Nuggets center Nikola Jokić named Player of the Week

Nikola Jokić joins Carmelo Anthony as the only players in franchise history to win the award three times in a single season

BY KENDALL VALENZUELA

Mar 22, 2021, 2:24 PM

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The NBA announced that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week.

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This is the third time that Jokić has won the award this season, joining Carmelo Anthony (2006-07) as the only players in franchise history to win the award three times in a single season.

Jokić has now earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors nine times in his career, the second most in franchise history (Anthony, 10x).

The Western Conference Player of the Week was awarded to Jokić for games played from Monday March 15 to Sunday March 21.

Jokić averaged 26.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.75 steals while shooting .595 from the field and .583 from three-point range while helping lead the Nuggets to a 3-1 week.

The Nuggets have now won 8 of their last 10 games, improving to fifth best in the Western Conference at 25-17.