With crucial Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games being played an average of every four days last month, one player stood out as the biggest difference-maker in the uniquely intense race to reach the playoffs. For his steady brilliance as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv finished the month with a six-game winning streak, Wade Baldwin is Euroleague Basketball's choice as MVP for March. Baldwin ranked second among all EuroLeague players with 18.7 points per game for the month; fourth in performance index rating with 20.3 on average; and sixth in a assists, at 5.0 per night. His outsized influence on Maccabi's fortune was illustrated by the fact that he led the team in PIR, scoring, assists or all three in five of the seven games in March. Most importantly, when the most consequential month on the schedule had finished, Maccabi was sitting alone in fifth place with one foot in the playoffs.
The MVP of the Month award is now in its 18th season. The winner is named by Euroleague Basketball based on his and his team's performance during the month in question. The March award was based on the seven or eight games that all teams played last month. Baldwin has won the first such award of his four-year EuroLeague career, encompassing 120 games total. He is Maccabi's first monthly honoree since Alex Tyus won it in January of 2019.