# EuroLeague MVP race 2026-27

Our EuroLeague MVP ladder: every player ranked by [Clutch Data Score](https://www.clutchdata.net/solutions/clutch-data-score) after round 10. The table shows the top 25: efficient offensive production plus defensive points saved, on one scale. It is our ranking, not the official award; every official winner since 2016-17 is listed further down.

Season to date · up to round 10 · 2026-11-06

## EuroLeague MVP ladder after round 10

Top 5 after round 10: Walter Tavares, TJ Shorts, Wade Baldwin IV, Elijah Bryant and Mfiondu Kabengele.

| # | Player | Team | GP | CDS | EOP | DPS | OE | MIN | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Tavares | Real Madrid | 10 | 219 | 147 | 71 | 0.958 | 21.2 | 10.5 |
| 2 | TJ Shorts | Valencia | 10 | 212 | 192 | 21 | 0.642 | 23.3 | 16.9 |
| 3 | Wade Baldwin IV | Fenerbahce | 10 | 212 | 126 | 86 | 0.611 | 23.2 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Elijah Bryant | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 211 | 143 | 68 | 0.568 | 28.6 | 14.8 |
| 5 | Mfiondu Kabengele | Dubai | 10 | 201 | 142 | 59 | 0.640 | 23.2 | 14.6 |
| 6 | Dwayne Bacon | Dubai | 10 | 193 | 150 | 43 | 0.565 | 27.1 | 16.3 |
| 7 | Patty Mills | ASVEL | 9 | 188 | 127 | 61 | 0.560 | 21.5 | 15.9 |
| 8 | Nadir Hifi | Paris | 7 | 183 | 116 | 67 | 0.465 | 24.8 | 22.1 |
| 9 | McKinley Wright IV | Dubai | 10 | 167 | 115 | 52 | 0.615 | 25.4 | 10.6 |
| 10 | Aliou Diarra | Virtus Bologna | 10 | 167 | 188 | -22 | 1.020 | 19.2 | 12.3 |
| 11 | Mathias Lessort | Panathinaikos | 10 | 166 | 185 | -19 | 0.924 | 23.4 | 12.6 |
| 12 | Jean Montero | Olympiacos | 6 | 160 | 86 | 74 | 0.533 | 24.0 | 15.5 |
| 13 | Theo Maledon | Real Madrid | 9 | 157 | 148 | 9 | 0.572 | 23.2 | 16.3 |
| 14 | Andres Feliz | Real Madrid | 10 | 150 | 137 | 13 | 0.586 | 21.6 | 13.6 |
| 15 | Kevin Punter | Barcelona | 10 | 150 | 129 | 22 | 0.506 | 24.1 | 15.9 |
| 16 | Facundo Campazzo | Real Madrid | 9 | 149 | 102 | 48 | 0.605 | 19.9 | 9.7 |
| 17 | Jaylen Nowell | Besiktas | 10 | 149 | 88 | 61 | 0.478 | 21.7 | 11.3 |
| 18 | Dan Oturu | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 149 | 123 | 26 | 0.743 | 20.9 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Dario Saric | Anadolu Efes | 10 | 147 | 96 | 51 | 0.519 | 26.1 | 11.4 |
| 20 | Zach Leday | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 143 | 96 | 47 | 0.564 | 21.3 | 11.2 |
| 21 | Duane Washington | Bayern Munich | 8 | 143 | 104 | 39 | 0.523 | 19.8 | 15.2 |
| 22 | Elie Okobo | Dubai | 10 | 141 | 128 | 14 | 0.592 | 26.7 | 11.9 |
| 23 | Sasha Vezenkov | Olympiacos | 10 | 141 | 179 | -39 | 0.624 | 27.3 | 19.1 |
| 24 | Sebastian Herrera | Paris | 10 | 140 | 83 | 58 | 0.537 | 20.4 | 9.3 |
| 25 | Wenyen Gabriel | Besiktas | 10 | 139 | 79 | 60 | 0.714 | 15.7 | 7.1 |

MIN, PTS, ORB, AST and TOV are per game; EOP, DPS and CDS are season totals. Click a column to sort.

## What is the Clutch Data Score?

The Clutch Data Score (CDS) adds a player's efficient offensive production to the points he saves on defense, measured from on/off, as one season total. It is the score we use with clubs to compare players across roles and leagues; [see how it works](https://www.clutchdata.net/solutions/clutch-data-score).

