NBA Team of the Week (Jan. 15 - Jan. 21)
A lot went down in the NBA this week. You generally don't read these kinds of records about LeBron James, but after giving his worst box plus-minus last week, LeBron conceded the most points ever to have been scored against a side including him (148), courtesy Oklahoma City Thunder.
Rockets are now 17-0 with Chris Paul, James Harden, and Clint Capela all starting, having defeated the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Kawhi is indefinitely out of the game again, which is another tough loss for the Spurs.
Between all these events, there were a few players who stood out. So without further ado, let's look at the Team of the Week!
Sixth Man - TJ McConnell
Team record: 3-0
Player stats in the week: 14.7 ppg, 5.7 apg on 58% shooting, 60% from threes, +7.7 bpm, +12.6 net rating, 17.7 player impact estimate
We took the team's record, player stats and mainly the player's impact estimate into account for this position, as the player who will impact his team from the bench the most, will be regarded the most valuable.
Considering these all, we got one of the best backup guards right now in TJ McConnell. He gives quality minutes to Philadelphia from the bench and has scored buckets very efficiently.
Other contenders for this position this week:
Eric Gordon (2-0, 18 ppg on 40% shooting, 32% from threes)
Nikola Mirotic (2-1, 17.3 ppg on 50% shooting, 36% from threes)
Jordan Clarkson (2-2, 19 ppg, 5 rpg, 6 apg on 52% shooting, 33% from threes)