Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum and Lakers star forward/center Anthony Davis were named the NBA’s Players of the Week for the stretch of Oct. 22-27, the league announced (Twitter link). Tatum was the East’s winner, while Davis obviously represents the Western Conference.
Tatum helped the Celtics to a 3-0 start to the season, which included blowout wins over the Knicks and Wizards. In his first three games, Tatum is averaging 33.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists while shooting a blistering 54.7% from the field and 48.6% from beyond the arc.
Davis has also maintained a strong shooting line to open the year, connecting on a .571/.400/.800 line. He’s helped the Lakers win against three playoff hopefuls this year, defeating the Timberwolves, Suns and Kings to remain undefeated. Davis is averaging 34.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.7 steals to open the year.
According to the league (Twitter link), others receiving consideration in the East were Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen, Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey, Orlando’s Franz Wagner and Atlanta’s Trae Young. Phoenix’s Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren, the Clippers’ James Harden and Ivica Zubac, and the Lakers’ LeBron James all earned votes for the West.
Was weary of JJ but man dude can scheme
His best attribute so far has been simplifying all the crazy crap Ham was doing
Great chance AD can win Mvp if he plays 75 games under this new system
I agree. Ham was always the problem with the Lakers, and anyone not wearing blinders or hater-shades could tell. Adjustments were always him taking wild swings instead of having sensible rotations, and he made D-Lo the constant failure point of the offense, whereas Reddick has used him as more of an option guy who can spot up or play off-ball, which suits his skillset better.
The Celtics still look dominant. Not flawless, few teams do, but they look like candidates for a repeat, as expected. Mazzulla is a good coach and Tatum looks like he wants to kill the narrative of him being “The Michael Jordan of Tobias Harrises”, as one post from NBA Twitter called him.
Kind of surprised Allen got the voting nod over Mobley; Mobley was the better of the two on both ends and played more minutes.
Yup spot on
Dlo will have to accept being the 5th best player this year not the 3rd (as Ham wanted)
Can he do it, yes, will he, not holding my breath , luckily he’s expiring and can be moved. He was throwing a tantrum already game 2, I dont think Jj will stand for it long
Major lack of athleticism in Lakers backcourt. That will have to be rectified sooner than later when teams press the court and play more intense. Dlo not athletic, Vincent no way, Reaves not his bag to start an offence and Jj has smartly scaled back LBJ’s role here
Collin Sexton….maybe? Not many Pgs league wide that are good enough and on the market between the 15~30 mil range that Lakers will shop in . They need a Mario Chalmers type (athletic, low usage, can play some D and has some quickness to him )Easier typed than able to pull off tho
Kris Dunn on the Clippers fits that mold, but will they actually trade him? Will Kawhi play enough to keep them competitive?
Honestly, the Lakers might end up with Dennis Schroder again, and that would be outright funny. He keeps coming back because he’s the exact guy they need.
Really like Dunn but I doubt Steve would help Lakers out over a 2nd rder or 2 that he can get elsewhere
DS I’ve thought about as he offers some speed and point of attack D but he’d be more in the bu mold (Vincent) than starter mins Imo
Very ironic tho with the Vincent/DS comps as they were literally interchanged out already. Lakers took an L there especially in the fact Vincent got an extra year that makes his value further underwater on the trade market today
Tj Mconnell would be awesome but Indy aint trading him
I actually thought AR looked pretty quick against the traffic cones we have in Sacramento. He’s not gonna blow you away with his athleticism but he’s better physically than he appears.
He’s crafty, he’s skilled but press him 94 ft (or put him in that position) and his value would crater
I think Jj sees this and is having Ad take the ball up a lot, a small thing but smart….but again teams don’t press that much in Oct, come Spring they will.
Lakers run a lot of sets (now) so having 20 seconds to start compared to 12 really helps, opposing coaches will exploit this once the calendar hits January and start putting more pressure on the ball to get them outta rhythm