Guerschon Yabusele claims EuroLeague January MVP honors / News - Basketnews.com

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Real Madrid forward Guerschon Yabusele is Euroleague Basketball's choice for MVP of January.

Guerschon Yabusele

MIN:27.38PTS:12.95 (58.88%)REB:4.95As:1.74ST:1.16BL:0.21TO:1.74GM:19ProfileEuroLeague2021/2022

The Frenchman, a first-time winner of the award, is the newest member among the flock of French players in the Spanish capital. Yabusele was essential to his team's march on first place with a 4-0 record in January, compiling the highest total performance index rating, 74, of all players on undefeated teams during the month.

He led Real in both scoring and PIR in two of those games. He also finished the month starring in the double-overtime thriller that capped the team's January 2022 takeoff to the top.

The 16th pick overall in the 2016 NBA Draft, has quickly become a key player for Real Madrid this season after arriving from ASVEL. As a result, the Spanish powerhouse has tied him to a three-year contract extension until 2025.

Per EuroLeague: "The winner is named by Euroleague Basketball based on his and his team's performance during the month in question. Yabusele is the first debut MVP of the Month this season and just the third player from France to take the honor, after his teammate Thomas Heurtel and Nando De Colo, who has won it three times.

At 18-3, Real now have matched the best record in the EuroLeague through 21 games since the round-robin format went into effect in 2016.

Yabusele's month-long averages of 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 18.5 PIR while shooting 64.0% from inside the arc and 47.1% beyond were the most consequential contribution to his team's surge."

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