Sasha Vezenkov, Neal Sako are the Round 2 co-MVPs after leading Olympiacos and ASVEL to respective EuroLeague wins.
Neal Sako of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus each had a PIR 30 in their respective teams' victories and won EuroLeague Round 2 MVP honors.
In just his second EuroLeague appearance, ASVEL big man Sako enjoyed a stellar performance in an 87-85 win over Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Sako was a thorn in Virtus' side all night long, scoring 19 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, making 2 steals and recording 2 blocks en route to a joint round-high 30 PIR.
He shot 9 for 11 on two-pointers and went 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, while 5 of his 11 rebounds came on the offensive end. Sako is the first ASVEL player to be the MVP of the Round since William Howard in Round 12 of the 2021-22 season.
Meanwhile, Vezenkov earned his 10th MVP of the Round honor as Olympiacos defeated Zalgiris Kaunas 74-68, with the forward collecting 17 points and 11 rebounds. Vezenkov was 3 for 4 on two-pointers and 11 for 13 from the foul line, while he also had 1 assist, 1 steal and drew 7 fouls in fewer than 25 minutes on the floor.
The next best PIR, 29, belongs to EA7 Emporio Armani Milan’s Shavon Shields. In a come-from-behind 79-74 win over Paris Basketball, he collected 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Dan Oturu of Anadolu Efes Istanbul had a PIR of 28 in a 78-83 loss against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, posting 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Rounding out the week's top performers is Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens’s Mathias Lessort, who had 22 points and 6 rebounds for a 27 PIR in a 94-79 victory over FC Bayern Munich.
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