The famous basketball website Eurobasket.com named Tornike Shengelia, Georgian captain of “Baskonia”, as the best player of the first round.
Recall, that “Baskonia” defeated “Zaragoza” 99:76. Shengelia was in lineup and in 25:32 minutes earned 21 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. 27-year-old Georgian forward scored 6 2 points of 12, 1 3 points of 2 and 6 free throws of 9. His efficiency was 31, which is the best result in the whole round.
“It was only a starting round and it is clear that a lot of things will change during the season, but obviously “Baskonia” and Shengelia have serious goals for this season”, - reports Eurobasket.com.