The matchup between Olympiacos Piraeus power forward Sasha Vezenkov and his Anadolu Efes Istanbul counterpart Adrien Moerman is one to watch this week.
Major matchup: Vezenkov, Olympiacos vs. Moerman, Efes
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Vezenkov is having a career-best season and leading Olympiacos Piraeus. Vezenkov is the Reds' second-best scorer (12.6 ppg.), its top reboudner (5.5 rpg.) and its PIR leader (16.7). He is shooting the ball with very strong percentages (62.5% 2FG, 41.4% 3FG, 87.0% FT). Despite his team's 88-69 loss against Anadolu Efes Istanbul at Sinan Erdem Dome, Vezenkov had a solid all-around performance, missing just a couple of shots on his way to 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists for a PIR of 26. His versatility and high basketball IQ make him a natural-born mismatch.
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It is up to Efes's forwards to stop him and Moerman appears ready to accept the challenge. Moerman started against Olympiacos in Round 10 and helped Efes get the victory, finishing that game with 9 points, a team-high 8 rebounds, 2 assists and a PIR of 13. He is averaging 8.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 23 games this season. Moerman, who is splitting minutes with Chris Singleton at power forward, is a good rebounder and fast enough to guard Vezenkov with effectiveness, turning this matchup into one of the biggest keys to this game.
