Victor Wembanyama has been named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week for the opening week of the season, joining Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo in the Eastern Conference. This is Wembanyama’s second career Player of the Week honor and the 28th for Antetokounmpo.
Wembanyama helped the Spurs to a 3-0 record to start the season for the first time since 2019, averaging 33.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, 6.00 blocks, 2.3 assists and 1.67 steals in 33.3 minutes while shooting 56.9 percent (37-65) from the field. He is the first player in NBA history to record 100+ points, 40+ rebounds and 15+ blocks through his team’s first three games.
Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to a 2-1 record last week, averaging 36.0 points (2nd in NBA), 16.0 rebounds (1st in NBA) and 7.0 assists (14th in NBA) per game while shooting 68.3% from the field (11th in NBA). He finished the week with 37 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in a win over the Wizards in Milwaukee’s season opener on Wednesday, before pulling down an NBA season-high 20 rebounds with 31 points and seven assists in Friday’s win in Toronto. He finished the week with 40 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists on Sunday against Cleveland, notching his 55th career 40-point game and tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the franchise record.
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