Nadir Hifi Earns EuroLeague Round 10 MVP Honor
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Demonstrating his elite status once again, French star Nadir Hifi delivered a memorable performance in Istanbul to claim the EuroLeague weekly MVP award.
According to the official press release: Nadir Hifi of Paris Basketball secured MVP of the Round honors with a PIR of 39 following a spectacular individual display in a crucial away victory.
Hifi propelled Paris to a 90-95 away win against Anadolu Efes Istanbul, scoring 28 points via 6-of-9 two-pointers, 3-of-5 three-pointers, and 7-of-7 free throws, while contributing six rebounds, nine assists, and seven fouls drawn for a PIR of 39, the highest in Round 10. This marked the first time Hifi received MVP of the Round honors in his career, making him the third Paris player to achieve this distinction, joining TJ Shorts (four times, plus 2025 play-in MVP) and Justin Robinson.
Elijah Bryant of Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv posted a PIR of 35 during his teamβs 90-93 home defeat against FC Barcelona. He led his squad with 25 points on 5-of-7 two-pointers, 1-of-3 three-pointers, and 12-of-12 free throws, adding three rebounds, one assist, and 12 fouls drawn, setting a new EuroLeague season-high.
Austin Wiley of FC Bayern Munich recorded a PIR of 32 in his teamβs 95-99 away victory over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. He scored 22 points on 8-of-9 two-pointers and 6-of-8 free throws, grabbed nine rebounds, provided two assists, blocked three shots, and drew four fouls.
Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, with a PIR of 31, and his teammate Mathias Lessort, who achieved a PIR of 30, completed the top individual performances in Round 10. Nunn guided Panathinaikos to a 112-115 overtime away victory against Real Madrid, scoring 33 points on 8-of-8 two-pointers, 3-of-5 three-pointers, and 8-of-8 free throws in under 24 minutes. Lessort contributed 20 points on 8-of-10 two-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, along with nine rebounds, five assists, and two steals.
Individual highs: Kenneth Faried of Baskonia, 15 rebounds
Nunn and Cameron Payne of Efes emerged as the weekβs leading scorers with 33 points against Real and Paris, respectively. Hifi currently leads the overall scoring standings at 22.1 points per game.
Kenneth Faried of Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz secured 15 rebounds, establishing a new EuroLeague season-high, during his teamβs 84-65 away loss against Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul. Jonas Valanciunas of Zalgiris Kaunas tops the overall rebounding standings at 8.4 rebounds per night.
Hifi led the assist category with nine dimes against Efes. Carlik Jones of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade leads the overall assist standings at 6.0 assists per game.
Dan Oturu of Hapoel recorded five steals, the highest total in Round 10. Luca Vildoza of Partizan continues to lead all players with 1.9 steals per night.
Wiley and Lamar Stevens of Partizan each recorded three blocks to lead the weekly ranking. Aliou Diarra of Virtus remains the competitionβs top shot blocker at 2.0 per night.
Five players recorded a double-double in this round: Faried (10 points, 15 rebounds), Jonas Valanciunas of Zalgiris Kaunas (12 points, 11 rebounds), Jordan Nwora of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (18 points, 13 rebounds), Josh Nebo of FC Barcelona (12 points, 10 rebounds), and Bruno Fernando of Efes (14 points, 10 rebounds).
