Bobby Portis Jr. was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 25 (April 3-9), the NBA announced today. This is the first time Portis Jr. has earned Player of the Week honors in his career.

In the final week of the regular season, Portis Jr. averaged 20.7 points and 12.3 rebounds per game while shooting 44.7% from the field and 59.1% from three. He started the week with 19 points and 20 rebounds in a win over the Wizards on Tuesday before helping the Bucks clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference by scoring a season-high 27 points in a win over the Bulls on Wednesday. threes and 13 rebounds. Portis Jr.’s 20 rebounds on Tuesday and 27 points on Wednesday were both his second-highest points of the season, while his five threes on Tuesday and six threes on Wednesday marked the first time in his career that he knocked down at least five threes. consecutive games.

In his eighth season in the NBA, Portis Jr. was third on the Bucks, averaging 14.1 points and a career-high 9.6 rebounds (13th in the NBA) in 26.0 minutes per game. He also shot 49.6% from the field, the second-highest mark of his career, and 37.0% from three. Portis Jr. led the league with 23 double-doubles off the bench this season and was ninth in the NBA with 38 double-doubles.

Portis Jr. joins Giannis Antetokounmpo (Weeks 2, 6, 15, 16) and Jrue Holiday (Week 14) as the Bucks to earn Player of the Week honors this season.