2021/22 Best Defensive Player: Branko Lazić (Crvena zvezda mts)

For the second time in the AdmiralBet ABA League history, the Best Defensive Player award will be awarded and it is Crvena zvezda mts captain Branko Lazić that has claimed the honour, for the second time in a row.

Lazić has won the highest number of votes in the traditional voting of the AdmiralBet ABA League head coaches, journalists and basketball fans, as he won the total of 17.8% of the combined votes. He has been followed by his teammate Austin Hollins (16.9%) and Partizan NIS player Aleksa Avramović (15.3%).

Lazić has won the highest number of votes in the voting of head coaches of the AdmiralBet ABA league teams, while taking a top 3 spot in the voting of the fans and a top 5 spot in the voting of journalists.

Branko Lazić has, just like many seasons before, been demonstrating his relentlessness, playing for Crvena zvezda mts in the AdmiralBet ABA League courts and has once more taken his team to the first place after the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season, with the record of 24:2 . While doing so, Lazić has been averaging 7.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, and a valuation of 6.5 per game.

In the traditional AdmiralBet ABA League voting for the Ideal Starting Five of the ABA League season and the individual honours, the final results of the voting will combine the votes of the head coaches of AdmiralBet ABA League teams (50% of the total voting results), the votes of basketball journalists from the AdmiralBet ABA League countries (30% of the total voting results) and the votes of fans (20% of the total voting results).

Best Defensive Player awards so far in the regional league:

2020/21 – Branko Lazić (Crvena zvezda mts)
2021/22 – Branko Lazić (Crvena zvezda mts)