NBA SIMS LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK WATCH - Week 1
| PLAYER | TEAM | WHY | STATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PER 41.56 |  Eastern 2-2 | The Reigning MVP is back in the building and the Bucks despite now being with a new GM are going to ride their man all the way. He opened his season averaging 40 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals and if his 3pt shot comes to the party again, he'll push 50 a night and maybe go back to back. 40 sure is hard to beat out for an award. | 39.8 PTS 4.0 REB 3.3 AST 1.8 STL 0.5 BLK |
 | PER 38.32 |  Eastern 2-2 | The Celtics broke out last year and it's because they unleashed this man, and we finally get to see what he can do. Imagine his career stats if he hadn't have been tanked down for a couple years? 39 points week 1, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. The Celts want everything he can give and maybe it'll be enough to cover their glaring holes and take them to the promise land? | 39.5 PTS 4.8 REB 2.3 AST 0.5 STL 1.3 BLK |
 | PER 38.52 |  Eastern 3-1 | New team, same game for KD and the man is looking for a bounce back year after coming oh so close to the top of it all last year. He's playing with the same guy but probably a worse supporting cast in Toronto so we'l see how that goes. He's going to do all he can to take this team as far as he can though if week 1s 37 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks a game is anything to go by. He's booming out the gate. | 37.0 PTS 9.5 REB 3.0 AST 1.0 STL 1.8 BLK |
 | PER 28.21 |  Eastern 3-1 | 2nd year Wemby and we saw a somewhat subdued Wemby in week 1, despite the Pacers looking great. 18 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2.3 steals and 2 blocks is mere mortal numbers compared to the gaudy things he was doing last year, but there is time, and he's now got ball hungry guys around him which might mean he takes a comparitive regression this year. | 18.0 PTS 14.8 REB 4.0 AST 2.3 STL 2.0 BLK |
 | PER 37.15 |  Eastern 5-0 | Same old Lebron, even though he really is OLD Lebron now. But that doesn't seem to matter to the 2k world and nor should it. He's still a beast and one of the most talented guys in the league with 38 poits, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2.4 steals and 2 blocks per game stamping his authority this week. He also poured in a +14 and the Wiz are the team to beat early. | 37.6 PTS 8.4 REB 4.8 AST 2.4 STL 2.0 BLK |
 | PER 44.40 |  Western 2-2 | Don't look now but the man who is a 2k cheat code might just be a literal cheat code this year. The Spurs squad doesn't feel as strong as it has the last couple years but it still has this man who plays for 2 players basically. 55 points per game. Yeah, you read that right, and 15 rebounds, 6 assists, a steal and 2.5 blocks. Insane. Completely insane. | 54.8 PTS 14.8 REB 6.3 AST 1.0 STL 2.5 BLK |
 | PER 40.09 |  Western 3-1 | Everyone knew Edwards was going to take a leap this year after everyone noticed him end of NBA season last year, and here it is. Despite playing with Trae, Edwards put up 46 points a game week 1 and you would have thought that was a shoe in for POTW if it weren't for what Giannis did. | 46.8 PTS 3.0 REB 3.0 AST 1.0 STL 1.0 BLK |
 | PER 30.03 |  Western 3-1 | New year, new engine built to showcase the NBA MVP, and Jokic is performing like Jokic should for the most part. 24 points, 18.5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals for the superstar big man and the Rockets probably think he should still be doing more since he's pretty much averaging a triple double in the NBA. How's the talent in the league right now?? | 24.3 PTS 18.5 REB 7.3 AST 3.0 STL 1.0 BLK |
 | PER 33.90 |  Western 3-1 | Luka and the Pels needed a shuffle to get the most out of their line up and Luka is now the one and only ball guy in New Orleans now. He put up 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in week 1 as a result and the Pels looked probably more like what Leeroy envisioned last year. He's not going to win this award this week, but he has the league on notice. | 40.0 PTS 6.8 REB 4.8 AST 0.8 STL 0.8 BLK |
 | PER 41.27 |  Western 3-1 | The Jazz were without 2 stars week one but Harden made damn sure he wasn't going to let the team suffer too much without them. 36 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the much maligned scoring star and he showed he's still capable of carrying a team with a 3-1 week for the Jazz. | 35.8 PTS 4.3 REB 4.3 AST 1.3 STL 2.0 BLK |