By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors for his play from January 6 to 12.
Sabonis averaged 22.0 points (61.0% FG, 75.0% 3PT), 20.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 1.3 blocks, leading the Kings to a 3-0 record.
This is his sixth career Player of the Week award and fourth as a King. Sabonis is only the second player since 1976 to average 20+ points, 20+ rebounds, and 7+ assists over three games, joining DeMarcus Cousins.
He also led the NBA in rebounds and posted the best three-point percentage among players with at least two made threes per game.
Cleveland Cavaliers’ Darius Garland claimed the Player of the Week honors in the Eastern Conference after leading his team to a 2-1 record, averaging 26 points and 7.7 assists on 52.8% shooting from the field.