Euroleague Round 33 MVP: Darius Thompson

With his team facing a must-win situation in a playoff race that is going down to the wire, Darius Thompson anchored Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz’s record-setting 120-100 win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, earning the second MVP of the Round honor of his rookie Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season. Thompson scored 23 points, going 7-for-11 on two-pointers and 1-of-3 on threes, while he also dished 12 assists. He added 4 rebounds and 3 steals for a round-high PIR of 36. In addition, Thompson became the first player since 2020-21 to have six double-doubles for points and assists.

Facundo Campazzo of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade had this round’s second-best PIR, 33, in an 87-79 win over league leader Olympiacos Piraeus. Campazzo was everywhere with 20 points, 8 assists, a career-high 5 steals and 3 rebounds. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward Nigel Hayes-Davis had a PIR of 32 in a 103-86 win over cross-town rival and outgoing champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Playing all 40 minutes, Hayes-Davis scored a career-high 26 points and had 4 rebounds and 4 assists. ASVEL’s Jonah Mathews had a 29 PIR after scoring 25 points, in addition to recording 2 assists, 2 rebounds and 7 fouls drawn in a loss against Baskonia. Rounding out the list of Round 33’s best performers is Semi Ojeleye of Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Ojeleye had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists for a 28 PIR in his team’s 79-68 loss against Valencia Basket.