{"id":387721,"date":"2026-01-02T22:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/387721\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T22:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:32:10","slug":"monthly-nba-awards-shai-gilgeous-alexander-jalen-brunson-win-honors-for-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/387721\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly NBA Awards: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Brunson win honors for December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1984749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/G9rtAdrW4AAhAjD.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\"  \/><br \/>\nPlayers of the Month<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the Kia NBA Players of the Month for games played in December.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kia<\/a> NBA Players of the Month for December!<\/p>\n<p>West: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/okcthunder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@okcthunder<\/a>)<br \/>East: Jalen Brunson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyknicks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@nyknicks<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2isdzPUin4\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/2isdzPUin4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2007180971423216028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western Conference<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1628983\/shai-gilgeous-alexander\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> \u2014 31.4 ppg, 6.1 apg, 59.4 FG%<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SGA takes home <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kia<\/a> NBA Western Conference Player of the Month for December \u26a1\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Keep voting SGA for All-Star \ud83c\udf1f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0HE3nd0kPx\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/0HE3nd0kPx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7PWc09exhq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/7PWc09exhq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/okcthunder\/status\/2007180582191804711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1628973\/jalen-brunson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jalen Brunson<\/a> \u2014 30.6 ppg, 7.1 apg, 40.5 3FG%<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">december belonged to jalen brunson.<\/p>\n<p>vote cap for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#NBAAllStar<\/a> starter \u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ov3esq1PY7\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ov3esq1PY7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TiqGqxjDA0\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TiqGqxjDA0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyknicks\/status\/2007180755559186459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rookies of the Month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1984761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/G9rfXnjW0AAH0MC.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg and Charlotte Hornets guard\/forward Kon Knueppel have been named the Kia NBA Rookies of the Month for games played in December.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Kia NBA Rookies of the Month for December!<\/p>\n<p>West: Cooper Flagg (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallasmavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@dallasmavs<\/a>)<br \/>East: Kon Knueppel (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hornets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@hornets<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PeeVng1lO7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/PeeVng1lO7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2007165675438256454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western Conference<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1642843\/cooper-flagg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cooper Flagg<\/a> \u2014 23.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.8 apg<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Western Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kia<\/a> Rookie of the Month for December\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cQrVtMotoT\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/cQrVtMotoT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2007167014406873259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1642851\/kon-knueppel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kon Knueppel<\/a> \u2014 20.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.7 apg<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Eastern Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kia<\/a> Rookie of the Month for December\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DTEV7NvwFD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/DTEV7NvwFD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2007167630822781189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Defensive Players of the Month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1984745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/G9roWGZWUAEiIo5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City Thunder forward-center Chet Holmgren and Detroit Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart have been named the Kia NBA Defensive Players of the Month for games played in December.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kia<\/a> Defensive Players of the Month for December!<\/p>\n<p>West: Chet Holmgren (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/okcthunder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@okcthunder<\/a>)<br \/>East: Isaiah Stewart (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DetroitPistons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@DetroitPistons<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VVlUmkwtnk\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/VVlUmkwtnk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2007173129970561110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coaches of the Month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1984760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/G9ryLwZWkAAzpyr.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson and Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla have been named the NBA Coaches of the Month.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Coaches of the Month for December!<\/p>\n<p>West: Mitch Johnson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@spurs<\/a>)<br \/>East: Joe Mazzulla (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@celtics<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mMq9ILOAI4\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mMq9ILOAI4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2007187660310491563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Players of the Month Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson 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