Euroleague Round 7 co-MVPs: Johnathan Motley and Chris Jones

Two outstanding individual performances in winning efforts allowed Johnathan Motley of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Chris Jones of Valencia Basket to share co-MVP of the Round honors in Round 8 of the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Motley led Fenerbahce to a 93-79 win over Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade with 25 points on 10-of-13 two-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws. He added 10 rebounds, 1 block and 8 fouls drawn for a career-high PIR of 33. Jones also had a personal-best PIR of 33 to lead Valencia to an 89-84 home victory against AS Monaco. He had 27 points on 5-of-8 two-pointers, 5-of-7 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. Jones added 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 5 fouls drawn.

Luke Sikma of ALBA Berlin had a PIR of 27 in his team’s 77-79 home defeat against FC Bayern Munich. He finished the game with 12 points on 5-of-6 two-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws, while he also had 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 7 fouls drawn. Jordan Loyd of Monaco, Zalgiris Kaunas pair Tomas Dimsa and Keenan Evans, as well as Olympiacos Piraeus duo Kostas Sloukas and Sasha Vezenkov, each with a PIR of 25, which complete the list of the best individual performances in Round 7.