As a “powerful contender for this year’s Euroleague trophy” he described Panathinaikos the Anadolu Efes coach, Luca Banciin the context of his statements in view of the first match of the two teams in the playoffs, on Tuesday night (22.04.2025, 21:30, newsit.gr) at OAKA.
Luca Banki stressed that Anadolu Efes should use the confidence he received from the eight consecutive wins in the regular -season finale in EuroLeague, and also referred to Ergkin Ataman, calling him the “symbol of Efes and Turkish basketball”.
“We are excited to start the series of playoffs against European champion Panathinaikos. I could mention many reasons why this series of playoffs is unique.
Of course, the first is that Anadolu returns to a ‘8’ phase after a two -year absence. Then we have a match in front of us while coming from 8 consecutive wins and are called upon to face the basketball symbol of Anadolu Efes and Turkish basketball in general, coach Ergkin Ataman and his very rich talent team ยป Luke Banky initially reported and continued:
“Although Panathinaikos finished third in the regular season, having the top scorer of the competition, Central Nan, and other talented players, he is a very dangerous opponent for any team against him. I would say one of the strongest candidates for winning the title.
On the other hand, we aim to approach this series with confidence, especially with the performance we have “built” in the last month. That is why I hope our players get into this match with their health and confident.
Because while we are at the peak of the season, we want to win this series with the quality of basketball we will show in the first two games, in a special atmosphere in the OAKA. I am sure we will give a good fight to such an atmosphere, with people running out of tickets since the day Panathinaikos qualified for the playoffs. “