It is make-or-break time in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Three of the four playoff series are going to do-or-die Game 5: FC Barcelona - Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens - Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and AS Monaco - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. The winners will join already-qualified Real Madrid in the 2024 Final Four in Berlin. Having six teams active this week give managers a lot of choices in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. Here are our recommendations this week:
Mike James, AS Monaco (17.1 credits)
James and Monaco are in their third playoffs Game 5 in as many seasons. That experience should be valuable in this situation. James has been off-target in the playoffs, averaging 11.2 points on poor shooting (32.1% 2FG, 23.8% 3FG), so there is a very good chance he will have a monster game, showing his potential MVP credentials.
Jabari Parker, FC Barcelona (10.4 credits)
Olympiacos beat Barca 92-58 in Game 4 by playing with much more rhythm, intensity and physicality. Barca needs to at least match that physicality in Game 4 and Parker should play a big role in that initial goal. He is playing well, too, averaging 15.0 points on 62.5% three-point shooting and 5.8 rebounds in the playoffs.