USC basketball report - Evan Mobley looks like a star once again

In the final week of the NBA regular season, a few former USC Trojans thrived. Evan Mobley closed the season with a high-scoring week, Nikola Vučević is gearing up for the biggest playoff run of his career, and Bronny James is preparing to be an impactful player for the Lakers.

Here are my top performers this past week for USC hoopers in the NBA:

Onyeka Okongwu

Last Wednesday Oneyka had a domiant showing. Vs the Cavasiliers, Okongwu had 18 points, shot 7-10, and had 5 boards. The rebounding production does need to come up in the playoffs, but his ability to score against a really good defensive front court is going to be huge for Atlanta.

Nikola Vučević

Nikola Vučević missed most of March due to injury, but he has played the last stretch of games. This past week, he was ramping up, and he gave his team great confidence with his progress. On Thursday, Nikola dropped 10 points and was 2-4 from 3, and grabbed 5 rebounds off the bench. He played the following great the next day, last Friday, where he had 14 points, shot 3-5 from 3, had 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. He is really honing in on his role, and he is back to being a productive player. He will be a huge asset for the Boston Celtics this playoff run.

De'Anthony Melton

Last week, Melton had two great outings, and he shone in his role. On Monday, Melton dropped 21 points, was a stellar 4-6 from 3, and had 5 assists. This is the type of scoring the Warriors will need from his off as playoff time is here. He then, later on in the week on Friday, Melton had 17 points, shot 3-6 from 3, and had 3 assists. He is an impactful player without scoring, but when he gets t going from beyond the arc, he makes the Warriors an extremely dangerous team.

Bronny James

The Lakers will be counting on Bronny James a lot this postseason, as their team is as banged up as it gets heading into the playoffs. Bronny did a good job building some confidence this past week. Bronny James had two games last week where he scored in double figures. Vs the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, Bronny put up 10 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals. His 3-point shot was falling as he was 2-4 from beyond the arc that day. In the final regular-season game, Bronny remained productive again, shooting 3-4 from 3, posting 11 points, getting 4 assists, and 1 steal. He may not be a 20-point scorer or a microwave guy off the bench, but getting double-digit points and a steal or 2 will go a long way for the Lakers in the playoffs.

Evan Mobley

Mobley had himself another great week. He started off last week with a 24-point, 6-rebound game vs the Grizzlies on Monday. He then went berserk vs the Cavaliers in a big win for his team on Wednesday. Vs the Hawks, Mobley had 22 points, 19 rebounds, and 3 blocks. The Cavaliers should be able to get to the Eastern Conference Finals with that version of Mobley.

This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Top USC basketball performers in NBA before playoffs begin