Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Nov. 10, through Sunday, Nov. 16, the league announced Monday.
This is the first Player of the Week honor of Johnson’s career and the first by a Hawks player this season.
Johnson, 23, led Atlanta to a perfect 4-0 week (all Western Conference road wins). He totaled 96 points, 48 rebounds, 37 assists, and 10 steals, becoming the first player in Hawks history to secure 95+ points, 45+ rebounds, 35+ assists, and 10+ steals over a four-game span and the second player in the NBA to do so this season, joining Nikola Jokic.
In four games played this past week, Johnson averaged 24.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 9.3 assists, and 2.5 steals in 34.8 minutes of play (.603 FG%, .571 3FG%, .783 FT%). He led Atlanta to a perfect 4-0 record, sweeping its Western Conference road trip, the first time the club has swept a Western Conference trip (of at least four games) since 1970-71.
In 12 games played this season, Johnson is averaging a career-high 21.8 points, shooting career bests from the floor (.587 FG%), three-point land (.382 3FG%), and the free throw line (.807 FT%) and dishing out a career-high 6.3 assists, in addition to 9.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 32.9 minutes. He is one of only five players in the NBA this season to average at least 21.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists.
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