Nikola Mirotic, a player for Olimpija Milan, has been awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the final round of the Euroleague regular season, marking the 34th round.

In a match against Baskonia, which his team won decisively with a score of 111:89, Mirotic showcased an impressive performance, scoring 24 points, grabbing 23 rebounds, dishing out three assists, and contributing two steals and a block, achieving a utility index of 10—the highest of the round—in 40 minutes of action, as reported on the Euroleague website.

This accolade marks Mirotic’s 10th Euroleague MVP award, placing him joint sixth on the all-time list alongside Serbian player Vasilije Micić.

During the season, Mirotic averaged 17.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, two assists, and a utility index of 22 for Olimpija Milan, which concluded the regular season in 11th place—just missing the playoffs—with a record of 17 wins and 17 losses.

Pursuing second place in the MVP race for this round was Kendrick Nunn from Panathinaikos, who recorded 111 points, 104 assists, three rebounds, and a utility index of 31 during a tense 10:35 overtime victory against Red Star.

Nigel Hayes-Davies from Fenerbahçe secured the third spot with a utility index of 32, whereas Zach Leday, a power forward for Olimpia Milan and a former Partizan player from 2019 to 2021, posted a utility index of 2024.

Nunn concluded the regular season as the leading scorer, averaging 21.1 points per game.

The title of best assister goes to TJ Shorts of Paris, averaging 7.5 assists per game, while Joel Bolomboy, center for Red Star, led the rebounds with an average of 8.3.

Nick Weiler-Bub, a playmaker for Bayern Munich, holds the top stealer title with 1.6 steals per game, whereas Giorgos Papayannis, a center for Monaco, is recognized as the leading blocker, averaging 1.4 blocks per match.

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