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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. The @Kia NBA Players of the Month for December!
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins December West Player of the Month award
The NBA announced on Friday that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the December Western Conference Player of the Month award. He averaged 31.4 points on 59.4% shooting, 6.1 assists and 4.6 rebounds. The Thunder went 9-4 in that stretch.
Stewart shares the honor of Defensive Player of the Month with Chet Holmgren from the Oklahoma City Thunder. While earning the honor in the Western Conference, Holmgren averaged 7.9 rebounds and 2.0 blocks while helping the Thunder go 11-3 in the month.
The Knicks reached the East Finals because of Brunson. Earlier this month, they won the Emirates NBA Cup with Brunson delivering his best games of the early season. In a league of solid point guards, only Shai delivered better results in 2025 than Brunson.
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