In arguably one of the closest races ever to become the MVP of the Round, three players shared this honor in Round 15 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season: Josh Nebo of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, Kevin Punter of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and Shavon Shields of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.
Round 15 tri-MVPS: Josh Nebo, Kevin Punter, Shavon Shields
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Shields, Nebo and Punter each amassed a PIR of 25 as their teams all came away with Round 15 wins. Shields led Milan to an 84-61 home triumph against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 4 fouls drawn. Nebo also had a PIR of 25 to guide Maccabi to an 89-81 home victory over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. He had 17 points on 5-of-8 two-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws, adding 11 rebounds and 5 fouls drawn.
Punter helped Partizan grab a 67-72 road win over Valencia Basket with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 6 fouls drawn. Keenan Evans of Zalgiris Kaunas and Dan Oturu of Anadolu Efes Istanbul each recorded a PIR of 30 but neither player could lead their teams to a win. In just his fourth EuroLeague game, Oturu had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks in an 86-71 loss at FC Bayern Munich. Evans, meanwhile, had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 9 fouls drawn as Zalgiris fell 80-78 at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Tadas Sedekerskis of Baskonia also had a PIR of 25.