The votes are in and final, and here we announce the Players of the Month
and Rookies of the Month for December!
East
POTW – Kristaps Porzingis
KP, oh boy! He had a cracker of a November but was beaten out, but in
December there was no denying the big man in Charlotte as he poured in 29.1
points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting
it 58% from the field, 41% from deep and 79% from the line. He’s still only 22,
he’s 7’3 and he can score from everywhere...No fair!
West POTW
– DeMarcus Cousins
It’s going to be harped on all year, but Spud oh Spud. Since Josh has
taken over, the Wolves have been every bit of what their salty GM wanted and
more. Cousins had a lesser month statistically than November, but he led
probably the hottest team in the land over the month with 21.5 points, 13.1
rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.3 blocks with only 1 turnover a game.
He’s the star on a star studded squad that has pulled together and flown up the
standings.
West
ROTW – Jayson Tatum
13 point per game in November, but 23.7 points per game in December!
Tatum has arrived and the NLL world has noticed with offers flying in for the
stud. He added 3.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1 steal, while shooting 42/39/86
and alongside last years big man duo the Grizzlies have quickly become relevant
despite missing some key pieces like Dante Exum. If he keeps this up, and some
of the even more lofty scoring we’ve seen in recent weeks, he’ll really start
to push to make this award a 2 horse race instead of 1.
East
ROTW – Ben Simmons
We
have seen a rise out of Tatum in the West, but the heavily favoured rookie
award winner has also seen massive rises. 21.8 points per game in December, up
5. 7.1 rebounds, up 1.3. 9.9 assists, up 3, while adding 1.5 steals and 0.6
blocks. He’s everywhere, he’s a nightly triple double threat and he’s the face
of the Pistons franchise. The only thing that might hinder him down the stretch
is the inefficiency, otherwise, Bam.
Congratulations to the
winners in December and may the odds be forever in your favour!
