The 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 was a non-stop battle that finished with only one undefeated team left standing, Virtus Segafredo Bologna. For his outstanding play in leading Virtus to the playoffs and keeping his team undefeated for the season, Euroleague Basketball has chosen power forward Vince Hunter as this season's Top 16 MVP. Hunter led the competition's second phase in performance index rating at 20.7 per game. He ranked fourth in rebounds with 7.2 on average and tied for sixth in blocks with 1.2. He improved his team's overall performance at both ends of the court and took Virtus to a new level that now comes with a guarantee of home-court advantage in the remaining playoff rounds.
The Top 16 MVP award was introduced in the 2016-17 season. Kyle Kuric of Zenit St Petersburg was its first winner, followed by Bojan Dubljevic of Valencia Basket in the 2018-19 campaign and Devin Williams of Tofas Bursa last season. Hunter's teammate Milos Teodosic was the recipient of this season's 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season MVP award.
Hunter improved his numbers in every major statistical category from the regular season to the Top 16. He averaged 6.8 points on 60.5% two-point shooting, 2.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.4 blocks in 10 regular season games. Then, he boosted those averages up to 13.3 points on 69.2% two-point shooting, 7.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in six Top 16 showdowns. His PIR more than doubled from 8.5 per game in the regular season to 20.7 in the Top 16.