A play by the Dominican from Valencia Basket, Jean Claudio Montero Berroa, in extra time of the match on matchday 27 of the Euroleague against Hapoel Tel Aviv has been chosen by the fans as the best in the competition under the recognition of ‘Motorola Magic Moment of the 2025-26 Season’.
In extra time of that game, Montero received the ball when the possession clock was about to run out and, while Vasilije Micic changed brands to defend it after a pick and roll, Montero left Micic on his left with a dribble and with another he made him fall before hitting a triple at the buzzer.
It was a key moment that gave the Valencia had a 91-93 lead that they did not lose again, achieving the victory by 99-104.
Montero earned the most fan votes — cast through the Euroleague website and on social media — ahead of Fenerbahçe Beko Istanbul’s Wade Baldwin IV and his winning basket in Athensthe alley-oop connection between Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade duo Codi Miller-McIntyre and Joel Bolomboy, and Kendrick Nunn’s game-winning basket for Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens against Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Montero, 22, who also won the Euroleague Breakthrough Star award, joins Nunn, who won it last year, as the winner of this award. Anthony Randolph, Jan VeselyDeni Avdija, Kostas Sloukas, Dante Exum and Moses Wright.
