Javier Gancedo is here to help you make wise choices for Round 17 of the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge. Here are five players he recommends.
EuroCup Fantasy Challenge tips, Round 17: Good decisions are critical!
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With two games left in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season, 10 teams have qualified for the playoffs and Paris Basketball has already punched its ticket for the quarterfinals. The competition enters its most decisive stages, and so does the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge. A good trading week can make a difference in private leagues as well as the overall standings. To help you choose wisely ahead of Round 17, Javier Gancedo recommends five players to target this week:
Dovis Bickauskis, 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (7.8 credits)
Lietkabelis still has a mathematical chance to reach the playoffs and will play its last two games at home. That makes for a good chance for Bickauskis to prove he is in great shape. In his four games in the competition, Bickauskis has averaged 9.5 points, 5.5 assists and 4.2 fouls drawn for a PIR of 13.2. A solid option at guard at a good price.
Nico Brussino, Dreamland Gran Canaria (12.5 credits)
Gran Canaria hosts Cluj-Napoca in a direct fight to lock up second place and to keep open the chance to finish first in Group B. Brussino has been leading Granca over the last four games, averaging 16.5 points and 4.5 assists for a PIR of 18.3. He's had a PIR of 16 or higher in all those games. Brussino is ready to keep rolling in a very critical game.
Shannon Evans, Joventut Badalona (12.0 credits)
Joventut is still fighting for second place in Group A, which would allow the team to avoid the eighthfinals. Andrew Andrews is sidelined, so Evans has a golden chance to shine as an all-around scoring guard. He had 17 points against Paris in Round 16. Expect him to keep filling the baskets everywhere from now on.
Ronald March, Prometey Slobozhanske (12.7 credits)
March comes off a strong performance in his team's victory over Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv last week with 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 fouls drawn for a PIR of 29. Prometey punched its playoff ticket in that game and wants to keep fighting for the home-court advantage in the playoffs. It needs March to keep doing a little bit of everything.
Yigitcan Saybir, Turk Telekom Ankara (8.3 credits)
Turk Telekom started the season with a 1-8 record and is 6-1 since then to rank fifth overall in Group B. Saybir has brought out his best version in the last three games, averaging 17.7 points on 13-of-17 two-point shooting and 7.7 rebounds for a PIR of 21.0. At just 8.3 credits, Saybir is a big bargain.