Player of The Week: Week 6 Honours
Every NBA season has a week where the league suddenly shifts its attention to two players who seize the moment, carry their franchises, and reshape the early narrative. Week 6 of the 2025-26 season belonged, unmistakably, to Luka Dončić and Jalen Brunson, two guards, two markets, two stories, but one shared theme: dominance.
Luka Doncic: A Week of Dominance and Revenge
There are great weeks in the NBA, and then there are weeks where a superstar reminds the world that they exist in their own universe. Luka Doncic just delivered the latter. Averaging 37.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 10.3 assists, and elite shooting splits, 48.5% from the field, 45.5% from three, and 86.1% at the line, Luka crafted a three-game run that felt like a cinematic montage of everything that makes him one of the greatest offensive players of his generation.
But the numbers, impressive as they are, don’t fully tell the story. This week was emotional. It was personal. It was layered with subtext.
The week began with a 133–121 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, where Doncic dropped 34 points with an ease that looked almost unfair. This wasn’t Luka at full throttle; this was Luka warming up. Even though the Game was close, with Luka Doncic on the floor, he knew he wasn’t going to lose to the 3-18 Pelicans, giving the fans a performance they will remember.
Then came the game circled by every storyline writer in the league: Lakers vs. Mavericks. Luka versus the franchise that traded him. A six-year partnership, gone. A superstar turned into a rival. And this time, Luka turned the emotional weight into fuel, dropping 35 points, leading LA to a 129–119 win, and doing so with a sense of purpose. Every step-back three. Every angled drive. Every read of Dallas’ defense. It all felt like Luka reminding his former team, and the entire world, that the breakup created something even stronger.
But the crescendo arrived against the Clippers. A rivalry inside the city, a statement inside the standings. And Luka didn’t just show up, he detonated.
43 points.
Control of every possession.
A 135–118 win in a game that felt over by halftime because he never let the Clippers breathe.
Weeks like this aren’t normal, even for superstars. Weeks like this belong to players who want the league to take notice. Luka’s brilliance wasn’t just statistical; it was emotional, it was narrative-driven, and it left the Lakers looking like a team with a legitimate path to contention.
At 3-0 this week and 14-4 overall, the Lakers are playing with a belief that radiates from Luka. And this award—the Player of the Week—isn’t just recognition. It’s a warning shot to the rest of the league.
Jalen Brunson: A Questionable Player Of The Week
While Luka commanded the spotlight in the West, the East delivered its own force of nature: Jalen Brunson. And where Luka’s week was powerful and theatrical, Brunson’s was almost quiet. He averaged 28.8 points, 4.4 assists, 3 rebounds, shot 48.3% from the field, 40.7% from three, and 87% from the free-throw line, and he did it while leading the Knicks to a 4-0 undefeated week.
New York basketball thrives on narratives of resilience, and Brunson is becoming the face of that identity. Against the Toronto Raptors, the Knicks opened their week with a commanding 116–94 win, with Brunson serving as the steady playmaker, finishing with 18 points and 7 assists. It wasn’t a game of fireworks; it was a game of tone-setting, establishing control, and exhausting Toronto’s defensive rhythm. It was classic Brunson, calm, poised, unwavering.
Then came the Milwaukee Bucks, and Brunson went from composed to explosive.
37 points, and a 118–109 win over one of the East’s most formidable defensive units. This was a superstar performance, precision footwork, relentless drives, perfectly timed pull-ups. Every possession looked like Brunson was reading a script only he could see. The Knicks fed off his control. Milwaukee had no way to disrupt him.
But his consistency never slipped. Two nights later, Brunson carved up the Charlotte Hornets for 33 points, leading New York to a 129–101 win. The game felt like a masterclass in shot creation. The Hornets tried size, they tried pressure, they tried help, nothing altered Brunson’s pacing or decision-making. Every possession was an equation, and every answer belonged to him.
To close the week, the Knicks handled the Brooklyn Nets 113–100, and Brunson delivered a strong 27 points, putting the final stamp on a perfect 4-0 stretch. The Knicks now sit at the top tier of the East with a confidence that flows directly from Brunson’s leadership.
What makes Brunson’s week so extraordinary is not just the scoring. It’s the efficiency, the momentum, the timing. He didn’t just put up numbers, he dictated outcomes. Four games. Four wins. Four performances that felt like a continuation of something greater.
There is a sense that Brunson is becoming more than a star. He is becoming a foundation. A piece you build around. A player whose presence changes the weight of a franchise.
And that’s what Player of the Week is meant to honour, a week where a player becomes undeniable.
