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Wembanyama and Tatum named NBA Players of the Week
Victor Wembanyama won the Western Conference weekly award for NBA games played October 26 to November 1.
The San Antonio Spurs went 3–0 in three wins over Sacramento, Utah and Minnesota.
Wembanyama averaged 36 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game during that stretch.
The NBA gives separate weekly honors to players in each conference, and this was the second week of the 2026–27 season.
Jayson Tatum won the Eastern Conference award after Boston went 4–0, with averages of 30.3 points, 7 assists and 5.8 rebounds.
The awards recognize standout performance over a week, and no further steps or upcoming decisions were announced.
Victor Wembanyama was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played October 26 to November 1.
He helped San Antonio post a 3–0 record, averaging 36.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.3 blocks.
He also averaged 3.7 assists and 2.0 steals, and shot 56.7% from the field.
Jayson Tatum received the Eastern Conference award after Boston went 4–0.
- Who
- Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs forward-center.
- What
- He was named Western Conference Player of the Week. Jayson Tatum won the Eastern Conference award.
- When
- The awards covered games played October 26–November 1, 2026; the NBA announced them on November 2.
- Where
- The awards were for the NBA’s Western and Eastern conferences. San Antonio’s wins were over Sacramento, Utah and Minnesota.
- Why
- Wembanyama averaged 36.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.3 blocks as San Antonio went 3–0.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Wembanyama helped San Antonio win all three of its games, over Sacramento, Utah and Minnesota.
The NBA announced Wembanyama as the Western Conference Player of the Week and Jayson Tatum as the Eastern Conference winner.
- Western award
- Victor Wembanyama
- Award period
- October 26–November 1, 2026
- San Antonio record
- 3–0
- Wembanyama points average
- 36.0 per game
- Eastern award
- Jayson Tatum
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San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 2 of the 2026-27 season (Oct. 26 – Nov. 1).
Other nominees... West: Darius Acuff Jr. (SAC), Stephen Curry (GSW), Luka Dončić (LAL) and Cooper Flagg (DAL) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA), Scottie Barnes (TOR), Tyrese Maxey (PHI) and Evan Mobley (CLE)