Play in the paint will be critical when Boulogne Metropolitans 92 and Joventut Badalona meet on Wednesday and All-EuroCup big man Vince Hunter from the home team and his counterpart Vladimir Brodziansky will surely have key roles.
Major matchup: Hunter, Metropolitans vs. Brodziansky, Joventut



Hunter had a strong showing for Metropolitans with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals when they met Joventut in Round 7, though the team fell behind early and lost 86-63. For the season, Hunter has been worth 12.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. His PIR of 17.3 is third among big men this season, however, he has hit a rut recently with a total of 8 points and 7 rebounds over his last two games. Hunter will look to bounce back against Joventut.
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Brodziansky has averaged 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.9 rebounds for a PIR of 14.6 in 20 minutes per game. He ranks fifth in the competition in per-minute scoring with 25.1 prorated over 40 minutes. Brodziansky only missed two shots in posting 13 points and 6 rebounds when his team beat Metropolitans earlier this season. After a quiet spell between Round 11 and 15, Brodziansky got back on track with 11 points in 15 minutes last week against Lietkabelis Panevezys and could be critical to his team’s chances in Paris this time.