Round 25 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague saw several teams earn narrow victories as the high-level of competitiveness across the league this season has yet to taper off in the slightest. At this point, the parity of the league is perhaps most apparent on the defensive end.

Defensive details are making a difference

Round 25 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague saw several teams earn narrow victories as the high-level of competitiveness across the league this season has yet to taper off in the slightest. At this point, the parity of the league is perhaps most apparent on the defensive end.

The average Synergy Shot Quality allowed across the competition only varies by a fraction of a point per game. SSQ takes a data-driven, league-specific approach to estimating the value of each attempt using the vast of amount of data Synergy has collected on every shot taking in the EuroLeague over the last decade. With the league's best and worst teams in estimated points-per-shot allowed falling between 1.00 and 1.06 points per attempt, it has been difficult for teams to separate themselves on the shots they are allowing alone. 

As a result, the details on the defensive end this season are more important than usual. How many turnovers a team forces or how often they send their opponents to the line go farther than they normally do. The table below lists those details while sorting every team by stop percentage, or the percentage of a team's total defensive possessions where they do not allow the opposition to score any points. 

Olympiacos Piraeus sits atop the EuroLeague standings and they nearly sit atop all three of the metrics listed above. Edging the league's most efficient defensive unit, Real Madrid, in stop percentage, Olympiacos has forced turnovers more consistently than any other team in the league this season by a comfortable margin. They also rank a very close second to Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the percentage of possessions on which they send opposing offenses to the free throw line. While shot defense is critical on the defensive end, Olympiacos has thrived in the details.

That stands in contrast in Real Madrid whose shot defense has been their calling card this season and a big reason they are currently in sole possession of  second place in the standings with less than 10 games remaining. While their approach has worked for them, it has only taken others so far. Several of the top 10 teams in field goal percentage allowed drop in the overall defensive efficiency rankings as they do not check off other boxes.

Thomas Walkup Top Steals from 09/30/2022 to 02/27/2023

Thomas Walkup top steals of 2022-23

Which boxes a team checks off also tends to matter. While the top six teams in the percentage of possessions on which they send opposing offenses to the line are all included in the top 10 in stop percentage, four of the top six in turnover percentage are absent, as that has not had a particularly strong correlation with overall success on the defensive end. Steals are hard to come by in the EuroLeague, which is what makes teams like Olympiacos and Panathinaikos Athens somewhat unique to this list and players like Thomas Walkup a luxury.

Having a player who can execute a game plan, hold his own individually, and still find ways to come up with steals is not easy to come by. While Walkup leads the EuroLeague in steals by a comfortable margin, Paris Lee and Mateusz Ponitka of Panathinaikos rank prominently in steal percentage among players averaging over 25 minutes per game this season.

While there are a lot of different formulas team use on the defensive end, many of which revolve around ball screen coverages and matchups, now more than ever every little thing matters. Whether it's a player going straight up to avoid fouling a shooter to help his team stay out of the penalty for an extra couple minutes or a guard making an extra effort to keep the ball inbounds on a broken play, giving his team even the chance for a steal, there's no discounting the value of the details on the defensive end. 

**CUP GLORY**: Five EuroLeague teams won their respective domestic cups last weekend, and they all did a pretty good of a job celebrating, including a beer shower for Bayern head coach Andrea Trinchieri.

**MAKING PROGRESS**: It is good to see ASVEL's Joffrey Lauvergne recovering from an ACL injury.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Morning run 🏃🏻💪🏼😎 <a href="https://t.co/KKSpFKRFDg">pic.twitter.com/KKSpFKRFDg</a></p>&mdash; Joffrey Lauvergne (@1JOLOLO) <a href="https://twitter.com/1JOLOLO/status/1629037488596475904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

**EVERY GAME MATTERS**: A few thoughts from EuroLeague players…

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m not a big fan of prediction questions especially during the yr but can we agree this has GOT 2 be the most competitive <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroLeague</a> season ever? I haven’t been around long or seen the past but literally every team feels like they could be a contender this year😂It’s crazy 😳💯</p>&mdash; Jordan Loyd (@mrjloyd) <a href="https://twitter.com/mrjloyd/status/1625189971224133632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What would you rather watch, <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroLeague</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>? <br>* Our survey results came out very clear... <a href="https://t.co/Z7IQFzBbVC">pic.twitter.com/Z7IQFzBbVC</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabitlvBC/status/1628328178518310914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


