{"id":494345,"date":"2026-04-26T11:16:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=494345"},"modified":"2026-04-26T11:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:16:48","slug":"sasha-vezenkov-is-the-2025-26-euroleague-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/sasha-vezenkov-is-the-2025-26-euroleague-mvp\/","title":{"rendered":"Sasha Vezenkov is the 2025-26 EuroLeague MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sasha Vezenkov<\/a>\u00a0is the recipient of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Most Valuable Player award, presented by Motorola, earning the league\u2019s top individual honor after leading Olympiacos Piraeus to the best regular\u2011season record and delivering one of the most complete campaigns of his career.<\/p>\n

The award, determined by votes from EuroLeague team captains and head coaches (35% each), accredited media (20%) and fans (10%), placed Vezenkov ahead of Zalgiris Kaunas guard Sylvain Francisco, who came\u00a0second, and Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv\u2019s Elijah Bryant, who finished in third position.<\/p>\n

This marks Vezenkov\u2019s second MVP honor as he also\u00a0won the award in 2022-23<\/a>, making him just the second player to claim it twice, joining Anthony Parker, who won in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Vezenkov\u00a0led the league in scoring<\/a>\u00a0with 19.4 points per game, topped the PIR rankings at 23.1, finished fifth in rebounds (6.6 rpg.), and ranked third in two\u2011point field goals made (4.9).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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His production never wavered. Vezenkov scored in double figures in 33 of his 34 appearances and reached 20 points or more 19 times. He recorded four double\u2011doubles and anchored Olympiacos\u2019s 26-12 finish \u2013 the club\u2019s third time topping the regular\u2011season standings in the last four years.<\/p>\n

January was the stretch that crystallized his MVP case. Vezenkov averaged 23.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and a PIR of 29.0 as Olympiacos went 6-1, earning him the\u00a0EuroLeague MVP of the Month<\/a>\u00a0award. He collected three MVP of the Round awards \u2013 in\u00a0Round 3<\/a>\u00a0against Dubai Basketball (PIR of 34),\u00a0Round 5<\/a>\u00a0against Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv (31),\u00a0and\u00a0Round 21<\/a>\u00a0against FC Bayern Munich (35) \u2013 and posted a PIR of 30 or higher eight times. Between Rounds 20 and 23, he became the first player since 2000-01 to record a PIR of 32 or more in four consecutive games.<\/p>\n

But the numbers only tell part of the story. Vezenkov played with a steadiness and authority that shaped Olympiacos\u2019s identity on both ends of the floor. He pushed the tempo, rebounded in traffic, steadied possessions when games tightened, and set the tone for a team that relied on his presence as much as his scoring. Teammates and coaches pointed to his voice, his poise and his ability to lift the group in key moments as defining elements of Olympiacos\u2019s season.<\/p>\n

Vezenkov also earned a place on the\u00a0All\u2011EuroLeague First Team<\/a>\u00a0for the fourth time in his career, matching Dimitris Diamantidis and trailing only Juan Carlos Navarro, who made the first team five times. He becomes the third Olympiacos player to win the EuroLeague MVP, joining Milos Teodosic (2009-10) and Vassilis Spanoulis (2012-13).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Sasha Vezenkov, the man of the hour, the MVP.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf1f The Bulgarian forward wins the MVP award for the second time in his career, earning a spot on the All-EuroLeague First Team, claiming the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Award, finishing first in PIR, and leading @Olympiacos_BC<\/a> to the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ccxde9iFlq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n