For the first time in a decade, the Jazz have a player who has won multiple awards for best player of the week in his conference in a season.
Donovan Mitchell was named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week after a three-game stretch in which he averaged 34 points (46.6 percent on field goals, 44.4 percent from 3-point range), five assists and five rebounds per game. The Jazz went 3-0 in those games, with wins over the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver and Milwaukee.
In a twist of fate, fellow second-year player Ben Simmons won the award for the Eastern Conference after his own stellar week.