Week 4 bwin MVP: Nicolas Batum, SLUC Nancy

SLUC Nancy forward Nicolas Batum was at his best against on Thursday with a brilliant all-around performance to lead the French champs to a 90-85 win over previously unbeaten Caja Laboral. The victory made Nancy 2-0 at home this season and just like in their previous win in front of French fans, Batum was the star of the show and subsequently earned Week 4 bwin MVP honors. Batum amassed an impressive stat line of 21 points with just 3 missed shots in addition to 9 rebounds, 4 assists and a block en route to a performance index rating of 35. Beyond the numbers, Batum was also crucial to the Nancy effort in that he played all 40 minutes – his average 39:26 minutes per game is most in the league – and was clutch down the stretch with and 7 points in the game's last 5 minutes. Batum also becomes the first player to win the weekly MVP award twice this season. He did face stiff competition this week for the highest index rating from FC Barcelona Regal swingman Chuck Eidson who tallied a 34 index in a 92-75 win over Montepaschi Siena. Eidson compiled 22 points on 3-for-3 three-point shooting plus 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Third on the list of Week 4’s top performers is Batum’s teammate Akin Akingbala, who was the offensive leader in Nancy’s win with 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting. Akingbala added 7 rebounds and drew 5 fouls in racking up a 30 index. The star for the losing team in that contest, Mirza Teletovic, is next with an index of 29. Teletovic pumped in 24 points on 5-of-12 three-point shooting along with 13 rebounds and 3 assists. Rounding out the list of Week 4’s best is Galatasaray Medical Park rookie Furkan Aldemir. In his first Turkish Airlines Euroleague start, the big man exploded for 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, 11 rebounds and 2 steals for an index rating of 28 in a 70-79 road win at Union Olimpija.