Delgado has put together a few monster games in recent weeks and has been head and shoulders above everybody else when it comes to dominance in the paint, especially on the glass.
Who's hot: Angel Delgado, Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul
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Few players in the BKT EuroCup have been as productive as Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul big man Angel Delgado, who has shined so far in his first season in the competition.
Delgado has averaged 11.7 points and 9.8 rebounds for a PIR of 19.1 in 17 appearances, this season. Those numbers have been much higher in recent weeks with the Besiktas big man taking center stage in late December and the month of January.
No player has been even remotely as dominant on the glass as Delgado over the last six rounds. The Besiktas center collected 76 in that span for an average of 12.7 rebounds. That is almost full 4 rebounds per game more than the next-best player and 5.5 rebounds per game more than those in third.
Delgado was the top rebounder of the round on three different occasions during this six-game span. He collected 14 rebounds in Round 13 against Wolves Vilnius, had 16 rebounds in Round 14 against Umana Reyer Venice, and then pulled down a season-high 17 rebounds in Round 15 against Veolia Towers Hamburg.
Moreover, of Delgado's 76 rebounds since Round 12, 31 have come on the offensive glass - an average of 5.2 per game. No other player has had more than 18 offensive boards over that span.
However, Delgado's production has not only come on the glass.
Over the last six games, Delgado has also posted 14.2 points on 64.7% shooting.
He produced double-doubles in four consecutive games between Rounds 12 and 15. He started that run with a personal best 19 points along with 12 rebounds in a win over Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and then went off for 16 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists against Wolves.
Delgado followed that up with 15 points and 16 rebounds against Reyer and 17 points plus 17 rebounds against Hamburg.
In each of those four games, Delgado had a PIR of at least 26, including a season-best 36 against Hamburg.
Even though Delgado's production slightly fell off the past two weeks, with 10 points and 8 rebounds in Round 16 against London Lions and 8 points plus 9 rebounds last week against Paris Basketball, he has accumulated 145 performance index rating points for an average of 24.2, just slightly behind Justin Cobbs and PJ Shorts, over that span.
Delgado will be poised to finish the regular season in style, with Besiktas hosting Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv as both teams still have something to play for on the final day of Group A action.