Sasha Vezenkov picked by Eurohoops as EuroLeague MIP

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

Olympiacos forward Sasha Vezenkov was voted by the editors of Eurohoops as the Most Improved Player of the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Following our selections regarding the All-EuroLeague Second Team, Eurohoops presents its own Most Improved Player, based on votes from 21 people, ranging from the English, Greek, Spanish, Russian and Turkish editions. More honors will be handed out until the season-ending Final Four, which will be hosted in Belgrade’s Stark Arena between 19 and 21 May and feature Vezenkov.

Stepping up helped the Reds finish second in the Regular Season and move on to clinch a berth in the Final Four.

REGULAR SEASON
13,8 pts | 5,6 reb | 1,5 ast | 1,1 stl | 0,3 blk | 0,8 tov | 29:35 min | 17,8 PIR | 31 G

PLAYOFFS
13,4 pts | 6,6 reb | 1,8 ast | 0,6 stl | 0,2 blk | 1,2 tov | 32:49 min | 18 PIR | 5 G

OVERALL
13,7 pts | 5,8 reb | 1,5 ast | 1 stl | 0,2 blk | 0,9 tov | 30:02 min | 17,8 PIR | 36 G

His efforts convinced the majority of the Eurohoops editors. Seven more players got at least one vote.

Sasha Vezenkov (Olympiacos) – 52.4%
Chris Jones (LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne) – 9.5%
Tyler Dorsey (Olympiacos) – 9.5%
Ante Zizic (Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv) – 9.5%
Giorgos Papagiannis (Panathinaikos OPAP) – 4.8%
Alpha Diallo (AS Monaco) – 4.8%
Maodo Lo (ALBA Berlin) – 4.8%
Victor Wembanyama (LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne) – 4.8%

Details of the voting can be found down below.

NOTE: Voting took place before the start of the playoffs