“The NBA announced today that Chicago Bulls guard Coby White was named the Kia NBA Player of the Month in the East for games played in March,” the Bulls said in a press release. “White joins Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and DeMar DeRozan as the only Bulls players to earn the monthly honor.”

He’s evolved into a great player, all the way around,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said of White, who had another huge scoring night Monday.

In the realm of stellar performances, the Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Chicago Bulls' Coby White stand out as the Kia NBA Players of the Month for the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively.

White registered 28 points (10-16 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 5-5 FT), three rebounds, six assists and two steals in 34 minutes during Tuesday's 137-118 victory over Toronto.

Coby White was an electric scorer during his lone season at UNC. He's now an NBA star and March's Eastern Conference Player of the Month.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) lit up the league in April, averaging an impressive 34.7 points per game. Not only did he secure the top spot in the scoring leaderboard, but his dynamic all-around game also energized the Thunder, who boasted an outstanding record of 15 wins and just one loss in April.

White was limited to 23 minutes Monday and struggled badly against one of the best defensive teams in the NBA, and this seven-point effort signaled the end of his 15-game streak with at least 20 points.

The Bulls won outright as 10.5-point underdogs with LeBron James returning from injury to put the Lakers at full strength. The Bulls played perhaps their best game of the season, dropping 146 points on 17-of-41 shooting from behind the arc.