Lakers security guard Luka Doncic was named Western Conference Player of the Week Nix security guard Jalen Brunson won the award in the East, the NBA announced Monday (via Twitter).
Doncic and Brunson, who were teammates in Dallas for four years (2018-22) to start their careers before Brunson signed with New York as a free agent in the summer of 2022 (Doncic was traded to the Lakers in February 2025), both led their teams to undefeated weeks. The Lakers were 3-0 when Doncic played (4-0 overall) and the Knicks were 3-0.
Slovenian star Doncic scored at least 40 points in all three of his outings last week, highlighted by a 53-point outburst against Portland on Friday. In those three games, he posted a staggering 45.0 points, 8.3 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals on a .525/.395/.829 field goal percentage and averaged an NBA ā and career ā 40.1 points per nine games, with an elite shooting line. 0.498/0.419/0.873.
Brunson, an All-Star and All-NBA in each of the last three seasons, averaged 27.7 ppg, 6.3 ppg (just 0.7 TOV) and 3.3 ppg last week on strong .483/.429/.750 shooting. The reigning NBA Finals MVP has helped the defending champion Knicks win five of their last six games after an 0-3 start to the 2026-27 season.
Danny Audio (Trail Blazers), Lamela’s ball (Timberwolves), Stephen Curry (Warriors), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder), Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) and Doncic’s teammate Austin Reeves there were other nominees in the West, according to the league (Link to Twitter), while Nikhil Alexander-Walker (Hawks), Janis Antecumpa and Klay Thompson with Heat, Sixers forward Jaylen Brown and Brunson’s teammate Karl-Anthony Towns stood out in the East.
