Warriors star Stephen Curry and Hornets forward Miles Bridges have been named the NBA’s Western Conference and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the first five days of the 2021/22 season, the league announced today (Twitter link).
Both Curry and Bridges helped lead their teams to three-game win streaks to open the year — Golden State and Charlotte are two of the NBA’s seven undefeated teams and are among the three that are off to 3-0 starts.
Curry, who led the NBA in scoring last season, picked up right where he left off by averaging 31.0 PPG and knocking down 14 three-pointers in his first three games. He also filled up the box score with 9.0 RPG, 7.0 APG, and 2.3 SPG, recording a triple-double and two double-doubles. Curry beat out fellow Western Conference finalists Nikola Jokic, CJ McCollum, Ja Morant, and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Bridges is coming off a pair of 30-points outings and has averaged 25.0 PPG and 8.0 RPG overall, with a scorching-hot .542/.444/.938 shooting line. He took home this week’s hardware over Eastern finalists Seth Curry, Spencer Dinwiddie, Kevin Durant, Tyler Herro, Zach LaVine, Julius Randle, and rookie Evan Mobley.
Bridges gonna cash in playing like that on a contract year!
That is definitely a buyer beware situation though. He could end up great, he could end up as the next Chandler Parsons. Hefty gamble for someone.
Clearly Jokic was at his usual which means he was without a doubt the best player of the week in the WC… but… nevermind he will collect his second MVP, so no worries!
Curry had more points assists and steals. How can you say Jokic was better this week?
He hates Curry and the Warriors. Start of the season he claimed the Warriors will not be good this year.
Curry another MVP year in him. Only thing will keep him from it is injuries.
So that’s the reason why Jokic won the MVP last season because he played in every game and Steph ended up missing 9 games?
Being honest, I don’t think he said that. He said a fully fit Curry is MVP favourite.
I think had he been fully fit all season Curry would have been in the mix. He had a good season and posted good numbers. He was in the conversation despite being injured. A similar situation for Dame. Jokic deservedly won, but if Steph or Dame had played all games who knows what it would have looked like.
Mobley let’s go! When your team plays the Cavs, take a moment to watch this dude. He can literally player the 3 through 5, he is like another Giannis in the making but is already more developed at his age.
Mobley is def a star in the making.