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Dejounte Murray
Booming despite circumstance
Murray ranks in the 98th percentile with 76.7 percent of his shots being heavily contested this season.
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Tyrese Maxey
Rare turnover-aversion
Maxey's 6.8 percent turnover rate leads all point guards, as well as leading all players averaging at least 15.0 points per game this season, per CleaningTheGlass.
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Paul George
Eligible for season awards
George appeared in his 65th contest in Monday's loss to Indiana, officially hitting the league's minimum game requirement.
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Damian Lillard
Historic effort Sunday
Lillard became the first player in Bucks' franchise history to record a game with 30-plus points and 15-plus assists, dropping 31 points and 16 dimes in Sunday's 140-129 victory over Phoenix.
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Desmond Bane
Could rejoin lineup this weekend
Bane has progressed to five-on-five work in his recovery from a left ankle sprain, and he could return to the Grizzlies' lineup as early as this weekend, Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.
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Donovan Mitchell
Becomes ineligible for awards
Mitchell, who is currently sidelined due to a knee injury, has officially fallen short of the 65-game threshold needed to qualify for awards such as MVP and All-NBA honors.
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Donovan Mitchell
No timeline for return
Mitchell may not be ready to return from his left knee injury Sunday against the Nets, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
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Coby White
In running for Most Improved Award
White has emerged as a strong candidate to win the Most Improved Player Award, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
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Luke Kennard
Still the king
Among all players with at least 50 catch-and-shoot attempts this season, Kennard leads the league by knocking down 51.4 percent of his three-point attempts.
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Jaden Ivey
Can't find consistency
Ivey is averaging 13.2 points on 11.7 shots across his last six games, but he is shooting just 20.0 percent on 5.0 threes per game over that span.
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Bones Hyland
Set for bigger role
Hyland is likely to see a larger role for the Clippers while Russell Westbrook is sidelined following surgery to repair a fracture in his left hand, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
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Russell Westbrook
Could be back by playoffs
Westbrook underwent successful surgery on his left hand Monday, and the Clippers aren't ruling out getting him back in time for the beginning of the playoffs in April, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
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D.J. Carton
Maximum two-way deal
Carton's two-way contract with Toronto is a two-year deal with a maximum guarantee if he remains with the Raptors next season, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Johnny Davis
Failing to capitalize
Davis is averaging 1.5 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 20.0 percent from the field on 3.8 shots in 15.0 minutes across four contests since the All-Star break.
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Darius Garland
Lacking offensive punch
Garland is averaging 15.8 points and 8.3 assists on 40.0 percent shooting across four games since the All-Star break.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Among clutchest players
Gilgeous-Alexander is one of just two players in the league this season to be scoring at least 6.0 points in the fourth quarter while shooting above 55.0 percent from the field and 45.0 percent from deep, per NBA.com.
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Javon Freeman-Liberty
Crowned G League POTW
Freeman-Liberty was named the G League Player of the Week Tuesday.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Feeling galvanized
Caldwell-Pope mentioned Tuesday that Nikola Jokic "got everybody motivated" following the All-Star break in preparation for a championship push, Harrison Wind of TheDNVR.com reports.
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CJ McCollum
Conducive to winning
New Orleans owns a 28-15 record this season when McCallum plays but a 6-9 record when he is inactive. McCollum is at risk of missing his second consecutive game Tuesday against the Knicks due to a left ankle sprain.
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Tre Mann
Missed but not forgotten
Mann's Oklahoma City practice jersey is being donned by Aaron Wiggins at team activities, with Wiggins noting that Mann "had a big impact on the togetherness of our team. Something that won't be forgotten," Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman reports.
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Kobe Bufkin
Beginning to enter rotation
Bufkin has appeared in three of Atlanta's past five contests, compiling 29 minutes of action, which represents his first true playing time of the season after logging just six minutes through Atlanta's first 52 games.
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Kyrie Irving
Blocking out noise
Irving acknowledged the heightened expectations for Dallas to compete after a series of acquisitions at the trade deadline, but he noted Sunday that focusing "one game at a time and not listening to outside noise" is a priority in the locker room, Grant Afseth of SI.com reports.
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Blake Wesley
Timid shooting
Wesley has attempted just 28 threes across 37 appearances this season, which marks a decline from the 52 threes he attempted at a 38.5 percent clip through 37 appearances last season.
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Mike Conley
Punishing defenses
Conley leads all qualifiers with 82.6 percent of his spot-up three-point attempts being uncontested this season. Conley is raining in 45.6 percent of such attempts, as opposed to a 37.5 percent clip on his guarded spot-up threes.
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Malaki Branham
Struggling to convert threes
Branham has connected on just 20.6 percent of 63 guarded three-point attempts this season.
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