On January 11, the NBA announced the latest issue of the best candidate list, in which the Eastern Conference elected player is raptors guard VanVleet; while the Western player elected is the Grizzlies guard Morant, it is worth mentioning that this is Morant's two consecutive weeks of best player, not only the first player to be selected as the best player of the week this season, but also the first person in the history of the Grizzlies.
After leading the Grizzlies to five games last week, Morant averaged 25.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, shooting 51.4 percent from the field, and the Grizzlies are currently in the league's highest nine-game winning streak, ranking fourth in the West. VanVleet led the Raptors to a 4-0 record last week, averaging 30.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, averaging six three-pointers per game with 45.3 percent three-point shooting, the first time in his career that he has been inducted into the honor. James averaged 32.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game last week, unfortunately losing again.
In addition, the NBA official also announced the latest issue of the team strength list, in which the Golden State Warriors ranked first for three consecutive weeks, and the Grizzlies rose to second place with their recent excellent performance, the specific ranking is as follows:
1-10 are: Warriors, Grizzlies, Suns, Bulls, Jazz, Heat, Bucks, Nets, 76ers, Lone Rangers; 11-20 are: Cavaliers, Raptors, Hornets, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Clippers, Lakers, Celtics, Wizards, Knicks. The 21-30 names are: Eagles, Pacers, Spurs, Trail Blazers, Kings, Pelicans, Thunder, Rockets, Pistons, and Magic.
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