It's been 17 years since a back-to-back EuroLeague champion opened the new season at home, as Anadolu Efes Istanbul will against Crevena Zvezda mts Belgrade on Friday. Expect an adoring crowd, but one that hasn't seen Efes start any season with a victory since 2018 nor win its first home game since 2015! They may remember, too, that Zvezda defeated Efes in its final EuroLeague game of the 2021-22 season and was ahead by 7 with 2 minutes left at Sinan Erdem Arena earlier last season before losing by a point.
Efes vs. Zvezda: Champion's three-peat bid begins
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Considering how Efes has started slow in both of its championship seasons, and with Shane Larkin injured for the hosts, Zvezda might see this as the best time to try to ambush the champs. But remember that star newcomers like Will Clyburn and Ante Zizic will be poised to show the Efes fans that they want to be part of a three-peat, too.