CSKA Moscow lost by 61-62 after Georgios Printezis's buzzer beater in the last seconds of the game, securing his team second Euroleague championship in history. After a good season with CSKA Moscow, there were rumors that he was considering a return to the Boston Celtics. However, on July 10, 2012, Krstić signed a new two-year contract with CSKA Moscow, including a team's option to extend him for one more season. At the end of the 2012–13 Euroleague season, Krstić was included for the second-straight time in the All-Euroleague First Team. 2013–14 season After slow start at the beginning of the 2013–2014 season, caused by some private problems he was having outside basketball, by the time he was improving his performances. In December 2013 it was revealed that he is a candidate for FIBA Europe Player of the Year. Eventually, Tony Parker would go for the second straight award. In loss to his former club Partizan Belgrade, he played his best game of the season by scoring 27 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. He was named Euroleague MVP for month January, averaging fifth-highest 16.4 points, 6 rebounds and 21.6 in PIR. After beating Panathinaikos in the playoff series, CSKA Moscow lost in the semifinal of the Euroleague Final Four to Maccabi Tel Aviv. Shortly after failing to win the Euroleague for third straight year, the president of CSKA blamed Krstić and his Serbian teammate Miloš Teodosić for not putting enough effort over the season. Krstić finished his third Euroleague season with CSKA Moscow with the lowest averages of 9.6 points and 3.2 rebounds over 29 games. Shortly after the Final 4, CSKA was facing elimination in the VTB United League from Lokomotiv Kuban, travelling by 2-0 without home advantage. Krstić helped CSKA eventually win the series after big comeback and advance to semifinals, answering to previous critics of the club's president. Eventually, CSKA won the VTB United League by sweeping Nizhny Novgorod 3–0 in the final series. In the late June, CSKA Moscow used option in his contract to part ways and allow him to sign with another team. In July 2014, weeks after signing with Anadolu Efes, he had an interview for Večernje novosti. He stated that Ettore Messina, former coach of CSKA Moscow, was "killing him as a player", putting him to play at unnatural to him power forward position, which affected on his performances over the last two