Some of the EuroCup’s best defensive sides will be challenged by the best offenses – and vice versa – in Round 9 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season.
When Turk Telekom Ankara (6-2) visits Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (5-3), it will mark Group B’s most dangerous attack against that group’s premier defense. Turk Telekom has averaged 86.1 points per game and Buducnost has allowed a EuroCup-low 72.0.
In Group A, the duel between Umana Reyer Venice (5-3) and Prometey Slobozhanske (4-4) is similarly a showdown between different styles. Prometey leads the EuroCup in scoring with 88.5 points per game and Reyer has allowed the fewest points in the group, 74.3 per game.
Turk Telekom is 1-1 this season when it has failed to score at least 80 points and is 4-0 when it has amassed more than 82. Turk Telekom’s 60.5% two-point shooting is second-best in the EuroCup as is its 39.5% shooting from behind the arc. Jerian Grant, who is second in the competition with 6.4 assists per game, runs the Turk Telekom attack.
Buducnost leads the competition by holding opponents to 48.7% shooting on two-pointers as well as a EuroCup-low 26.5% on threes. Led by Alpha Kaba’s power inside, Buducnost is third in the EuroCup in blocked shots, too, with 3.4 per game, and it tops the charts with 43.0 rebounds per game. The Montenegrin side has held opponents below 70 points three times already this season and has only allowed a team to reach the 80s once.