Bobby Portis Jr. Names Eastern Conference Player of the Week

MILWAUKEE (April 10, 2023) – Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 25 (April 3-9), the NBA announced today. This is the first time Portis Jr. has earned Player of the Week honors in his career.

In the final week of the regular season, Portis Jr. averaged 20.7 points and 12.3 rebounds per game while shooting 44.7% from the field and 59.1% from three. He started the week by scoring 19 points with 20 rebounds in a win over the Wizards on Tuesday before helping the Bucks clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a win over the Bulls on Wednesday by scoring 27 points, making a season-high six threes, and hauling in 13 rebounds. Portis Jr.’s 20 rebounds on Tuesday and his 27 points on Wednesday were both his second-highest marks of the season, while his five threes on Tuesday and six threes on Wednesday marked the first time in his career knocking down five or more threes in back-to-back games.

Portis Jr. finished his eighth season in the NBA, and third with the Bucks, averaging 14.1 points and a career-high 9.6 rebounds (13th in NBA) in 26.0 minutes per game. He also shot 49.6% from the field, the second-highest mark of his career, and 37.0% from three. Portis Jr. led the league with 23 double-doubles off the bench this season and was ninth in the NBA with 38 double-doubles overall.

Portis Jr. joins Giannis Antetokounmpo (Weeks 2, 6, 15, 16) and Jrue Holiday (Week 14) as Bucks to earn Player of the Week honors this season.

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