DALLAS – The NBA announced today that Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, March 1. It marks the second time in his career that Porzingis has garnered Player of the Week honors (he was named Eastern Conference POW for games played from Oct. 30 through Nov. 5, 2017, with New York). He also becomes the second Maverick to win the award this season, joining Luka Donu010diu0107 (Nov. 18 through Nov. 24).
Porzingis (7-3, 240) led the Mavericks to a 3-1 week with averages of 26.