Episode 3 of EuroLeague & Friends, featuring Deniz Aksoy, Vasiliki Karamouza, Giulia Cicchine, and Aleksandra Radivojevic, quickly turns into what derby conversations always become: an argument.
The idea of ranking EuroLeague rivalries sounds simple until no one can agree on the criteria. History, tension, atmosphere, recent stakes – every derby checks different boxes, and the list starts to unravel almost as soon as it’s written.
The Serbian derby sits near the top by default, its latest chapter reinforcing why some games ignore form, standings, or logic altogether. Other rivalries push back in their own ways. Some are louder. Some feel heavier. Some don’t translate fully unless you’ve been inside the arena, where the noise, the pauses, and the momentum swings tell a different story than the broadcast ever could.
That disagreement is the point. The tier list isn’t about settling anything, but about why EuroLeague nights feel bigger than the game itself. A 43-point triple-overtime performance can happen, a coaching decision can flip a result, a last shot can define a season – but derbies live longer than all of it. They’re measured less by outcomes than by the people who leave knowing exactly where they were when it happened.