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 spent 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 contributed 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 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.