There are just six games left in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season and all playoffs spots are up for grabs, so expect close games, big battles and extraordinary individual performances all the way until a champion is crowned in Kaunas, Lithuania. Of course, that is good news for the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge powered by Ardu Prime. The players' market is closed and all EuroLeague rosters are definitive until the end of the season. There is a bit of a problem in Round 29, though: seven games are played on Thursday, and just two on Friday. There will be limited options to substitute players in the middle of the round.
As for my team Gancedato, two of the players I brought in, Darius Thompson of Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and Achille Polonara of Zalgiris Kaunas, pretty much save this round. Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus was a solid choice of captain, and Coach Kazys Maksvytis led Zalgiris to a big home win. It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough to score 151.3 points, earn 0.3 credits and make it into the top 2,000, ranking 1,958th overall. I have to be very careful with trades, as there are just two Friday games, FC Barcelona vs. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade and FC Bayern Munich vs. ALBA Berlin. Not many second chances in Round 29.
Unless another game is postponed, three trades will be allowed before each round until the end of the regular season. I am selling Coach Makvytis because Zalgiris plays against Olympiacos, which has been fantastic all season long. Instead, I am getting back head coach Andrea Trinchieri of Bayern. He is a bit cheaper and his team plays at home against already-eliminated ALBA. It's a German derby and motivation will be through the roof for both teams. I am selling Dzanan Musa of Real Madrid and Matt Costello of Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz because they underperformed in Round 28 and I felt kind of disappointed. Finally, I am selling Elijah Bryant of Anadolu Efes Istanbul, looking for a different player to use on Friday.
So, I need to bring in three players and, as always, I am going for the one I like the most in this round regardless of his price. That will be Johnathan Motley of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, as he already played well against Valencia Basket earlier this season, and I like his chances at La Fonteta. I am also buying Chima Moneke of AS Monaco, who had a fantastic performance against Baskonia last week, which I believe should be the first of many great games for him. I have followed his career closely in the last couple of years and Moneke has star potential. Finally, in order to have a backup option on Friday, I am buying Isaac Bonga of FC Bayern Munich, who is playing well lately.
You can take a look at my team here:
