Terquavion Smith's triple-double lands him Player of the Week award

- April 19, 2026

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Terquavion Smith

Terquavion Smith

23-year old American guard Terquavion Smith (193-G-2002) had a very impressive game in the last round for Shenzhen Leopards and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 45.
He recorded a triple-double of 45 points adding also 15 rebounds and 14 assists, while his team beat Xinjiang FT (#17, 13-27) 104-96. Leopards maintains the 3rd position in Chinese league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Shenzhen L. will need more victories to improve their 29-11 record. In the team's last game Smith had a remarkable nine three-pointers out of 14 attempts. He turned to be Leopards's top player in his first season with the team. North Carolina State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Smith is in league's top in points (2nd best: 24.2ppg).

Second best performed player last round was Zhelin Wang (214-C-1994) of top-ranked Shanghai Sharks. He is former international center in his 5th season at Shanghai S.. In the last game Wang recorded an impressive double-double of 20 points and 16 rebounds. It was enough for Sharks to edge the lower-ranked Guangzhou LL (#13, 16-23) by 1 point 90-89. Of course Shanghai still keep the league's top spot. His team belongs to top of the standings with 36-4 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Wang is one of the most experienced players at Shanghai and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Jaedon LeDee (206-F-1999, agency: Slash Sports) of Liaoning Flying Leopards (#9). LeDee scored 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Flying Leopards, leading his team to a 103-95 win against the lower-ranked Nanjing MK (#16, 14-26). Liaoning needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 22 victories and 18 lost games. LeDee has a very solid season. In 5 games in China he scored 16.2ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Deonte Burton (193-G/F-1994) of Guangzhou LL - 36 points and 10 rebounds
5. Kyle Vinales (188-SG-1992) of Sichuan BW - 33 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists
6. Zach Nutall (190-G-1999) of Xinjiang FT - 32 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Dakari Johnson (213-C/F-1995) of Zhejiang GB. - 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Scottie James Jr. (202-F-1996) of Tianjin P. - 26 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Brady Manek (206-F/C-1998) of Nanjing MK - 25 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Barry Brown Jr. (190-SF-1996) of Guangsha L. - 41 points, 3 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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