MADRID, 2 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Cuban power forward of Valencia Basket, Jasiel Rivero, has been designated this Wednesday as the ‘MVP Movistar’ of the month of October of the Endesa League 2022-2023 thanks to his 26.5 average rating credits and despite not having been able to play the last games with his team due to injury.
The ‘taronja’ player has not been able to participate in the last two games of his team in which until then he was being a key player with very good numbers of 19.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and a PIR of 26.5 in the four games in which he was on the court, resulting in two wins and two losses for Alex Mumbrú’s men.
Rivero’s best game was in the 74-75 loss against UCAM Murcia, where he posted a PIR of 32 after scoring 26 points with only one shooting error, although he finished with a PIR of 30 in the 101-97 victory against Joventut, with a great ‘double-double’ (17 and 11 rebounds), which also earned him the election of the ‘MVP’ of the second day.
In the defeat (71-65) against Surne Bilbao Basket, the player from Havana went up to a PIR of 25 and stayed at 19 in the win (78-83) against Coosur Real Betis. In addition, of the two nominations mentioned, he was also chosen Best Latin American Player in the first two days.
“I am super happy, I did not expect such a beautiful gift, and even more so that they gave it to me on my birthday, but I think the team deserves it more than me, they are always there supporting and they are the main factors for a player have this very special gift”, Rivero confessed in statements provided by Valencia Basket after receiving his trophy last Monday, when he turned 29, from his wife and daughter.
The Central American confessed that he is “eager to be back with the team, to help and always have maximum energy and support him in whatever way.” “And help in whatever way I can to bring more wins to Valencia,” he wished.
The ‘MVP Movistar’ of the month corresponds in the 2022-23 season to the player with the highest average rating throughout the month and who has played at least 2/3 of the games and won at least half of his games in that period. That is, no one can be designated with a negative balance of wins and losses, and if two players have the same average rating, the trophy will be taken by the team with the best winning percentage, and if it is the same, they will share it.
In the case of the Movistar MVP for October, the first six matchdays have been taken into account, including matchday 1, which was the only one played in September.
