For a natural-born winner, getting the sweet taste of winning the Euroleague is reason enough to be extremely motivated to try to lift the trophy again. If you add that Pete Mickeal comes off an injury-plagued season in which some even doubted that he would ever play again at this level, the challenge – and the opportunity - is even bigger. MORE

Keith Langford proved to everyone that he can be an elite scorer in his first two Euroleague seasons. Last year, the shooting guard was the Regular Season scoring leader with 18.7 points over 10 games with BC Khimki. But Langford stepped into a new role when he joined Maccabi Electra shortly after the Euroleague season tipped off. MORE

It could be said that no player has had a greater impact on Cantu’s brilliant season in its long-awaited return to the Euroleague than forward Vladimir Micov. He started all 10 games, leads the teams in scoring, 3-point percentage and steals, is tied for second in assists, ranks third in blocks and is among the top five in rebounds and three-pointers made too! MORE

The face of Zalgiris is 25 year-old Mantas Kalnietis. The guard has spent his entire career with the club and extended his stay for an additional three seasons at this time last season. Since he made his senior team debut as a teenager, Kalnietis has helped his club and the Lithuanian national team to numerous titles and medals. MORE