28-year old American shooting guard Davon Dillard (196-SG-1996) had a very impressive game in the last round for Saigon Heat and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 5.
He recorded a triple-double of 24 points adding also 12 rebounds and 13 assists, while his team edged out Dolphins (#2, 4-2) 91-88. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Heat is placed at 4th position in Vietnamese league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Heat will need more victories to improve their 4-3 record. In the team's last game Dillard had a remarkable 57.1% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Heat, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Shaw University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Dillard is in league's top in points (7th best: 22.9ppg), rebounds (9th best: 9.6rpg) and averages solid 63.3% FGP. Worth to mention Dillard played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball.

Second best performed player last round was Tamyrik Fields (198-G/F-1996, agency: Interperformances) of top-ranked

Hanoi Buffaloes. He is American swingman in his first season at Buffaloes. In the last game Fields recorded an impressive double-double of 30 points and 11 rebounds. Of course he led Buffaloes to another comfortable win outscoring Islanders (#6, 0-6) 94-73. Of course Buffaloes still keep the league's top spot. He plays for the best team in the league and Buffaloes managed to win all 7 games keeping a perfect record. Fields is one of the most experienced players at Buffaloes and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.5ppg (#5). His other stats are also decent: 10.2rpg and 3.2apg.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Jaylyn Richardson (189-PG-1998) of league's second-best

Nhatrang Dolphins. Richardson showcased his all-around game by recording 27 points, 12 rebounds (!!!) and 4 assists in the last round. He was a key player of Dolphins, leading his team to a 80-70 win against #4 ranked Heat in a game of the week. Dolphins needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 4 victories and 2 lost games. Richardson has a great season in Vietnam. After only 6 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 27.8ppg (3rd best) and assists with 5.0apg (6th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Alioune Tew (204-C-1992) of Islanders - 17 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists
5. John Fields (205-F/C-1988) of Dolphins - 12 points and 17 rebounds
6. Alfred Hollins (198-F-1999) of Heat - 19 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Quang Huynh Vinh (174-G-1999) of Dolphins - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists
8. Hassan Thomas (203-F-1996) of Buffaloes - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Darrius Austin (201-F/C-1998) of City Wings - 9 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Munkhtur Togoo (187-G-2000) of Dolphins - 15 points and 7 rebounds

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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