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France and Slovenia tie for first place in FIBA's media survey among accredited journalists a few days ahead of EuroBasket. Luka Doncic is considered the frontrunner in several categories.

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France and Slovenia are the favorites to win the upcoming EuroBasket, while Luka Doncic is the frontrunner for the MVP award.

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That's at least whatFIBA EuroBasket 2022 accredited media think, according to the survey conducted by FIBA's website a few days prior to the big event. The vast majority of the respondents comes from Europe, but there are some also from other continents and the deadline to submit answers was August 22.

France and Slovenia tied for first place in the question 'who wins the title?', while for the first time in nearly two decades, Spain are not considered to be among the favorites.

Furthermore, media representatives go with Luka Doncic all the way. The Slovenian star has been voted as the player most likely to claim tournament MVP honors and the top scorer award, in addition to him being projected as the assists leader.

The Mavs guard is also the player, upon whom most journalists would place their bets if the game was on the line, in order to take (and make) the last shot. That's quite a lot.

Another important find of this survey is that Greece's coach Dimitris Itoudis is considered the top tactician in this tournament, outvoting Serbia's Svetislav Pesic.

Here are the full results of the survey:

Which team will win the EuroBasket 2022 title?

1. France: 30.4%

Slovenia: 30.4%

3. Greece: 15.2%

4. Serbia: 12.7%

5. Lithuania: 3.8%

Spain 3.8%

Other & N/A: 3.7%

Which teams will be on the podium? (Cumulative answers, combining all three podium spots):

1. Slovenia: 74.7%

2. France: 62%

3. Serbia: 55.7%

4. Greece: 48.1%

5. Spain: 26.6%

6. Lithuania: 12.7%

7. Germany: 6.3%

8. Turkey: 5.1%

Other & N/A: 8.8%

Credit FIBA Media

Which player will be named MVP?

1. Luka Doncic: 41.8%

2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 22.8%

3. Nikola Jokic: 11.4%

4. Rudy Gobert: 8.9%

5. Evan Fournier: 3.8%

6. Domantas Sabonis: 2.5%

Other & N/A: 8.8%

Who is the best coach?

1. Dimitris Itoudis: 27.8%

2. Svetislav Pesic: 13.9%

3. Aleksander Sekulic: 11.4%

4. Sergio Scariolo: 10.1%

5. Vincent Collet: 7.6%

Ergin Ataman: 7.6%

7. Gordon Herbert: 5.1%

8. Gianmarco Pozzecco: 3.8%

Other & N/A: 12.8%

Credit FIBA Media

Which player will lead the tournament in scoring?

1. Luka Doncic: 60.8%

2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 15.2%

3. Nikola Jokic: 7.6%

4. Vasilije Micic: 2.5%

Dennis Schroder: 2.5%

Other & N/A: 11.4%

Which player will lead the tournament in rebounds?

1. Rudy Gobert: 39.2%

2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 19%

Nikola Jokic: 19%

4. Jonas Valanciunas: 7.6%

5. Domantas Sabonis: 2.5%

Other & N/A: 12.7%

Which player will lead the tournament in assists?

1. Luka Doncic: 35.4%

2. Nick Calathes: 10.1%

3. Dennis Schroder: 8.9%

4. Goran Dragic: 7.6%

5. Vasilije Micic: 6.3%

Nikola Jokic: 6.3%

7. Tomas Satoransky: 5.1%

8. Tamir Blatt: 3.8%

9. Thomas Huertel: 2.5%

Kostas Sloukas: 2.5%

Nicolo Melli: 2.5%

Other & N/A: 8.8%

Who is the best young player? (eligible players are those born in or after 2000)

1. Franz Wagner: 14%

2. Rokas Jokubaitis: 8.9%

3. Alperen Sengun: 7.6%

Deni Avdija: 7.6%

5. Niccolo Mannion: 5.1%

6. Yam Madar: 3.8%

Theo Maledon: 3.8%

8. Nikola Jovic: 2.5%

Karlo Matkovic: 2.5%

Rati Andronikashvili: 2.5%

Other & N/A: 41.7%

Which player would you trust the shot to with the game on the line?

1. Luka Doncic: 45.6%

2. Nikola Jokic: 12.7%

3. Goran Dragic: 8.9%

4. Vasilije Micic: 7.6%

5. Evan Fournier: 5.1%

6. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 2.5%

Kostas Sloukas: 2.5%

Other & N/A: 15.2%

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