Palacios' 22 points give him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

- June 19, 2025

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Nelson Palacios

32-year old Venezuelan Nelson Palacios (192-SF-1992) had an amazing evening in the last round for second-ranked Caribbean Storm Islands and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 6 (Second Stage).
He had the game-high 22 points adding four rebounds and three assists for Carrib.Storm in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Cimarrones (#5, 4-12) with 40-point margin 88-48. Storm is placed at 2nd position in Colombian league. Carrib.Storm is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 8th lost game this season out of 17 games. In the team's last game Palacios had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He just recently signed at Storm and just after two games he already turned to be a very valuable addition to the team. Nelson Palacios averages just after two games 13.0ppg.

Second best performed player last round was Dikembe Andre (206-C-1999) of Toros Del Valle. He is Brazilian center in his first season at Toros Del Valle. In the last game Andre recorded an impressive double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds. Bad luck as Toros lost that game 59-70 to slightly higher-ranked Caimanes (#1, 13-5). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Toros Del Valle still maintains its place in the top 3 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 8-8 record is not bad at all. Andre is one of the most experienced players at Toros Del Valle and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to another Carrib.Storm's star - forward Emmitt Williams (198-F-1998). Williams scored 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. He was another key player of Caribbean Storm Islands, helping his team with a 88-48 easy win against the lower-ranked Cimarrones (#5, 4-12). Storm needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 8 lost games. Williams has a great season in Colombia. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.9ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 11.9rpg (#1 in league). He also has 1.5bpg, a FGP of 66.9% and 3PT: 41.0%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Yildon Mendoza (206-F-1996) of Toros Del Valle - 17 points and 10 rebounds
5. Leonardo Salazar (178-PG-1993) of Toros Del Valle - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Josimar Ayarza (205-PF-1987) of Carrib.Storm - 13 points and 4 rebounds
7. Octavio Munoz (179-PG-2001) of Caimanes - 14 points and 4 assists
8. Cristian Solis (G/F-2001) of Toros Del Valle - 13 points and 4 rebounds
9. Markus Terry (188-G-1995) of Cimarrones - 21 points and 4 rebounds
10. Gianfranco Espindola (196-F-1999) of Caimanes - 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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