Nikola Jokic has been named NBA Western Player of the Week.

The first week of the NBA season is over, and we've moved on to week two. As is tradition, the NBA designates a Player of the Week for both the Eastern and Western divisions every week. The first winners of the year were Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets and Tyrese Maxey from the Philadelphia 76ers. The Nuggets have won their first 4 games, while the 76ers have lost one and won two.

Nikola Jokic stats in week 1:
◉ 26.3 PPG
◉ 13.0 RPG
◉ 7.7 APG
◉ 3-0

Tyrese Maxey stats in week 1: 
◉ 30.3 PPG
◉ 6.7 RPG
◉ 6.3 APG
◉ 2-1 

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets secured their fourth win yesterday by defeating the Jazz 110-104, making it 4 out of 4 wins for them. Jokic once again delivered a great performance.

Nikola Jokic vs the Utah Jazz: 
◉ 27 PTS
◉ 11 AST
◉ 10 REBS
◉ 2 BLKS