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European Qualifiers: Experts made their All-Star 5 picks, you vote for your MVP

MIES (Switzerland) - It's been an exciting process ever since late August for the Second Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, but now the dust has settled.

The teams that have qualified for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 in Manila, Okinawa, and Jakarta later this year are known and now it's time to take a step back and reflect a bit on what we have witnessed.

We've asked our experts to do the difficult task of selecting and ranking their unofficial All-Star Five of the Second Round of the European Qualifiers. After compiling that list, you will get your chance to sound your support and vote for your MVP.

Check out who our experts selected!

Expert All-Star Five #1
(5 points)
All-Star Five #2
(4 points)
All-Star Five #3
(3 points)
All-Star Five #4
(2 points)
All-Star Five #5
(1 point)
Jeff Taylor Giorgi Shermadini
Georgia
C
Marco Spissu
Italy
G
Jaime Fernandez
Spain
G
Rihards Lomazs
Latvia
G
Victor Wembanyama
France
F
David Hein Giorgi Shermadini
Georgia
C
Victor Wembanyama
France
F
Ziga Samar
Slovenia
G
Sasu Salin
Finland
G
Nico Mannion
Italy
G
Igor Curkovic Tornike Shengeila
Georgia
F
Victor Wembanyama
France
F
Marco Spissu
Italy
G
Johannes Voigtmann
Germany
F
Marko Guduric
Serbia
G

 

As a result of those picks, here are your members of the unofficial All-Star Five of the Second Round of the European Qualifiers:

Player Points
Marco Spissu
Italy
G
7 points
 Jaime Fernandez*
Spain
G
3 points
Tornike Shengeila
Georgia
F
5 points
Victor Wembanyama
France
F
9 points 
Giorgi Shermadini
Georgia
C
10 points 

* As Jaime Fernandez and Ziga Samar both received 3 points combined, the experts then voted on a tiebreaker

Now it's your turn. Who do you pick for the MVP of the Second Round of the European Qualifiers?

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