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Kostas Sloukas had the highest PIR among all EuroLeague players in Round 14, since he led Panathinaikos to an away win over ASVEL.

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Kostas Sloukas won EuroLeague Round 14 MVP honors following his commanding performance in France, where he led Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens to an 89-81 win over hosts LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.

Kostas Sloukas

Kostas  SloukasKostas  SloukasMIN:26.47PTS:11.42 (51.3%)REB:2.58As:5.67ST:0.92BL:0TO:3.17GM:12ProfileEuroLeague2023/2024

The 33-year-old guard played 34:20, recording 18 points, 12 assists (a new personal career record in the competition), 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 4 turnovers while shooting 4/10 from the field and 7/8 from the free-throw line. He also logged a total of 29 in PIR.

Overall, Panathinaikos got 49 points from the experienced guard, counting both his points and assists. Sloukas' previous assist record was registered on November 24, 2022 in an Olympiacos-ALBA Berlin game at the Peace and Friendship Stadium.

Sloukas' previous MVP appearance in a regular season game came in Round 12 of the 2019-20 season, when he was still playing for Fenerbahce.

At the time, he had 39 PIR points after the Turkish powerhouse overtook ALBA Berlin (107-102) in overtime. Sloukas scored 23 points, collected three rebounds and handed out 10 assists in 40:53 in that contest.

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