Overview
- Nikola Jokić averaged a triple-double at 28.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 10.9 assists as Denver opened 14-5, matching Oscar Robertson with four straight triple-doubles to start a season.
- Cade Cunningham paced Detroit to the East’s best mark at 16-4 with averages of 28.8 points, 9.4 assists and 6.4 rebounds, capped by a 46-point game on Nov. 10 for his first monthly honor.
- Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault (20-1) and Detroit’s J. B. Bickerstaff (16-4) were named Coaches of the Month for leading conference-best starts.
- Rookies of the Month went to Dallas’ Cooper Flagg, who averaged 16.7 points and led the league in clutch field-goal percentage through November, and Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel, who led all rookies with 18.4 points per game and 69 made threes.
- Defensive honors went to Oklahoma City’s Cason Wallace, who led the league with 2.2 steals per game and 4.0 deflections, and Toronto’s Scottie Barnes, who posted an NBA-high 64 combined steals and blocks.