Players of the Week | Premiere of Castle Stephon
Stephen Castle etc Jalen Johnson were selected as “Players of the Week”, respectively in the West and in the East.
On the Spurs side, the young guard continues his rise: 24.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 3 steals on average, with an impressive efficiency (63% shooting) in just 26.7 minutes per game, in a week concluded with three wins in three games. The highlight obviously remains the reference match against Dallas, with a triple-double of 40 pointsan extremely rare performance in franchise history.
In the East, Jaylen Johnson is rewarding the great dynamics of Atlanta: the strong forward recorded a triple-double with 27.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 11.3 assists on average, and this is his second award of the season.
Other nominees, in the West, were: Donovan Klingan and Jeremy Grant (Blazers), Kawhi Leonard (Clippers), Trey Murphy III (Pelicans) and Victor Wembanyama (Spurs). East: Scotty Barnes (Raptors), Jaylen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks), Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey (Sixers), Donovan Mitchell (Cavs) and Ryan Rollins.
2026-02-09 21:17:00
