By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
EuroBasket is finally back carrying plenty of talent spread across the 24 national teams getting ready to play in Prague, Tbilisi, Cologne, and Milan, and hoping to punch in a ticket to the knockout stage of the tournament in Berlin.
It has been five years since the last edition of EuroBasket. An even younger Luka Doncic and tournament MVP Goran Dragic led Slovenia to the gold medals back in 2017.
As the opening day of September 1st approaches, Eurohoops scanning the rosters heading to the 2022 EuroBasket ended up with a list of the Top 10 Players.
The process was complicated. Apart from the 35 NBA players readying to represent their respective countries, Turkish Airlines EuroLeague stars such as Vasilije Micic and Jan Vesely are coming in for Serbia and the Czech Republic, respectively, but did not fit in our Top 10. The list consists exclusively of NBA players but Dennis Schroder, Evan Fournier, and more European NBA stars also missed the cut.
Check our Top 10 Players in EuroBasket 2022.
1. Giannis Antetokounmpo
EuroBasket experience: 2015 (5th)
Other international competitions: 2014 World Cup, 2016 FIBA OQT, 2019 World Cup
The Greek Freak tops our list. More experienced and most importantly better equipped to dominate compared to the previous bids in major FIBA tournaments, Giannis Antetokounmpo is undoubtedly the player to watch in the 2022 EuroBasket.
Greece heavily relies on the Milwaukee Bucks superstar to get the job done.