Victor Wembanyama has been named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week for the opening week of the season, joining Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo in the Eastern Conference. This marks Wembanyama’s second Player of the Week honor of his career and the 28th for Antetokounmpo.
Wembanyama helped guide the Spurs to a 3-0 record to start the season for the first time since 2019, averaging 33.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, 6.00 blocks, 2.3 assists and 1.67 steals in 33.3 minutes while shooting 56.9 percent (37-65) from the field. He is the first player in NBA history to record 100+ points, 40+ rebounds and 15+ blocks through his team’s first three games.
Leading the Bucks to a 2-1 record last week, Antetokounmpo averaged 36.0 points (2nd in NBA), 16.0 rebounds (1st in NBA) and 7.0 assists (14th in NBA) per game while shooting 68.3% from the field (11th in NBA). He tipped off the week with 37 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in a win over the Wizards in Milwaukee’s season opener on Wednesday before hauling in an NBA season-high 20 rebounds with 31 points and seven assists in Friday’s win at Toronto. He finished the week with 40 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists on Sunday against Cleveland to log his 55th career 40-point game, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the franchise record.