EuroLeague awards
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EuroLeague awards were established in the FIBA era of the competition, when FIBA Europe began the FIBA Europe All-Star Game and FIBA European Selection awards, during the 1964–65 season. Subsequent awards were added during the FIBA era, such as the EuroLeague Final Four MVP award, which began with the 1987–88 season. Yet more awards were created starting with the 2000–01 basketball season, when the EuroLeague Commercial Assets (ECA), essentially took over the management of the premier level European competition from FIBA Europe.
EuroLeague awards
FIBA European League Player of the Year
The FIBA European League ("EuroLeague") Player of the Year award was the award for the best player of each season of the top-tier level FIBA EuroLeague, which was organized by FIBA Europe. The award's winner was announced by FIBA's monthly magazine publication, FIBA Basket.
EuroLeague MVP
The EuroLeague MVP award began in the 2004–05 season. It replaced both the EuroLeague Group Stage MVP and EuroLeague Top Stage 16 MVP awards. The EuroLeague MVP award combined the Group Stage and Top 16 Stage awards together into a new award that is for the entire EuroLeague regular season, Top 16, and playoffs, up until the EuroLeague Final Four. The award is based on a voting process, rather than on the PIR stat, like the EuroLeague Group Stage MVP and EuroLeague Top 16 Stage MVP awards were. The award is analogous to the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
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