{"id":582823,"date":"2026-04-03T12:05:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/582823\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:05:26","slug":"monthly-nba-awards-luka-doncic-jalen-johnson-win-honors-for-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/582823\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly NBA Awards: Luka Don\u010di\u0107, Jalen Johnson win honors for March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2140493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HE6_XUaaEAAnpH2-784x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"490\"  \/><br \/>\nPlayers of the Month<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson have been named the Kia NBA Players of the Month for games played in March.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" 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 March!  <\/p>\n<p>West: Luka Don\u010di\u0107 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lakers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Lakers<\/a>) <br \/>East: Jalen Johnson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLHawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ATLHawks<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8c5ho4M4ZM\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8c5ho4M4ZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2039779924509110333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western Conference<\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">On another level. Your Western Conference Player of the Month: Luka Don\u010di\u0107 \ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BOuyHeU3id\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/BOuyHeU3id<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lakers\/status\/2039780986049945646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First of many!<\/p>\n<p>JJ is your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kia<\/a> Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8AjAPe6S3W\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8AjAPe6S3W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLHawks\/status\/2039780428928754008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rookies of the Month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2140429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rookieofthemonth-784x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"490\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud and Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe have been named the Kia NBA Rookies of the Month for games played in March.<\/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> Rookies of the Month for March!  <\/p>\n<p>West: Maxime Raynaud (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SacramentoKings<\/a>)  <br \/>East: VJ Edgecombe (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sixers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@sixers<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ERXp5omQOB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ERXp5omQOB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2039764906921074760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western Conference<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maxime Raynaud Named Western Conference Rookie of the Month<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qWzMEUcIwf\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/qWzMEUcIwf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uh3CaZyXKu\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/uh3CaZyXKu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SacramentoKings\/status\/2039768123901923415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>VJ Edgecombe\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OyR0YQ7DxP\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/OyR0YQ7DxP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sixers\/status\/2039764995265675378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Defensive Players of the Month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2140464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HE6yecLX0AA52h9-784x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"490\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama and Detroit Pistons guard-forward Ausar Thompson have been named the Kia NBA Defensive Players of the Month for games played in March.<\/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 March!<\/p>\n<p>West: Victor Wembanyama (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@spurs<\/a>)<br \/>East: Ausar Thompson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DetroitPistons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@DetroitPistons<\/a> ) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iW6a9wJcf6\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/iW6a9wJcf6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2039772516260995509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western Conference<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1641705\/victor-wembanyama\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> \u2014 3.7 bpg (led NBA), 11.6 contested shots per game (2nd in NBA), 1.3 spg<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wemby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@wemby<\/a>&#8216;s third consecutive month winning NBA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kia<\/a> Western Conference\u00a0Defensive Player of the Month award \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>In March:<br \/>\u25aa\ufe0f180 REB, a league-best 56 BLK, and 20 STL<br \/>\u25aa\ufe0f10 games with 4+ blocks<br \/>\u25aa\ufe0f4 straight games with 15+ rebounds<br \/>\u25aa\ufe0fDefensive rating of 99.8 (second in NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/az4zfdX9yS\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/az4zfdX9yS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Antonio Spurs \u2013 x (@spurs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spurs\/status\/2039773374562414985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1641709\/ausar-thompson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ausar Thompson<\/a> \u2014 2.5 spg (led NBA), 4.8 deflections per game (led NBA), 1.1 bpg<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kia<\/a> Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month for the SECOND TIME this season\u2026<\/p>\n<p>AUSAR. THOMPSON. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Db3YdxdRX\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/0Db3YdxdRX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DetroitPistons\/status\/2039773487322058845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coaches of the Month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2140508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HE7Fn7jbAAEUQpe-784x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"490\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder have been named the NBA Coaches of the Month for games played in March.<\/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 Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson have been&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":582824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,207918,85],"class_list":["post-582823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-nba-players-of-the-month","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/582824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}