A great distinction for him Thomas Walkup!
His guard Olympiakou was named the top defender for the 2023-24 season in the Euroleague, with the organizing authority releasing the relevant information on Saturday morning, while the relevant information had been leaked earlier.
This is the first time he has won this award (which results from the voting of the coaches) o 31-year-old acewhile last season it ended up (for the third time) in the hands of Eddie Tavares of Real Madrid.
At the same time, the top defender of the year is an Olympiakos player for the first time after the season 2014-15when the Brian Dunston for the second consecutive year.
Walkup has 60 steals (1.6 avg.) on the season, which are the most of any other player in the competition. He is responsible for it 21.7% of the thefts made by Olympiacos.
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— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) May 11, 2024
Well Deserved @twalkup23 !!! ??????? #OlympiacosBC #WeAreOlympiacos #TogetherWeFight https://t.co/qryfdO9wTx
— Olympiacos BC (@Olympiacos_BC) May 11, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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