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NBA Communications: Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott and Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in January.
NBA Communications: San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama and Detroit Pistons guard-forward Ausar Thompson have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Defensive Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in January.
NBA Communications: Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg and Charlotte Hornets guard-forward Kon Knueppel have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in January.
NBA Communications: Phoenix Suns guard-forward Dillon Brooks and Charlotte Hornets guard-forward Brandon Miller have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 15 of the 2025-26 season (Jan. 26 – Feb. 1).
NBA Communications: Other nominees… West: Luka Dončić (LAL), Kevin Durant (HOU), Anthony Edwards (MIN), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) and Kawhi Leonard (LAC) East: Jarrett Allen (CLE), OG Anunoby and Josh Hart (NYK), Cade Cunningham (DET), Joel Embiid (PHI) and Aaron Nesmith (IND)
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Brendan Vogt: Jamal Murray said he’s mostly just happy for his dad, who really wanted him to make the All-Star game. But for Murray: “I want to be All-NBA. I feel like that’s a bigger award…I just have to stay hungry…” Said All-NBA means you kept it going all season long.
NBA Communications: Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić and Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 14 of the 2025-26 season (Jan. 19-25).
NBA Communications: Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Miami Heat center-forward Bam Adebayo have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 13 of the 2025-26 season (Jan. 12-18).
NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Donovan Clingan and Shaedon Sharpe (POR), DeMar DeRozan (SAC), Luka Dončić (LAL), James Harden (LAC), Jamal Murray (DEN), Alperen Sengun (HOU) and Victor Wembanyama (SAS). East: Brandon Miller (CHA), Norman Powell (MIA), Pascal Siakam (IND), Anfernee Simons (BOS), Jaylon Tyson (CLE) and Nikola Vučević (CHI).
Brandon Rahbar: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is now 12 for 12 being nominated for or winning Western Conference Player of the Week. It's an impressive show of consistency.
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NBA Communications: Denver Nuggets guard-forward Peyton Watson and Toronto Raptors forward-guard Scottie Barnes have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 12 of the 2025-26 season (Jan. 5-11).
NBA Communications: Other nominees… West: Deni Avdija (POR), Devin Booker (PHX), Anthony Edwards (MIN), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) and Kawhi Leonard (LAC) East: Jalen Brunson (NYK), Joel Embiid (PHI), Darius Garland (CLE), Jalen Johnson (ATL) and Andrew Nembhard (IND)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander plans to have a pre-written speech in hand when he accepts his Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year award tonight in Las Vegas. That is a much simpler plan for the Oklahoma City Thunder star than when he freestyled during his emotional speech for the 2025 NBA Most Valuable Player award. “This one I’ll be a little bit more prepared,” Gilgeous-Alexander revealed to Andscape after the Thunder’s 131-94 win over the host Golden State Warriors on Jan. 1. “With MVP, I wanted it to come straight from the heart. I had no speech. I just started talking. But those people, I see every day. I just wanted to give them raw emotion. That is probably why I started crying like that because it was raw. “But this one I’ll be more prepared. I’m writing it just myself. I’ll write it down and probably have it on a teleprompter.”
Such a rise to stardom for Gilgeous-Alexander is stunning if you consider he was the 11th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft and he was traded by the Los Angeles Clippers after his rookie season. The former University of Kentucky star said the first individual award that really meant something to him was being named the MVP of the 2018 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball tournament after leading the Wildcats to a title. “I played a pretty good tournament. That was my coming-out party as a collegiate player,” Gilgeous-Alexander told Andscape. “I kind of knew after that I was going to enter the draft.”