Our team, which will take the court for its 919th game in European competition, has so far recorded 508 wins and 410 losses in 918 games played in European cups.

Anadolu Efes, which will play its 671st game in the EuroLeague, in which it has competed since the 2001-02 season, has recorded 351 wins and 319 losses in 670 games played in this competition to date.

Anadolu Efes and Beşiktaş will face each other in the EuroLeague for the first time in history. In the most recent game between the two teams, the 2026-2027 Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League opener, Anadolu Efes won 95-81.

Head Coach Pablo Laso’s thoughts ahead of the game are as follows:

Beşiktaş game will be a tough challenge for us. It’s a derby, and we’ll play at home. It will probably be a different game, with different players than when we faced them in the Turkish League a couple of weeks ago.

We have to stay locked in and be aware of the situations that have caused us problems against them. They have excellent shooters, and with the addition of Lonnie Walker, they’ve become a scoring threat in every sense.

It’s important that we understand this from the start, knowing it will be a difficult EuroLeague game for us.

Our Player Kai Jones's thoughts ahead of the game are as follows:

The game against Beşiktaş is a great opportunity for our team to build momentum.

We've been improving in practice by working on the details of the game. If we execute our game plan, we will earn the win.