Andrew Nembhard was named Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month for averaging 1.9 steals per game in January.

The NBA announced today that Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, January 27, through Sunday, February 2. This is Mitchell’s eighth player of the week honor of his career and fifth time as a Cavalier,

Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam and center Myles Turner are the other top defenders on the club. Siakam, just named to his third All-Star team this year (and his first with Ind

Rockets wing Amen Thompson and Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard have won January’s Defensive Player of the Month awards for the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, the NBA announced today (Twitter link).