Rozier, Fox earn NBA Player of the Week honors for March 22-28

BasketballNews.com Staff
Mar 29 2021

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.

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.