Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes and Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 14 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. NBA Players of the Week for Week 14. West: Jaren Jackson Jr. (@memgrizz) East: Scottie Barnes (@Raptors) pic.twitter.com/3Oe9dzbOZC — NBA (@NBA) January 27, 2025 Barnes has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for just the...
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has been named the Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season. Jackson Jr. receives the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy for his excellent performances on the defensive end throughout the regular season, which earned him his first NBA All-Star appearance. The 23-year-old was selected by the Grizzlies with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 draft. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1648100225754513408?t=mh0wul5Y8ixSfY7pTe54hA&s=19 Jackson...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Thursday announced the 12-man finalists for the 2022–23 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. The award recognises the player seen as the ‘ideal teammate’, who showcases selfless play, commitment, and dedication to the team, along with on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other players in and around the NBA. The selected players include two previous...
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