{"id":105702,"date":"2025-08-30T02:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/105702\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T02:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:20:08","slug":"vote-who-was-the-player-of-the-day-on-august-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/105702\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE: Who was the Player of the Day on August 29?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RIGA (Latvia) – We were not left wanting after Friday’s action rolled out in Riga and Tampere at the FIBA EuroBasket 2025. The superstars once again showed up and delivered with the likes of Lauri Markkanen, Nikola Jokic and Alperen Sengun producing some jaw-dropping performances.<\/p>\n

But who did it best as Groups A and B saw their second day of play?<\/p>\n

We leave that for you to decide by casting your vote in the fan poll below and letting us know who you think deserves to be named Player of the Day. <\/p>\n

Alperen Sengun<\/a>‘s performance in T\u00fcrkiye’s 92-78<\/a> success over Czechia was not be matched. The big man was an assist shy of a triple-double as he tallied 23 points and 12 rebounds. It would have been the fourth triple-double at the FIBA EuroBasket since 1995, but an efficiency of 40 and a win will have to suffice.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Markkanen erupts for 43, Finland make it two from two\"\"Sengun flirts with triple-double as T\u00fcrkiye improve to 2-0<\/p>\n

As Finland remained perfect after a 109-79<\/a> smooth sailing against Great Britain, Lauri Markkanen<\/a> once again showed he’s maybe the hottest hand in Europe. The Finnisher dropped 43 points for another entry at the all-time scoring list, sinking seven three-pointers and stealing four possessions in the process.<\/p>\n

Nikola Jokic<\/a> showed up to play as Serbia had to dig deeper into the bag to hold off Portugal and win 80-69<\/a>. The Joker shut down the paint and contained Neemias Queta while scoring 23 and grabbing 10 rebounds on the other end of the floor.<\/p>\n

Lithuania was one of the teams to keep their record perfect as Rokas Jokubaitis<\/a> left his mark in a 94-67<\/a> win over Montenegro. The floor general played his part with 21 points and a tournament-high 12 assists, the first double-digit performance of the event when it comes to passing the ball.<\/p>\n

Dennis Schroder<\/a> is shining as the leader of this Germany team which produced another 100-point outing and routed Sweden 105-83<\/a>. The point guard led the world champs, scoring 23 points with 3 rebounds and 7 assists to add.<\/p>\n

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