For the first time in the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season, the MVP of the Round honor will be shared by two players after Sylvain Francisco of Zalgiris Kaunas and Chima Moneke of Crvena Zvezda Belgrade posted equally impressive performances in leading their teams to pivotal victories.
The two played in the first two games of the round on Tuesday evening and posted respective PIRs of 35, which no player in the remaining eight fixtures would be able to match.
Francisco scored a season-high 23 points and dished 10 assists for his first career double-double to lead Zalgiris to an 86-65 victory over Virtus Bologna. He made 4 of 5 two-point shots and 3 of 6 three-pointers while also collecting 3 rebounds and even blocking 1 shot en route to the second MVP of the Round award of his career.
Moneke stood tall to lead Zvezda to a 79-65 triumph over ASVEL Villeurbanne with 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. He missed only one field goal all night and only played 22 minutes. This marks the fourth MVP of the Round in Moneke’s trophy case.
The third-best PIR of the round came from Alpha Diallo with a 32 in AS Monaco’s 87-92 win at Olympiacos Piraeus. The do-it-all forward made 8 of 9 two-point shots and 3 of 4 triple in setting a career-high in scoring with 27 points. He added 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Rounding out the list of the round’s top performers were Isiaha Mike of FC Bayern Munich and Monaco’s Mike James. Mike helped Bayern drop Real Madrid 90-84 with a career-best 29 points and 7 rebounds for a PIR of 30. James contributed 23 points and 10 assists in his team’s win.
