Due to his outstanding performance in December and his excellent play last week, Gan Guoyang received the Rookie of the Month for December and the Player of the Week for the league.
The Rookie of the Month award for November went to Michael Jordan, while the Player of the Month for December was Larry Bird.
This was Gan Guoyang's second time winning Player of the Week, and his performances against the Rockets and the Lakers were particularly impressive.
After consecutively defeating Jabbar and Moses Malone, the two most popular and strongest centers in the league, Gan Guoyang's All-Star votes surged past Malone's, making him the center with the most votes.
Among all the players at all positions, he ranked second in voting, trailing only behind the superstar Magic Johnson.
His "Rock the baby" dunk against the 76ers undoubtedly scored him extra points, who wouldn't want to see such a spectacular show at the All-Star Game?
