EUROLEAGUE: “No one would have guessed that Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar was a Turkish Airlines Euroleague newcomer during four consecutive victories last month that earned the Russian team early entry into the Top 16. Lokomotiv won big and won dramatically, won at home and won away, but relied all month on one basic ingredient: star-quality numbers from forward Derrick Brown, Euroleague Basketball’s choice as bwin MVP for November. From a pair of heart-stopping victories to start November to the Euroleague’s biggest road win this season to end it, Lokomotiv was able to count on Brown, also playing his first season in the competition, as Mr. Consistency. He was the leading scorer in three of those games, while also taking care of business on defense as Lokomotiv’s second-best performer in rebounds, steals and blocks. It all contributed greatly to Lokomotiv taking exclusive possession of first place in Group D, something no other first-year Euroleague team has done this late in a regular season. Brown was as efficient as he was spectacular, with no Euroleague player in November scoring more points at higher percentages than he did. For his steady excellence during a truly breakthrough month for his team, Derrick Brown of Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar is bwin MVP for November!”
