Round 4 MVP: Tre'Shawn Thurman, Wolves Vilnius

Tre'Shawn Thurman has earned MVP of the Round honors for the first time in his early BKT EuroCup career after guiding Wolves Vilnius to an improbable 90-88 comeback win against Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul in Round 4 of the 2023-24 season.

Thurman finished with a game-high 31 points, of which 6 came in the final 10 seconds of the contest. En route to those 31 points, he went 8-of-9 on two-pointers and 4-of-6 from three-point range, while he made 3 of his 6 free throws. The Wolves forward also grabbed 7 rebounds, dished 1 assist, recorded 1 steal and drew 7 fouls en route to his round-leading 37 PIR. This was just the third EuroCup game for both Thurman and Wolves.

The second-highest PIR came from ratiopharm Ulm playmaker Georginho de Paula, who had a 36 PIR in his team’s 78-91 win at Turk Telekom Ankara. The Brazilian finished with a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double, in addition to having 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 3 fouls drawn. In third place is Marco Spissu, who amassed a 31 PIR after recording 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in Umana Reyer Venice’s 79-64 win against Joventut Badalona. Braian Angola of Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv had a 30 PIR, the fourth-highest mark in Round 4, as he posted an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double, as well as 4 assists, in his side’s 72-111 victory at Veolia Towers Hamburg. Finally, fifth place is shared between Angel Delgado of Besiktas and Xavier Munford of Hapoel, both of whom had a 29 PIR. Delgado had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, while Munford amassed 22 points, 3 assists and 2 steals.