**NO.1 PLAY**: Two weeks ago, Chris Jones nailed this game winner. This is one way to re-live it.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chris Jones reacts to his own game winner 🥶🍊<a href="https://twitter.com/valenciabasket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@valenciabasket</a> <a href="https://t.co/toE9fFpQPz">pic.twitter.com/toE9fFpQPz</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1628770683554603014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

**TIME WITH FANS**: Kostas Papanikolaou and Thomas Walkup took time with young home fans after a win in Valencia. Cassius Winston met his own fans – in Tel Aviv, and Maccabi players took a bunch of selfies with the youngest fans, too.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All about the fans 😊<a href="https://twitter.com/olympiacosbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@olympiacosbc</a> I <a href="https://twitter.com/valenciabasket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@valenciabasket</a> <a href="https://t.co/YRd23FNmTT">pic.twitter.com/YRd23FNmTT</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1629236469490384896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="art" dir="ltr">🖤🫶 <a href="https://t.co/s5k1xdxOcB">https://t.co/s5k1xdxOcB</a></p>&mdash; Cassius Winston (@cassiuswinston) <a href="https://twitter.com/cassiuswinston/status/1628886567593943040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Friday was a milestone night for a former EuroLeague MVP; FC Barcelona center Jan Vesely made his 300th appearance in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in a win over AS Monaco.

"We sometimes forget how many years \[Vesely\] has already been playing in the EuroLeague," his teammate and countryman Tomas Satoransky said after Friday's win. "It's a hell of an accomplishment and I am happy to share this with him on the court. I think he can keep going. He is playing good basketball and I am very happy for him."

While Satorasky led all scorers with 15 points against Monaco, Vesely was instrumental in Barcelona's 80-70 triumph with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. He also had a game-high PIR of 20.

More importantly, Vesely scored 9 of those points in a second quarter, pacing Barcelona during its best stretch of play in this game, and helping the team open a double-digit cushion.

It is fair to say that earlier this season, Vesely was trying to find himself in  his first year in Barcelona after spending the last eight with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. But Vesely seems to have found his role quite nicely over the past three months. Especially, and more consistently, in recent weeks.

Jan Vesely (12 points) Highlights vs. AS Monaco, 02/24/2023

Jan Vesely highlights vs AS Monaco

Barcelona was 4-0 in the month of February to move back up the standings and looks in great shape with a 17-8 record and set to fight for the home-court advantage in the playoffs during the final stretch of the regular season.

Vesely had quite a big role during this February stretch. He scored in double figures in three of those four games and has averaged 7.0 rebounds and a PIR of 16.0 over the last three rounds.

Few EuroLeague teams have depth quite like Barcelona, a perennial contender trying to make its third consecutive Final Four. With Vesely, it also has the valuable experience of how to win the crown.

Barcelona finished atop of the regular season standings in each of the past two seasons, but needed five playoff games to reach the Final Four both times before coming a couple of shots short on both occasions. This season, the team has more roster pieces than in previous years who know a thing or two about winning the EuroLeague title.

Vesely is one of four Barcelona players who have already won the EuroLeague crown – along with Nikola Kalinic, Sertac Sanli and two-time champ Cory Higgins. Vesely and Kalinic won it together with Fenerbahce in 2017.

More than the title-winning know-how, as recent weeks have proven, Barcelona will benefit from Vesely successfully troubling the opposition in the paint on both sides of the floor.

There is plenty of basketball still to be played, but with the team steadying the course and trending in the right direction, the high-flying Czech with his experience and his play could just be the factor that helps tip Barcelona over the final hump.

