Vezenkov MVP push
- EuroLeague chatter has Sasha Vezenkov gathering MVP endorsements from peers and pundits in postseason coverage. - Kendrick Nunn publicly named Vezenkov EuroLeague MVP, and Evan Fournier defended him in the debate. - Reports note Vezenkov's strong season as the regular season ended and the EuroLeague playoffs bracket was revealed ( ).
Sasha Vezenkov’s EuroLeague Most Valuable Player case picked up public backing this week from two rivals-turned-witnesses: Kendrick Nunn and Evan Fournier. (eurohoops.net) On April 20, Eurohoops reported that Nunn, Panathinaikos’s star guard and the reigning EuroLeague MVP, named Olympiacos forward Vezenkov his choice for the 2025-26 regular-season award. The same report said Vezenkov finished the regular season at 19.4 points per game. (eurohoops.net) A day later, BasketNews reported that Nunn complicated the endorsement by arguing on Instagram that “ball-dominant guards do way more” and that Vezenkov benefits from Olympiacos’s system and officiating. BasketNews said Fournier then posted on X: “Talking down about someone doesn’t make you stand taller.” (basketnews.com) The timing is tied to the bracket. EuroLeague’s official standings show Olympiacos finished first at 26-12 and locked up the No. 1 seed as the playoffs field took shape. (euroleaguebasketball.net) That finish gives Vezenkov’s candidacy a team-results backbone as well as an individual one. EuroLeague’s standings page says Olympiacos will face the winner of the April 24 play-in game between AS Monaco and Barcelona in the quarterfinals. (euroleaguebasketball.net) Vezenkov is not making a first-time push. His official EuroLeague profile lists him as the 2022-23 EuroLeague MVP and says he returned to Olympiacos for the 2024-25 season after a year with the Sacramento Kings. (euroleaguebasketball.net) The profile also shows how often he has stayed in the awards conversation: EuroLeague lists him as its January 2026 MVP of the Month and says he was a regular-season round MVP three times in 2025-26. (euroleaguebasketball.net) Nunn’s own numbers kept the debate close. EuroLeague’s player page lists him at 19.0 points and 3.7 assists in 31 regular-season appearances, and Eurohoops said he voted for Vezenkov even as Panathinaikos fought through the play-in. (euroleaguebasketball.net, eurohoops.net) The argument now sits in public view just as the postseason starts in Athens. Vezenkov has the top seed, the scoring line, and endorsements from one rival who praised him and another teammate who defended him. (euroleaguebasketball.net, eurohoops.net, basketnews.com)
