Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe stood among nominees for NBA Player of the Week for the Western Conference this week. The award covered games between December 23rd and December 29th. During that three-game span Sharpe averaged 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in 31.0 minutes per game, shooting 52.0% from the floor and 44.4% from the three-point arc. With his help the Blazers registered a win and a loss against the Dallas Mavericks and another victory against the Utah Jazz.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the Western Conference Player of the Week award, averaging 35.