Surprised? Absolutely not, right?
For the first time in his career, Fred VanVleet is the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. He becomes the 11th Raptor to win it (and first since Norm Powell in March of 2020), joining Powell, Siakam, Leonard, Lowry, DeRozan, Lou Will, Mike James, Bosh, Rose and Carter.
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) January 10, 2022
As if he heard everyone saying “hmm, maybe Fred VanVleet is an All-Star” and then turned his case up to 11, the Raptors point guard has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week — coming after arguably the best run of his career.