Name: Top 10 Blocks | October | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

Cedevita is looking to bounce back from a poor performance in last week’s home loss to Hapoel Jerusalem, despite young French center Joan Beringer further enhancing his growing reputation with 10 points and 6 rebounds. Bourg also suffered a home loss last week, with 15 points from guard Mehdy Ngouama not enough to prevent defeat against Aris. And after both teams allowed more than 90 points in those respective Round 6 losses, this game could be decided by whoever can most improve its team defense.

GAME NOTES

\- Cedevita has a 4-2 record in EuroCup games against Bourg.

\- Cedevita guard Aleksej Nikolic and Bourg forward Maksim Salash were teammates during the 2021-22 season in Spain at San Pablo Burgos.

\- Jaka Blazic was the Top 16 Round 3 MVP when he led Cedevita to a 94-91 victory over Bourg in January 2021. He scored 30 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished 4 assists for a PIR of 41.

Game Videos

GAME FACTS

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana

 

**Streaks**

Cedevita Olimpija guard Jaka Blazic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 consecutive games.

Cedevita Olimpija forward Devin Robinson has scored in double figures in seven of his eight EuroCup appearances.

 

**Team Record**

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana individual single-game club record of 41 Index Rating was set by Jaka Blazic, against JL Bourg en Bresse on january 27, 2021.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana individual single-game club record of 12 2-pointers made was set by Karlo Matkovic, against Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse on march 29, 2023.

 

**Season Rankings**

Devante Jones is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assists with 5,5 per game.

Devante Jones is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 2 per game.

Jaka Blazic is ranked ninth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Free Throws Made with 4,2 per game.

Devin Robinson is ranked fifth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers made with 5,2 per game.

Derek Ogbeide is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers % with 83,3% per game.

Rok Radovic is ranked first among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers % with 71,4% per game.

Devin Robinson is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals made with 6 per game.

Derek Ogbeide is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals % with 76,9% per game.

Rok Radovic is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals % with 70,6% per game.

Rok Radovic is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average True Shooting % with 71,7% per game.

Derek Ogbeide is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average True Shooting % with 69% per game.

Martinas Geben is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assist-Turnover ratio with 600% per game.

 

**All-time Rankings**

Jaka Blazic is ranked sixth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 1287 points for his career.

Jaka Blazic is ranked sixth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 286 free throws made for his career.

Jaka Blazic is ranked 10th on the all-time EuroCup charts with 420 field goals made for his career.

 

 

### Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse

 

**Streaks**

Kevin Kokila has had a double-digit PIR in five of his last six games.

Xavier Castaneda scored in double figures in six straight games.

Castaneda made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.

Joel Ayayi has had at least 1 steal in six straight games.

 

**Team Record**

Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse individual single-game club record of 10 Assists was set by Axel Julien, against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana on january 26, 2022.

 

**Season Rankings**

Joel Ayayi is ranked fifth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 1,8 per game.

Mehdy Ngouama is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 1,7 per game.

Jean-Marc Pansa is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Blocks with 1,7 per game.

Joel Ayayi is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers % with 75% per game.

Maxime Courby is ranked first among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers % with 71,4% per game.

Maxime Courby is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals % with 70,6% per game.

Maxime Courby is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average True Shooting % with 72,1% per game.

Brandon Paul is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assist-Turnover ratio with 400% per game.

 

**All-time Rankings**

Maxime Courby is ranked first on the all-time EuroCup charts with 48,67% 3-point % for his career.

Game News

A tie for second place in Group B will be broken as Cedevita (4-2) welcomes Bourg (4-2). 

Game Notes and Facts: Cedevita vs. Bourg

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse (2024-11-06T17:30:00.000Z)

Big man Kur Kuath will look to play another instrumental role for Hamburg after recording 15 points and 9 rebounds to overcome Turk Telekom last week, and this time around he faces a good confrontation with Lietkabelis powerhouse Marko Pecarski, who averages 13 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. But Lietkabelis has the worst offense in the league, averaging just 74.0 points per game, so needs to find more overall rhythm.

GAME NOTES

\- These teams only two previous meetings came during the 2021-22 season. Both teams won on the road.

GAME FACTS

### 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys

 

**Streaks**

Lietkabelis forward Vytenis Lipkevicius has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.

Lipkevicius has made 17 consecutive free throws.

Georgios Kalaitzakis has at least 1 steal in each of his five EuroCup games.

Kalaitzakis has scored in double figures in four of the five games this season.

Marko Pecarski has scored in double figures, had double-digit PIRs and has pulled down more than 5 rebounds in four of the five games this season.

Andrija Stipanovic had double-digit PIRs in four of his last five games.

 

**Season Rankings**

Marko Pecarski is ranked ninth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average index rating with 17 per game.

Marko Pecarski is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Total Rebounds with 7,4 per game.

Marko Pecarski is ranked fifth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Offensive Rebounds with 2,8 per game.

Marko Pecarski is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Defensive Rebounds with 4,6 per game.

Georgios Kalaitzakis is ranked fifth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Free Throws Made with 4,6 per game.

Mantas Rubstavicius is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Free Throws Made with 4,4 per game.

Marko Pecarski is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers made with 5,2 per game.

Marko Pecarski is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals made with 5,8 per game.

Martynas Varnas is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assist-Turnover ratio with 366% per game.

 

**All-time Rankings**

Andrija Stipanovic is ranked seventh on the all-time EuroCup charts with 487 total rebounds for his career.

Andrija Stipanovic is ranked fifth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 208 offensive rebounds for his career.

Andrija Stipanovic is ranked second on the all-time EuroCup charts with 469 2-pointers made for his career.

Andrija Stipanovic is ranked sixth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 469 field goals made for his career.

 

 

### Veolia Towers Hamburg

 

**Streaks**

Brae Ivey has made at least 1 triple in five of six games this season.

Ivey has scored in double figures and had a PIR of 10 or more in four of his last five games.

Osaro Rich has scored at least 10 points, had a PIR of 10 or more and has made at least 1 three-point shot in four straight games.

