By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
Not only Panathinaikos got the Top16 ticket with the win against Crvena Zvezda on Friday night, but “Big Mike” Batiste became the 4th all time scorer in Euroleague, surpassing Maccabi Tel Aviv’s team manager Nicola Vujcic, a legendary player who has also been a member of “eternal rival” Olympiacos. Batiste next target is his former teammate in Panathinaikos, Jaka Lakovic.
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES | TOTAL | AVE. | PER 40 MIN. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAVARRO, JUAN CARLOS | FC Barcelona | 242 | 3293 | 13.61 | 20.98 |
| 2 | BROWN, MARCUS | Benetton Basket, Anadolu Efes, CSKA Moscow,Unicaja Malaga, Maccabi Electra, Zalgiris | 179 | 2739 | 15.30 | 19.73 |
| 3 | LAKOVIC, JAKA | KRKA Novo Mesto, Panathinaikos, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray | 218 | 2524 | 11.58 | 18.39 |
| 4 | BATISTE, MIKE | Belgacom Spirou, Fenerbahce Ulker,Panathinaikos | 218 | 2449 | 11.23 | 20.33 |
| 5 | VUJCIC, NIKOLA | Asvel Basket, Maccabi Electra, Olympiacos,Anadolu Efes | 192 | 2444 | 12.73 | 19.72 |