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BKT EuroCup Regular Season - Round 6 MVP: Rasheed Sulaimon, Wolves Vilnius

Rasheed Sulaimon earned MVP of the Round honors for the first time in his 24-game BKT EuroCup career after leading Wolves Vilnius to an 85-71 win against Prometey Slobozhanske in Round 6 of the 2023-24 regular season.

The 29-year-old finished with a career-high 36 PIR, the most of any player in Round 6, after scoring a personal-best 30 points on a career-best 6 three-pointers. In addition, Sulaimon added game highs of 7 assists and 3 steals in 29 minutes on the floor. He had 2 rebounds and 6 fouls drawn, too.

In second place is 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys forward Deividas Sirvydis, who had a career-best performance in his side’s 100-96 win over the visiting Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse. The 23-year-old scored a career-high 27 points, having made a club-record 11 free throws without a miss. He also dished a career-best 5 assists. pulled down 4 rebounds, had 1 steal and drew 6 fouls for a personal-best 35 PIR. In third spot, with a 34 PIR, is Dusan Miletic, who had a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double in Slask Wroclaw’s 75-84 loss at home to Dolomiti Energia Trento. He also had 3 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks. Gabe Olaseni of the London Lions recorded a 30 PIR after posting 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in his side’s 76-87 win at Joventut Badalona. Rounding out Round 6’s best performers is Paris Basketball’s Collin Malcolm, who had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block and didn’t commit a single turnover as his team beat Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 114-87.

Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages the continent’s two premier men’s basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the BKT EuroCup, as well as the sport’s premier under-18 showcase, the EB Adidas Next Generation Tournament.

The EB competitions bring the elite of European basketball to all five continents and to the entire sports community through the OTT platform EuroLeague TV. EB also organizes a series of community and educational activities, led by the One Team program, in alignment with the United Nations Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. On the academic side, the EB Sports Business MBA trains future professionals in sports management.