 

**Season Rankings**

Jaizec Lottie is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assists with 5,2 per game.

Brae Ivey is ranked fifth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 1,8 per game.

Camron Reece is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 1,7 per game.

Kur Kuath is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Blocks with 1,8 per game.

Kur Kuath is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers % with 77,3% per game.

Keondre Kennedy is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers made with 2,3 per game.

Keondre Kennedy is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers % with 60% per game.

Kur Kuath is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals % with 77,3% per game.

Kur Kuath is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average True Shooting % with 76,5% per game.

Boosted by its first win of the season, Hamburg (1-5) will look to build more momentum as it travels to face a Lietkabelis team (1-4) whose Round 6 meeting with Valencia was postponed.

Game Notes and Facts: Lietkabelis vs. Hamburg

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2024-11-06T17:00:00.000Z)

The Turkish team needs to recover its defensive toughness after allowing 101 and 89 points in the last two games, while Braian Angola has quickly become an offensive star after netting 23 and 21 points in his first two games for the team. Cluj is clicking at both ends of the floor, with its most recent win over Reyer last week propelled by another strong display from in-form Karel Guzman, whose all-round threat typifies the good balance shown by his team.

GAME NOTES

\- This marks the second straight season in which these teams will play. Last season they split their meetings with each team winning at home.

GAME FACTS

### Turk Telekom Ankara

 

**Streaks**

Turk Telekom’s Anthony Brown has scored more than 10 points and had a PIR of more than 10 in each of the last six games.

Brown has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in five of his last six games.

Kyle Alexander has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in eight of his last nine games.

Alexander has had at least 1 blocked shot in seven of his last eight games.

Vasilis Charalampopoulos has made 13 consecutive free throws.

 

**Season Rankings**

Kyle Alexander is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average index rating with 18,1 per game.

Anthony Brown is ranked ninth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average points with 15,6 per game.

Kyle Alexander is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Total Rebounds with 9 per game.

Anthony Brown is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Total Rebounds with 6,3 per game.

Kyle Alexander is ranked first among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Offensive Rebounds with 3,7 per game.

Kyle Alexander is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Defensive Rebounds with 5,3 per game.

Anthony Brown is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Defensive Rebounds with 5,2 per game.

Kyle Alexander is ranked fifth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Blocks with 1,5 per game.

Yoan Makoundou is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Blocks with 1 per game.

Anthony Brown is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers made with 5,7 per game.

Anthony Brown is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals made with 6,5 per game.

 

 

### U-BT Cluj-Napoca

 

**Streaks**

Cluj sharpshooter Sasu Salin has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games dating back to the 2018-19 season.

Adam Mokoka has scored 13 or more points in six of his last seven games.

Mokoka has had PIRs of 14 or more in five of his last six games.

Zavier Simpson has scored more than 10 points and had PIRs of at least 10 in each of the six games this season.

 

**Season Rankings**

Zavier Simpson is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average index rating with 19,1 per game.

Zavier Simpson is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average points with 15,8 per game.

Zach Hankins is ranked ninth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Total Rebounds with 6,5 per game.

Zach Hankins is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Offensive Rebounds with 2,5 per game.

Zavier Simpson is ranked first among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assists with 6,8 per game.

Adam Mokoka is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Blocks with 1,2 per game.

Zavier Simpson is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers made with 4,8 per game.

Zach Hankins is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers made with 4,7 per game.

Karel Guzman is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers % with 84,6% per game.

Mareks Mejeris is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers % with 83,3% per game.

Sasu Salin is ranked ninth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers made with 2,3 per game.

Zavier Simpson is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers % with 60% per game.

Zavier Simpson is ranked fifth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals made with 5,8 per game.

De'Shawn Stephens is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals % with 72,2% per game.

 

**All-time Rankings**

Patrick Richard is ranked eighth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 65,08% 2-point % for his career.

Sasu Salin is ranked seventh on the all-time EuroCup charts with 192 3-pointers made for his career.

Two teams tied but heading in different directions meet in Ankara, with Turk Telekom (3-3) desperate to end a three-game losing run while Cluj (3-3) is looking for a fourth straight victory. 

Game Notes and Facts: Turk Telekom vs. Cluj-Napoca

Turk Telekom Ankara v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2024-11-06T16:30:00.000Z)

Several players have started the 2024-25 EuroCup season on fire, including Tre'Shawn Thurman, Semi Ojeleye, and Jordan Ford.

Stats review: Early individual standouts on the offensive end

Through six rounds of the BKT EuroCup, just three players have already amassed 100 points as balance tends to rule the day at this level. Due to the way teams lean on execution to pick opposing defenses apart as they spread the ball around, efficiency is often a good gauge of a player’s individual contributions within their respective roles.

The table above lists the most efficient offensive players in the EuroCup this season in points scored per possession among the 73 players who have used over 10 possessions per game in the early going. What stands out at first glance is how eclectic this group is, including the league’s highest usage player, one of its youngest contributors, and several guards to go along with the big men imposing their will on the interior.

[Tre’Shawn Thurman](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tre-shawn-thurman/012577/) had a good year with Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius last season, but he is having a great year so far having got off to a very hot start from the perimeter. After a trio of losses to begin the year, Wolves have rattled off three wins to set up an important test against Dreamland Gran Canaria in Spain. Thurman’s value as a spot-up shooter and a pick-and-pop weapon has been the backbone of his team’s quick offensive turnaround.

[Semi Ojeleye](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/semi-ojeleye/011982/) and [Matt Costello](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/matthew-costello/010444/) are established veterans whose shooting from the frontcourt spots has helped Valencia Basket put up over 100 points in each of their last four games. Having the luxury of starting one and bringing the other off the bench speaks to the superior depth of Pedro Martinez’s team and makes the Spanish club’s unbeaten start less than surprising.

[Jordan Ford](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jordan-ford/013270/) has come off the bench hot for Dolomiti Energia Trento in several games already this season and his ability to stop and pop both from beyond the arc and in midrange spots has made him a headache for opposing defenses in pick and rolls.

