Central Nan: “Who was the best shooter”, the 30s and the highlight phases every second night
Central Nan is the Euroleague MVP, and on the occasion of the American award, let's look at his highlights from the 2024-25 season.
Cereic Nan is, rightly, Euroleague's big MVP for the 2024-25 seasonwith the American rewarding for the stunning year he is making. The 29 -year -old made an amazing season in all areas with his jersey Panathinaic.
Led the Greens to the 3rd place in the regular score with a record of 22-12. THE Nan becomes the 3rd American winning the award and at the same time the second Panathinaikos player is MVP. The first was the Dimitris Diamantidis The 2010-11 season.
THE Nan made one of the most sovereign years on an individual level in its history Euroleague. The 29 -year -old had an average of 21.1 points (57.3% two -pointers, 42.6% three -pointers, 85.6%), 3.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.0 stealing and 0.2 plugs for 20.3 points in the rating system. His percentages are very good, and for just 4.4%, which is lagging behind in shots, he does not enter the club of 50-40-90.
It has an average of 2.8 errors in 33 matches in 31:16 minutes. The ratio of assists/errors is 1.5, ie a mistake for each one and a half assists. Very good statistical, if you think about how much Nan holds the ball in his hands in the long time in the parquet.
His superstar Panathinaic He almost conquered that he could be conquered by a player in the 2024-25 season. Came out MVP of racing three timesonce MVP of the month And many more.
In detail what Nan did in the 2024-25 season:
- MVP of the 26th, 33rd and 33rd Euroleague racing
- MVP of February month at Euroleague
- Euroleague top scorer with 696 points
- Euroleague's first three -pointer with 101 three -pointers
- Member of the Best Five of Euroleague
- Euroleague MVP
All this in one season, and in the second total of Nan in Europe. One understands what we can expect in the rest of the current season but also in the next three years, after the American signed New three-year contract with Panathinaikos without nba-out!
Cereic Nan scored 20+ points in 18 of 33 games that played this year, while in 4 of these reached up to 30 (Three of them are with 35+ points!). A moving machine that shoots wherever the ball will just get into the basket. This feeling is causing the Euroleague MVP To all the rival defenders, who do not know what else to do to stop him from scoring.
He had a single -digit number of points in just three matches. Ie was single-digit at 0.09% (!) of games in the 2024-25 season of Euroleague.
His top game Nan This season, and in his Euroleague career, he was in the 33rd match against Monaco. THE Panathinaikos won with 76-88, with Nan Be the absolute protagonist.
The former Nba-ar It had 37 points in 9/12 two -pointers, 5/5 three -pointers and 4/4 shots. Added 3 rebounds, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 6 earned fouls, for one carrer-high43 units in the rating system! The American stayed in the parquet for 39:15 minutes!
As incredible as the 37 points sound It's not a career record record For Nan. In the 16th race he had scored 39 (!) Points in 4/7 two -pointers, 8/16 three -pointers (7 in the first period) and 7/7 shots against Armani Milan. It also had 7 rebounds, 2 rebounds and 5 fouls for 37 PIR.
Scored 30+ points another twice. Had 31 points (3/8 two -pointers, 6/10 three -pointers, 7/7 shots) in the last match against Red starand noted 36 points (7/10 two -pointers, 5/11 three -pointers, 7/7 shots) points on the 26th match against Efes. 35 PIR to the first and in the 37 secondly.
Nan also became a “viral” for an attack he said, after being promoted First “tripod” of Euroleague. Characteristically the star of Panathinaic He said, “Who was the best shooter?” Wanting to squeeze those who questioned his abilities.
Nan finished the year with overall 101 three -pointers And he became the first player in the EuroLeague website with 100+ apt three -pointers in a year. Had a percentage 42.6% behind 6.75 with a total of 101/237 attempts. That is, the American had average 3.06 apt three -pointers per match.
His team Panathinaic finished in 3rd place in the normal duration with record 22-12with Nan playing a decisive role in the team's performance. The effect and impact that the Nan in Panathinaic He is trampled.
Panathinaikos is by difference 1st to Euroleague in Average points with 88.4 per match. Is 7th in success rate in two -pointers with 55.5% In 37.3 attempts in the match. Is 5th in success rate on three -pointers with 38.7% In 25.4 hits per match. Is 6th in total successful attempts within a plane with a total of 1079. Panathinaikos too, is 2nd in apt shots on the inside with 50.7% in 62.6 attempts.
All these are statistics that affects the Nanin the way of playing. Extraordinary rates and difficult shots in the games give psychology to the same to continue, but also to his teammates They follow him by taking and putting big shots.
The conclusion is that the Nan is rightly the Euroleague MVP. The things he does on the pitch are unthinkable, and the public does not know what new to expect every second night. It is not only his individual performance, but the general impact he has throughout his team Panathinaic. As soon as he came to Athens the climate has changed completely, with successes coming behind each other. We still have a lot to see from that player.
Text: Stelios Eliodorou
