Vote for the best All-EuroCup First Team in history: 2021 vs. 2023

Join us on our journey to crown the greatest All-EuroCup First Team of all time!

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.

This time it's 2021 vs. 2023. Two incredible squads. One spot in the next round.

Let the debate begin – and may the best team win!

2021

Milos Teodosic, Virtus
Jamar Smith, UNICS
Isaia Cordinier, Nanterre
Mathias Lessort, Monaco
Willie Reed, Buducnost

2023

Jerian Grant, Turk Telekom
D.J. Stephens, Prometey
Axel Bouteille, Turk Telekom
John Shurna, Gran Canaria
Ante Tomic, Joventut

Let’s break these teams down. In 2021 you have Teodosic, who though past his prime, remained a master passer and came up big in big games; he averaged 21.0 points in the three-game semifinals. On the wings were Jamar Smith, one of the great shooters in EuroCup history, and a young Cordinier, whose athleticism and defensive toughness would lead him to stardom in years to come. In the paint, Reed was a force of nature and made 70% of his two-pointers that season, while Lessort was just scratching the surface of the All-EuroLeague big man he would become.

The 2023 leader would be that season’s MVP, Grant, whose healthy dose of scoring, playmaking and defense is perfect for this exercise. Stephens’s explosiveness and Bouteille multi-level scoring makes for a great pairing on the perimeter. Shurna could serve as a model for a streth-4; he made 48.5% of his threes that season! And Tomic anchors the 2023 frontcourt with his size and secondary playmaking ability.

The 2021 team is stronger at overall defense, on the glass and at protecting the rim. The 2023 team has better shooting and more offensive balance. But in a straight-up matchup, the power inside of the 2021 team – whether scoring or putting back misses – could be too much for Shurna and Tomic. And with Teodosic's majestic passes and Cordinier slashing while Smith stretches the floor, it seems that the earlier team has more than enough, with all due respect the 2023 version. That’s how I see it… Tell us what you think on Instagram!