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Mavericks' Luka Doncic Named Western Conference Player of the Week

Doncic's MVP candidacy might be back on track after winning Player of the Week

Austin Veazey

Oct 31, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts during the second half against the Houston Rockets at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Oct 31, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts during the second half against the Houston Rockets at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
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Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been named Western Conference Player of the Week for Week 7 of the NBA season (December 2-8). Doncic averaged 29.3 PPG, 11.7 RPG, and 8.3 APG while leading the Mavs to a 3-0 record with wins over the Memphis Grizzlies, Washington Wizards, and Toronto Raptors. Two of those games included triple-doubles, which moved Doncic to 7th in NBA history for most triple-doubles.

Doncic won this week's award over other nominees like Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Nikola Jokic, and Domantas Sabonis.

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Nikola Jokic likely would've won the award had his Nuggets not lost to the Wizards over the weekend for Washington's first win since October. He averaged 42.3 PPG, 15.0 RPG, and 8.3 APG, but his team went just 2-2 last week.

This is Doncic's 14th Player of the Week award, and last won it on April 1st of the 2023-24 season. Kyrie Irving is the most recent Maverick to win the award, as he won it the following week from Doncic's last win.

According to the Mavericks' PR team, Doncic's 14 Player of the Week wins since the 2019-20 season is the most for any Western Conference player in that time frame.

Miami Heat's Tyler Herro won the Eastern Conference's Player of the Week.

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AUSTIN VEAZEY

Austin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019. Follow Austin on Twitter at @EasyVeazeyNG

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