On January 5, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced december's player of the month, Mitchell was elected the Western Conference Player of the Month, and the Eastern Conference Player of the Month belonged to Embiid of the 76ers. Mitchell was elected because of his outstanding personal data, and the Jazz's record of 12 wins and 2 losses in December is the best in the league, which is not controversial. Embiid's election, however, has been hotly debated, and while Embiid averaged 29.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game in December, the 76ers' December record was just eight-six.
The Bulls' DeRozan was nominated only, much to the displeasure of bulls officials and teammate LaVine. The bulls official social media first posted DeRozan's December data, averaging 29.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, shooting 52% from the field and 63% from three-point range. Of course, DeRozan also hit two consecutive three-point whistles on December 31 and January 1, local time, one of which was also in the range of December.
After the NBA officially announced the best of the month, Lavin updated the social media to write: "Wow (dissatisfaction emoji)". Bull journalist KC-Johnson retweeted Lavin's social media, writing: "Mr. Lavin has seen the results of [the best of the month]...". Johnson also forwarded the list of nominees, writing: "DeRozan received the consolation prize and played only 8 games affecting his chances of being selected. ”
Indeed, after all, DeRozan missed 3 games in December for triggering the deal, which also greatly affected his selection. The Bulls had a 9-2 record in December, losing neither of the two games deRozan.