Jan Vesely overtakes Paulius Jankunas for 4th spot in all-time PIR ranking / News - Basketnews.com

Jan Vesely is now fourth on the prestigious list with 4074 PIR in 298 games.

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FC Barcelona big man Jan Vesely posted 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 16 PIR in a tough 72-70 home win against FC Bayern Munich on Thursday night.

Player of the Game EFF 16 Rokas Jokubaitis Points 7 Accuracy 2-3 Rebounds 6 Assists 3

His 16 PIR performance let him surpass Zalgiris Kaunas legend Paulius Jankunas, who retired after last season, in the all-time EuroLeague ranking for PIR.

Vesely is now fourth on the prestigious list with 4074 PIR in 298 games. Jankunas has 4067 PIR throughout 392 career matches in the EuroLeague.

"It's a good accomplishment, but I like to play team basketball more. I mean, my teammates all over the years helped me to reach this, but let's go, we continue," Vesely commented about the milestone post-game.

An all-time EuroLeague leader in PIR is still an active player Nando De Colo of LDCL ASVEL Villeurbanne. The French star is guiding the race with 4622 PIR over 265 duels.

All-time Top 5:

Nando De Colo - 4622 Vassilis Spanoulis - 4183 Kyle Hines - 4106 Jan Vesely - 4074 Paulius Jankunas - 4067

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