A pair of star point guards and MVP candidates have been named the NBA’s Players of the Month for December, with Jalen Brunson of the Knicks winning the award in the East and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder claiming it in the West, per the league (Twitter link). Brunson was named Player of the Week twice in December and led the Knicks to an NBA Cup championship. He … [Read more...] about Jalen Brunson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Win Player Of The Month Awards
Raptors’ Barrett Returning Sunday; Poeltl Update Coming Monday
Raptors wing RJ Barrett will return to action on Sunday against Golden State, tweets Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca. Barrett will be on an unspecified minutes restriction in his first game back since November 23, Murphy adds. As Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca observes (via Twitter), the Raptors were 12-5 with Barrett in the lineup but have gone just 6-9 without him. They have worst … [Read more...] about Raptors’ Barrett Returning Sunday; Poeltl Update Coming Monday
Kawhi Leonard, Jaylen Brown Named Players Of Week
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and Celtics forward Jaylen Brown have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, according to the NBA (Twitter links). Leonard led the Clippers to three wins during the week of December 22-28 while posting averages of 41.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals per contest. The star forward erupted for a … [Read more...] about Kawhi Leonard, Jaylen Brown Named Players Of Week
Raptors Notes: Barnes, Reserves, Bamba, Barrett
On the heels of one of their most disappointing losses of the season on Friday in Washington, the Raptors bounced back in impressive fashion, beating Golden State and Orlando in back-to-back games on Sunday and Monday. In the victory over the Warriors, forward Scottie Barnes led the way by posting the first 20-20 triple-double in franchise history (23 points, 25 rebounds, and … [Read more...] about Raptors Notes: Barnes, Reserves, Bamba, Barrett
Raptors’ Jakob Poeltl (Back) Out At Least One More Week
Starting center Jakob Poeltl is “currently completing a program of intensive rehabilitation and strengthening” for his lower back injury and will be reevaluated in one week, the Raptors announced today (Twitter link via Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca). Poeltl has missed three straight games — and five of the past six — due to his ongoing back issue, which the team has recently … [Read more...] about Raptors’ Jakob Poeltl (Back) Out At Least One More Week