Baldwin's performance index rating of 33 earned him his sixth MVP of the Round honor.
Round 23 MVP: Wade Baldwin, Maccabi
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For the second time already in 2024, all-action Wade Baldwin of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv led his team to victory with a performance that was good enough to be MVP of Round 23. Baldwin scored 9 of his game-high 22 points in the decisive final quarter of a resounding 90-75 home for Maccabi that ended the four-win streak of visiting Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. What's more, Baldwin was the game's best distributor, too, dishing out 8 assists while grabbing 3 rebounds, making 2 steals and blocking a shot. He shot 6-for-7 from two-point range, 2-for-4 from deep and 4-for-4 at the free throw line for an impressively efficient all-around effort that added up to a performance index rating of 33. Baldwin had been the MVP of Round 20, as well.
Right behind him this week came Zach LeDay, the bulwark of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade's 81-72 home win over Zalgiris Kaunas. LeDay scored 21 point with just 2 missed shots, pulled 5 rebounds and drew 8 fouls for his season-high PIR of 32.
A trio of centers followed him. Johnathan Motley posted a double-double of 23 points and 11 boards towards a PIR of 29 as Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul downed visiting Virtus Segafredo Bologna, 88-75. Matching is PIR was the sole loser among the week's top five performers, Jan Vesely, whose game-high 28 points were not enough to prevent FC Barcelona from falling 74-70 on the court of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. And Youssoupha Fall had 16 points and 13 rebounds with just 2 misses for a 28 PIR as LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne upset host FC Bayern Munich 64-76.