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Denver, December 19, 2022 – The NBA has announced that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday December 12th to Sunday December 18th.

Jokić wins the award for the first time this season and has now earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors 12 times in his career, the most in franchise history.

Jokić, 27, averaged 36.0 points, 17.3 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 3.66 steals while shooting .623 from the field en route to a 2-1 week. He ranked first in the NBA in total rebounds for the week and among the Western Conference he ranked first in steals, second in assists and third in points. The Nuggets have now won four of their last five games and currently sit tied for second in the Western Conference at 18-11.

Joker kicked off the week by registering 43 points (17-20 FG’s, 9-10 FT’s), 14 rebounds, eight assists and five steals in a home win against Washington on 12/14, becoming the first player in NBA history to post those numbers in game. He followed that up with 25 points (8-15 FG’s), 11 rebounds and eight assists in&nbsp;Denver’s lone loss of the week on the road against the L.A. Lakers on 12/16. He capped the week by posting 40 points (12-26 FG’s), a career-high 27 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals in a 119-115 win over the Charlotte Hornets. His 20 rebounds in the first half set a new franchise record for most rebounds in a single half and was the most by any NBA player since Dwight Howard in 2018.

Jokić&nbsp;joined Wilt Chamberlain as only the second player in NBA history to post a triple double with at least 40 points, 27 rebounds and 10 assists. Additionally, over this past week, he became the Nuggets NBA franchise leader in rebounds passing Dan Issel (5,707) for first all-time.&nbsp;

The Sombor, Serbia native, leads the NBA in PER, is third in assists per game, sixth in rebounds per game and seventh in field goal percentage while averaging 25.2 points, 10.9 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 1.50 steals in 32.9 minutes per game.

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NIKOLA JOKIĆ NAMED NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

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Denver, Feb. 4, 2019 – The NBA has announced that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday Jan. 28th through Sunday Feb. 3rd.

Jokić, 23, wins the award for the third time this season and fifth of his career after winning it twice last season. He led Denver to a 4-0 week with averages of 22.0 points, 11.8 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 2.00 steals while shooting 55% from the field. The Sombor, Serbian native was also named as a Western Conference reserve for the 2019 All-Star Game for the first time in his career last week and he has helped Denver to a 37-15 record, their best start through 52 games in franchise history.

Jokić started the week by helping the Nuggets earn their largest comeback victory in franchise history after trailing by 25 in the third quarter at Memphis on Jan. 28th. He then registered 20 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists and three steals in 37 minutes for his eighth triple-double of the season at New Orleans On Jan. 30.  Jokić and the Nuggets returned to Denver on Feb. 1st as he narrowly missed another triple-double with 31 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists in 31 minutes in a win over Houston to improve their home record to an NBA best 23-4. Jokić capped off the week the with his ninth triple-double of the season the following night as the Nuggets captured a 107-106 road win at Minnesota which helped earn Head Coach Michael Malone and his staff the honor of coaching Team Lebron at All-Star 2019.

He becomes the first Nuggets player since Carmelo Anthony (2006-07) to win the award three times in a season.

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Nikola Jokić Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week

Denver, Jan. 7, 2019 – The NBA has announced that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday Dec. 31st to Sunday Jan. 6th.

Jokić wins the award for the second time this season and has now earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors four times in his career, winning the award twice last season.

Jokić, 23, averaged 28.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 1.67 steals and 1.67 blocks while helping the Nuggets to a 3-0 week and their best start to the season in franchise history. He also shot .540 from the field and .368 from three during this stretch. Jokić joined Michael Jordan as the only two players in NBA history to post 39+ points, 12+ rebounds, 6+ assists and 3+ steals in 34 minutes or less.

Jokić started the week by registering his third triple-double of the year with 19 points, 14 rebounds, 15 assists, one steal and three blocks in 34 minutes in win at home over the Knicks on Jan. 1st. He becomes the first player since Larry Bird in 1987 to record 19 points, 14 rebounds, 15 assists and 3 blocks in a game. He then recorded his 22nd double-double of the year with 26 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block in a comeback win on the road vs. Sacramento on Jan. 3rd. He capped off the week with his 23rd double-double of the year and a season-high 39 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block, beating the Hornets on Jan. 5th for the Nuggets fifth straight win and 10th straight at home.

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Denver, Dec. 3, 2018 – The NBA has announced that Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday Nov. 26th to Sunday Dec. 2nd.

Millsap was named the player of the week for the third time in his career (1/27/14 and 4/11/16), first time in the Western Conference and becomes the second Nugget this season to win the award (Jokic, 10/22/18)

Millsap, 33, averaged 21.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.50 steals and 1.00 blocks, helping the Nuggets continue their current five-game win streak. He also shot .600 from the field and .500 from three during this stretch.

Millsap started the week by registering 20 points (9-14 FG), 11 rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks in 23 minutes of action in a win at Pepsi Center over the Lakers on Nov. 27th. It was his 91st game with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds, yet his first time doing so against the Lakers. He followed that up by recording his second straight double-double and fifth of the season with 22 points (9-16 FG), 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals in a road win over Portland on Nov. 30th.

Millsap becomes the 18th Nugget in franchise history to win the award.

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Paul Millsap Named  NBA Western Conference Player of the Week

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