Eurohoops picks for the All-EuroLeague First and Second team

14/May/21 13:10 May 14, 2021

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14/May/21 13:10

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19 Eurohoops editors select their All-EuroLeague First and Second Team for the 2020-21 season

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

After a long and exciting season, EuroLeague is getting ready for the Cologne Final Four, after a season of drought due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Right before the big event, all 19 editors of Eurohoops’ editions voted for their All-EuroLeague First and Second Teams and while some of the picks were expected, some others really were a surprise!

Take a look at the results of the voting:

All-EuroLeague Second Team

We kick things off with the All-EuroLeague Second Team, where Jan Vesely and Kevin Pangos take the stage with 15 and 10 votes each. Achille Polonara’s breakthrough earned him 8 votes from our editors, Shane Larkin and Nando De Colo also received 8, while Brandon Davies and Shavon Shields received 7 points each.

Vladimir Lucic and Wade Baldwin follow with 6, Vasilije Micic and Will Clyburn with 4, while Mike James and Jalen Reynolds had 3 votes, Walter Tavares received 2. Nick Calathes, Nikola Milutinov and Mateusz Ponitka each got one.

To sum things up, the All-Second Team, as picked by Eurohoops’ editors, includes Jan Vesely, Kevin Pangos, Achille Polonara, Shane Larkin and Nando De Colo.

Jan Vesely

Team: Fenerbahce
Stats: 13.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists in 31 games

Jan Vesely is one of the most complete centers in the Euroleague in recent years. He has shown incredible development and is often Fener‘s beginning and end on the offensive side.

So this year, after he returned from an injury, he took his team by the hand and led it to the playoffs. Even though he was absent from the first 2 games against CSKA, the Czech showed in a hard way that he is an integral part of the Turkish team.

Kevin Pangos

Team: Zenit
Stats: 13.5 points, 2 rebounds, 6.7 assists in 39 games

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Kevin Pangos was the main reason behind Zenit’s qualification to the playoffs, as well as the team’s 2-3 run against first-placed Barcelona.

The Canadian guard enjoyed a breakthrough season and for many was the top point guard of the campaign, offering score, creation, calmness and solutions to Xavi Pascual.

Achille Polonara

Team: Baskonia
Stats: 12.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists in 33 games

Achille Polonara could easily win the “most improved player” award in the competition. It’s no wonder how he ended up in the All-Second Team even though Baskonia didn’t make it to the playoffs!

The 30-year-old forward erupted in the second half of the regular season, and without him, Baskonia wouldn’t be able to hold on to playoffs hopes until the last round.

Shane Larkin

Team: Anadolu Efes
Stats: 15 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists in 33 games

Even though he needed time to adjust after his surgery in the summer, Larkin accelerated and became, once again, Efes‘ offensive force.

The American guard keeps making EuroLeague history and he proves almost in every game that when he is in form, Efes has nothing to fear.

Nando De Colo

Team: Fenerbahce
Stats: 15.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists in 32 games

One more Fener player in the team that was absent for some time, but his return gave a breath of fresh air to the team. Nando De Colo remains one of the most talented guards in the competition and this season was no exception!

At 34, he has not shown any signs of slowing down and keeps “bombarding” the opponenents’ baskets at any given chance.

Below the All-Second Team picks from our editors:

Editor Picks
Lefteris Moutis James, Micic, Punter, Lucic, Vesely
Stavros Barbarousis Calathes, Larkin, Lucic, Polonara, Vesely
Aris Barkas Larkin, De Colo, Shields, Vesely, Tavares
Dimitris Minaretzis De Colo, Larkin, James, Polonara, Reynolds
Ioannis Rammas Pangos, Larkin, De Colo, Clyburn, Vesely
Stelios Toromanidis Pangos, Micic, Lucic, Vesely, Davies
Stefanos Tatsios Pangos, Baldwin, Clyburn, Vesely, Davies
Vangelis Papadimitriou Larkin, De Colo, Lucic, Davies, Vesely
Achilleas Mavrodontis Pangos, Micic, Clyburn, Vesely, Davies
Antonis Stroggylakis Larkin, Pangos, Baldwin, Shields, Vesely
Antigoni Zachari Baldwin, Punter, Ponitka, Polonara, Vesely
Dionysis Aravantinos Baldwin, Larkin, Clyburn, Davies, Vesely
Stefan Djordjevic Pangos, James, Shields, Polonara, Vesely
Konstantinos Ioakimidis De Colo, Micic, Lucic, Vesely, Davies
Semih Tuna Pangos, De Colo, Shields, Polonara, Reynolds
Bugra Uzar Pangos, Baldwin, Lucic, Polonara, Milutinov
Alex Madrid Baldwin, De Colo, Shields, Polonara, Vesely
Alex Molina Pangos, De Colo, Shields, Reynolds, Davies
John Askounis Larkin, Pangos, Shields, Polonara, Vesely

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