Javier Gancedo shares his recommendations for the coming week in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge
EuroLeague Fantasy tips, Rounds 16-17: Who should be in your fantasy lineup?
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Welcome to the last EuroLeague double-round week of 2025! After Round 17, unlimited trades will be allowed for the third time this season, so it is a good time to try to be a bit more creative in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge and look for opportunities in the market to be more competitive in private leagues, the Trophy Cup and the overall standings. Before I make my recommendations for the coming week, let's see how my colleague Igor Petrinovic's choices were last week.
Igor recommended Matthew Strazel of AS Monaco after a couple of great games. He had 11.0 fantasy points and his fantasy managers earned 0.1 credits, so it was a good one. Momo Diouf of Virtus Bologna continued his streak of solid games. Against Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv, he posted a PIR of 18 and pushed his value up 0.4 credits.
McKinley Wright was also an excellent choice. Not only did he make the game-winning shot to lift Dubai Basketball over FC Bayern Munich, but Wright had 30.8 fantasy points and earned 0.7 credits to the fantasy managers who had him. Mario Hezonja of Real Madrid also gained value, 0.3 credits, through his 19.8 fantasy points. Finally, Leo Bolmaro of EA7 Emporio Armani saw limited playing time and dropped -0.5 credits with a negative fantasy score of -0.9. That's four wins and a loss for Igor. Well done! He should probably write this column every week! But alas, you are stuck with me for now. Here are my recommendations for Rounds 16 and 17:
Tyrique Jones, Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (15.9 credits)
I know, Tyrique Jones is an expensive player, but my recommendation is based on the fact that Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos is seeing less playing time. If you are looking for an alternative to "Milu", look no further. Jones has averaged 18.0 points and 9.8 rebounds for a PIR of 28.5 over the last two games.
Will Clyburn, FC Barcelona (14.1 credits)
There are a few Barca players who have improved their numbers since Xavi Pascual became the team's head coach and Will Clyburn tops that list. Clyburn has been unstoppable in the last two games, getting 22 points and a PIR of 24 against Zvezda, and following that up with 28 points and a PIR of 33 against Olympiacos. His next game? Against run-and-gun Paris!
Azuolas Tubelis, Zalgiris Kaunas (10.6 credits)
I guess no one saw this coming, but Azuolas Tubelis has been one of the best power forwards in the EuroLeague this season. In his first campaign with Zalgiris, Tubelis has already had three games with a PIR of at least 23. His last one? 17 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and a PIR of 26 against Paris!
Johannes Voigtmann, FC Bayern Munich (9.2 credits)
Okay, so you don't want to spend that much money in a center. I get it and have another choice for you. Johannes Voigtmann has seen much more playing time lately and has made the most out of it, averaging 12.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and a PIR of 2.0 in the last two games. All for less than 10.0 credits!
Justin Anderson, Dubai Basketball (7.4 credits)
Dubai has a lot of backcourt injuries, which means other players have seen extended playing time. All eyes are on Wright, but Justin Anderson has been sensational over the last three games, averaging 13.0 points on 7-of-8 two-point shooting and 7 of 13 on three-pointers, plus 5.0 rebounds for a PIR of 17.3. Sensational!