Petkovic number one in Panama LPB for round 18 (by Hoops Agents)

Serbian Power forward Milos Petkovic (204-F/C-91, agency: Interperformances) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Atletico Nacional, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 18.
The 30-year old player had a double-double of 34 points and 14 rebounds, while his team crushed, the league's bottom-ranked team Toros (#7, 0-16) with 18-point margin 100-82. Atletico Nacional maintains the 4th position in Panamanian LPB. Atletico Nacional is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 8-7 record. Petkovic turned to be Atletico Nacional's top player in his first season with the team. Milos Petkovic averages just after three games 21.3ppg and 9.3rpg.

The second best player in last round's games was another Atletico Nacional's star - 31-year old Jonathan King (193-SF-90). King had a very good evening with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course together with Petkovic he helped Atletico Nacional with another comfortable win 100-82 over Toros (#7, 0-16) being unquestionably team leader. Atletico Nacional's 4th position in the standings has not changed. His team's 8-7 record is not bad at all. King is one of the most experienced players at Atletico Nacional and similarly like Milos Petkovic has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.8ppg (#6). His other stats are also decent: 6.5rpg and 4.2apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was Cuban guard Adriano Barreras (186-G-89) of league's top team Correcaminos. Barreras showcased his all-around game by recording 28 points, five rebounds and nine assists in the last round. He was a key player of Correcaminos, leading his team to a 96-63 easy win against #2 ranked Universitarios in a game of the week. Correcaminos confirms their top position in the standings. Barreras has a very solid season. In 7 games in Panama he scored 19.9ppg. He also has 5.7apg, FGP: 65.1% and 3PT: 57.1%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jaime Lloreda (204-C-80) of Correcaminos - 14 points, 19 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Pablo Rivas (198-F-94) of Dragones - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Daniel Machore (170-PG-06) of Toros - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists
7. Joel Munoz (183-PG-80) of Dragones - 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
8. Michael Hicks (196-F-76) of Correcaminos - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists
9. Gilberto de Gracia (194-F) of Toros - 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Zacarry Douglas (203-F-95) of Dragones - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 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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Tags : MILOS PETKOVIC, ATLETICO NACIONAL, PANAMANIAN BASKETBALL