The opening round of the 2022-23 season will bring us another battle in the backcourt between two very productive floor generals, Yogi Ferrell of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Derek Needham of Frutti Extra Bursaspor.
Major matchup: Yogi Ferrell, Cedevita vs. Derek Needham, Bursaspor

These two players had great EuroCup campaigns last season, with Needham earning All-EuroCup First Team honors for helping Bursaspor reach the EuroCup Finals. He posted EuroCup career-highs across the board, scoring 13.2 points while ranking 10th with 5.0 assists, sixth in the EuroCup with 1.4 steals and eighth with 49.1% three-point shooting.
Ferrell joined Cedevita in the early part of last season and went on to average 15.3 points, 4.7 assists and 2.6 rebounds in EuroCup action, pacing a high-scoring Cedevita offense to the quarterfinals where they lost against Bursaspor. Ferrell had 20 points on 3-for-7 three-point shooting, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in that quarterfinal game, while Needham had 20 points on 4-for-7 three-point shooting, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. They are now poised to lead their respective teams against one another one more time.