Euroleague Basketball: Adam Hanga of Baskonia captures Best Defender Trophy

May 9, 2017. Adam Hanga of Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz has long been building his reputation as an elite defender and now the head coaches from the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague have voted him as the best. EuroLeague Basketball is pleased to announce that Hanga has been chosen as the winner of the Best Defender Trophy award for the 2016-17 season. Baskonia had one of the highest-scoring offenses in the competition this season, but that was also a product of the work done on the defensive end. It was ...