By Giorgos Orfanakis/ info@eurohoops.net
The 16 teams of the competition give their own battles each week in order to climb as high as possible in the rankings and get a step closer to their goals.
Of course, everything will be decided by the big protagonists: the players themselves! Some shine more than others, they are the contenders for the MVP award on a weekly basis and they skyrocket their value.
Eurohoops presents the Top 3 players in every position with the main criteria being each player’s individual performance and his contribution to the team’s progress…
The following players were left out of the list at the last minute: Facundo Campazzo and Sergio Rodriguez.
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Take a look at the TOP 3 power forwards
Kostas Sloukas
Stats: 11.4 points, 4.8 assists, 2.1 rebounds, 48.7% in three-point field goals, 15.6 PIR
Fenerbahce Beko are marching on this season in the EuroLeague and their main “conductor” is Kostas Sloukas. After Tyler Ennis’s serious injury, the Greek guard’s responsibilities were increased significantly, though this didn’t seem to affect him. Quite the contrary!
With 11.4 points, 4.8 assists and the excellent 48.7% from outside the three-point line, Sloukas is amazing in the departments of scoring and creating, making all of his teammates better too. The big men enjoy his passes in their pick and roll collaborations all the time and, when this doesn’t happen, Fenerbahce’s leader executes with great success.
Zeljko Obradovic has heaped praise on Sloukas on many occasions and this is anything but a coincidence. He’s one of the best point guards in the EuroLeague this season (based on his ranking and contribution), in what is the best season of his career as the kingpin of the top team in the standings. How could he not be in the top spot of the list?