Barca's Vesely still going strong after 300 career appearances  

FC Barcelona v AS Monaco (2023-02-24T19:45:00.000Z)

Niels Giffey of Bayern and Josh Nebo of Maccabi vie for a loose ball in Tel Aviv

Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos dunks over Milan's Kyle Hines

Partizan teammates Mathias Lessort (left) and Zach LeDay corral a rebound against Fenerbahce

Vincent Poirier of Real Madrid hangs on the rim after dunking against Zalgiris

Nemanja Nedovic of Crvena Zvezda floats in the air as he looks to make a pass against ALBA Berlin

Ismael Bako hangs on the rim after dunking against Baskonia

Shane Larkin of Efes gets past ASVEL's Youssoupha Fall

Victor Claver of Valencia goes strong to the hoop against Olympiacos's Sasha Vezenkov

Tomas Satoransky of Barcelona gets the shot off against Monaco's John Brown

Toko Shengelia of Virtus shoots over Baskonia's Maik Kotsar

Look back at all the action from Round 25 of the regular season by checking out the best photos of the week!

The Top 10 photos of the week, Round 25

### Baldwin's flirting with a triple-double

[Wade Baldwin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/wade-baldwin-iv/009863/) was everywhere for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in its come-from behind [90-82](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv-fc-bayern-munich/E2022/217/) win over FC Bayern Munich. Baldwin had 3 blocks in the first 9 minutes of the game, tying his career best, and dished 6 assists before halftime as Maccabi trailed for much of the first half. Down by 11 early in the third, Baldwin hit back-to-back threes to spark Maccabi's rally. Then, late in the fourth quarter, Baldwin set up Roman Sorkin for a dunk at 83-77 before icing the game with a mid-range jumper with 76 seconds to go, and later adding a free throw to seal the deal. Baldwin finished the night with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks for a PIR of 26.

Wade Baldwin (15 points) Highlights vs. FC Bayern Munich, 02/23/2023

Baldwin flirted with a triple-double

### Bonga led Bayern's offensive glass effort

Bayern put up a great fight in Tel Aviv behind its 19 offensive rebounds, tied for the second best in a non-overtime game this season, and also one shy of the club's all-time record. The most among them was [Isaac Bonga](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/isaac-bonga/006760/), a 23-year old rookie, who pulled down 6 offensive boards. Bonga scored just 1 point, the fewest since going scoreless in his EuroLeague debut in Round 5 this season, but did the best he could to contribute in other facets, with 8 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. Despite missing all 6 of his field goal attempts, Bonga still managed to finish with a PIR of 7, not something we see often.

### Pierre shot the Stark Arena lights out

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul players did not let high emotions prevent them to come out and play in a packed Stark Arena, where they edged Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade [94-97](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade-fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/E2022/219/) in a highly-entertaining encounter on Thursday. Fenerbahce shot 14-for-26 from long range in the Serbian capital, with a career-best game and shooting performance from [Dyshawn Pierre](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/dyshawn-pierre/010560/). Fenerbahce's small forward showcased hat he e is way more than just a stellar defender, going a perfect 5-for-5 from long range and netting a career-high 21 points. It is the first time in Pierre's three-year EuroLeague career he scored at least 20 points and hit more than 3 three-pointers in a single game. He also dished 3 assists, doing it all while playing a season-high 37:19 minutes.

Dyshawn Pierre shot the Stark Arena lights out vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, 02/23/2023

Pierre shot the Stark Arena lights out

### Lo sank Zvezda from all ranges

[Maodo Lo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/maodo-lo/007032/) shined in Aleksandar Nikolic Hall on Friday night, leading ALBA in a come-from-behind [72-87](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade-alba-berlin/E2022/221/) win over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. In fewer than 26 minutes on the floor, Lo netted 24 points, and need just 11 fields goal attempts to do it. He was a season-best 6-for-7 on two-pointers and 3-for-4 from three-point range. Lo also contributed with 3 assists, but also on a defense end with 3 steals, matching his career-best. A great performance by ALBA guard for team's biggest road win of the season.