[Mfiondu Kabengele](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/mfiondu-tshimanga-kabengele/012796/) of Umana Reyer Venice is a physical presence inside with his strength and length, but his motor has been a factor in his production early on as he ranks second in the EuroCup in dunks while leading all players in both rebounds per game and rebound percentage.

[Marko Pecarski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/marko-pecarski/005656/) emerged as one of the most skilled teenagers in Europe early in his career but is having the best season of his career offensively with 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys, hitting a stride as an inside-outside threat. Finishing cuts and put backs at a spectacular rate but making set shots steadily from beyond the arc as well, his scoring touch has translated in a variety of ways.

Bahcesehir College Istanbul has looked like a potential contender through the early part of the season and the shooting of [Axel Bouteille](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/axel-bouteille/003840/) has played an important role in that. Leading all players in spot-up scoring, Bouteille’s ability to drain open shots is valuable, but the way he can get his shot off quickly over closeouts has been a plus for his team offensively.

[Alfonso Plummer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/plummer-alfonso/012077/) has been a flamethrower since his teens and that has translated both off the catch and off the dribble to start the year with ratiopharm Ulm. While he is aggressive looking for his own shot, his contributions as a secondary ball handler have been a nice complement to what he provides as a spot-up shooter.

[Noa Essengue](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/noa-essengue/011391/) is one of two 17-year-olds getting minutes in the EuroCup this season. Ranking second in transition scoring and dunks while ranking fourth in free throw attempts per-40 minutes, he has found ways to be productive and efficient despite only scratching the surface of the player he could become long-term.

[Jared Harper](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jared-harper/011970/) looks like a different player this season for Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem while leading the EuroCup in usage. Carrying a reputation as a dangerous scoring guard who can create his own shot and make jumpers with range, the 27-year-old has gotten to the line a staggering 15.6 times per 40 minutes while ranking among the league’s most reliable free-throw shooters. He’s added a significant dimension to his game with his aggressiveness, seeking out contact while still knocking down shots and creating for others steadily.

While 12 games remaining in the regular season, it will be interesting to see which players translate their early success over the rest of the campaign.

Several players have enjoyed a red-hot start to the 2024-25 EuroCup season

Bahcesehir owed its victory over Trefl last week mostly to defense, along with another strong contribution from offensive guard Jaleen Smith, who has scored 20 and 22 points in his last two games. Hapoel also has confidence after a resounding win over Buducnost in Round 6, powered by 30 points from big man Johnathan Motley, whose future at the club has been the subject of speculation. The visiting team can also call upon the scoring of Marcus Foster, who netted 5-of-6 triples last time out.

GAME NOTES

\- This will be the first-ever meeting between these teams.

\- Bahcesehir guards Jaleen Smith and Mateusz Ponitka and Hapoel big man Bruno Caboclo were teammates last season at Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade.

\- Coach Stefanos Dedas of Hapoel was an assistant coach at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul during the 2022-23 season and the beginning of the following campaign. He coached Bahcesehir guard Sehmus Hazer there during that time.

GAME FACTS

### Bahcesehir College Istanbul

 

**Streaks**

Axel Bouteille has made at least 1 three-point shot in 39 straight games dating back to the 2020-21 season.

Bahcesehir's Marko Simonovic has scored 10 or more points in five straight games.

Simonovic has PIRs of 10 or more in six straight games.

Tai Odiase pulled down at least 5 rebounds in five of his last six games.

 

**Season Rankings**

Axel Bouteille is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Total Rebounds with 6,7 per game.

Tai Odiase is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Offensive Rebounds with 2,8 per game.

Axel Bouteille is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Defensive Rebounds with 5,3 per game.

Jaleen Smith is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assists with 4,8 per game.

Tai Odiase is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Blocks with 1,2 per game.

Marko Simonovic is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Blocks with 1 per game.

Tai Odiase is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers made with 4,8 per game.

Jaleen Smith is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers made with 2,7 per game.

Marko Simonovic is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers % with 57,1% per game.

Axel Bouteille is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals made with 5,3 per game.

 

 

### Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv

 

**Streaks**

Hapoel guard Patrick Beverley has made at least 1 steal in eight straight games dating back to the 2012-13 season.

Hapoel center Johnathan Motley has scored at least 11 points in 14 of his 15 career appearances in the EuroCup.

 

**Season Rankings**

Johnathan Motley is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average index rating with 21,3 per game.

Patrick Beverley is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average index rating with 16,6 per game.

Johnathan Motley is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average points with 17,5 per game.

Patrick Beverley is ranked ninth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Defensive Rebounds with 4,5 per game.

Patrick Beverley is ranked ninth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assists with 5 per game.

Patrick Beverley is ranked first among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 2,2 per game.

Ishmail Carzell Wainright is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 1,5 per game.

Johnathan Motley is ranked seventh among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Free Throws Made with 4,3 per game.

Johnathan Motley is ranked first among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers made with 6,3 per game.

Johnathan Motley is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals made with 6,5 per game.

Bruno Caboclo is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assist-Turnover ratio with 600% per game.

Joe Ragland is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assist-Turnover ratio with 342% per game.

In a key battle at the top of Group A, co-leader Bahcesehir (5-1) will look for a fourth straight win with a visit from third-placed Hapoel Tel Aviv (4-2).

Game Notes and Facts: Bahcesehir vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv

Bahcesehir College Istanbul v Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2024-11-05T19:00:00.000Z)

The three-ball is becoming a lethal part of several teams' offenses in the EuroLeague, particularly in the cases of Paris Basketball, FC Bayern Basketball and Real Madrid.

Stats review: Threes and the EuroLeague

With seven games in the books and most rotations beginning to crystallize, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season is in full swing.  Despite that, without a single team posting a point differential over 50, the year still feels very new with little clarity to be found in the standings.  Even Zalgiris Kaunas – sitting alone atop the league at 6-1 – claimed its pair of victories this week by a combined 3 points. 

