
Dončić, Brunson named players of the week
Luka Dončić, Jaylen Brunson named NBA Players of the Week for Week 3 of the 2026-27 season.
Luka Dončić, Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander start on top to tip off the Kia MVP Ladder for 2026-27.
Dončić – averaging 40.1 points – had missed one other game this season, but played in the other nine of the Lakers' hot start.
Knueppel missed the first two weeks of the season, but returned to action last week before limping off the court six minutes into his debut.
Grizzlies swingman Ty Jerome enters Friday's Emirates NBA Cup matchup amid a career-best scoring surge.
Detroit Pistons' 22-year-old All-Star has missed six games and is expected to miss at least six more.