Chicago Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan and Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic have been named February’s Player of the Month by the NBA. Both All-Stars were able to assert themselves against other nominated players in their respective conferences.
DeRozan led the Bulls to an eight-win/five-loss record in February and was the third-best scoring player in the NBA that month at an average of 34.2 points per game. In addition, the 32-year-old collected 6.2 rebounds, distributed 5.2 assists and got 1.3 steals. DeMar DeRozan set a season-best 45 points against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Doncic put in strong performances to help his Mavericks win seven and lose three for their best month of the season. The Slovenian averaged 34.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game last month and surpassed 30 points in seven games.
