Javier Gancedo shares his recommendations for the coming week in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge
Fantasy tips, Round 25: Three-turn extravaganza
Fantasy Challenge
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Here comes another tricky week in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. Real Madrid visits Paris Basketball on Tuesday, which means it is a three-turn round. That means you have three chances of getting a good captain and I recommend you to have at least one star player in each round to minimize problems.
As always, I have some recommendations that can give you an advantage in private leagues and in the overall standings. But before that, let's review how my double-round recommendations went last week. Hint: not very well.
Duane Washington of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade missed both games and Wade Baldwin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul missed Round 23, so I won't even take these into consideration. Mbaye Ndiaye of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne lost 0.8 credits and it was a bad, bad pick last week. Saliou Niang of Virtus Bologna gained 0.1 credits so I will call it even. And Justinian Jessup of FC Bayern Munich was a great pick, earning 0.8 credits and playing really well. So there was a little bit of everything there.
This week, I recommend one star player per turn, staying away from obvious choices like Fantasy King Sasha Vezenkov, as well as a couple of budget options.
Mario Hezonja, Real Madrid (11.6 credits)
Mario Hezonja is not the biggest PIR fan in the world, but turns out he has been getting great numbers lately, especially in the Spanish League. It is only a matter of time before he has a monster game in the EuroLeague, and it could come against a run-and-gun team like Paris. A calculated risk for T1.
Talen Horton-Tucker, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (13.0 credits)
He is a force of nature. Talen Horton-Tucker has a combination of strength, speed and physicality we have rarely seen in a guard this side of the Atlantic. It took him some time to adjust to the EuroLeague, but he has been completely unstoppable of late. He should have another good game against Efes.
Filip Petrusev, Dubai Basketball (15.0 credits)
Just when Filip Petrusev's run seemed to be over in the game, he bounced back with a huge performance against Paris, getting a 36.3 fantasy score with 21 points on near-perfect shooting and 9 rebounds. Petrusev now faces his two last teams in the competition, Zvezda and Olympiacos. What's not to like about him?
Braian Angola, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (9.6 credits)
Nobody saw it coming. Braian Angola joined ASVEL after averaging 8.8 points and 1.8 assists in 15 Spanish League games with Gran Canaria this season. In his first EuroLeague game against Barca, Angola had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 9 fouls drawn and a PIR of 27. At 9.6 credits, he is worth the risk.
Tamir Blatt, Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv (7.9 credits)
There are two good reasons to recommend Tamir Blatt this week. First, Maccabi plays against Valencia, an opponent that perfectly fits his playing style. Also, Blatt is coming off a really good game against Panathinaikos, getting 15 points on 5-of-6 three-pointers, 3 assists and a PIR of 15.