The league landscape adds a level of nuance to [Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/prs/?season=2024-25)’s 52 three-point attempt barrage in Round 6.  The parity in the EuroLeague is very hard to escape, but shot selection is one way teams have tried to break the mold in recent seasons. Whether it is [Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/mad/?season=2024-25)’s long-standing aversion to long three-point attempts, teams hunting threes in the corners over those above the break, or Paris’s aggressiveness from beyond the arc, teams are looking to manipulate the math on the scoreboard in a variety of ways with the three-ball.

Since all the way back in the EuroLeague's inaugural 2000-01 regular season, the percentage of field-goal attempts coming from beyond the arc has risen almost exactly 10% – from 30% in that first season to around the 40%-mark over the last five years. While volume has leveled out recently at the league level, teams continue to push the upper limit of the spectrum, with Paris, [FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-bayern-munich/mun/?season=2024-25), and potentially Real all positioned to become the first teams to ever eclipse the 30-attempt per game mark for a season.

That trio of teams have taken different approaches beyond the three-point line.  The table above lists the top teams in the EuroLeague in three-point attempts per game this season, with their attempts broken down further into catch-and-shoot and dribble jumpers. Just over two-thirds of all three-point attempts this season have come off the catch, with those shots finding the bottom of the net 37.6% of the time. In contrast, the league average pull-up three-point percentage sits at just 32.3% so far this season. 

With a top-five ranked 72% of their three-point attempts coming in catch-and-shoot situations, Paris has set a record pace with the decisiveness of its spot-up shooters. With well above average 57% of their catch-and-shoot attempts being open shots, that approach is not built on contested looks either. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Paris’s volume is not how consistently they create quality looks along the three-point line, but that they are in position to shatter the record for three-point attempts while attempting almost just as many pull-up two-pointers as pull-up three-pointers. The Parisian team is almost certainly this season’s most jump-shot reliant team, but it is hard to argue with the early results of their maiden EuroLeague voyage.

Bayern falls on the other end of the spectrum, ranking among the most prolific pull-up three-point shooting team in EuroLeague history. That is due in large part to the way their guards have bent the math in their favor with the way they can rise and fire to this point. While conventional wisdom suggests a high volume of dribble jumpers would hurt a team’s bottom line, Bayern has shot 42% pulling up from beyond the arc off the bounce so far this season. [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) and [Shabazz Napier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shabazz-napier/011224/) rank first and second in pull-up three-pointers made and their accuracy is a big reason why Bayern has looked so dangerous early on. 

Though they hold a catch-to-dribble-attempt ratio similar to Paris, Real has the distinction of having the league’s most extreme midrange tendencies. With a league-low 11% of their jump shots coming inside the arc early on to carry on a tradition formed over the last several years, they are loyal to their principles and the result is often more three-pointers.

Among the other teams on this list, [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/?season=2024-25) is perhaps the most intriguing as they have hit a league-best 42.4% of their three-pointers this season, despite having one of the higher pull-up rates of any team this season. [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/?season=2024-25) has been the league’s most deadly spot-up shooting team, converting 55% of their unguarded catch and shoot three-point attempts early on.

While the EuroLeague remains a make-or-miss league and accuracy is often paramount, teams are working the margins on volume as much as ever to start the year.

The three-ball is becoming a lethal part of several teams' offenses

Stats review: Three-pointers and the EuroLeague

The Italian team will look for forward Eigiras Zuskauskas to lead the way after he netted 17 points in last week’s narrow loss to Ulm, which also saw key man Anthony Lamb net 17 to make it five straight games with double digits in scoring. Joventut has now lost three in a row after being edged out by Gran Canaria in overtime, and needs to take better care of the basketball after committing 19 turnovers in that game. Ante Tomic ranks second in the league in PIR (23.8), but the veteran big man needs more consistency around him to reignite Joventut’s campaign.

GAME NOTES

\- Joventut defeated Trento in their only two previous EuroCup games, which both came on the 2021-22 season. Three Joventut players (Pep Busquets, Pau Ribas and Ante Tomic) and Trento guard Toto Forray remain on their respective teams from that season.

GAME FACTS

### Dolomiti Energia trento

 

**Streaks**

Trento guard Toto Forray has made 12 consecutive free throws.

Jordan Ford has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his six games this season.

Anthony Lamb has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his six games this season.

 

**Season Rankings**

Jordan Ford is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average points with 17,6 per game.

Selom Mawugbe is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Offensive Rebounds with 2,5 per game.

Selom Mawugbe is ranked eighth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Blocks with 1 per game.

Jordan Ford is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers made with 2,7 per game.

Jordan Ford is ranked first among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals made with 6,8 per game.

 

**All-time Rankings**

Toto Forray is ranked fifth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 148 steals for his career.

Toto Forray is ranked fifth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 136 game played for his career.

 

 

### Joventut Badalona

 

**Streaks**

Ante Tomic has had double-digit PIRs in eight straight games.

Tomic has had at least 5 rebounds in seven straight games.

Tomic has scored more than 10 points in five of his last six games.

 

**Team Record**

Joventut Badalona recorded its highest team Total rebounds total in EuroCup play this century, 52, against Dolomiti Energia Trento on october 19, 2021.

 

**Season Rankings**

Ante Tomic is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average index rating with 23,8 per game.

Ante Tomic is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Total Rebounds with 9,2 per game.

Ante Tomic is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Offensive Rebounds with 2,3 per game.

Ante Tomic is ranked first among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Defensive Rebounds with 6,8 per game.

Devon Durrell Dotson is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 1,5 per game.

Ante Tomic is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 2-pointers made with 5,8 per game.

Ante Tomic is ranked fifth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals made with 5,8 per game.

Kassius Robertson is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assist-Turnover ratio with 480% per game.

 

**All-time Rankings**

Ante Tomic is ranked ninth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 355 2-pointers made for his career.

Pau Ribas is ranked ninth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 176 3-pointers made for his career.

Two teams requiring an upturn in form meet as Trento (2-4) hosts Joventut (2-4). 

