Doncic, Jokic and Antetokounmpo, the main contenders for the Eurobasket 'MVP' News

MADRID, 31 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The prize for the best player of Eurobasket 2022 could practically be a small-scale carbon copy of the fight for the 'MVP' of the NBA, where Luka Doncic (Slovenia), Nikola Jokic (Serbia) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) will try to enter the history of the competition and relieve Goran Dragic, the most valuable of 2017, in the list of winners.

In this edition, the three big names that dominate world basketball will also face each other at a European level, with the advantage for the Slovenian point guard, since being champion of the last Eurobasket, he does not have to bear the burden of recovering distant glory for his country .

For his part, Nikola Jokic will play the Eurobasket for the first time and will be accompanied by Vasilije Micic, 'MVP' of the last two editions of the Euroleague and who could also run as a candidate in the event that Serbia reached the last rounds.

For his part, Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to a Eurobasket after debuting as a promising 21-year-old in 2015. Now, described by many as the best player in the world, he arrives at a different point of maturity and with all the stripes to try to carry Greece to the top, which would undoubtedly place him as the favorite in the race for the 'MVP' where he will compete with his two NBA teammates and also capable of adding both points, rebounds and assists.

Luka Doncic, for his part, has shown throughout the preparation his commitment to Slovenia and his ability to put up big numbers and dominate, something that if he transfers to the competition will put him very high as a contender. In addition, he has to play against France and Lithuania in the first round, which will force him to squeeze himself thoroughly from the beginning so that Slovenia can defend their throne.

In another favorite, France, both Evan Fournier and Rudy Gobert could also be candidates for this award. In both cases, they are players who can be very decisive in European basketball, capable of dominating both outside and inside.

Spain, on this occasion, will have a more complicated time for a player to win the prize that Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro have already won. Willy Hernangómez or the nationalized Lorenzo Brown could be Sergio Scariolo's tricks if he takes the necessary step forward for Spain to compete for everything.

Domantas Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas, who will lead Lithuania, are also candidates to be the best player if they get the Balts to fight to return to the medals, while, if Turkey surprises, it would not be ruled out that the best player would be Cedi Osman , Alperen Sengun or Shane Larkin.

1937 Pranas Talzun (LIT).

1939 Mykolas Ruzgys (LIT).

1946 Ferenc Németh (HUN).

1947 Joann Lossov (USSR).

1949 Huseyin Ozturk (TUR).

1951 Ivan Mrazek (RCH).

1953 Anatoly Konev (USSR).

1955 Janos Greminger (HUN).

1957 Jiri Baumruk (RCH).

1959 Viktor Zubkov (USSR).

1961 Radivoj Korac (YUG).

1965 Modestas Paulauskas (URSS).