Stephon Fort has been named Western Convention Participant of the Week for the primary time in his profession, the league introduced.
The reigning Rookie of the 12 months bought the popularity he deserved for a really productive week that concluded with a 40-point triple-double, a feat that solely David Robinson had beforehand completed in Spurs’ franchise historical past. He was the third-youngest participant to put up such a stat line behind LeBron James and Luka Doncic, per Spurs PR.
His different two video games have been good, however not as eye-popping, and Fort got here off the bench for certainly one of them. Within the combination, nevertheless, Fort averaged 24.0 factors, 7.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and three steals in 26.7 minutes per sport, whereas taking pictures 63.0% from the sector and 36.4% from three to assist lead San Antonio to a 3-0 file on the week.
Fort is the primary Spur to get the consideration since Victor Wembanyama within the opening week of the season. The one two different gamers within the roster who’ve ever been named Participant of the Week are Harrison Barnes, as soon as in 2024/25, and De’Aaron Fox, who completed it a number of instances when he performed for the Kings.
The Hawks’ Jalen Johnson was named Jap Convention Participant of the Week.
Fort is averaging 17.1 factors, 5.2 rebounds, and 7 assists for the season on 30.8 minutes a sport.
