Fantasy Challenge tips: it's do-or-die time

Round 12 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season is upon us already, and the competition only gets better and better.

Two of top favorites to win the competition, Partizan NIS Belgrade and Virtus Segafredo Bologna, registered respective road losses against Turk Telekom Ankara and ratiopharm Ulm. Joventut Badalona leads Group A with a 9-2 record, but is set to face Partizan, with has the same record as Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, 8-3. In Group B, Gran Canaria (7-2) and Valencia Basket (8-3) battle for first place and at the bottom of the standings, the fight for survival is on.

Of course, it will all have an impact in the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge. Round 11 did not have major scores - Anthony Clemmons of Turk Telekom earn MVP honors with a PIR of 32, but no-one else got a PIR higher tahn 25 across the competition. As the competition reaches closer and closer to the end of the Regular Season, scouting has taken over, there is less room for surprises and it is more difficult - and yet, more interesting - to play our fantasy game.

We bring you several options to enhance your team before Round 12. From a couple of guards with reasonable prices who have been leading their teams to important wins, to an experienced forward with great momentum, to a superstar who comes off one of the best games of his career, to a defensive wall ready to keep proving his value.

These are our Round 12 recommendations in the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge:

Tomer Ginat, Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (8.8 credits) - If you are looking for a backup center who can also start if you star has a bad day, Ginat may very well be your option. He has been doing great lately, averaging 11.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals in the last couple of games for a PIR average of 20.5. Metropolitans needs everyone to be ready to face Lokomotiv.

Thomas Klepeisz, ratiopharm Ulm (8.9 credits) - Klepeisz has been doing very well all season long, hitting 50% of his three-point shots to average 10.4 points, and also added 3.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals. His PIR average, 14.4, ranks him fourth overall in a high-scoring, fun-to-watch team like Ulm. Fully adjusted to the competition. Klepeisz is interesting.

Octavius Ellis, Turk Telekom Ankara (12.2 credits) - Ellis leads the 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup in blocks at 1.7 per nighe. He has been doing much more than that lately, however. Ellis had a PIR of 20 of higher three times in Turk Telekom's last five games, averaging 10.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and a PIR of 18.0 in that span. Expect him to keep leading Turk Telekom's frontcourt.

Ferran Bassas, Joventut Badalona (9.1 credits) - Joventut faces Partizan in a critical showdown for first place and needs its most experienced players to step up. One of them is Bassas, who has done just that lately, averaging 6.7 assists and a PIR of 14.0 in the last three games. Bassas knows where and when to pass the ball, and that is key in this big game.

Codi Miller-McIntyre, MoraBanc Andorra (13.8 credits) - Miller-McIntyre comes off a career-defining performance, leading Andorra to a road victory against Real Madrid in Spanish League action with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and a PIR of 34. Next stop? Super high-scoring Hamburg Towers. Everything seems in his favour, so buy him now. And make him team captain.