{"id":532547,"date":"2026-01-12T21:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/532547\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:47:16","slug":"peyton-watson-scottie-barnes-named-nba-players-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/532547\/","title":{"rendered":"Peyton Watson, Scottie Barnes named NBA Players of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2000925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/G-fTO3kX0AA-me--784x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"490\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Denver Nuggets guard-forward Peyton Watson and Toronto Raptors forward-guard Scottie Barnes have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 12 of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBA Players of the Week for Week 12.<\/p>\n<p>West: Peyton Watson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuggets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@nuggets<\/a>)<br \/>East: Scottie Barnes (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raptors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Raptors<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TfhcXvoJ3l\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TfhcXvoJ3l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2010813336233926741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western Conference<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Peyton Watson making a statement \u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KIBjz8RlH5\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KIBjz8RlH5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuggets\/status\/2010814728604373041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eastern Conference Player of the Week \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<\/p>\n<p>Yeah\u2026 that\u2019s ALL-STAR behaviour <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf1f Run up the votes for Scottie : <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hBrcYmSycC\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/hBrcYmSycC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zvKT5CPoxh\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/zvKT5CPoxh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raptors\/status\/2010814714238869880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Past winners for 2025-26<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/nba-players-week-deni-avdija-tyrese-maxey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 11<\/a>: Deni Avdija (West), Tyrese Maxey (East)<br \/>\n<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":"Denver Nuggets guard-forward Peyton Watson and Toronto Raptors forward-guard Scottie Barnes have been named the NBA Players 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