Nadir Hifi named MVP of EuroLeague Round 10

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

French star Nadir Hifi proved once more his status with a night to remember in Istanbul, getting the EuroLeague weekly MVP award.

Per the press release: A stunning individual performance in a big road victory allowed Nadir Hifi of Paris Basketball to earn MVP of the Round honors with a PIR of 39.

Hifi led Paris to a 90-95 road victory over Anadolu Efes Istanbul with 28 points on 6-of-9 two-pointers, 3-of-5 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws, adding six rebounds, nine assists and seven fouls drawn for a PIR of 39, the highest in Round 10. Hifi earned MVP of the Round honors for the first time in his career, and became the third Paris player to get it, after TJ Shorts (four times, plus 2025 play-in MVP) and Justin Robinson.

Elijah Bryant of Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv had a PIR of 35 in his team’s 90-93 home loss against FC Barcelona. He led his team with 25 points on 5-of-7 two-pointers, 1-of-3 three-pointers and 12-of-12 free throws, three rebounds, an assist and 12 fouls drawn, a new EuroLeague season-high.

Austin Wiley of FC Bayern Munich amassed a PIR of 32 in his team’s 95-99 road victory over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. He had 22 points on 8-of-9 two-pointers and 6-of-8 free throws, nine rebounds, two assists, three blocks and four fouls drawn.

Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, with a PIR of 31, and his teammate Mathias Lessort, who reached a PIR of 30, completed the top individual performances in Round 10. Nunn led Panathinaikos to a 112-115 overtime road win over Real Madrid with 33 points on 8-of-8 two-pointers, 3-of-5 three-pointers and 8-of-8 free throws in less than 24 minutes. Lessort had 20 points on 8-of-10 two-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Individual highs: Kenneth Faried of Baskonia, 15 rebounds

Nunn and Cameron Payne of Efes were this week’s top scorers with 33 points against Real and Paris, respectively. Hifi leads the overall standings at 22.1 points per game.

Kenneth Faried of Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz grabbed 15 rebounds, a new EuroLeague season-high, in his team’s 84-65 road loss against Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul. Jonas Valanciunas of Zalgiris Kaunas ranks first overall at 8.4 rebounds per night.

Hifi was first in assists, dishing nine against Efes. Carlik Jones of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade leads the overall standings at 6.0 assists per game.

Dan Oturu of Hapoel had five steals, more than anyone in Round 10. Luca Vildoza of Partizan keeps leading everyone at 1.9 steals per night.

Wiley and Lamar Stevens of Partizan each had three blocks to lead this week’s ranking. Aliou Diarra of Virtus is the competition’s top shot blocker at 2.0 per night.

Five players registered a double-double in this round: Faried (10 points, 15 rebounds), Jonas Valanciunas of Zalgiris Kaunas (12 points, 11 rebounds), Jordan Nwora of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (18 points, 13 rebounds), Josh Nebo of FC Barcelona (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Bruno Fernando of Efes (14 points, 10 rebounds).