Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 25 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports.
NBA Players of the Week for Week 25.
West: James Harden (@LAClippers)
East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Bucks) pic.twitter.com/TuS2JqNJhh— NBA (@NBA) April 14, 2025
Harden wins the Western Conference Player of the Week award for the first time this season, the 27th of his NBA career, and his first with the Clippers.
The six-time All-Star, who clinched his first weekly honours since February 2021 while with the Brooklyn Nets, led the Clippers to a 4-0 record in the week covering 7 April-13 April.
The 35-year-old averaged 29.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 10.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 53.4% from the field and 48.4% from three-point range as they defeated the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and Golden State Warriors.
Harden averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game across 79 contests during the regular season and fended off competition from teammate Ivica Zubac as well as Luka Doncic (Lakers), Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Aaron Gordon (Nuggets), and Aaron Wiggins (OKC) to win the award.
James Harden is your Western Conference Player of the Week
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— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) April 14, 2025
Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, wins the Eastern Conference Player of the Week honour for a second consecutive week and a record fourth time this season (Weeks 5, 13, and 24) and 27th of his career.
He played just thrice as the Bucks secured a 4-0 record in the week under review, with the Greek-Nigerian averaging a triple-double of 27.7 points, 11.7 rebounds, 10.0 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game, while shooting 57.4% from the field as they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, and Detroit Pistons (twice).
The 30-year-old averaged 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game while shooting 60.1% from the floor across 67 games this season.
Antetokounmpo brushed off Scottie Barnes (Raptors), Onyeka Okongwu and Trae Young (Hawks), and Payton Pritchard (Celtics) to win the weekly award.
Your BACK-TO-BACK Eastern Conference Player of the Week. pic.twitter.com/UWSij9BBQT
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 14, 2025
