The end of November has arrived and the first break has arrived for the national teams in domestic basketball competitions, which means on the one hand the debut of new Spanish coach Chus Mateo, but also the first small assessment of what the start of the season has brought. ACB League In the 25-26 season.
Eight days later Valencia Basket He leads the rankings with seven wins and one loss, the same number he achieved real madrid to Sergio Scariolo Which is next in second place. UCAM Murcia, Joventut Badalona, and Laguna Tenerife They are third, fourth and fifth respectively, then they find Unicaja and the remaining two of the Euroleague such as Barcelona Basket and Baskonia. A dynamic in which many names emerged, including these players.
Ricky Rubio (Joventut Badalona)
If there was a major name that stood out in these early days of the ACB 25-26 League, this was it Ricky Rubio. With his return to the court after a year’s break due to a personal decision to take care of his mental health, the player not only impresses Peña’s fans, being one of their best weapons on the field, but also Spanish basketball in general.
Part of the blame for the great start of Danny Merritt He is his team’s second most valuable player, and as the top assistant, with overall stats of 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5 assists with an average rating of 17.5. In the first match of his return, he left an impressive performance with 18 points in Granada, a result he repeated again against Real Madrid a few days later, leaving only 1 out of 8 matches with less than double digits in points.
Santi Yusta (Casademont Zaragoza)
Casademont Zaragoza They were not one of the teams who could give a positive assessment of these early days, as they suffered four consecutive defeats and almost reached the relegation places. However, they include in their ranks one of the Spanish players in the best form, which is also confirmed by the fact that they are pioneers of the first invitation. Chus Mathieu With the Spanish national team for this window. The player is one of the best scorers in the competition with averages of 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and two assists with an average rating of 22.8, and it was in the fifth round against Real Madrid when he produced his best offensive result with as many as 30 points.
Giorgi Shermadini (Laguna Tenerife)
Years and seasons seem to pass by for everyone except Georgy Shermadini. The former Endesa League Player of the Year has started the 2025-26 season once again at its best and being one of the strongholds of La Laguna Tenerife, which continues another campaign fighting for the top places, partly due to the good attacking and rebounding work of the Georgian. Also fireproof with the couple it forms with Marcelinho Huertasbeing veterans among the best in the league and on their team, their lives are insured.
Luka Bozic (Coverin Granada)
He already proved that with his ACB debut last season with Hyopus LedaIn this, Luka Bozic is not far behind. The player is considered one of the best players at the beginning of the Endesa League, even though his team is still at the bottom of the competition. His scoring numbers and rating put him among the world rankings, with performances like the 22 points he scored against Joventut de Badalona on the first day.
Timothy Luau Caparo (Baskonia)
Luwawu-Cabarrot is in good form, as evidenced by the fact that he is one of Baskonia’s main attacking leaders. Paolo Galbiati. In his second season in the team, the Frenchman took a step forward and his fame increased, with ACB being one of the places where he confirmed this with averages, in addition to 18.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists with a rating of 14.8.
Theo Maledon (Real Madrid)
From one Frenchman to another, because one of the new faces of the Sergio Scariolo era at Real Madrid is Theo Maledon, who arrived as one of the new signings this summer, and who is starting to make his way little by little into the team, as evidenced by his being named the best player of the month in November in the Endesa League by leaving his best games in the last two games, 7 and 8, with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists against Cufiran Granada before the windows stopped.
Cameron Taylor (Valencia Basket)
The list cannot end without naming a player from the ancient team in ACB, such as captain Valencia Basket. The former Unicaja player, who now plays for Tarunjas, is one of the main focus of good moments for the team’s players. Pedro Martinezwith set pieces from the last campaign such as Jean Monteiro or Matt Costello. Taylor started the match against Laguna Tenerife in the seventh round with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.