## Definitions

- **# and +/−**: Place in the ranking, and the places gained (▲) or lost (▼) since the previous round. *New*: no score in the previous round.
- **GP**: Games played this season.
- **MIN, PTS, ORB, AST, TOV**: Minutes, points, offensive rebounds, assists and turnovers, per game.
- **OE**: Offensive efficiency: (FGM + AST) / (FGA − ORB + AST + TOV), the share of the possessions a player finishes that end in a made shot or an assist. Marked * above 1.00 (see the note under the table).
- **EOP**: Efficient offensive production: (AST factor × AST + PTS) × OE, scaled so it adds up to the league's points. Season total.
- **AST factor**: 2 × the share of assists on made shots within 1.5 m of the basket.
- **DPS**: Defensive points saved: 2 × the defensive stops gained from opponent eFG%, ORB% and TOV% with the player on court against off, in the games they played. Season total. Negative when opponents do better with the player on court.
- **CDS**: Clutch Data Score: EOP plus DPS, season to date. The ranking is ordered by it.

## How to read it

CDS is cumulative: it rewards players who produce efficiently and stay on the floor, so a player who misses games falls behind even with strong per-game numbers. Defense comes from on/off: how much worse opponents shoot, rebound and protect the ball with the player on court. Early in the season a few games still move the order a lot. The page updates itself when a round ends.

## EuroLeague MVP 2025-26: Sasha Vezenkov (Olympiacos)

The 2025-26 EuroLeague MVP was Sasha Vezenkov (Olympiacos), his second award after 2022-23; before him only Anthony Parker had won it twice (2004-05 and 2005-06). Sylvain Francisco (Žalgiris) and Elijah Bryant (Hapoel Tel Aviv) completed the podium. In the Clutch Data Score at the end of the regular season, Vezenkov finished 19th and Francisco was the leader.

## EuroLeague MVP winners by season

The official MVP of each season since 2016-17, with his place in the Clutch Data Score at the last round of the regular season and the player who led it. Open a season to see its top 8 by CDS.

| Season | MVP | Club | CDS rank | CDS leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Sasha Vezenkov | Olympiacos | 19 | Sylvain Francisco (Zalgiris) |
| 2024-25 | Kendrick Nunn | Panathinaikos | 6 | TJ Shorts (Paris) |
| 2023-24 | Mike James | Monaco | 1 | Mike James (Monaco) |
| 2022-23 | Sasha Vezenkov | Olympiacos | 14 | Darius Thompson (Baskonia) |
| 2021-22 | Nikola Mirotić | Barcelona | 10 | Nikola Kalinić (Crvena Zvezda) |
| 2020-21 | Vasilije Micić | Anadolu Efes | 12 | Walter Tavares (Real Madrid) |
| 2019-20 | Not awarded (COVID) | – | – | Nick Calathes (Panathinaikos) |
| 2018-19 | Jan Veselý | Fenerbahce | 18 | Nikola Milutinov (Olympiacos) |
| 2017-18 | Luka Dončić | Real Madrid | 22 | Nick Calathes (Panathinaikos) |
| 2016-17 | Sergio Llull | Real Madrid | 8 | Keith Langford (UNICS Kazan) |

