DeRozan, Derrick White, Tyler Herro and Embiid’s teammate Tyrese Maxey had been the opposite nominees within the East (X
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