By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The EuroLeague Players’ Association (ELPA) carries out its first-ever players’ choice awards, honoring their peers for their individual skills and achievements through the 2020-21 season.
The results of the voting are set to be revealed between June 8 and 10, with the first three award winners already announced on Tuesday.
FC Barcelona’s Nick Calathes wins the “Fair Play” award as voted by the ELPA members, as “a player with exemplary behavior on the court, promoting the spirit of fair play and showing qualities such as fairness and respect”.
2021 ELPA Players’ Choice Award “FAIR PLAY”: Nick Calathes @Nick_Calathes15
➰ A player with exemplary behavior on the court, promoting the spirit of fair play and showing qualities such as fairness and respect ➰#ELPA #ELPlayers #PlayersChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/iHHtaZH4T0
— EuroLeague Players Association (@the_ELPA) June 8, 2021
Fenerbahce‘s Dyshawn Pierre was named the “best newcomer”, for his individual performances in his first EuroLeague season.
2021 ELPA Players’ Choice Award “BEST NEWCOMER”: Dyshawn Pierre @DyshawnPierre
➰ Best performing individual who played his first season in EuroLeague ➰#ELPA #ELPlayers #PlayersChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/lbvf4fXyJq
— EuroLeague Players Association (@the_ELPA) June 8, 2021
First Vice President and Olimpia Milano star Kyle Hines was awarded the “Most Respected Player” honor, as the embodiment of “a true role model, on and off the court”
2021 ELPA Players’ Choice Award “MOST RESPECTED PLAYER”: Kyle Hines @SirHines
➰ A player that earned most respect and embodied a true role model, on and off the court ➰#ELPA #ELPlayers #PlayersChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/Aw0jgSTn8e
— EuroLeague Players Association (@the_ELPA) June 8, 2021