Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley on Monday was among the players nominated for the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week award, the league announced.
The award ultimately went to Charlotte Hornets guard Miles Bridges, while Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was named the Western Conference Player of the Week. It is the first time Bridges won as Curry has been recognized 17 times in his career.
Mobley averaged 15.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, three assists, 2.3 blocked shots and 1.7 steals last week with the Cavaliers. On Wednesday, he became just the second player ever to record at least 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block in a debut game.
Other Player of the Week nominees …
West: Nikola Jokić (DEN), CJ McCollum (POR), Ja Morant (MEM) and Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN).
East: Seth Curry (PHI), Spencer Dinwiddie (WAS), Kevin Durant (BKN), Tyler Herro (MIA), Zach LaVine (CHI), Evan Mobley (CLE) and Julius Randle (NYK).
— Cody Taylor (@CodyTaylorNBA) October 25, 2021
Mobley, through his first three games, has dazzled on both ends of the court and has looked to be perhaps the top rookie. He even registered his first career double-double on Saturday with 17 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks in a win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Earning a Player of the Week nomination in his first three games is quite an accomplishment, even if he didn’t win. Rookies rarely win the award, let alone earn a nomination in the first week of the season. Certainly, it could be a sign of things to come from Mobley.
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