By Dimitris Mitratzas / info@eurohoops.net
Fantasy is entering the final stretch as we’ve reached the last round before the start of the playoffs, but there is still a lot of room for upsets. This is the final round in which all the players are available since, starting next week, half the teams are going to be out of the running and, therefore, some players that were the mainstays of a lot of them, like, for example, Keith Langford.
However, we shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves. Take a look at the fantasy tool to see the best options regarding the changes you can make for this round and check out the estimated score for the most reliable players in the competition.
| Players | Pos | Credits | Estimation |
| TEODOSIC, MILOS | PG | 74,5 | 20,2 |
| LLULL, SERGIO | PG | 74,4 | 20,4 |
| LARKIN, SHANE | PG | 61,8 | 14,5 |
| COLOM, QUINO | PG | 61,7 | 14,2 |
| HEURTEL, THOMAS | PG | 58,3 | 16,6 |
| CALATHES, NICK | PG | 53,3 | 14,3 |
| DIXON, BOBBY | PG | 45,9 | 11,8 |
| GRANGER, JAYSON | PG | 44,2 | 11,1 |
| WILBEKIN, SCOTTIE | PG | 43,6 | 10,1 |
| WESTERMANN, LEO | PG | 41,2 | 8,9 |
| ZISIS, NIKOS | PG | 39,9 | 9,3 |
| JACKSON, AARON | PG | 39,0 | 10,8 |
| LEKAVICIUS, LUKAS | PG | 38,3 | 9,0 |
| KOPONEN, PETTERI | PG | 37,7 | 10,1 |
| GREEN, ERICK | PG | 35,8 | 10,5 |
| WOLTERS, NATE | PG | 29,8 | 6,4 |
| CINCIARINI, ANDREA | PG | 23,8 | 3,3 |
| MEKEL, GAL | PG | 23,8 | 4,5 |
| RENFROE, ALEX | PG | 18,9 | 5,1 |
| MANTZARIS, VANGELIS | PG | 18,1 | 5,2 |
| NIKOLIC, ALEKSEJ | PG | 16,9 | 3,7 |
| LO, MAODO | PG | 16,6 | 3,9 |
| KORKMAZ, CAN | PG | 12,5 | 3,2 |
| DE COLO, NANDO | SG/SF | 96,2 | 25,6 |
| LANGFORD, KEITH | SG/SF | 91,6 | 21,7 |
| BOGDANOVIC, BOGDAN | SG/SF | 65,4 | 17,0 |
| HONEYCUTT, TYLER | SG/SF | 58,8 | 15,5 |
| HANGA, ADAM | SG/SF | 58,5 | 13,3 |
| CLYBURN, WILL | SG/SF | 53,7 | 12,5 |
| SIMONOVIC, MARKO | SG/SF | 49,9 | 11,9 |
| SCHILB, BLAKE | SG/SF | 48,7 | 12,3 |
| SPANOULIS, VASSILIS | SG/SF | 47,3 | 12,6 |
| CAUSEUR, FABIEN | SG/SF | 46,4 | 12,2 |
| PAPANIKOLAOU, KOSTAS | SG/SF | 44,0 | 12,0 |
| SANDERS, RAKIM | SG/SF | 43,3 | 11,8 |
| FERNANDEZ, RUDY | SG/SF | 41,3 | 12,2 |
| JENKINS, CHARLES | SG/SF | 39,8 | 9,1 |
| SMITH, DEVIN | SG/SF | 39,1 | 9,3 |
| HIGGINS, CORY | SG/SF | 36,8 | 10,8 |
| BEAUBOIS, RODRIGUE | SG/SF | 34,0 | 6,6 |
| ANDERSON, JAMES | SG/SF | 33,2 | 8,6 |
| RIVERS, K.C. | SG/SF | 32,2 | 9,2 |
| BUDINGER, CHASE | SG/SF | 31,7 | 6,0 |
| KALINIC, NIKOLA | SG/SF | 29,8 | 7,9 |
| OSMAN, CEDI | SG/SF | 29,3 | 6,8 |
| PAUL, BRANDON | SG/SF | 28,9 | 7,0 |
| GUDURIC, MARKO | SG/SF | 28,6 | 5,1 |
| CLARKE, COTY | SG/SF | 27,1 | 5,2 |
| OLESON, BRAD | SG/SF | 25,2 | 4,9 |
| CARROLL, JAYCEE | SG/SF | 24,0 | 7,0 |
| NUNNALLY, JAMES | SG/SF | 23,2 | 7,3 |
| PAPPAS, NIKOS | SG/SF | 22,4 | 4,6 |
| LANDESBERG, SYLVEN | SG/SF | 17,9 | 3,8 |
| NAVARRO, JUAN CARLOS | SG/SF | 15,8 | 4,7 |
| PNINI, GUY | SG/SF | 12,1 | 3,0 |
| UDOH, EKPE | PF/C | 82,5 | 23,5 |
| BROWN, DERRICK | PF/C | 71,2 | 19,5 |
| JANKUNAS, PAULIUS | PF/C | 70,9 | 16,1 |
| PRINTEZIS, GEORGIOS | PF/C | 65,0 | 17,5 |
| VOIGTMANN, JOHANNES | PF/C | 64,3 | 14,9 |
| DUNSTON, BRYANT | PF/C | 62,8 | 16,2 |
| TYUS, ALEX | PF/C | 59,5 | 13,2 |
