Avotins' 28 points give him Hoops Agents RNBL Player of the Week award

25-year old Latvian Eduards Avotins (198-SF-2001) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked Kandava/Turiba and receives a Hoops Agents RNBL Player of the Week award for round 3.
He had the game-high 28 points adding three rebounds and three assists for Kandava in his team's victory, helping them to outclass, the league's bottom-ranked team Talsi (#10, 0-2) with 39-point margin 114-75. Kandava is placed at 2nd position in Latvian RNBL. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Kandava won both games without losing any. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. In the team's last game Avotins had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Kandava, through which he has constantly improved. Avotins has impressive league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 28.0ppg. Avotins is in league's top in and averages solid 78.6% FGP and 61.5% from behind 3-point line.

Second best performed player last round was Janis Gertners (208-F-1999) of BK Kekava. He is a forward in his 6th season at Kekava. In the last game Gertners recorded an impressive double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds. It was enough for Kekava to edge Jelgava (0-1) by 4 points 102-98. The season is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Gertners is one of the most experienced players at Kekava and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to another Kekava's star - guard Roberts Pavlenko (186-G-2007). Pavlenko showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in the last round. He was another key player of BK Kekava, helping his team with a 102-98 win against Jelgava (#7, 0-1). Kekava needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in West. Their record at this point is 1 victory and 1 lost game. Pavlenko has a great season in Latvia. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 12.5ppg (7th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Toms Salnajs (201-SF-2005) of Spars/Ventspils - 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Markuss Berkolts (194-F-2007) of Marupes - 22 points and 6 rebounds
6. Raitis Spels (196-F-2006) of Saldus - 20 points and 12 rebounds
7. Alberts Putans (195-SF-1998) of RSU/VEF - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Gundars Bricka (195-F-1989) of Bauska - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists
9. Martins Krumins (194-PG-2001) of Bauska - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Reinis Savickis (196-F) of Marupes - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 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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