European domestic leagues 2023: Champions and Finals MVPs / News - Basketnews.com

Barcelona, Partizan, Olympiacos, Milan, Ulm, Monaco, Anadolu Efes, Maccabi, and Zalgiris claimed the trophies in their respective domestic leagues.

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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan's victory over Virtus Segafredo Bologna in Game 7 of the Italian League Finals marked the official conclusion of the 2022-23 European club season.

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Let's take a moment to recognize the champions and Finals MVPs in the major European leagues.

Spain

Champion: FC Barcelona

Barcelona swept Real Madrid in the 2023 ACB Finals, 3-0. They have done it for the second time in the last three seasons. One more such occasion came in 2001.

MVP: Nikola Mirotic

Mirotic, who is slated to leave Catalonia this off-season, has won the Finals MVP award for the second time in the last three years. The 32-year-old averaged 17.7 points (2PT 59.0%, 3PT 50.0%, FT 92.3%), 6.0 rebounds, and 23.3 PIR over three matches.

Adriatic region

Champion: Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade

Partizan have returned to the regional league throne for the first time since the 2012-13 season, becoming the first team to win seven trophies in the ABA League history.

The black-and-white team defeated Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in decisive Game 5 and ended a 10-year drought.

MVP: Kevin Punter

Punter earned the MVP of the ABA League Playoffs, as he averaged 13.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.4 steals, and 16.2 PIR throughout the most important stretch.

He dropped a game-high 32 points in Game 5 vs. Zvezda, also adding five rebounds and two assists for 36 PIR.

Greece

Champion: Olympiacos Piraeus

The Reds won the best-of-five series against Panathinaikos Athens 3-1 and captured their second title in a row.

Game 4 of the Greek League Finals was stopped after PAO fans started throwing water bottles and flares at the Olympiacos' players and coaching staff. The OAKA Arena was evacuated, causing even more destruction, and the game was ultimately forfeited.

MVP: Thomas Walkup

Olympiacos floor general registered 11.0 points and 5.0 assists over the series.

Italy

Champion:EA7 Emporio Armani Milan

Milan needed a Game 7 to overcome Virtus' resistance and lift their 30th Serie A championship title. They held Virtus at 55 points at Mediolanum Forum and celebrated an ideal closure to the season that saw both Italian teams missing the EuroLeague playoffs.

It was the second straight domestic title for the Lombardian squad and the sixth for coach Ettore Messina in his native country. Messina is now tied with Simone Pianigiani at the top of the coaches' table with the most Serie A trophies.

MVP: Luigi Datome

Datome led all scorers in Game 7 with 16 points and 7/10 from the field, plus 4 rebounds. This performance granted him the Finals MVP honors, despite averaging five PIR throughout the series.

Germany

Champion: Ratiopharm Ulm

Ulm provided the biggest surprise on the domestic front this season, as the EuroCup team became the first German League club placed in a seventh regular-season position to win the championship.

Ulm downed Telekom Baskets Bonn in the four-game series.

The team got to defeat the teams placed in first, second, and third positions on the way to the trophy. This time, in addition to ALBA (3-1) and Bayern (3-0), Bonn was the regular season winner. Hence, Ulm did not only overcome the three top-seeded teams, but also the German champs, Cup winners, and Basketball Champions League winners one after the other.

MVP: Yago dos Santos

At the award ceremony, the BBL named Yago dos Santos as the Finals MVP. The Brazilian guard averaged 16.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists over four games, including 25 points and eight assists in the series-deciding Game 4.

Dos Santos is the first player from Brazil to win the German League Finals MVP, which has been handed out since 2005. He is the second South American player to receive such recognition, as Uruguayan guard Jayson Granger took the award in 2022 for ALBA Berlin.

France

Champion:AS Monaco

The Roca Team outclassed Victor Wembanyama's Metropolitans 92 in the finals, completing a 3-0 sweep. Sasa Obradovic's men won their first-ever league title.

MVP: Jordan Loyd

Loyd was a constant threat for Mets 92, averaging 17.3 points, shooting 57.1% from beyond the arc, and contributing 2.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and a PIR of 17.0.

Turkey

Champion: Anadolu Efes Istanbul

Anadolu Efes managed to recover after a devastating 42-pint loss against Fenerbahce in the Turkish League semis and came back with a storm, winning six times in a row to win it all.

Ergin Ataman finished his tenure in Istanbul with a 3-0 series victory over Pinar Karsiyaka.

MVP: Vasilije Micic

Micic was instrumental in his team's success, dropping 24, 10, and 29 points in three respective games of the Turkish League Finals.

Israel

Champion: Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

Maccabi reclaimed the Israeli League title after a one-season hiatus, defeating their city rivals, Hapoel, in a decisive Game 3. The Yellows captured the 56th championship in the club's history.

MVP: Wade Baldwin

Former NBAer was named the MVP, averaging 18.0 points and 7.3 assists over three games. He delivered a notable 22-6-8 stat line in the final contest.

Lithuania

Champion: Zalgiris Kaunas

Zalgiris bounced back in Lithuania following last year's collapse and historically-low third place in the LKL. The Greens won the best-of-five series against Rytas Vilnius with a 3-2 victory.

MVP: Isaiah Taylor

Taylor was terrific in the decisive Game 5, recording 32 points and 31 PIR. 32 points -- the second-best performance in the Lithuanian League Finals history.

Throughout five games, Taylor averaged17.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 17.2 PIR.

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