Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played between Feb 24. and March 2. Photo by Alex Slitz, NBA.com

SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played between Feb 24. and March 2, the NBA announced. LaVine averaged 28.0 points (62.3% FG, 63.6% 3P), 5.7 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game over three games, helping Sacramento achieve a 3-0 record for the week.

This marks the first time in LaVine’s career that he has been awarded Player of the Week honors.

On Feb. 24 against the Charlotte Hornets, LaVine recorded a season-high 42 points on 16-of-19 shooting from the field and 8-of-9 from beyond the arc. He achieved this while posting a true shooting percentage of 103.3%, making him the first player in NBA history to record multiple 40+ point games with 100% or better true shooting efficiency.

This performance marked his highest scoring game since his career-high 51 points on Oct. 23, 2023, at Detroit.

LaVine followed that performance with a 22-point game on 9-of-18 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 from 3-point range, while pulling in eight rebounds in a 17-point win at Utah on Feb 26. He completed the week with 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a double-digit victory on the road against the Houston Rockets on March 1. In that game, LaVine tallied his 24th game of the season with 20 or more points on 50% shooting from the floor with at least 15 field goal attempts, the sixth-most in the NBA. That outing marked his third consecutive game shooting 50% or better from the field.

LaVine finished the week tied for seventh in points per game and tied for sixth in total 3-pointers made (14). He was also the only player to average 25.0+ PPG while shooting 60.0% or better from both the field and from 3-point range. Additionally, he was one of seven players to score 40+ points in a game this past week, tied for the fifth-highest single-game point total. His eight 3-pointers against Charlotte were tied for the second-most in a game during the week.

This season, LaVine is averaging 23.7 points (50.7% FG, 43.2% 3P), 4.7 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game over 52 games (52 starts). He holds a 63.3% true shooting percentage and is 23rd in the NBA in scoring while ranking sixth in the league for 3-point shooting percentage. He is one of just three players this season to average at least 23.0 points per game while shooting 50.0% from the field, 40.0% from 3-point range, and 60.0% true shooting percentage.