Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen and Heat center Bam Adebayo have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week, the league announced on Monday (via Twitter).
A first-time All-Star in 2022/23, Markkanen averaged 24.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.0 block per game on .473/.481/.917 shooting in helping Utah to an undefeated week at 4-0. The Jazz are the league’s hottest team, going 11-2 over their past 13 games to move above .500 (21-20).
Adebayo, the East’s winner, averaged 23.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.0 block per night while shooting 56.5% from the floor and 78.6% from the charity stripe in four games. Miami went 3-1 in those contests and is currently 23-16.
According to the NBA, the other nominees in the West were Devin Booker, Paul George, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Rudy Gobert and Nikola Jokic, while Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bennedict MAthurin, Myles Turner, Donovan Mitchell and Coby White were nominated in the East (Twitter link).
Nice! Congrats to Markkanen. Well deserved. Why not go for another 4-0? =)
Jazz should trade for Dejounte.
Why? Sexton is playing fantastic on a much cheaper contract and they are commited to developing Keyonte George.
How about for THT and Micah Potter? =)
Sexton was the one that inspired this team to play hard every night. Keyonte inspired this team to pass the ball more. Together they match really well now that Keyonte has more experience.
The question to ask is why does everyone want to trade Dejounte? Head case? Not coachable? Lack of effort? Too many mistakes? Other than his stats, I don’t know the player himself very well.
Utah is so damn well coached. Going to be a scary team once Ainge calibrates the roster to his liking.