Week 1 MVP: Tony Parker, Asvel Basket
A Eurocup debutante managed to soar over all other players in the opening week as Asvel Basket superstar Tony Parker racked up a performance index rating of 40 to become Week 1 MVP. Parker was the main force behind Asvel's first home win over Valencia Basket by scoring 34 points behind 8 of 15 two-point shots, 3 of 4 threes, 9 of 10 free throws, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Parker was the catalyst of a collective effort that allowed his team to grab a first win this season. Following Parker in the list of top performances this opening week, Cholet Basket's Fabien Causeur was second with a close performance index rating of 36. Lokomotiv Kuban's Jeremiah Massey was third in line with his 31 index performace. Completing the top 5 this week were Patrick Beverley of Spartak St. Petersburg (27) and then a tie for fith place with respective 26's for KRKA Novo Mesto's Jerome Jordan and BC Azovmash's Oleksiy Pecherov.