The latest matchup in our quest to crown the greatest All-EuroLeague First Team of all time pits 2010 against 2008!
Vote for the best All-EuroLeague First Team in history: 2010 vs. 2008
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Each season, the top five players in Europe’s premier basketball competition are recognized with All-EuroLeague First Team honors. Over the past quarter century, these elite selections have showcased a who’s who of basketball legends, from rising stars to Hall of Famers and everything in between.
This summer, we're putting them all head-to-head to answer one big question: Which All-EuroLeague First Team stands above the rest?
We’ve seeded all 24 teams into a bracket created by our panel of in-house EuroLeague experts. Several times a week, we’ll reveal a new matchup on the official EuroLeague Instagram account, where you can vote for your favorite.
Right here on the official EuroLeague website, you’ll find a quick breakdown of each matchup – and which team we think deserves the edge. This time it's 2010 vs. 2008.
Let the debates begin. Let the voting begin. Let the best team win!
2010
- Milos Teodosic, Olympiacos (age 23)
- Juan Carlos Navarro, Barcelona (age 29)
- Linas Kleiza, Olympiacos (age 25)
- Victor Khryapa, CSKA Moscow (age 27)
- Aleks Maric, Partizan (age 25)
2008
- Terrell McIntyre, Montepaschi (age 30)
- Trajan Langdon, CSKA (age 32)
- Ramunas Siskauskas, CSKA (age 29)
- Terence Morris, Maccabi (age 29)
- Tiago Splitter, Baskonia (age 23)
This 2010 team has a quintet of stars at the peak of their powers. Sure, Teodosic would only become greater at CSKA, but he was the 2010 MVP and just blossoming. Navarro, a year removed from winning the MVP, and Kleiza were world-class scorers – and that is no exaggeration as both had recently averaged double figures in the NBA. With the defense and blue-collar ethic on the glass of Khryapa and Maric, this team is tough to beat. And it's important to remember what a beast Maric was that year in what was by far his finest season.
The 2008 team is older at every position but center and between McIntyre, Langdon, Siskauskas and Morris surely had plenty of trucks up their sleeves. And the 2010 team's youth would not necessarily lead to an athletic advantage. However, while I think we could call the front court close to a draw, I have my doubts about how the 2008 team would defend Kleiza, Navarro and Teodosic. And the younger players' legs would just push past the 2008 guys, even if the game was closer at first.