“Suns' Booker and Cavs' Mitchell named Players of the Week”

Suns guard Devin Booker And Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell have been named the NBA's Players of the Week, the league announced (via Twitter).

Booker, who turned 28 last Wednesday, helped Phoenix to a perfect 3-0 record last week with wins over the Lakers, Clippers and Trail Blazers. He posted outstanding individual numbers, averaging 33.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 6.3 APG and 1.3 SPG on .484/.370/.906 shooting (37.7 MPG).

The Suns are currently 5-1 and tied with the Warriors for the second-best record in the Western Conference.

Mitchell, an Eastern Conference champion, averaged 25.3 PPG, 2.8 RPG and 4.3 APG on .506/.419/1,000 shooting in four wins over the Knicks, Lakers, Magic and Bucks last week . On Saturday he scored the winning goal in the last second against Milwaukee.

The Cavaliers are currently 7-0, which is the best record in either conference (the Thunder are also undefeated at 6-0).

According to the NBA (Twitter link), the other nominees were in the West DeMar DeRozan, Shai Gilgeous Alexander, Kyrie Irving And Nikola Jokicwhile Jalen Brunson, Karl Anthony cities, Jayson Tatum And Nikola Vucevic were nominated in the East. Tatum and Anthony Davis won the awards for the first week of the season.