Jon Diebler‘s barrage of 3-pointers against Maroussi has earned him co-MVP honors with Zack Wright of Rethymno. Yes, the same Zack Wright who was named MVP last weekend.
You’ll recall that Maroussi’s Nestoras Kommatos had a good case for the honor after scoring 40 points Saturday against PAOK. But the system rewards players on teams that “win.” The award is the Greek league’s version of player of the week.
Jon Diebler
Diebler hit six 3-pointers — including a buzzer-beater at the half — and finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead Panionios to a 97-57 victory over the Maroussi Six (as in, they only have six professionals on the roster, seriously).
Wright led Rethymno to a 81-71 win over PAOK on his home court in Crete. He scored 18 points, had 7 steals, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 4 turnovers. Rethymno was in control throughout. The 6-2 Wright’s dunk late in the third quarter gave his team a 15-point lead.
This is Wright’s fifth MVP award this season. His teammate Dionte Christmas had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals in last night’s win.
Why is that important? Maroussi’s next opponent is Rethymno, at home on February 25. No game this Saturday.
Wright has shared the award twice before — with Georgios Printezis of Olympiakos, and with former Boston Celtics center Patrick O’Bryant of Kavala.
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