Now that the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season calendar is public, fans will immediately start looking for the big games. And what is bigger than a derby? There are seven such matchups in the cards this season and here is a look at each of them.
Rounds 1 and 29: The Derby of eternal rivals
No matter how these teams are doing, and both Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens have had their share of great success and low points over the years, meetings between the Reds and the Greens are the talk of the basketball world whenever they happen. For all the good and the bad that their Greek derbies bring, there is nothing sweeter for each of these clubs than to beat its archrival in the arena packed with passionate home fans. That passion is also exactly how these games are played, and that's why these games go into the category that no basketball fan wants to miss.