"To host Giannis and Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade is something we never thought would happen, but everything became crazy since October 7th", pointed out head coach Oded Kattash. "Nothing surprises us anymore. It's a nice anecdote, but we have a challenging basketball game on our hands".
The Israeli champs (9-6) are coming off of an impressive 89:81 victory over Baskonia on Tuesday, and are looking to keep their hot form. Guard John DiBartolomeo (groin) is stil doubtful, but Kattash has a full roster besides him.

The locals who play as guests are having a disappointing season, holding a 5-10 record and losing all of their road games thus fat. Sfairopoulos was appointed as head coach mid-season, replacing Dusko Ivanovic - who since rejoined Baskonia and faced Maccabi earlier in the week.
Despite their record, Crvena Zvezda are a dangerous team with many tools in Sfairopoulos' disposal. Nemanja Nedovic is one fo the streakiest scorers in Europe and leads the team with 13.2 points per game. Veteran PG Milos Teodosic dishes over 5 assists per game to go along with nearly 11 points. And the red-and-white team can also count on the abilities of Rokas Giedraitis, Luka Mitrovic and Adam Hanga, among others.