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Neal Sako
Valencia Basket
4.2
PPG
4.5
RPG
1.0
APG
71.4%
FG%
Neal Sako is a 6'11" (210 cm) center from France who plays for Valencia Basket in the EuroLeague. Neal's 2025-26 EuroLeague season line: 4.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.
Nationality
France
Date of Birth
Aug 13, 1998
Age
28
Height
6'11" (210 cm)
Weight
96 kg
Position
C
Nationality
France
Date of Birth
Aug 13, 1998
Age
28
Height
6'11" (210 cm)
Weight
96 kg
Position
C
2026-27 Season Stats
4.2
PTS
4.5
REB
1.0
AST
0.0
STL
0.2
BLK
71.4%
FG%
—
3P%
50.0%
FT%
+0.3
+/-
6
GP
14.7
MIN
2026-27 Advanced Stats— Valencia Basket
90.2%
TS%
100.0%
eFG%
Career History
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| Season | Team | League | PPG | RPG | APG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Valencia Basket | EuroLeague | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2025-26 |  Valencia Basket | EuroLeague | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 42 |
| 2024-25 |  ASVEL Villeurbanne | EuroLeague | 9.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 33 |
| 2023-24 | Cholet | Basketball Champions League | 10.9 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | Cholet | FIBA Europe Cup | 6.5 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | Boulogne Metropolitans 92 | EuroCup | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 14 |
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | League | PPG | RPG | APG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Valencia | ACB | 7.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Valencia | ACB | 5.2 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 28 |
| 2024-25 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | LNB Pro A | 7.4 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 34 |
| 2023-24 | Cholet | LNB Pro A | 11.4 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 34 |
| 2022-23 | Cholet | LNB Pro A | 7.0 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 31 |
| 2021-22 | Chalons-Reims | LNB Pro A | 10.1 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 31 |
| 2020-21 | Levallois | LNB Pro A | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-20 | Levallois | LNB Pro A | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | Levallois | LNB Pro A | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 9 |
National Team
| Season | Team | League | PPG | RPG | APG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | France | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | France | EuroBasket Qualifiers 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | France | FIBA World Cup 2023 | — | — | — | — |
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Contract
- Status
- Signed
- Details
- Until 2027
Stat Glossary
- PTS
- Points, using the mode selected above (per game, totals, or per 48/40/36 minutes)
- REB
- Rebounds, using the mode selected above
- AST
- Assists, using the mode selected above
- STL
- Steals, using the mode selected above
- BLK
- Blocks, using the mode selected above
- FG%
- Field goal percentage
- 3P%
- Three-point field goal percentage
- FT%
- Free throw percentage
- +/-
- Plus-minus — team point differential while the player is on court
- GP
- Games played
- MIN
- Minutes per game
- TS%
- True shooting percentage — shooting efficiency accounting for 2s, 3s, and free throws
- eFG%
- Effective field goal percentage — field goal percentage adjusted to give extra credit for 3-pointers
- USG%
- Usage percentage — share of the team's plays used by the player while on court
- PER
- Player efficiency rating — per-minute production, league-average is 15.0
- OREB%
- Offensive rebound percentage — share of available offensive rebounds grabbed while on court
- DREB%
- Defensive rebound percentage — share of available defensive rebounds grabbed while on court
- REB%
- Total rebound percentage — share of all available rebounds grabbed while on court
- AST%
- Assist percentage — share of teammates' field goals the player assisted while on court
- TOV%
- Turnover percentage — turnovers per 100 plays used
- AST/TO
- Assist-to-turnover ratio
- STL%
- Steal percentage — share of opponent possessions ending in a steal by the player
- BLK%
- Block percentage — share of opponent 2-point attempts blocked by the player
- WS
- Win shares — estimated number of wins contributed by the player
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes — league-average is about 0.100
- BPM
- Box plus-minus — estimated point contribution per 100 possessions vs. league average
- VORP
- Value over replacement player — overall contribution converted to an estimate of wins
- POSS/GM
- Possessions per game
- PIR
- Performance Index Rating — the standard European basketball efficiency stat (points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocks + fouls drawn − missed shots − turnovers − fouls committed), analogous to NBA's PER/EFF