De Colo, Llull, Siskauskas, Spanoulis, Vujcic are honored among the greatest players in the competition’s first quarter-century
The prestigious All-25 EuroLeague Team names its first five members
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The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is proud to announce the first five names among the 25 players chosen to the All-25 EuroLeague Team, which celebrates the biggest stars among the competition's first quarter-century. Nando De Colo, Sergio Llull, Ramunas Siskauskas, Vassilis Spanoulis and Nikola Vujcic share the spotlight in the first of five beats of players to be released.
The selection process combined the votes of EuroLeague head coaches who had won a championship, past All-Decade Team members and MVPs, media representatives and fan votes. The coaches and playing greats each made up 40% of the final vote, and the media and fans were each 10%.
Nando De Colo
A prolific scorer and clutch performer, Nando De Colo has established himself as one of the greatest guards in EuroLeague history. He led CSKA Moscow to EuroLeague championships in 2016 and 2019. His 2015-16 season was among the best ever as he also captured the EuroLeague MVP Trophy, Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy, All-EuroLeague First Team Honors and Final Four MVP.
De Colo's scoring efficiency made him one of the most difficult guards to defend. He is a career 50-40-90 shooter and is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy (93.0%), free throws made (1,148) and PIR (5,346). As of publishing, he also ranks second in career scoring (4,746 points) and 10th in assists (1,167), while continuing to add to his resume with LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. Tied for third with six All-EuroLeague Team selections – including three first team honors – and three MVP of the Month trophies, De Colo's legacy as a dominant and composed backcourt presence is firmly cemented.
Sergio Llull
When you think of Real Madrid, Sergio Llull is one of the first players who comes to mind. The 37-year-old, now in his 18th season in the EuroLeague, the second most of any player all-time, still wows fans with his trademark mandarina shot and clutch plays. A three-time champion with Real Madrid in 2015, 2018 and 2023, Llull’s crowning moment in the EuroLeague came in the last of those successes when his high-arcing game-winning jump shot broke the hearts of Olympiacos Piraeus supporters.
It was back in the 2016-17 season that Llull truly dominated the EuroLeague and earned the MVP trophy as a result, while he was also named to the 2010-20 EuroLeague Basketball All-Decade Team a few years later. A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, Llull is in the top five all-time in scoring – he will soon usurp Juan Carlos Navarro in fourth spot – and is the all-time leader in three-pointers made. He is sixth all-time in assists, too. Llull is not only a Real Madrid legend, he is also a household name for all EuroLeague fans.
Ramunas Siskauskas
A do-it-all small forward with size, skill and an off-the-charts basketball IQ, Ramunas Siskauskas was a player to fear for multiple EuroLeague teams in the late 2000s. He was already 26 years old when he played his first EuroLeague game with Benetton Treviso in 2005, but quickly became one of the best players in the competition. Siskauskas then led Panathinaikos to the 2007 EuroLeague crown as he collected the first of his four All-EuroLeague nods.
A move to CSKA Moscow led to more honors as Siskauskas was named 2007-08 EuroLeague MVP in leading his new team to the crown. He thus became the third player to win consecutive continental crowns with different teams. A two-time MVP of the Month, Siskauskas officially became a EuroLeague Legend in 2014, just two years after retiring. He was also named to the 2010-20 EuroLeague All-Decade Team.
Vassilis Spanoulis
It is hard to imagine the EuroLeague without three-time champion Vassilis Spanoulis. The swashbuckling guard led Panathinaikos to the EuroLeague crown in 2009, lifted back-to-back trophies with Olympiacos Piraeus in 2012 and 2013 and was named the Final Four MVP each time his team triumphed. Spanoulis also helped Olympiacos to EuroLeague Championship Games in 2015 and 2017. The 2012-13 EuroLeague MVP, Spanoulis was selected for the All-EuroLeague team a record eight times in addition to three MVP of the Month trophies.
When he retired, Spanoulis was the EuroLeague career leader in both points (4,455) and assists (1,607) and even now, four years later, he remains third and fourth, respectively, in those categories. A world-class clutch player and leader, perhaps Spanoulis's finest moment came in 2012 when he found Georgios Printezis for the game-winning shot in the championship game, capping a 19-point rally in the final 13 minutes. Olympiacos made his #7 jersey the first ever retired by the club.
Nikola Vujcic
Nikola Vujcic redefined the center position in the EuroLeague, excelling as a playmaking big man with Maccabi Tel Aviv. A two-time EuroLeague champion (2004, 2005), Vujcic was instrumental in Maccabi's offensive juggernaut, becoming the first player in modern EuroLeague history to record a triple-double, which he did twice. Vujcic also suited up for ASVEL Villeurbanne, Olympiacos Piraeus and Anadolu Efes Istanbul, appearing in a total of six Final Fours and five championship games.
Vujcic was named to the All-EuroLeague team five times and the First Team three times, which are both tied for the most ever by a center. His ability to score in the post, pass with precision, and dominate the glass – Vujcic was the 2006-07 season rebounding leader – made him one of the unique and most effective big men in EuroLeague history. His contributions helped shape the evolution of skilled big men in European basketball.