Sasha Vezenkov scored all 18 of his in-game points without ever dribbling the ball once.

Credit: ZUMAPRESS.com - Scanpix
Credit ZUMAPRESS.com - Scanpix

Sasha Vezenkov was once again brilliant in the EuroLeague yesterday, recording yet another high-scoring performance against ALBA Berlin.

Player of the Game
Aleksandr  Vezenkov
EFF
34
Aleksandr Vezenkov
Points 24
Accuracy 8-13
Rebounds 6
Assists 2

The Bulgarian forward scored 24 points on 8-for-15 shooting, grabbed 6 rebounds, and stole 4 balls for 34 PIR. However, the way he did it was unusual.

All 24 points Vezenkov scored came without him ever dribbling the ball once. The Olympiacos star scored 18 of the 24 points from the court (making 6/6 free throws), and all shots came from either catch-and-shoot situations or isolation scenarios where Vezenkov didn't need to let the ball go from his hands to deliver for his team.

Knowing that Vezenkov is second in the entire league in scoring (20.1 points per game), such a feat is truly unique. If we added the fact that all neighboring players are ball handlers who like to have the game in their control, the Jaycee Carroll-like nature of him scoring the ball despite being a frontcourt player makes it truly special.

This season, Vezekov leads the league in average PIR (27.8) and rebounds (8.7) and is second in scoring (20.1), doing at an almost 50/40/90 pace (67.1% 2PT, 43.4% 3PT, 87.2% FT).

 

 

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Olympiacos Piraeus
ALBA Berlin
47%
32/68
Field goals
45%
27/60
33
Rebounds
34
25
Assists
17
9
Steals
5
19
Fouls
19
88%
14/16
Free throws
80%
12/15

Best players

Aleksandr  Vezenkov
24 PTS
8/13 FG
6/6 FT
Maodo  Lo
12 PTS
4/10 FG
0/0 FT
Kostas  Papanikolaou
9 REB
7 DREB
2 OREB
Christ  Koumadje
7 REB
5 DREB
2 OREB
Kostas  Sloukas
11 As
0 TO
26 MIN
Maodo  Lo
7 As
0 TO
18 MIN
Aleksandr  Vezenkov
34 EFF
100% 2P%
29% 3P%
Christ  Koumadje
18 EFF
83% 2P%
- 3P%