{"id":427497,"date":"2025-02-08T19:07:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T18:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=427497"},"modified":"2025-02-08T19:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T18:07:53","slug":"euroleague-round-26-mvp-kendrick-nunn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/euroleague-round-26-mvp-kendrick-nunn\/","title":{"rendered":"Euroleague Round 26 MVP: Kendrick Nunn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A truly dominant second-half performance by Kendrick Nunn<\/a>\u00a0has seen the Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens star earn Round 26 MVP honors with a round-high and career-high 37 PIR.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Nunn sat on 6 points at halftime, having scored the final basket of the first half to make it 49-47 against Anadolu Efes Istanbul, then erupted for 30 points after the interval as he finished on 36 \u2013 his second-highest tally in 60 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances \u2013 in a 104-89 victory. This is just the second time that Nunn has scored 30 points or more in a EuroLeague game, with the other being his 39-point outing in Round 16 earlier this season. He reached 36 points after going 7 for 10 on two-pointers, 5 for 11 on three-pointers and a perfect 7 for 7 from the free-throw line. Nunn also posted 4 rebounds, including 2 on the offensive end, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn. This is Nunn\u2019s MVP of the Round accolade, as he was the Game 5 MVP during last year\u2019s EuroLeague Playoffs.<\/p>\n

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Finishing just behind Nunn was EA7 Emporio Armani Milan\u2019s\u00a0Zach LeDay<\/a>, who had an equally dominant display in his team\u2019s 87-89 win at Zalgiris Kaunas. LeDay had a 36 PIR having amassed 26 points on 5-of-9 two-pointers, 1-of-2 three-pointers and a perfect 13-of-13 free throws, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 11 fouls drawn. The third-highest PIR in Round 26 belonged to Paris Basketball\u2019s\u00a0TJ Shorts<\/a>, who had a 33 index rating in his team\u2019s 77-83 victory at Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Shorts finished with 16 points on 6-of-7 two-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 9 fouls drawn. FC Barcelona\u2019s\u00a0Kevin Punter<\/a>\u00a0had a 31 PIR, the fourth best in this round, in his team\u2019s 88-90 loss to Olympiacos Piraeus. He posted 20 points on 4-of-7 two-pointers, 1-of-3 three-pointers and 9-of-9 free throws, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 7 fouls drawn. Rounding out the list of top performers is Olympiacos\u2019s\u00a0Sasha Vezenkov<\/a>\u00a0with a 30 PIR, having amassed 24 points on 6-of-8 two-pointers, 3-of-6 three-pointers and 3-of-3 free throws, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 4 fouls drawn and zero turnovers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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One of the best performances so far this season\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

MVP of the Round I @PaniniAmerica<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mZkr0go7Tb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) February 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n