Βy George Orfanakis / info@eurohoops.net
The sample from this season is now large enough: 15 rounds, 120 clashes and thousands of minutes of basketball, with the big protagonists often outdoing themselves.
Eurohoops follows up on a tradition that began last season and presents the Top 3 players in every position for the first half of the season. The criteria that shaped the final selection are the following:
- Performance: A player’s performance and presence on the court in at least 10 games! His contribution in the different statistical categories and the degree to which he met the demands in terms of what was expected of him.
- Role: How important is this player in the overall picture of the whole? How crucial is his role for the team, and to what extent can it remain at the same level without him?
- Team’s course: It’s not enough for a player to have played well. He has to have guided his team on a decent course, according to the expectations that existed before the start of the season.
- Quality: There are some players who belong to the so-called “top shelf,” with their value and quality seriously taken into account.
- Subjective view: As is always the case in such matters, the subjective element has the final say. Besides, what could be better than conversations and arguments about basketball?
The presentation begins with the point guard position, where one meets some of the biggest names in the competition! Let’s take a look at what those names are…
1. Luka Doncic
Team: Real Madrid
Stats: 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 25.9 PIR
Age: 18
2017 was a magical year for Luka Doncic! The boy wonder of European basketball led the national team of Slovenia to their historic win of the EuroBasket and, a few months later, he proved he’s ready to lead a team that aims to win the EuroLeague.
Real Madrid’ leader does everything on the court and every single week he forces you to sit in front of your TV to enjoy him. Besides, it’s no coincidence that right now he’s the big favorite for the No.1 selection in this year’s draft, with more and more scouts from the other side of the Atlantic writing articles and features about him.
His stats confirm the fact that we’re dealing with a more than a complete player. Highly productive with 18.6 points per game, valuable in creation (4.8 assists) and rebounding (5.7), mature and more ready to step up than any other athlete his age.
For as long as he plays on European courts, basketball fans will have no option than to enjoy every minute of it…
Doncic’s career high at the Peace and Friendship Stadium (33 points)