Euroleague Round 4 MVP: Theo Maledon

A special performance in a come-from behind 76-69 win over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz has seen LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne guard Theo Maledon secure MVP of the Round honors for the first time in his 24-game Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career.

The 23-year-old Maledon starred by posting a career-high 25 points in a low-scoring affair, making 1-of-3 two-point shots, sinking 5-of-10 triples and making all 8 of his free throws. He also pulled down 6 rebounds, had 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, while drawing 7 fouls for a PIR of 36, the highest of any player in Round 4 and the joint highest in any game this season.

Behind Maledon are two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague veterans, each with a PIR of 30, Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Kevin Punter of FC Barcelona. Larkin led Efes in a 91-89 win over Olympiacos Piraeus with 24 points, making 5-of-7 two-pointers and 4-of-7 three-pointers, while also amassing 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 7 fouls drawn. Punter shined with 26 points on 10-for-13 field-goal shooting, in addition to posting 3 assists and 4 steals in a 94-98 overtime road win at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. Rounding out the list of Round 4’s top performers are Mike James of AS Monaco and Shabazz Napier of FC Bayern Munich, each with a PIR of 29. James collected 19 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and drew 8 fouls in a 101-85 win over Virtus Segafredo Bologna, while Napier scored 27 points on 6-for-10 three-point shooting, with 5 assists, in a 109-107 win over Paris Basketball.