Fantasy tips: Good choices all around

Here comes Round 13 with less action than initially planned because of COVID-19. Three games (Hamburg Towers vs. Lietkabelis Panevezys, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. Slask Wroclaw, and Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse vs. Gran Canaria) have been suspended due to either local legislation imposing quarantine measures on the team or one of the squads not having the minimum eight players on the Authorization List fit to play. Remember, if a game is postponed, it still counts for the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge. All players and head coaches get their average scores even if they are injured.

That leaves us with some opportunities in the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge market, as all managers can know what score certain players will get. For instance, you can bring back Johnathan Motley of Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, who has been sidelined for several weeks, spend 15.2 credits and get 25.8 fantasy points. Looks like a wise move indeed. It is just an example of the opportunities you can get if you decide to play it safe. Strategy is and has always been important in fantasy games and EuroCup Fantasy Challenge is no exception.

We have decided to go all-in and recommend five players who should be on the court in Round 13. Here are our recommendations for Round 13:

Mathias Lessort, Partizan NIS Belgrade (12.5 credits) - Lessort joined Partizan a month ago and is playing like he was born in Belgrade and grew up in the black-and-white courts at Kalemegdan. Over the last three games, Lessort has averaged 18.7 points on 20-of-28 two-point shooting (71.4% 2FG), 7.3 rebounds, 7.7 fouls drawn and a PIR of 26.7. Stellar numbers for a EuroCup champion.

Jaron Blossomgame, ratiopharm Ulm (13.4 credits) - Arguably the man of the moment in the competition right now. Blossomgame is having a great season and has posted a PIR of 17 or higher in Ulm's last five games, during which he's averaged 15.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and a PIR of 21.4. His price may be a bit high, but his fantasy value is off-the-charts at this time of the season.

Yogi Ferrell, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (12.5 credits) - Ferrell got off to a wild start (24 points, 11 assists, 38 PIR in his first game in Round 6), slowed down a little bit and is back to his best level. In the last couple of games, Ferrell has averaged 21.5 points on great shooting percentages (88.9% 2FG, 60.0% 3FG, 90.0% FT), 3.0 assists and a PIR of 26.0. Outstanding!

Derek Willis, Joventut Badalona (11.4 credits) - Vladimir Brodziansky is out indefinitely and even though he is expected to be back, Willis should be Joventut's first option at power forward in the meantime. He is fast, athletic and doing very well lately, averaging 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and a PIR of 21.5 over the last two games. Joventut keeps using its bench depth to the fullest.

Dimitris Agravanis, Promitheas Patras (8.4 credits) - A cheaper option that you can use as an early starter, as Promitheas plays on Tuesday. Agravanis has been playing well lately; he had 22 points and a PIR of 24 in Round 8 against Valencia and collected 17 points, 8 rebounds and a PIR of 24 against Bourg in Round 10. Right now, he is playing a leading role.