Kevin Durant has been named Player of the Week plenty of times throughout his NBA career. However, until Monday, he had never been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week — the previous 26 instances came while he was in the Western Conference.
But that all changed Monday when the NBA announced Durant had been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, January 11 to Sunday, January 17. The forward is the 26th Nets player in franchise history to be named Eastern Conference Player of the Week — the last Brooklyn player to receive the honor was Spencer Dinwiddie, who did so in November of 2019.
Durant led the Nets to a 3-0 week by averaging 34 points, 8 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. During the three-game stretch, Durant shot 61.3% from the floor and 60% from deep.
The Nets forward also set a season-high on Saturday, scoring 42 points in Brooklyn’s 122-115 win over the Orlando Magic.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard was named the Western Conference Player of the Week.
