This is his third MVP of the Round award this season
Round 24 MVP: Zach LeDay, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
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A wonderful performance for an undermanned EA7 Emporio Armani Milan has seen Zach LeDay secure Round 24 MVP honors with a season-high PIR of 39.
LeDay tied his career high with 33 points – a total he had only managed once before, back in Round 15 of this current season – after making 7-of-10 two-pointers, 5-of-7 three-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws. He also grabbed 8 rebounds, dished 1 assist, drew 6 fouls and had a +18 in the plus/minus column, the second best of any player in this round. This is the third time this season that LeDay has secured the MVP of the Round prize, having done so in Round 7 and Round 15. It is his fourth MVP of the Round award overall, as he first took home this honor in Round 10 of the 2018-19 season.
The Milan forward was not the only player to post a 39 PIR in this round as Virtus Segafredo Bologna’s Toko Shengelia did so as well, yet it came in defeat as his team fell to a 95-81 loss at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. That 39 PIR is a career high for Shengelia, who also posted a career-best mark with 35 points on 10-of-14 two-pointers, 2-of-3 three-pointers and 9-of-10 free throws. Shengelia added 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 fouls drawn to his tally.
The third-best PIR in Round 24 belonged to Zalgiris Kaunas’s Sylvain Francisco, who had a career-high 36 PIR in his team’s 82-97 defeat against FC Bayern Munich. Francisco posted a personal-best 33 points on 5-of-8 two-pointers, 5-of-8 three-pointers and 8-of-8 free throws, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 7 fouls drawn.
Rounding out the list of Round 24’s top performers are Olympiacos Piraeus’s Sasha Vezenkov, Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz’s Chima Moneke and Bayern’s Nick Weiler-Babb, all with a PIR of 34. Vezenkov amassed 26 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 7 fouls drawn in Olympiacos’s 92-89 win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Moneke recorded 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 8 fouls drawn in Baskonia’s 88-86 triumph over FC Barcelona, while Weiler-Babb had a near-perfect performance in Bayern’s win at Zalgiris with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals, 3 fouls drawn and zero turnovers.
Individual highs: Toko Shengelia, Virtus, 35 points
Shengelia led all players in Round 24 with a career-high 35 points. Vezenkov is the leading scorer in the EuroLeague with 20.3 points per game.
Juancho Hernangomez of Panathinaikos pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds in Round 24, more than anyone else. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade’s Joel Bolomboy averages a league-best 8.0 boards per night.
Nick Weiler-Babb set a new career best with a round-high 13 assists. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv’s Tamir Blatt leads the league in assists with 7.5 per game.
Brandon Davies of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade made 6 steals in Round 24, which is the joint most of any player this season. Weiler-Babb is atop the steals charts with 1.6 per night.
Donta Hall of Baskonia tied his career high by blocking 4 shots this week, the most of any player in Round 24. Real Madrid’s Walter Tavares, the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in blocks, is the season leader in this category with 1.4 per game.
Weiler-Babb (14 points, 13 assists), ALBA Berlin’s Martin Hermannsson (11 points, 11 assists) and AS Monaco’s Nick Calathes (12 points, 10 assists) were the only players to record a double-double in Round 24, and all three did so without committing a turnover.