Maodo Lo highlights vs. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, 02/24/2023

Lo sank Zvezda from all ranges

### K-Pap matches career-best scoring night

Olympiacos Piraeus came back from a double-digit deficit in an [85-92](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/valencia-basket-olympiacos-piraeus/E2022/223/) road win over Valencia Basket, and [Kostas Papanikolaou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kostas-papanikolaou/001255/) had a huge performance. Making his career start No. 261, Papanikolaou played 37:19 and tied his career-high in scoring with 22 points. He kept Olympiacos in the game with 13 first-half points, then had a three-point play that spark team's offense in the third quarter to turn a 13-point deficit into a 7-point lead. Papanikolaou scored 6 more points in the fourth quarter, including a triples that sealed the deal. He finished perfect 4-for-4 on two-pointers and was his season-best 4-for-6 from three-point range. Papanikolaou also chipped in with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a block, helping keep the Reds atop the league standings with 18-7 record.

Kostas Papanikolaou hihglights vs. Valencia Basket, 02/24/2023

Papanikolaou matches career-best scoring night

### Bryant's key role for Efes

Emotional Anadolu Efes Istanbul pulled out a dramatic [89-90](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne-anadolu-efes-istanbul/E2022/222/) win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne to get back to an even record, 12-12, in the standings. The two-time reigning champs had several players step up, among them [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) who scored 8 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, including one of the key shots, a three-pointer with 70 seconds to go that tied the game at 86-86. Bryant's late-game contributions did not stop there, however, as he was the one who grabbed a key defensive rebound with 20 seconds remaining with Efes down a point. Bryant pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds for the night, and played every second of the fourth quarter, playing a key role in Efes win.

Elijah Bryant (14 points) Highlights vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, 02/24/2023

Bryant's key role for Efes

Round 25 roll call: Big shooting nights

Hollywood scriptwriters could hardly come up with a better storyline than what Awudu Abass provided in Virtus Segafredo Bologna’s crucial 88-83 win over Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. 

Awudu Abass's EuroLeague return the stuff of Hollywood dreams

Hollywood's scriptwriters could hardly come up with a better storyline than what Awudu Abass provided in Virtus Segafredo Bologna’s crucial 88-83 win over Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.

On Friday night, the man affectionately known as “Abi” recorded 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in his first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game in nearly five years.

“It was my first game after five years. I was waiting to come back to EuroLeague and do something, and now is the time,” said Abass, whose last EuroLeague game came with AX Armani Exchange Milan on April 5, 2018.

The best plays of Awudu Abass in Virtus Segafredo Bologna's 88-83 win against Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Awudu Abass's highlights vs. Baskonia

What's more, Virtus's game against Baskonia was just his seventh appearance in 2022-23, as he only made his season debut – an appearance in the Italian League – on January 29. Since then, the Italy international added two more games in the league and three in the Italian Cup.

In September 2021, at the beginning of Abass’s second season with Virtus, he tore the ACL in his right knee in the first game of the campaign. Abass missed the entire year and then needed another procedure on the same knee early this season.

But all that was forgotten in Friday's game against Baskonia, as Abass played great defense after being given the difficult assignment of trying to slow down scoring ace Markus Howard. Yet, Abass ended up having a game-defining stretch between the third and fourth quarters, knocking down 2 three-pointers and coming up with a big block on Maik Kotsar.

Coming into Round 25 of the 2022-23 EuroLeague Regular Season, Abass had 35 games in Europe's premier club basketball competition to his name, as well as 72 in the 7DAYS EuroCup, but he was finally back where he belonged: on the court in a big European game.

“Abi was great tonight. We know what he can do for us. I hope that he can do that every night, because he is a big piece for us,” said Virtus teammate Marco Belinelli.

Virtus head coach Sergio Scariolo also singled out Abass after the game, saying: “A special mention to Abi. One month ago he wasn’t even a player, and we had an idea to start him and put him on Howard. Most of the time, he did a great job. He trusted our tactical decisions, but also had the personality to knock down a couple of threes. And he was really, really important in our win.”

What a story it would be if Abass’s return triggers a run of wins that gets the traditional club back into the playoffs; a story that Hollywood scriptwriters can only dream about.

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Virtus Segafredo Bologna v Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2023-02-24T19:30:00.000Z)

Round 25 is in the books, and it was full of great individual performances.

[Lorenzo Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/lorenzo-brown/009622/) of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv led all scorers in Round 27 by scoring 27 points against FC Bayern Munich. [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) of Olympiacos Piraeus is the competition's top scorer at 18.5 points per night.

[Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/) of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade led all rebounders by pulling down 11 against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Vezenkov also ranks first in rebounds at 7.42 per night, edging Lessort (7.36 rpg.).

[Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/) of Olympiacos dished 9 assists against Valencia Basket, more than anyone in Round 25. He is also first overall at 6.7 assists per game.

[Bonzie Colson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/bonzie-colson/009783/) of Maccabi, [Cory Higgins](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/cory-higgins/006450/) of FC Barcelona and [Jonah Radebaugh](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/jonah-radebaugh/011972/) of Valencia each collected 4 steals in this round. [Thomas Walkup](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/thomas-walkup/008855/) of Olympiacos ranks first overall at 1.9 per night.

[Freddie Gillespie](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/freddie-gillespie/011941/) of Bayern had 4 blocks against Maccabi. [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) of Real Madrid remains atop the overall standings at 2.4 per contest.

Lessort with 15 points and 11 rebounds and [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) of Anadolu Efes Istanbul with 14 points plus 10 rebounds were the only players to register a double-double in Round 25.

Round 25 individual highs: Freddie Gillespie, Bayern, 4 blocks

An outstanding individual performance in a good-as-gold road victory allowed [Marko Guduric](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/marko-guduric/004004/) of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to earn Regular Season Round 25 MVP honors with a performance index rating of 35.

Guduric lived a night of multiple emotions as Fenerbahce returned to action for the first time since the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria, leading his team to a thrilling 94-97 road win in front of more than 19,000 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade fans at Stark Arena. Playing in his home country in a black jersey chosen by Fenerbahce to honor the earthquake victims, Guduric had the best night of his 197-game Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career, scoring 25 points on 4-for-5 three-point shooting and dishing a career-high 7 assists on the way to a new personal-high performance index rating of 35, the highest in Round 26. This marks Guduric's first MVP honor in his seven EuroLeague seasons to date.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv guard [Lorenzo Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/lorenzo-brown/009622/) celebrated his return from injury by leading his side to a 90-82 home win over FC Bayern Munich, with team highs of 27 points and a 33 PIR. He also posted 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. [Rokas Giedraitis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/rokas-giedraitis/006436/) of Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz amassed a PIR of 31 in his team's 88-83 road loss against Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Giedraitis had 25 points on 6-of-6 two-pointers, as well as 7 rebounds, an assist, 2 steal and 7 fouls drawn. [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/) of Partizan, with a PIR of 30, and [Maodo Lo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/maodo-lo/007032/) of ALBA Berlin, who had a PIR of 27, complete the top individual performances in Round 25. Lessort had a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double, in addition to 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in Partizan's defeat to Fenerbache, while Lo recorded 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 72-87 road win at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade.

An outstanding individual performance in a good-as-gold road victory allowed Marko Guduric of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to earn Regular Season Round 25 MVP honors with a performance index rating of 35.

Marko Guduric | Round 25 MVP | 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Round 25 MVP: Marko Guduric, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 25th winner in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge, powered by Ardu Prime! Konstantinos Spanos beat everyone else in Round 25 as his team CdM had a whopping Fantasy Challenge score of 216.35.

 

Konstantinos used the following lineup: Lorenzo Brown (team captain) and Wade Baldwin of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus, Gabriel Deck of Real Madrid and Mathias Lessort of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, all as starters. Kostas Papanikolaou also of Olympiacos was his sixth man.

 

The bench featured Michalis Lountzis of Olympiacos, Alex Abrines of FC Barcelona, Zach LeDay of Partizan and Josep Puerto of Valencia Basket. His coach was Oded Kattash of Maccabi.

 

The prize for finishing first in Round 25 is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

 

Ilias Kosmas is the new leader atop the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge overall standings. Ilias leads everyone else with a score of 4,277.07 fantasy points.

 

Trades are now open for Round 26. Remember, three trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season, and you can also trade your head coach.

 

The first games in Round 26 are Barca vs. Zalgiris Kaunas and FC Bayern Munich vs. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, scheduled on Thursday, March 2 at 19:00 CET, making that the next round's deadline for trades.

 

Try to improve your teams and challenge for more prizes at the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge, powered by Ardu Prime!