{"id":518906,"date":"2026-01-05T21:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/518906\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:51:12","slug":"deni-avdija-tyrese-maxey-named-nba-players-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/518906\/","title":{"rendered":"Deni Avdija, Tyrese Maxey named NBA Players of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1989411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/G97PGzrWIAAaPTk.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija and Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 11 of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBA Players of the Week for Week 11.  <\/p>\n<p>West: Deni Avdija (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trailblazers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@trailblazers<\/a>)<br \/>East: Tyrese Maxey (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sixers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@sixers<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f76XZhOH4w\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/f76XZhOH4w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2008275047266275758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western Conference<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference<\/p>\n<p>Past winners for 2025-26<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-week-kawhi-leonard-jaylen-brown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 10<\/a>: Kawhi Leonard (West), Jaylen Brown (East)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-week-jalen-brunson-jaren-jackson-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 9<\/a>: Jaren Jackson Jr. (West), Jalen Brunson (East)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-week-jamal-murray-jaylen-brown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 7<\/a>: Jamal Murray (West), Jaylen Brown (East)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-week-luka-doncic-jalen-brunson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 6<\/a>: Luka Don\u010di\u0107 (West), Jalen Brunson (East)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-week-shai-gilgeous-alexander-donovan-mitchell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 5<\/a>: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (West), Donovan Mitchell (East)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-week-nikola-jokic-jalen-johnson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 4<\/a>: Nikola Joki\u0107 (West), Jalen Johnson (East)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nikola-jokic-cade-cunningham-named-nba-players-of-the-week\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 3<\/a>: Nikola Joki\u0107 (West), Cade Cunningham (East)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-week-shai-gilgeous-alexander-tyrese-maxey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 2<\/a>: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (West), Tyrese Maxey (East)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-of-the-week-1-victor-wembanyama-giannis-antetokounmpo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 1<\/a>: Victor Wembanyama (West), Giannis Antetokounmpo (East)<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija and Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey have been named the NBA 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