- **Top 8 by CDS, 2025-26**: 1. Sylvain Francisco (Zalgiris) 754, 2. McKinley Wright IV (Dubai) 728, 3. Dan Oturu (Hapoel Tel Aviv) 704, 4. Facundo Campazzo (Real Madrid) 679, 5. Nikola Milutinov (Olympiacos) 651, 6. Walter Tavares (Real Madrid) 639, 7. Elijah Bryant (Hapoel Tel Aviv) 600, 8. Codi Miller-McIntyre (Crvena Zvezda) 587
- **Top 8 by CDS, 2024-25**: 1. TJ Shorts (Paris) 1006, 2. Sasha Vezenkov (Olympiacos) 721, 3. Mikael Jantunen (Paris) 668, 4. Walter Tavares (Real Madrid) 648, 5. Carsen Edwards (Bayern Munich) 602, 6. Kendrick Nunn (Panathinaikos) 588, 7. Vincent Poirier (Anadolu Efes) 572, 8. Nikola Mirotić (Olimpia Milano) 568
- **Top 8 by CDS, 2023-24**: 1. Mike James (Monaco) 779, 2. Keenan Evans (Zalgiris) 673, 3. Jan Veselý (Barcelona) 661, 4. Josh Nebo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) 648, 5. Facundo Campazzo (Real Madrid) 557, 6. Chima Moneke (Baskonia) 498, 7. Codi Miller-McIntyre (Baskonia) 495, 8. Bonzie Colson (Maccabi Tel Aviv) 469
- **Top 8 by CDS, 2022-23**: 1. Darius Thompson (Baskonia) 738, 2. Mathias Lessort (Partizan) 734, 3. Johnathan Motley (Fenerbahce) 560, 4. Alpha Diallo (Monaco) 548, 5. Dante Exum (Partizan) 516, 6. Will Clyburn (Anadolu Efes) 514, 7. Walter Tavares (Real Madrid) 513, 8. Donta Hall (Monaco) 499
- **Top 8 by CDS, 2021-22**: 1. Nikola Kalinić (Crvena Zvezda) 548, 2. Walter Tavares (Real Madrid) 512, 3. Lorenzo Brown (UNICS Kazan) 457, 4. Shane Larkin (Anadolu Efes) 446, 5. Jan Veselý (Fenerbahce) 432, 6. Chris Jones (ASVEL) 425, 7. John Brown (UNICS Kazan) 383, 8. Vladimir Lučić (Bayern Munich) 382
- **Top 8 by CDS, 2020-21**: 1. Walter Tavares (Real Madrid) 776, 2. Jan Veselý (Fenerbahce) 582, 3. Rokas Giedraitis (Baskonia) 567, 4. Jalen Reynolds (Bayern Munich) 549, 5. Nikola Kalinić (Valencia) 548, 6. Thomas Walkup (Zalgiris) 548, 7. Pierria Henry (Baskonia) 522, 8. Jordan Loyd (Crvena Zvezda) 513
- **Top 8 by CDS, 2019-20**: 1. Nick Calathes (Panathinaikos) 672, 2. Nikola Milutinov (Olympiacos) 606, 3. Nikola Mirotić (Barcelona) 568, 4. Tornike Shengelia (Baskonia) 539, 5. Thomas Walkup (Zalgiris) 535, 6. Shane Larkin (Anadolu Efes) 530, 7. Nando De Colo (Fenerbahce) 479, 8. Greg Monroe (Bayern Munich) 470
- **Top 8 by CDS, 2018-19**: 1. Nikola Milutinov (Olympiacos) 621, 2. Mike James (Olimpia Milano) 558, 3. Krunoslav Simon (Anadolu Efes) 513, 4. Brandon Davies (Zalgiris) 511, 5. Vasilije Micić (Anadolu Efes) 501, 6. Nick Calathes (Panathinaikos) 486, 7. Tarik Black (Maccabi Tel Aviv) 467, 8. Vincent Poirier (Baskonia) 455
- **Top 8 by CDS, 2017-18**: 1. Nick Calathes (Panathinaikos) 585, 2. James Augustine (Unicaja) 512, 3. Artūras Gudaitis (Olimpia Milano) 506, 4. Norris Cole (Maccabi Tel Aviv) 503, 5. Cory Higgins (CSKA Moscow) 460, 6. Vladimir Štimac (Anadolu Efes) 456, 7. Ante Tomić (Barcelona) 440, 8. James Gist (Panathinaikos) 434
- **Top 8 by CDS, 2016-17**: 1. Keith Langford (UNICS Kazan) 666, 2. Charles Jenkins (Crvena Zvezda) 575, 3. Nick Calathes (Panathinaikos) 525, 4. Will Clyburn (Darussafaka) 519, 5. Bryant Dunston (Anadolu Efes) 516, 6. Sinan Güler (Galatasaray) 515, 7. Chris Singleton (Panathinaikos) 491, 8. Sergio Llull (Real Madrid) 485

### How often was the MVP the CDS leader?

Of the 9 MVPs from 2016-17 to 2025-26, only Mike James (2023-24) finished first in the Clutch Data Score. All of them ranked in the top 6 in efficient offensive production, but seven of the nine were in the bottom 30% of the league in defensive points saved.

Mike James was the first American MVP since Anthony Parker, and in 2023-24 he also led the CDS: the only MVP in this table to do both.


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