A do-it-all forward who hit the ground running on opening night and didn't stop until his team was in the Final Four, Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus has been chosen by fans, media, team captains and head coaches as the MVP of the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Whether sniping from the perimeter, cutting for layups or rebounding and running, Vezenkov always gave his team enough surefire options to stay a step ahead of the tightest race in league history to finish first in the regular season. Then, Olympiacos made its home-court advantage in the playoffs pay off with a no-doubt-about-it win at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Game 5 to return to the Final Four for a second consecutive year.
Along the way, Vezenkov put up special numbers as the top scorer of the competition with 17.2 points per game while ranking second in both rebounds (6.8) and two-point shots made (4.4). He led the league with an average performance index rating of 21.2, becoming the second player after Luka Doncic in 2017-18 to sustain a PIR of 21.0 or higher after more than 30 games in any EuroLeague season. He also tied for the league lead with 8 double-doubles based on six games in which he scored 20 points or more while pulling down at least 10 rebounds.