| RANDOLPH, ANTHONY | PF/C | 57,2 | 14,9 |
| AYON, GUSTAVO | PF/C | 56,7 | 16,7 |
| TOMIC, ANTE | PF/C | 54,2 | 13,9 |
| VESELY, JAN | PF/C | 51,4 | 14,7 |
| HUNTER, OTHELLO | PF/C | 45,6 | 12,8 |
| PLEISS, TIBOR | PF/C | 44,0 | 10,7 |
| RUDD, VICTOR | PF/C | 42,8 | 11,2 |
| MOTUM, BROCK | PF/C | 39,7 | 8,9 |
| MOERMAN, ADRIEN | PF/C | 39,2 | 8,8 |
| AUGUSTINE, JAMES | PF/C | 37,7 | 10,1 |
| CLAVER, VICTOR | PF/C | 33,8 | 9,4 |
| RADULJICA, MIROSLAV | PF/C | 33,0 | 7,5 |
| DAYE, AUSTIN | PF/C | 32,7 | 7,1 |
| REYES, FELIPE | PF/C | 32,3 | 8,9 |
| VORONTSEVICH, ANDREY | PF/C | 30,5 | 7,7 |
| KHRYAPA, VICTOR | PF/C | 29,3 | 8,5 |
| PASCOLO, DAVIDE | PF/C | 26,5 | 4,4 |
| MILUTINOV, NIKOLA | PF/C | 23,8 | 5,9 |
| KAVALIAUSKAS, ANTANAS | PF/C | 21,6 | 4,6 |
| ANTIPOV, PAVEL | PF/C | 20,6 | 4,5 |
| ANTIC, PERO | PF/C | 19,9 | 4,8 |
| YOUNG, PATRIC | PF/C | 18,8 | 5,0 |
| MITROVIC, LUKA | PF/C | 18,5 | 3,9 |
| HARANGODY, LUKE | PF/C | 17,3 | 4,0 |
| NICHOLS, DEMETRIS | PF/C | 16,7 | 3,7 |
| DIOP, ILIMANE | PF/C | 16,6 | 3,1 |
| THOMPKINS, TREY | PF/C | 15,7 | 5,4 |
| BANIC, MARKO | PF/C | 15,4 | 3,7 |
Aside from the teams that have been eliminated for a while now but continue to be competitive in most games and try for the best, in this round there are three top teams that have secured their place and their coaches might have an unexpected rotation.
So, it’s preferable not to choose players from Real, CSKA and Olympiacos, since all three teams are already focused on the playoffs.
From the Eurohoops team, then, the players who have to depart are Luka Doncic and Kyle Hines for the reasons we mentioned above. The third one is going to be Tornike Shengelia who, even though he returned in excellent form after his injury, doesn’t have the required consistency, even in games Baskonia expect a lot from him.
With 159,1 credits available we are going to try to select the playmaker first, since the options there are more limited and critical. Essentially, the dilemma has to do with two players from the same team. Mike James is leading Panathinaikos’s scoring, but he no longer has consistently high rankings. On the other side, Nick Calathes is playing better and Maccabi are going to have a difficult time containing him.
Besides, the secret of Calathes’s return to the team has to do with James Gist, who returned to the team after his injury and helped his teammate regenerate himself. The Calathes-Gist duo can make the difference both in Tel Aviv as well your team in fantasy.
Lastly, it’s hard to find someone consistent and reliable among the centers costing less than 59 credits. So we are going to choose a player based on the opponent. Art Parakhouski will be facing Milan’s frontline and can come up with yet another big score, since the Italian frontline are not known for their defensive performances.
Enjoy fantasy!
Point Guards
Brad Wanamaker 73,1 credits (+2,7)
Nick Calathes 53,3 credits
Shooting Guards/Small Forwards
Nando De Colo 96,2 credits (-1,9)
Keith Langford 91,6 credits (-1,7)
Bogdan Bogdanovic 65,4 credits (-2,8)
Chris Singleton 66,7 credits (-0,6)
Power Forwards/Centers
Ekpe Udoh 82,5 credits (-2,6)
Art Parakhouski 59 credits
Diamon Simpson 52,3 credits (+6,8)
James Gist 46,8 credits