EUROLEAGUE.NET: “Anadolu Efes Istanbul has been one of the great stories of the first part of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague season. Playing arguably the best defense in the competition, and as the only team holding opponents below 70 points per game on average, Efes was among the first teams that qualified for the Top 16, while also holding the best record and top spot in the Turkish League. There have already been some great moments this season for the club that has put a coaching dean Dusan Ivkovic in charge and has assembled a new team over the summer, a balanced squad that combines a couple of Europe’s most promising youngsters in Dario Saric and Cedi Osman, with the experience of Nenad Krstic, Stephane Lasme, Stratos Perperoglou, Matt Janning, and a player who has silently been orchestrating this ensemble – point guard Dontaye Draper.”