Game Notes and Facts: Trento vs. Joventut

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Joventut Badalona (2024-11-05T19:00:00.000Z)

The Turkish team needs defensive improvement after allowing 93 points in last week’s loss at Wolves, and will hope that offensive leader Derek Needham continues his return to form after netting 19 points on 5 three-pointers in that game. Trefl is one of the EuroCup’s least efficient three-point shooting teams, making just 31.3% of its attempts from long range, but will hope that free-shooting guard Jakub Schenk maintains his hot hand after going 3 of 5 from beyond the arc last week at Bahcesehir.

GAME NOTES

\- This game marks the first-ever meeting between these teams in the EuroCup.

\- Trefl guard Tarik Phillip was a teammate of Besiktas’s Berk Ugurlu during the 2019-20 season at Turkish side Tofas Bursa.

\- Trefl guard Aaron best was a teammate of Besiktas’s Kelan Martin during the 2018-19 season at MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany.

GAME FACTS

### Trefl Sopot

 

**Streaks**

Tarik Phillip had double-digit PIRs in eight straight games.

Phillip has scored in double figures in six straight games.

Phillip has had more than 5 rebounds in each of the six games this season.

Phillip has had 5 or more assists in five of his last six games.

Marcus Weathers has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.

Jakub Schenk has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.

 

**Season Rankings**

Tarik Phillip is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average index rating with 21,1 per game.

Tarik Phillip is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Total Rebounds with 7,8 per game.

Tarik Phillip is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Defensive Rebounds with 6,3 per game.

Tarik Phillip is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Assists with 5,7 per game.

Tarik Phillip is ranked second among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 2 per game.

Jakub Schenk is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Free Throws Made with 5,2 per game.

Jaroslaw Zyskowski is ranked fourth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Free Throws Made with 4,7 per game.

 

 

### Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul

 

**Streaks**

Besiktas guard Derek Needham has made at least 1 triple in 26 straight games.

Dustin Sleva has made at least 1 steal in nine of his last 10 games.

Sleva has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.

Emanuel Terry had double-digit PIRs and at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.

Jonah Mathews has made at least 1 three-point shot in each of his four games this season.

Conor Morgan has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.

Morgan has scored in double figures and had double-digit PIRs in five of his last six games.

 

**Season Rankings**

Dustin Sleva is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 1,5 per game.

Emanuel Terry is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Steals with 1,5 per game.

Derek Needham is ranked sixth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers made with 2,5 per game.

Kelan Martin is ranked third among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers % with 63,2% per game.

Dustin Sleva is ranked ninth among qualified EuroCup players this season in average 3-pointers % with 53,8% per game.

Emanuel Terry is ranked 10th among qualified EuroCup players this season in average Field goals % with 66,7% per game.

 

**All-time Rankings**

Derek Needham is ranked sixth on the all-time EuroCup charts with 396 assists for his career.

Derek Needham is ranked third on the all-time EuroCup charts with 226 3-pointers made for his career.

The competition’s last remaining winless team, Trefl (0-6), will attempt to get on the board with a visit from the ambitious Besiktas (3-3).

Game Notes and Facts: Trefl vs. Besiktas

Trefl Sopot v Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (2024-11-05T18:00:00.000Z)

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem has signed big man Derek Ogbeide, who began the season with Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

Jerusalem signs Derek Ogbeide from Cedevita

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem has signed big man [Derek Ogbeide](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/derek-ogbeide/profile/013263/), who began the season with Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana. Ogbeide (2.06 meters, 27 years old) made five appearances in the EuroCup for Cedevita during which he averaged 4.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9:37 per game. In Israel, he steps into a frontcourt that has been shorthanded by recent injuries to center Austin Wiley and forward Justin Smith.

Ogbeide spent the previous two season in Italy. He averaged 11.6 points on 63.8% shooting and 8.2 rebounds in 33 Italian league appearances for Pistoia last season. He was second in the league in rebounding and 10th in average PIR (16.2). Ogbeide played for Rimini the season before.

After playing college basketball for the University of Georgia, Ogbeide began his professional career for AEK Larnaca in 2019. In his second season there, Ogbeide led the club to the Cypriot League and Cup double and was selected as league MVP. He later played for Hapoel Eilat in Israel, PAOK Thessaloniki in Greece and Konyaspor in Turkiye.

<center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DB5msG5tY2Z/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DB5msG5tY2Z/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><svg width="50px" height="50px" viewBox="0 0 60 60" version="1.1" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g transform="translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)" fill="#000000"><g><path d="M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631"></path></g></g></g></svg></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style=" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"></div></div></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DB5msG5tY2Z/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Hapoel Jerusalem BC (@jerusalembasket)</a></p></div></blockquote>
<script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>

"I am excited to join Hapoel," Ogbeide said after signing. "There is an excellent core here that is starting to gain momentum and I am determined to integrate myself into the team quickly to contribute wherever and in whatever the coach asks of me. I bring a lot of athleticism, rebounding, energy and pace to the table every time I step on the floor. I've also heard a lot about our fans and I can't wait to meet them and wear the red jersey for them. Yalla Hapoel!"

More Jerusalem news

The big man made his BKT EuroCup debut this season with the Slovenian side

The 2024-25 BKT EuroCup was full of vicious stops! Check out the best blocks of October!

Top 10 Blocks | October  | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup 

A month ago, Saben Lee was virtually unknown to European basketball fans. Now he is a budding Turkish Airlines EuroLeague star with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. 

Saben Lee's life-changing month

A month ago, [Saben Lee](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/saben-lee/013389/) was virtually unknown to European basketball fans. Now he is a budding Turkish Airlines EuroLeague star with [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/tel/). How did he get here?

Lee started his professional career in the USA, where he split time between the NBA and the G League. Lee played parts of four NBA seasons with three different clubs, averaging [5.2 points per game](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leesa01.html) for the Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns. Over the summer, Lee decided to play in Europe and joined Manisa Basket, a growing club that was promoted to the top league in Turkiye in 2022.

