Javier Gancedo is back with this week's fantasy recommendations
Fantasy tips, Round 17: Closing strong as the regular season winds down
Fantasy Challenge
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There are only two rounds left in the BKT EuroCup Regular Season and this one will be a three-turn one in the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge, as Veolia Towers Hamburg hosts Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana on Thursday. Nine teams have punched their tickets to the next round and all of them are still fighting for better spots in the playoffs, including two byes from each group directly into the quarterfinals. So much can still happen over the next two rounds and that applies to our favorite game, too. Worry no more as I have some guard recommendations for you, all at roughly the same price.
Kadre Gray, Slask Wroclaw (12.1 credits)
Kadre Gray is having a really good season that just got better with a great performance against Hamburg last week. Despite Slask's loss, Gray had career-highs of 10 assists, 5 steals and a PIR of 31 to go with 22 points. In his last Polish League game, he had 20 points and 9 assists, too.
Devon Daniels, Veolia Towers Hamburg (11.9 credits)
Devon Daniels had been a little bit up and down, but that changed over the last three games, in which he's had PIRs of 20 or higher. He posted great numbers, too, averaging 20.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists for a PIR of 25.0. Hamburg is on a winning streak in which Daniels is playing a big role.
DJ Stewart, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (11.8 credits)
In his third EuroCup season with Cedevita, D.J. Stewart is playing some of his best basketball. Over his last three games, Stewart has played great all-around basketball, averaging 17.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 blocks for a PIR of 21.0. He is a Turn 3 player, too.
Tarik Phillip, London Lions (11.7 credits)
As always, Tarik Phillip has been doing a little bit of everything on the court. In his last two games, he's averaged 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 6.5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 22.0. Phillip faces a big challenge against already-qualified Bourg.
Elijah Mitrou-Long, Aris Thessaloniki Betsson (10.8 credits)
Aris is on the rise and just beat Panathinaikos in the Greek League. Elijah Mitrou-Long had 24 points and 6 rebounds for a PIR of 28 against the Greens, and he had another solid game against Slask in Round 15 with 26 points and 10 fouls drawn for a PIR of 23. Mitrou-Long is definitely on the rise.