“We will play with one of Final Four’s most important candidates. They have a good set of players, a very good coach and also an affective audience. To win in OAKA Arena is always hard. Though we know that every match to win in Turkish Airlines Euroleague is an important step to take. The match may not go too easy but we are going there to win…”

Anadolu Efes’ successful player Deshaun Thomas stated his views as: “Panathinaikos Superfoods match will be a tough game. New players came in to our rival’s team. I think that it will be an amazing game. We know that the supporters are loud. I hope that we come back from Athens with a victory and we will get an advantage through our play-off calculations…”