He played two Basketball Champions League games with Manisa and led the team to back-to-back victories. In both games, Lee was the BCL MVP of the Round with gaudy numbers. Manisa beat UCAM Murcia in Round 1 and Lee shocked everybody with 36 points on 14-of-14 free-throw shooting, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for a PIR of 39. He did even better in Round 2 against FMP Belgrade; Less tied the competition's scoring mark with [43 points](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIlYnLUSQI0) in addition to 4 rebounds and 3 assists for a PIR of 41. When [Jordan Loyd](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jordan-loyd/009754/) left Maccabi, management was first in line to make the move and bring Lee in.

Lee made sure he was noticed right away. In his first-ever EuroLeague game in Round 3 against [Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/?season=2024-25), he came off the bench for 23 points and 5 assists for a PIR of 26 in less than 23 minutes to lead Maccabi to a [93-91 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/new-look-maccabi-impresses-in-win-over-efes-93-91/). His first basket was one of the best dunks seen in the EuroLeague in recent years, a show-stopping slam that posterized [Ercan Osmani](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ercan-osmani/012710/).

Just minutes into his Maccabi start, Saben Lee posterizes Ercan Osmani. Wow!

Saben Lee announces himself to the EuroLeague! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night

Lee has continued rolling in recent weeks, going for 17 points [against Zalgiris Kaunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/zalgiris-overpowers-maccabi-78-63/) and 13 [against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-edges-maccabi-84-82-after-fourth-quarter-comeback/) despite not always practicing with his relatively new teammates during the week. In Round 7 [against Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/lee-lifts-maccabi-past-real-79-78/), Maccabi rallied from a 6-point deficit in the next-to-last minute to get within 77-78. When Maccabi got the ball back with 12.7 seconds remaining, it called timeout and turned to Lee. The guard took full responsibility, going at Gabriel Deck one-on-one and burying a contested jumper to win the game.

"It was amazing. He hit a big shot. Coach drew it up for him to get to his mid-range or whatever he was going to do on offense," Maccabi forward [Jaylen Hoard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jaylen-hoard/006835/) said after the game. "It was a good job. Me, I was ready to crash the boards in case he missed but once I saw it going up, I knew it was good. So, big-time shot! It was a big win for us and hopefully, it can build momentum for the upcoming games and keep us on the winning track."

Saben Lee takes Gabriel Deck one-on-one and buried a highly-contested shot TO WIN THE GAME!

Lee wins it! Motorola Magic Moment

On October 1, Lee made his BCL debut with Manisa and only a few connoisseurs knew about his basketball abilities. At the end of the month, October 31, Lee buried a game-winning shot to beat Real Madrid, the winningest team in European basketball history, had one of the best dunks ever seen in the competition and adjusted perfectly to the EuroLeague, averaging 15.4 points, 3.4 assists and a PIR of 17.4.

"It was tough for me early on. I just tried to keep fighting, we knew it was going to be a tough battle so we just wanted to keep punching and keep going," Lee said after the game.

Noting the tough travel schedule and the fact that Maccabi has been shorthanded, especially in the backcourt, due to injuries this season, Coach Oded Kattash said of the victory over Real: "We didn’t have legs. We were exhausted after the loss \[to Fenerbahce\] The players deserve credit. They showed a lot of heart. I can't take credit for great basketball. It’s a special win that gives us some breathing room."

Lee was at the top of the list of players who showed a lot of heart. And the best may be yet to come. Only time will tell what Saben Lee will be able to do for Maccabi this season.

From making history in the BCL to defeating a EuroLeague power, what a month of October it was for Maccabi's star guard. 

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv v Real Madrid (2024-10-31T19:05:00.000Z)

EuroLeague top photos of the week

Look back at all the action from Round 6 and 7 of the regular season by checking out the best photos of the week!

Top 10 photos of the week: Rounds 6 and 7

**GETTING HIS DEGREE**: Congratulations to Virtus's Riccardo Visconti who got his degree in wellness and sports management!

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Congratulazioni al neo Dottore Riccardo Visconti che oggi ha conseguito la Laurea Magistrale in Management delle Attività Motorie e Sportive 🎓<br><br>Bravo Visco 🤍👏🏼🖤 <a href="https://t.co/gfDCvaXfvF">pic.twitter.com/gfDCvaXfvF</a></p>&mdash; Virtus Segafredo Bologna (@VirtusSegafredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VirtusSegafredo/status/1851601214749769964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

**HALLOWEEN**: Despite a super-busy week of basketball, a few teams still found a way to do some Halloween activities. The winner is Nando De Colo who was dressed up twice, including arriving to the game as Joey Tribbiani, a character from the popular sitcom Friends.

**EUROLEAGUE TRAVELS**: The double-round week also mean a lot of travel time.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">🧭 Fᴜʟʟ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ: ғɪʀsᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ ɪɴ Bᴇʟɢʀᴀᴅᴇ 🇷🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocaTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RocaTeam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DagheMunegu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DagheMunegu</a> <a href="https://t.co/tX1vHhjEjs">pic.twitter.com/tX1vHhjEjs</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket 🇲🇨 (@ASMonaco_Basket) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASMonaco_Basket/status/1851337928716292440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On our way to Kaunas 💪🏻🔴⚪️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreTheTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreTheTeam</a> <a href="https://t.co/HyUPBb3J0S">pic.twitter.com/HyUPBb3J0S</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1851350550564188548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/bM7c8mJ2Ye">pic.twitter.com/bM7c8mJ2Ye</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@Paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paobcgr/status/1852014706019446995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


