Olympiacos was unanimously selected as a sure bet for the Final 4, but Panathinaikos received the most votes to win the title, according to a survey conducted by Basketnews among EuroLeague general managers.
All those who participated in the survey selected the EuroLeague champions to reach the 2027 Final Four, giving Giorgos Bartzokas’s team a perfect 100% of the votes. Panathinaikos was the second-most popular choice for the Final Four, selected by 86.7%, followed by Real Madrid with 73.3% and Fenerbahçe with 66.7%. Dubai BC was close behind with 46.7%, while Zalgiris was the only other team to receive a vote for the Final Four.
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Panathinaikos garnered 46.7% of the votes to win the EuroLeague, while Olympiacos took second place among the favorites with 26.7%. Real Madrid garnered 20%, while Fenerbahçe was the only other team to receive votes for winning the title.
Zalgiris and Maccabi tied for first place as the team most likely to be a dark horse this season, each garnering 28.8% of the votes. Dubai BC followed with 13.3% of the votes.
Sasha Vezenkov remains the undisputed favorite to win the MVP award for the second consecutive year and third time overall, garnering 40% of the votes. Close behind is Olympiacos’s new signing, Jan Montero, with 26.7%. Gershon Yabousele (Panathinaikos), Wade Baldwin (Fenerbahçe), Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot and Facundo Campazzo (Real Madrid) are among the other players who received votes for the MVP award.
As for which EuroLeague player could be the next to make the leap to the NBA, Montero garnered 53.3% of the votes. Kendrick Nunn took second place with 13.3%, while votes were also cast for Harmon Brooks (Milan), Sylvain Francisco (Panathinaikos) and Tyrese Martin (Barcelona), Mario Saint-Superi (Valencia) and Stefan Joksimovic (Baskonia).
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