Suns center Deandre Ayton and Bucks big man Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA’s players of the week, the league announced (via Twitter).
Ayton, the Western Conference winner, led the Suns to a 3-0 week with averages of 23.7 points, 16.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 blocks while shooting 67.4% from the field and 81.3% from the free throw line. Phoenix is currently 13-6, the No. 1 seed in the West.
Antetokounmpo, the East’s winner, led the Bucks to a 3-1 week with averages of 35.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists on .611/.250/.644 shooting. He’s the first player of the 2022/23 season to win the award a second time. Milwaukee is currently 14-5, the No. 2 seed in the East.
According to the NBA (Twitter links), the other nominees in the West were Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic and Ja Morant, while Bam Adebayo, Caleb Martin, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Tobias Harris, Shake Milton, Bennedict Mathurin, Myles Turner and Donovan Mitchell were nominated in the East.
Which of these talented foreign bigs would you rather have as your 5 for the next 5yrs, 2012 Marc Gasol, 1992 Rik Smits, 2023 DeAndre Ayton, 1994 Dikembe Mutombo or 2004 Yao Ming? Rank a top3 if possible…
1. Mutombo
2. Yao
3. Smits
Ayton > Smits
AD should have won it the last couple weeks!!!
Gasol it’s my choice .
Smits and Gasol. Ewing is my third choice.