**GREETINGS, FRIENDS**: Maodo Lo returned to his hometown of Berlin to see a number of his friends. Zeljko Obradovic and part of his staff had a welcome party in Istanbul, where they spent seven years. TJ Parker, assistant coach at Bayern, returned to Lyon to face ASVEL, and had a warm welcome there. Meanwhile, before a tough battle on the floor, Monaco players and staff had a warm welcome in Kaunas. In Paris, best friends TJ Shorts and Chima Moneke used every possible moment to catch up.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">✨ Hi <a href="https://twitter.com/maodolo12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@maodolo12</a>, hi <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParisBasketball</a>! ✨<br> <br>Die <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroCup</a>-Champs sind heute Abend bei uns in der Uber Arena. Ready for Tipoff! 🔥<br><br>📺 Live auf <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagentaSport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MagentaSport</a> <a href="https://t.co/dkpKXwRsrU">pic.twitter.com/dkpKXwRsrU</a></p>&mdash; ALBA BERLIN (@albaberlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/albaberlin/status/1851329905709183455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Bu akşam 20.45&#39;te Partizan&#39;ı ağırlayacağımız maçtan önce iki takımın sabah idmanlarının arasında yaşanan renkli görüntülere göz atalım. 👀<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowLegacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowLegacy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/UFwBgXMTyj">pic.twitter.com/UFwBgXMTyj</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1852332215125897449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome back TJ 🤝 <a href="https://t.co/sCaHUFalTt">pic.twitter.com/sCaHUFalTt</a></p>&mdash; LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL/status/1852426898975981906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Win ✅<br>Something decorative for the apartment? ✅ <br><br>Pretty good night for TJ 😁<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeBallTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeBallTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/37icjgB7r4">pic.twitter.com/37icjgB7r4</a></p>&mdash; FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1852464516304601141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome to our home, <a href="https://twitter.com/ASMonaco_Basket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ASMonaco_Basket</a>! 🤝 <a href="https://t.co/wyIrfyffdg">pic.twitter.com/wyIrfyffdg</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1852316119379349997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Old friends 👀 <a href="https://t.co/EmSkI0O2CN">pic.twitter.com/EmSkI0O2CN</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1852427770783031738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


**WINNERS' CORNER**: Six teams have won twice this past week, Fenerbahce, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Bayern, Paris and your surprise EuroLeague leader – Zalgiris Kaunas.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">T’AS COMPRIS LE THÈME 🖤❤️💙 <a href="https://t.co/Z4nRb2m1bW">pic.twitter.com/Z4nRb2m1bW</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1851362111290773727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We always battle for the win 😤☘️<br><br>Feeling good today 🙌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheGreens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheGreens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LiveTheGreenMagic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LiveTheGreenMagic</a> <a href="https://t.co/3x3HSdF0Oa">pic.twitter.com/3x3HSdF0Oa</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@Paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paobcgr/status/1852658045685256368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yesssir!!!! Big time shot 💛✊🏾 <a href="https://t.co/QYd8SARqAp">https://t.co/QYd8SARqAp</a></p>&mdash; Jaylen Hoard (@JaylenHoard) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaylenHoard/status/1852096669879349388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwMfVEpwG6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwMfVEpwG6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><svg width="50px" height="50px" viewBox="0 0 60 60" version="1.1" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g transform="translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)" fill="#000000"><g><path d="M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631"></path></g></g></g></svg></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style=" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"></div></div></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwMfVEpwG6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by ❤️ (@shabazznap13r)</a></p></div></blockquote>
<script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Perfekte Double-Week in der <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Euroleague</a> für die Jungs: Wir reisen mit zwei Siegen im Gepäck zurück nach Deutschland! Alles zum 84:71-Erfolg bei <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LDLCASVEL</a> ⤵️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeBallTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeBallTogether</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAYASV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BAYASV</a></p>&mdash; FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1852465386823794989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DB06QddsfSo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DB06QddsfSo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><svg width="50px" height="50px" viewBox="0 0 60 60" version="1.1" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g transform="translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)" fill="#000000"><g><path d="M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631"></path></g></g></g></svg></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style=" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"></div></div></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DB06QddsfSo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Giampaolo Ricci (@giamp_ricci)</a></p></div></blockquote>
<script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🗣️ Coach B: “Now we are getting started”.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a> <a href="https://t.co/hgRes66K37">pic.twitter.com/hgRes66K37</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1852113230682054966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stay Humble &amp; Keep Building 🔥🤟🏾 Love this team <a href="https://t.co/sdjJqdwHr0">https://t.co/sdjJqdwHr0</a></p>&mdash; Frenchie (@S_CISCO_2) <a href="https://twitter.com/S_CISCO_2/status/1852763071980113972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">How would you describe this double-round week in one word? 😮💨 <a href="https://t.co/hRSZqyBTuF">pic.twitter.com/hRSZqyBTuF</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1852462610668503264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">6-1 <a href="https://t.co/clKxDlcXpE">pic.twitter.com/clKxDlcXpE</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1852455559070425130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



Check out our selection of social media posts from around the EuroLeague.

EuroLeague week on social media

There are some guys in the BKT EuroCup who can simply fly! Check out some of their high-flying heroics with the 10 best dunks from October! 

Top 10 Dunks | October | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup 

Zach LeDay had a performance to remember in Round 7’s Rivalry Series game, posting a 29 PIR – the highest of any player on a winning team this week – to earn MVP of the Round honors after leading his EA7 Emporio Armani Milan team to a 99-90 derby victory over Virtus Segafredo Bologna.

Round 7 MVP: Zach LeDay, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan

[Zach LeDay](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/zach-leday/008987/) had a performance to remember in Round 7’s Rivalry Series game, posting a 29 PIR – the highest of any player on a winning team this week – to earn MVP of the Round honors after leading his EA7 Emporio Armani Milan team to a 99-90 derby victory over Virtus Segafredo Bologna.

 

He scored a season-high 19 points, shooting 4 for 7 on two-pointers, 2 for 2 on triples, and 5 for 5 from the free-throw line, while he also had 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 7 drawn fouls to his name. LeDay’s last MVP of the Round honor came in Round 10 of the 2018-19 season, almost six years ago.

