Olympiacos forward Sasha Vezenkov has been named the EuroLeague’s Most Valuable Player for the 2025/26 season, per a press release.
Vezenkov, who also claimed EuroLeague MVP in ’22/23, joins Anthony Parker as the only players who have won the award two times. Parker, a former NBA shooting guard, is currently the general manager of the Magic.
The 57th overall pick in the 2017 draft, Vezenkov played for several years overseas prior to signing a multiyear deal with the Kings in the summer of 2023. The 30-year-old only spent one season in Sacramento, averaging 5.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game across 42 appearances, prior to being traded to Toronto the 2024 offseason. He gave up his full 2024/25 salary in a buyout with the Raptors to return to Olympiacos on a new multiyear deal.
Vezenkov, the runner-up for last year’s EuroLeague MVP award, helped guide Olympiacos to a 26-12 record this season, which was the top mark in the league. The 6’8″ forward led the league in scoring at 19.4 points per game on an excellent shooting slash line of .543/.396/.892. He also grabbed 6.6 rebounds per contest in his 34 appearances (28.4 minutes).
The EuroLeague’s Most Valuable Player award is voted on by head coaches (35%), team captains (35%), media members (20%), and fans (10%). Vezenkov beat out Zalgris Kaunas guard Sylvain Francisco and Hapoel Tel Aviv wing Elijah Bryant, who finished second and third in voting, respectively.
Vezenkov, Francisco and Bryant headline the All-EuroLeague First Team, which was rounded out by Olympiacos center Nikola Milutinov and Valencia Basket guard Jean Montero, who also claimed the Rising Star award. Five former NBA players — Wade Baldwin, Tyler Dorsey, Talen Horton-Tucker, Kendrick Nunn, and Walter Tavares — were voted to the All-EuroLeague Second Team.
He was a good nba player tbh
Never heard of him. 30 yrs old.
See haters it’s never too late. So called fans here trash 22 yrs old olds. ALL the time here.
Wtf are you talking about? Google stop working? He was a terrible NBA player.
Another brilliant point. About a player finding his game. Les Misarables ….
“I’d argue with you, but I don’t speak fluent nonsense.”
Finding his game? He had won the EL MVP BEFORE coming to Sacramento…
You’re as much of a dreamer as Davey is only it’s about every other team besides the one you’re a fan of lol. Two sides of the same moronic coin.
Well it’s like my post says. I never heard of him. Giving a player props for success has NOTHING to do with dreaming. You’re so deep in your misery. You can’t differentiate.
this is about a 30yr old in Europe. Can’t you keep your hate to Americans. Must you go global.
I have forgotten more ball than you will ever know. I talk about what’s relevant. You are such a lost clown. You even hate on your teams best rookie in yrs. A gift from Warriors. That is how misery blinds you. Can’t even enjoy the ascension of a Kings rookie.
Davey had a dream you became a Warriors fan. Then they traded Curry. Your so miserable lol. You turn dreams into nightmares lmao.
You don’t remember him? He left not that long ago. He was just unhappy
He was an MVP in the Euro league, one year in the NBA and then another MVP in the Euro league is impressive
Light the Beam!
This is a first