The NBA announced its first Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week for the 2026–27 season on October 26. Memphis Grizzlies guard Ty Jerome won the Western Conference award, while Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey took Eastern Conference honors. The award period covered October 20–25, when their teams went 3–0 and 3–1 respectively.
Jerome averaged 34.7 points and 6.0 assists, shooting 56.3% from the field. The league's announcement also noted that he became the second player in Grizzlies history to score at least 100 points across the first three games of a season.
Maxey averaged 28.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists in Philadelphia's four games. The two teams played different numbers of games: points and assists in the table below are per-game averages, while each team's record covers its full opening-week schedule.
| Conference | Award winner | Team | Opening-week record | Points per game | Assists per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | Ty Jerome | Grizzlies | 3–0 | 34.7 | 6.0 |
| East | Tyrese Maxey | 76ers | 3–1 | 28.8 | 4.8 |
The other Western Conference nominees were Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Amen Thompson. The other Eastern Conference nominees were Cade Cunningham, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson, Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam. Jerome and Maxey earned the new season's first weekly awards for their opening-week performances.
