Thomas Walkup's near triple-double gives him Round MVP title / News - Basketnews.com

Walkup had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 steals, and 32 PIR in a Greek derby win.

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Outstanding individual performance in a winning effort has seen Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos Piraeus earn MVP honors in Round 32 of the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Thomas Walkup

MIN:25.06PTS:7.94 (55.95%)REB:2.78As:5.84ST:1.88BL:0.16TO:1.78GM:32ProfileEuroLeague2022/2023

Walkup led Olympiacos to an 81-73 home victory against archrival Panathinaikos Athens, amassing a PIR of 32.

He finished the game with 11 points on 2-of-3 two-pointers, 1-of-2 three-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws.

Walkup added 7 rebounds, a career-high 13 assists, 4 steals, and 6 fouls drawn.

Vanja Marinkovic of Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and Mathias Lessort of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade recorded the joint second-highest PIR in Round 32 with 29.

Marinkovic led Baskonia to a 92-69 home win against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul with a career-best 35 points on 6-of-9 two-pointers, 6-of-9 three-pointers, and 5-of-5 free throws. He also had 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 3 fouls drawn.

Lessort helped Partizan down Real Madrid 104-90 in the Serbian capital. He amassed 16 points on 7-of-9 two-pointers, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, and 6 fouls drawn.

Tarik Black of Olympiacos (27 PIR) and Ante Zizic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul (26) complete the top individual performances in Round 32.

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