Turkish Airlines EuroLeague RS – Round 30 MVP: Wade Baldwin, Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Wade Baldwin of Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz flirted with a triple-double on his way an outstanding performance in a winning effort, allowing him to earn the MVP honor for Round 30. Baldwin led Baskonia to an 85-68 victory against ALBA Berlin, finishing the game with 19 points while making 4 of 8 two-pointers, 1 of 3 three-pointers and 5 of 6 free throws. He added 7 rebounds, 10 assists, a steal and 6 fouls drawn for a performance index rating of 29, the highest in Round 30. As such, Baldwin earned his second MVP of the Round honor this season – he also did it in Round 17 – and the third of his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career. Following him, Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens posted a PIR of 26 in his team’s 101-73 road loss against Olympiacos Piraeus. Papagiannis had 18 points on 9-for-13 two-point shooting, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal and 2 blocks. Moustapha Fall of Olympiacos and Tyler Cavanaugh of Zalgiris Kaunas came next, with PIRs of 25 each. Fall made 6 of 7 two-point shots on his way to 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and a block against Panathinaikos. Cavanaugh registered 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 fouls drawn in a losing effort against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid, with a PIR of 24, completed the top individual performances in Round 30.