EuroLeague GMs name Vezenkov as MVP, Bartzokas as best coach / News - Basketnews.com

Either Olympiacos players or the Olympiacos team dominated the survey, gathering 6 first places with several players placed second.

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EuroLeague surveyed the general managers of all teams in the tournament and presented the results with players from one club dominating in several categories.

Aleksandr Vezenkov

Team:Olympiacos PiraeusPosition:SF, PFAge:27Height:206 cmWeight:102 kgBirth place:Nicosia, Côte d'IvoireProfileNewsStatistics

Sasha Vezenkov was pronounced the MVP of the season so far with an astounding 61.1% of votes with nobody even close. The Bulgarian player was also the number one player EuroLeague GMs would like to sign (27.8%) with Vasilije Micic coming in second (16.7%).

Vezenkov was not the only member of the Olympiacos Piraeus organization that received praise though. Georgios Bartzokas was named the best coach of the league (38.9%) ahead of Dimitris Itoudis (27.8%). Olympiacos were the favorites to be in the Final Four with a staggering 88.9% of all votes.

The team was also tied-first for most fun to watch (27.8% tied with AS Monaco and Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz) and tied-first for the most uncomfortable opponent to face (16.7% tied with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, AS Monaco, and Anadolu Efes Istanbul).

Thomas Walkup came in second as the best defender in the league (27.8%) with Edy Tavares taking first place (33.3%). Kostas Sloukas placed second as the best clutch player (16.7%) with Mike James winning the category by a significant margin (44.4%).

EuroLeague GM survey results:

EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov (61.1%) Best Head Coach Georgios Bartzokas (38.9%) Dimitris Itoudis (27.8%) Best Breakout Season Johnathan Motley (33.3%) Dzanan Musa (16.7%) EuroLeague Player You Would Sign Sasha Vezenkov (27.8%) Vasilije Micic (16.7%) Best Passer Nick Calathes (50%) Lorenzo Brown (16.7%) Best Clutch Player Mike James (44.4%) Kostas Sloukas (16.7%) Best Pure Shooter Markus Howard (33.3%) Billy Baron (27.8%) Most Spectacular Player Mike James (27.8%) Will Clyburn 16.7%) Best Leader Vasilije Micic (22.2%) Kostas Sloukas, Lorenzo Brown, Mike James (11.1%) Best Defender Edy Tavares (33.3%) Thomas Walkup (27.8%) Rising Star Gabriele Procida (22.2%) Most Surprising Team Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (55.5%) Most Uncomfortable Opponent Olympiacos Piraeus (16.7%) AS Monaco(16.7%) Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul(16.7%) Anadolu Efes Istanbul(16.7%) Most Fun-to-Watch Team Olympiacos Piraeus (27.8%) AS Monaco(27.8%) Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz(27.8%) Teams in the Final Four Olympiacos Piraeus (88.9%) FC Barcelona (77.8%) Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (72.2%) Anadolu Efes Istanbul (61.1%) Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.