 

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz’s [Chima Moneke](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chima-moneke/012201/) recorded a round-high 30 PIR as his team lost 67-65 at Paris Basketball. Moneke amassed 19 points on 4-of-6 two-pointers and 11-of-11 free throws, a season-high 12 rebounds, including 7 on the offensive end, 2 steals and 6 drawn fouls.  The third-best PIR in Round 7 belonged to Milan’s [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/), who posted a 28 PIR. The 2021-22 EuroLeague MVP had 21-points, a season-best 13 rebounds, with 6 coming on the offensive glass, and 6 fouls drawn. [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) of Olympiacos Piraeus and [Toko Shengelia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tornike-shengelia/001133/) of Virtus round out the list of best performers in Round 7. Vezenkov finished with a 27 PIR as the Reds beat FC Barcelona after racking up 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, while Shengelia amassed a season-high 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

### Individual highs: Toko Shengelia, Virtus, 25 points

Shengelia scored 25 points in Round 7, more than anyone else. FC Bayern Munich’s [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) remains the leading scorer in the EuroLeague with 19.6 points per game.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv’s [Will Rayman](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/william-rayman/013381/) pulled down a round-high 14 rebounds. Injured Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade center [Joel Bolomboy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-bolomboy/009035/) tops the rebounding charts with 9.0 boards per night.

Virtus guard [Matt Morgan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/matthew-morgan/012585/) led all players in assists in Round 7, dishing 10. Injured Maccabi guard [Tamir Blatt](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tamir-blatt/011193/) is averaging a league-high 9.0 assists per contest.

[Ognjen Jaramaz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ognjen-jaramaz/004058/) of Baskonia recorded a career-high 4 steals in this round, the most of any player. AS Monaco’s [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/) and Bayern’s [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) share top spot in the steals charts with 1.7 per game.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul’s [Vincent Poirier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/vincent-poirier/004887/) and Real Madrid’s [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) both made a round-high 3 blocks in Round 7. ALBA Berlin center [Khalifa Koumadje](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/khalifa-koumadje/010791/) is the season’s leader in blocks with 1.8 per night.

Three players had a double-double in Round 7: Morgan (11 points, 10 assists), Mirotic (21 points, 13 rebounds), and Moneke (19 points, 12 rebounds).

Round 7 had something for everyone, from game-winning shots to vicious dunks and show-stopping blocks. Check out the Top 10 plays of the round and see who had the best of them.

Top 10 Plays | RS Round 7 | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Be sure to take a look at the best ten plays of the 2024 25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 7!

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our seventh winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge! Vuk Grujicic beat everyone else in Round 7 with a team 'KK Vuk', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 181.50.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Round 7 winner

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our seventh winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Vuk Grujicic beat everyone else in Round 7 with a team 'KK Vuk', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 181.50.

Oscar had the following lineup: Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan as team captain, then Olympiacos Piraeus' Sasha Vezenkov, Devin Booker of FC Bayern Munich, Elijah Bryant of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Wade Baldwin IV of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul as his starters, while Martin Hermannsson of ALBA Berlin was his sixth man. On the bench, Vuk had Bayern's Nick Weiler-Babb, Panagiotis Kalaitzakis of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, and Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz duo of Sander Raieste and Ousmane Ndiaye. His team's head coach was Tomislav Mijatovic of Efes.

The prize for finishing first in Round 7 is a free VIP Euroleague TV Subscription for the 2025-26 season, so congratulations, Vuk!

Ognjen Vilotijevic and his team 'Yaretai' remains the leader of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/) overall standings with 1,115.50 points.

Trades are now open for Round 8. Remember, four trades are allowed before each round. You can either trade up to four players, or a head coach and three players.

The first game in Round 8 tips off on Thursday, November 7, as Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade hosts ALBA Berlin at 19:00 CET. That game marks the next round's deadline.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become our next round winner!

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge offers weekly prizes to the top team manager. 

Paris Basketball secured its third straight victory in the EuroLeague by beating Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 67-65 in Round 7, but this time it had to win in a different manner.

Paris learning and winning – even unusual games

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debutant Paris Basketball notched its third consecutive win on Friday night, but this time in a different fashion. 

At Adidas Arena, [Paris held off the visiting Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 67-65](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/paris-holds-off-a-misfiring-baskonia-67-65/) in a game where the two teams' offenses, to be generous, did not have their best night.

"It was a tough, very physical game, and we are luck we got this one," Paris head coach Tiago Splitter admitted to EuroLeague TV after the win. "It was a defensive game and we scored a little bit more than them."

<center>
<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB2GpiEMkbZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB2GpiEMkbZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><svg width="50px" height="50px" viewBox="0 0 60 60" version="1.1" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g transform="translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)" fill="#000000"><g><path d="M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631"></path></g></g></g></svg></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style=" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"></div></div></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB2GpiEMkbZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Paris Basketball 🏀 (@parisbasketball)</a></p></div></blockquote>
<script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>

His team had netted at least 84 points in each of their previous four games, three of which were victories. But on Friday night, Paris managed just 67 points, a season low. However, Baskonia was stuck at 65.

"Stats are very clear," Pablo Laso said in a post-game interview. "We won almost every \[category\], our \[PIR\] is 20 points better. But we were 1 for 26 on three-pointers."

That is Baskonia's club-record low from three-point range. The only triple came from Markus Howard on the first possession of the third quarter after Baskonia had started 0 for 17 from long range. The visitors also missed their last 8 attempts.

"It is very difficult to win on a bad shooting night. We did a lot of good things, but we were not able to put the ball in the basket," Laso added.

Splitter, on the other hand, not only liked what he saw from his team but he also the constant improvement he is seeing from his team week in, week out.

"We are improving defensively," Splitter said. "We are able to change a coverage during the game and these guys are pretty smart and ready for whatever the coaches tell them."

And that's the way to pull out a win in the second leg of a double-round week, in a game that saw no player on either team score in double figures.

"This was probably the most physical battle we've had so far in the EuroLeague," big man Mikael Jantunen said after collecting 8 points and 8 rebounds for a team-high PIR of 16.

"I feel like this is a learning experience. We learn a lot as a group and we get better."

It certainly looks like that after the first month of action as Paris holds a 4-3 record along with four other teams.

Next up for the team from the French capital is a tilt with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, where Paris will be chasing its fourth win in a row.

Tiago Splitter's side improved to a 4-3 record by beating Baskonia in a low-scoring affair

Paris Basketball v Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2024-11-01T19:45:00.000Z)