Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić and Atlanta Hawks small forward Jalen Johnson have been named the Kia NBA Players of the Month for games played in March.
Dončić averaged 37.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game in March. The Lakers went 14-2 with the superstar in the lineup. Dončić missed one game because of a suspension.
Meanwhile, Johnson averaged 22.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game last month. The Hawks went 11-2 with the swingman in the lineup.
Dončić leads the NBA in points and points per game. He’s averaging 33.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game in his first full season with the Lakers, who acquired the future Hall of Famer from the Dallas Mavericks last season. Los Angeles is in third place in the West.
Johnson is averaging 22.8 points, 10.3 rebounds and 8.1 assists per contest for the Hawks, who are in fifth place in the East.
Dončić and Johnson were named All-Stars this season. Both players are still searching for their first NBA championships.
With the Mavericks and Lakers, Dončić holds career averages of 29.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, while Johnson has career averages of 14.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest with the Hawks.