Tyrese Haliburton is trying to get healthy to help the Indiana Pacers win games. Haliburton would also like to be eligible for NBA awards, because he has a significant financial stake in making named to an All-NBA team.

However, Haliburton has also missed 13 games. If he misses five more games this season, Haliburton won't be eligible for NBA awards. That's something he disagrees with.

"I think it’s a stupid rule, like plenty of the guys in the league, but this is what the owners want, so as players, we gotta do our job and play in 65 games if we’re able to," Haliburton said. "So, that’s what I gotta do, take care of my body to be able to play in those games, and I think you’re seeing other players in the league kind of face the same thing. As long as the owners are happy."

Haliburton signed a maximum rookie scale extension this past offseason. That deal will kick in with the 2024-25 season and projects to start at 25% of the salary cap. That now projects to be $35.25 million for 2024-25 and $204.5 million over the five-year deal.

If Haliburton makes an All-NBA team, his deal will bump up to start at 30% of the salary cap. That projects to be $42.3 million in 2024-25 and $245.3 million over five years.

Devin Booker and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 14.

Booker averaged 42.0 points and 5.0 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns went 2-2.

Antetokounmpo averaged 29.5 points, 14.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks went 3-1.

Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 13.

Durant averaged 31.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks as the Phoenix Suns went 3-0.

Embiid averaged 37.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers went 4-0.

Lauri Markkanen and Bam Adebayo have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 12.

Markkanen averaged 24.5 points and 11.0 rebound as the Utah Jazz went 4-0.

Adebayo averaged 23.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.8 assists as the Miami Heat went 3-1.

Alperen Sengun and Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 11.

Sengun averaged 24.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists as the Houston Rockets went 3-1.

Brunson averaged 27.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 9.3 assists as the New York Knicks went 4-0.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have been named the NBA's Players of the Month for December.

This is Antetokounmpo’s 10th Player of the Month honor in his career. Leading the Bucks to an 11-2 record last month, Antetokounmpo averaged 32.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 61.6% from the field. He had a historic night on Dec. 13 vs. Indiana, setting franchise records for points (64), free throws made (24) and free throws attempted (32).

This marks the first Player of the Month honor for Gilgeous-Alexander. He appeared in 13 games (all starts) and averaged 31.9 points on 55.3 percent shooting from the field to go along with 6.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds, and a league-leading 3.08 steals in 35.2 minutes per game, as Oklahoma City went 10-3 in December.

Chet Holmgren and Jaime Jaquez Jr. were named the Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month for December.

Holmgren averaged 17.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks for the month, with Jaquez averaging 16.1 points and 3.8 rebounds.

Ty Lue and Joe Mazzulla were also named Coaches of the Month for December in their respective conferences.

Lue coached the Clippers to an 11-2 record, with Mazzulla's Celtics going 12-2.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 10.

Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 33.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder went 4-0.

Haliburton averaged 25.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 17.7 assists as the Indiana Pacers went 3-0.