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Vote for the best All-EuroCup First Team in history: 2024 vs. 2022
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Each season, five standout players earn their place among the competition’s elite as members of the All-EuroCup First Team. Over the years, these selections have featured rising stars, future EuroLeague legends, and unforgettable EuroCup heroes who left their mark on the competition.
Now, it's time to see which lineup stands above the rest.
Our expert panel has seeded the All-EuroCup First Teams into a bracket, and each matchup will be decided by you, the fans! Several times a week, we’ll reveal a new battle on the official EuroCup Instagram account, where you can vote for the team that you believe deserves to advance.
Here on EuroCupBasketball.com, we’ll break down each matchup, compare the rosters, and offer our take on who has the edge.
The next faceoff: 2024 vs. 2022. Two incredible squads. One spot in the next round.
Let the debates continue – and may the best team win!
2024
- T.J. Shorts, Paris
- Matt Morgan, London
- Isiaha Mike, JL Bourg
- Trevion Williams, ratiopharm Ulm
- Gabriel Olaseni, London
2022
- Milos Teodosic, Virtus Bologna
- Will Cummings, Metropolitans
- Derek Needham, Bursaspor
- Jaron Blossomgame, ratiopharm Ulm
- Mam Jaiteh, Virtus Bologna
These are very different teams and either of them using their strengths properly could beat the opponent. Team 2022 has three point guards in it: Teodosic, Cummings and Needham. The biggest question would be who would guard Shorts, the superstar with the best winning record in competition history. Needham is a tough defender who could limit Shorts better than Teodosic or Cummings.
On the other hand, Team 2024 has a size advantage with two versatile forwards in Mike and Williams alongside old-school center Olaseni. Jaiteh had a career-best season in 2022 as the EuroCup MVP and his matchup against Olaseni would be critical. Cummings would have to guard either Williams or Mike, and that is where Team 2024 has a size advantage. At the same time, Team 2022 has very good finishers around the rim in Blossomgame and Jaiteh, who had a full season playing with Teodosic at Virtus.
So who wins this one? First, it depends on their star point guards' inspiration. Teodosic can be just unstoppable on a good day and is arguably the most talented pass-first playmaker in decades. Shorts is able to score and create for others, a relentless source of good decisions at point guard. Given that Team 2024 has big forwards and Shorts is a player who makes the most out of any small advantage his squad can find, I would put my money on that. What's your take?