When talking about a player's honor, we talk about championships, MVP, All-Stars, All-Team and Best Defensive Team, and rarely mention the two honors of Player of the Week and Player of the Month, which show that these two honors are not particularly important, but since the NBA has set up these two awards, it is also an honor for players to win.
As the greatest basketball player in mainland China, Yao Ming has been elected the best player of the week 6 times and the best player of the month twice, let's take a look at what kind of performance Yao Ming played when he won these 8 awards:
First-time player of the week , on March 7, 2004 , Yao Ming averaged 24.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1 steal per game , shooting 52.2 percent from the field and shooting 100 percent from the free throws ( averaging 8.7 free throws per game ) , which is particularly rare for centers, who led the team to a record of 1 win and 2 losses with his outstanding performance.
Second-time player of the week, on February 27, 2006, Yao Ming averaged 25.5 points, 18 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 2 steals per game, shooting 54.3% from the field and 86.7% from the free throw line, leading the team to a record of 2 wins and 0 losses.
Third-time player of the week , On April 2, 2006 , Yao Ming averaged 31.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2.3 blocks per game, shooting 55 percent from the field and 96.6 percent from the free throw line, leading the team to a 2-1 record.
Fourth-time player of the week, on November 12, 2006, Yao Ming averaged 24.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, shooting 54.9% from the field and 80.8% from the free throw line, leading the team to a record of 3 wins and 1 loss.
Fifth-time player of the week , on April 1, 2007 , Yao Ming averaged 25.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.5 blocks per game, shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 81.6 percent from the free throw line, leading the team to a record of 3 wins and 1 loss.
The sixth time to be selected as the player of the week , on November 11, 2007 , Yao Ming averaged 25.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.7 blocks per game , shooting 53.8 % from the field and 87.5 % from the free throw line , leading the team to a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.
The above is Yao Ming's performance when he was elected the best player of the week 6 times, and then we will look at his performance when he was elected the best player of the month twice.
First-time player of the month , In November 2006 , Yao Ming played 15 games in the past month , averaging 25.5 points, 10.1 rebounds , 1.7 assists and 1.7 blocks per game , shooting 54.4 percent from the field and 84.7 percent from the free throw line , leading the team to a record of 10 wins and 5 losses.
In January 2008, Yao Ming played 13 games in the past month, averaging 25.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, shooting 54.3% from the field and 84% from the free throw line, leading the team to a record of 10 wins and 3 losses.
From the time of the award, it can be found that Yao Ming was repeatedly elected as the player of the week and the best player of the month in the period from 2006 to 2008, when he was in a stage of rapid rise, he won a lot of honors in these two seasons, unfortunately, that period was also a time when he was frequently injured, those two seasons he had injuries to varying degrees, after several consecutive seasons of injuries, his state declined in 2009, and then suffered a mid-ankle stress fracture. He chose to announce his retirement at the age of 30.
If there is no injury, we can still see a more outstanding Yao Ming; if there is no injury, we can also see a Yao Ming with more honors; if there is no injury, Yao Ming will make bigger waves in the NBA... Unfortunately the reality is harsh, and injuries destroy all ifs.