Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers and Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks were named Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week on November 9. The award covers November 2–8, Week 3 of the 2026/27 season.
Keeping weekly and season figures separate
Dončić averaged 45.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 8.3 assists during the award week. Brunson averaged 27.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists. Those are weekly figures. The NBA also noted the Lakers’ 9-2 and Knicks’ 5-4 overall records after Week 3, rather than presenting them as single-week records.
The league highlighted Dončić’s previously reported NBA Cup performance of 53 points, five rebounds, five assists and five three-pointers. He became the first Laker since Kobe Bryant on January 10–14, 2012 to score at least 40 in four consecutive games. That streak is distinct from the 45-point weekly average.
Nominees and the final award
Other Western nominees were Deni Avdija, LaMelo Ball, Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Austin Reaves and Victor Wembanyama. Eastern nominees included Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Klay Thompson, Jaylen Brown and Karl-Anthony Towns. The announcement did not provide a voting order for those nominees.
