Brandon Miller and Dillon Brooks earn Player of the Week honors as Suns, Hornets surge
Brandon Miller and Dillon Brooks were named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 15 after explosive scoring stretches that coincided with momentum swings for their teams. The league announced the awards on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 (ET), recognizing Brooks for his best offensive run of the season and Miller for powering a surprising Charlotte winning streak that has reshaped the Eastern Conference play-in picture.
The award and the Week 15 window
Player of the Week honors cover a defined slate of games, and Week 15’s selections reflected both production and team results. Over that span, Brooks posted elite efficiency from deep while taking on a larger scoring burden, and Miller delivered star-level volume scoring with high-end shooting, helping Charlotte stack wins at a time when many teams were pivoting toward trade-deadline decisions.
Dillon Brooks’ surge: volume scoring with rare efficiency
Brooks’ Week 15 line jumped off the page because it blended high points with unusually strong outside shooting. He averaged 28.8 points and 4.5 rebounds while hitting 54.5% of his three-point attempts as Phoenix went 3–1 during the week.
Beyond the raw numbers, the significance is shot profile and role. Brooks is typically known for physical perimeter defense and edge-setting intensity; when he adds consistent pull-up and catch-and-shoot production, Phoenix’s offense gets harder to load up against. It also stabilizes lineups when primary creators sit or when opponents blitz the first option and dare secondary scorers to beat them.
Brandon Miller’s run: Charlotte’s breakout stretch continues
Miller’s Week 15 production looked like a top-option star: 26.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 50.0% from three as Charlotte went 4–0.
The timing has mattered as much as the efficiency. Charlotte’s January-to-early-February surge has featured Miller taking bigger fourth-quarter possessions, getting to the line more consistently, and punishing teams that try to shade help toward LaMelo Ball. In a recent win over San Antonio on Jan. 31, 2026 (ET), Miller scored 26 and went 9-for-9 at the free-throw line, a snapshot of the “star math” that changes outcomes: threes plus rim pressure plus free throws.
A few nights later, Charlotte erased a 22-point deficit to beat New Orleans on Feb. 2, 2026 (ET), with Miller contributing 16 points and eight rebounds in a game the Hornets won with rebounding dominance and late-game defense. Even when his scoring isn’t at the Week 15 peak, his two-way activity has been central to the team’s identity during the streak.
What it means for the Suns and Hornets right now
For Phoenix, Brooks’ scoring spike changes the texture of close games. When a defense has to respect him beyond the arc, it opens driving lanes and reduces the number of possessions where the offense devolves into difficult late-clock shots. If the shooting holds anywhere close to this level, it also raises Phoenix’s margin for error on nights when other scorers are inefficient.
For Charlotte, Miller’s rise is more structural. The Hornets have been searching for a reliable co-star arc—someone who can carry usage, create late, and punish switching defenses. Week 15 was a loud signal that Miller’s ceiling isn’t theoretical. It’s showing up in real wins, against real game plans built to take the ball out of stars’ hands.
The forward look: sustainability and the next test
The obvious question is sustainability. Player of the Week runs are often “hot weeks,” and both players will now be defended differently.
For Brooks, watch whether the three-point efficiency stays strong when opponents run him off the line and force more off-the-dribble creation. If he keeps generating clean looks via quick decisions—shoot, drive, swing—Phoenix’s spacing advantage becomes more durable.
For Miller, the next test is how he handles the scouting report shift: more top-locking on pin-downs, earlier help at the nail, and more physical switching aimed at denying comfortable pull-ups. His ability to keep living at the free-throw line and make the simple pass when the second defender arrives will determine whether Charlotte’s surge is a brief heater or a genuine step forward.
Sources consulted: NBA, Reuters, Yahoo Sports, RealGM
