Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James have been named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in January.
Antetokounmpo, who has won three-straight Player of the Month awards this season, posted averages of 29.2 points, 13.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists in just 30.0 minutes during the past month. James averaged 25.4 points, 10.4 assists, 8.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals over 13 games in January.
Both players were named captains for All-Star 2020 and they will select their squads during the All-Star Draft Show on TNT this Thursday.
