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May 21, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
As a result of voting that included media, fans and, for the first time in EuroLeague history, team captains and head coaches, Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes, Nando De Colo of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, Shavon Shields of AX Armani Exchange Milan, Will Clyburn of CSKA Moscow, and Brandon Davies of FC Barcelona have been chosen to the 2020-21 All-EuroLeague Second Team.
Larkin, 28, ranked 10th in scoring (15.0 ppg.) and ninth in both steals (1.2 spg.) and PIR (17.1) this season. He earned MVP of the Week honors twice. Larkin recorded 23 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds for a PIR of 37 in an 86-79 home victory against FC Barcelona in Round 16. His second MVP of the Week came through a 21-point, 5-assist, 5-rebound effort for a PIR of 32 to beat Olympiacos Piraeus 76-53 in Round 25 at Sinan Erdem Dome. Larkin led Efes to third place in the regular season with the highest average PIR on the team. His 17.2 PIR av
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May 19, 2021 by Igor Petrinovic, Euroleague.net Print
There have not been many players in the history of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four history to arrive at the pinnacle event of the basketball season in a situation similar to Iffe Lundberg s. Rest assured, there is nothing unusual about the 26-year old guard being one of the key cogs in the CSKA Moscow machine other than the fact that he has only 13 career EuroLeague games under his belt.
Having made his competition debut in late February after starring with Polish club Zielona Gora during the first part of the season, Lundberg has been instrumental in CSKA s late-season success and the nine-game winning streak it brings to Cologne. Such a jump between competitions can be overwhelming, but not for Lundberg who averaged 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals in CSKA s playoff sweep of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.
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