Charlotte's Terry Rozier and Sacramento's De'Aaron Fox have been named the NBA Players of the Week for the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively, the NBA announced on Monday.
Over the last week, Rozier led the Hornets to a 3-1 record while averaging 24.3 points, 5.5 assists and 5.3 rebounds. Other candidates in the Eastern Conference included RJ Barrett of the Knicks, Malcolm Brogdon of the Pacers, James Harden of the Nets and Tobias Harris of the Sixers.
🔥 24.3 PPG
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) March 29, 2021
🔥 47 FG%
🔥 20PT Consecutive Double-Doubles
🔥 Fastest player in Hornets franchise history to hit 300 three-pointers
CONGRATS to @T_Rozzay3, the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. 😏👻
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In the Western Conference, Fox was absolutely outstanding while leading the Kings to a perfect 4-0 mark. He averaged 36.8 points per game over that stretch with 5.5 assists while shooting 64% from the field. Other candidates for the award in the West this week were Denver's Nikola Jokić, LA's Kawhi Leonard, Utah's Donovan Mitchell, and New Orleans' Zion Williamson.
𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) March 29, 2021
☑️ 4-0 record
☑️ 36.8 PPG
☑️ 5.5 APG
☑️ 2.0 SPG
☑️ 64% from the field@swipathefox wins the award for the second time this season! 🦊 🔥 » https://t.co/MCPLES9KzG pic.twitter.com/70QXWnsF1l