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Zach LeDay came back to Milan to be a leader and to lead the team. He no longer was the young emerging player he was the first time, in 2020\/21, he was one of the moste experienced and kown players of this group. And a leader, he was. His season has been the best of his career but also one of the most productive ever produced by an Olimpia player. Here are some numbers that help understand it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

His 545 points are by far his career high. This was Zach’s sixth season in the EuroLeague. His overall scoring average is 11.6 points per game (he currently has 196 appearances). This year he averaged 16.0 points per game. His 545 points in a single season placed him in second place all-time in the EuroLeague for an Olimpia player after Mike James’ 595 points scored during the 2018\/19 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Player<\/strong><\/td>Points<\/strong><\/td>Season<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Mike James<\/td>595<\/td>2018\/19<\/td><\/tr>
ZACH LEDAY<\/strong><\/td>545<\/strong><\/td>2024\/25<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Nikola Mirotic<\/td>531<\/td>2024\/25<\/td><\/tr>
Kevin Punter<\/td>515<\/td>2020\/21<\/td><\/tr>
Bob McAdoo<\/td>505<\/td>1987\/88<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Five times an Olimpia player has scored more than 500 points in a season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The 55 threes that he made are by far the best number of his career. In 2020\/21, in Milan, he made 34, still a career-high entering into the season. For his career, he has an excellent 42.1 percent three-point shooting, but this year he finished shooting 46.2 percent from three, the sixth-best overall. The 193 fouls that he drawned and the 661 points of personal rating are also career highs. His 19.4 average rating over a single season is the third all-time for an Olimpia player after Nikola Mirotic’s 22.0, during this season, and Mike James’ 20.2 in 2018\/19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, he was third overall in fouls drawn with 5.9 per game; third overall in free throws made with 4.8 per game and among all the top ten EuroLeague players from the free throw line he is the one who converted at the best clip (91.5 percent). And he was a three-time MVP of the Round, the most ever for an Olimpia player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From his rituals to his maniacal preparations to the “MVP MVP” chants
He comes from Texas, then he was a star in Israel and moved on to Athens, Kaunas, Milan al Belgrade and was coached by some of the best in Europe: David Blatt, Ettore Messina, Zeljko Obradovic<\/p>GO DEEPER ABOUT ZACH LEDAY<\/a><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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