When the Sacramento Kings traded De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs and brought in Zach LaVine from the Chicago Bulls in return, many fans were skeptical of the fit. Pairing LaVine with guys like Malik Monk and DeMar DeRozan does not seem like the best fit on paper,

During a week in which the Kings went 3-0, newly acquired shooting guard Zach LaVine earned Player of the Week honors

On Monday, the NBA announced that LaVine and New York Knicks ' guard Jalen Brunson are the Players of the Week for their respective conferences. Both players led their team to a perfect 3-0 week and were the best players in all of their six combined games.

Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine (8) reacts after scoring against the Charlotte Hornets during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center.

With his 42-point game, Zach LaVine became the first player in NBA history to drop multiple 40-point games while have a 100 percent true shooting percentage, as per StatMamba. True shooting percentage is an advanced metric that encompasses field goal percentage, three-point percentage and free-throw percentage into one.

Zach LaVine received his first NBA accolade as a member of the Kings. Sacramento’s star guard was named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday along with New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson,

LaVine has become the first player in NBA history to record 42+ points and 1+ steal with 8+ three-pointers made, 84%+ shooting from the field, and 88%+ from beyond the arc in a single game, per Stathead.

Zach LaVine has gotten off to a red-hot start with the Sacramento Kings, fitting right into his new squad and continuing his elite scoring run.