A few things to keep in mind when putting together your fantasy teams throughout the season
EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge: Rules, deadlines and tips
Fantasy Challenge
4 Min lectura
For all fans and managers competing in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge, here is a reminder of the basic rules, deadlines, scoring charts, and some important tips from our experts on details that can make your teams more successful, all in one place.
Basic Rules
Fantasy managers get 100 credits per team to build their initial team: a squad of four guards, four forwards, two centers and one head coach. So, a total of 10 players and one coach.
Deadlines
At the end of each round, you can sell and buy players to improve your fantasy team. All the changes on each fantasy team need to be submitted before the first game of the next round tips off.
Each round is divided into turns, which are equivalent to the block of games played on a single day. Between Turn 1 and Turn 2, you can change the formation, captain and make alterations between those on court and those on the bench. You can move players from the bench into your starting five, or from the bench to the role of sixth man, only if those players have not played yet.
Scoring
The players in your fantasy team get a score based on the real statistics recorded in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season. The starting five players, the sixth man and the coach get 100% of the points, while the players on the bench get 50%.
A selected captain among the players in your starting five will have his score multiplied by 1.5x.
Trades
Between the end of each round and the beginning of the next one, the trade market opens. Fantasy managers can either trade four players and retain their head coach, or they can trade three players and change their coach. Ahead of a few specific rounds, trades will be unlimited.
The dates for unlimited trades are:
- After Round 4: October 19-23
- After Round 10: November 16-20
- After Round 17: December 21-26
- After Round 22: January 18-23
- After Round 26: February 8-27
- Fantasy managers can make unlimited alterations to their rosters during the postseason, too, because the number of trades per round are unlimited during the play-in, playoff and Final Four phases.
Tips
These are some of the most important tips:
- Edit your team every round in order to have a team of 10 players that are distributed over the different turns. Before the beginning of the round, always line up the players who take to the court in Turn 1 (T1): you can then replace them after the turn finished if you are not satisfied.
- Make sure to check the players' injury status via the injury report on Euroleague.net
- Keep an eye on the calendar for possible/potential winning streaks, as well as favorable matchups for the players on your fantasy teams.
- Don't forget about your head coach.
Prizes
The list of available prizes for the 2024-25 season includes tickets to games, official EuroLeague jerseys and basketballs, subscriptions to EuroLeague TV and more, highlighted by the grand prize: a VIP package for the winner and a friend to attend the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, including flights, four hotel nights and VIP tickets.
