By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Getting ready to welcome 2022, there is enough time to vote for the 2021 European Player of the Year.
Eurohoops compiled a list of the Top 5 Players for you to choose from.
Scroll down for our picks and vote for your favorite player.
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
Team: Milwaukee Bucks
Position: Power forward
Born: 1994
Country: Greece
2021 highlights: NBA Champion, NBA Finals MVP, NBA All-Star, NBA All-Star Game MVP, All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Certainly an amazing year for Giannis Antetokounmpo. He was the driving force for the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA championship for the first time in 50 years with the gap stretching from 1971 to 2021. His 50-point showing in Game 6 marked a performance for the ages.
NIKOLA JOKIC
Team: Denver Nuggets (NBA)
Position: Center
Born: 1995
Country: Serbia
2021 highlights: NBA MVP, NBAAll-Star, All-NBA First Team
A point guard in a body of a center, Nikola Jokic has captivated NBA fans around the world. He was the third European and the sixth player overall born outside the USA to become the MVP. In addition, the only Denver Nugget to earn the distinction. It was inevitable with career-highs across the board, the 26.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 8.3 assists falling slightly short of a triple-double season.
RUDY GOBERT
Team: Utah Jazz (NBA
Position: Center
Born: 1992
Country: France
2021 highlights: NBA All-Star, NBA Defensive Player of the Year, NBA All-Defensive First Team, All-NBA Third Team, Olympic Games silver medalist
Rudy Gobert as the Utah Jazz rim protector has emerged among the four players in NBA history with at least three Defensive Player of the Year nods. His All-Star campaign in the NBA extended to the Olympic Games as France captured the silver medals in Tokyo.