Action resumes in the 7DAYS EuroCup with the winner-take-all eighthfinals on Tuesday and Wednesday, promising to uncork all kinds of springtime fun to last throughout the elimination rounds.
Fantasy Challenge comes to the EuroCup Playoffs!
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All games will be do-or-die from now on until a champion is left standing on top of the podium on Wednesday, May 11. At each step, the teams with higher rankings from the regular season standings will enjoy home-court advantage. After two very intense days this week, eight teams will march into the quarterfinals, while the other eight squads will pack and go home.
The first-ever edition of the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge opens a new contest for the playoffs, too. In Fantasy Challenge, too, only team will also be left standing – the one with the highest accumulated score between now and that May 11 final. His or her prize will be two EuroCup jerseys of the winner's choice, a EuroCup Official Spalding Basketball and a EuroLeague TV subscription for the 2022-23 season.
The eighthfinals teams seem to have most of their players available, and what's more, many teams are well rested, which means that EuroCup Fantasy Challenge managers have plenty of choices, not to mention a full slate of 100 credits to start the postseason. So, it will be important not just to find the right stars, but also to identify cheap backup players to complement them.
We are recommending players from several price ranges to help you start the elimination rounds with a good score.
Guillem Ferrando, Valencia Basket (4.1 credits) – Sam Van Rossom and Nenad Dimitrijevic have been sidelined for several weeks ago, which gave Ferrando the opportunity to step up. Ferrando had 13 assists against ratiopharm Ulm, a new Valencia club record in its 224 games in the competition. His price makes him a must-have player right now in order to afford other stars.
Aubrey Dawkins, Turk Telekom Ankara (8.1 credits) – Turk Telekom faces a high-scoring team like Cedevita and needs to match their high rhythm in this exciting showdown at Stozice Arena. Dawkins has been playing well lately, averaging 15.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and a PIR of 16.7 in his team's last three games. He's a good option at a reasonable price.
Edin Atic, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (6.5 credits) – Atic finished the regular season in great shape and should carry his good momentum into Buducnost's eighthfinals showdown against Andorra. He had 13 points, 8 rebounds and a PIR of 17 in Round 17 against Bourg, and followed that with 14 points, 3 rebounds and a PIR of 12 against Bursaspor. Stepping up at the right time.
Andrew Andrews, Frutti Extra Bursaspor (10.0 credits) – Andrews remains unstoppable, and that makes him a must-have player in any fantasy game. In Bursaspor's last nine games, Andrews had more than 20 points six times, averaging 23.3 points, 4.8 assists and a PIR of 25.0. Andrews should keep going strong against Partizan as Bursaspor's undeniable go-to guy.
Will Cummings, Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (14.1 credits) – Finally, you will need more than one star to be competitive, and arguably no other player in the 2021-22 EuroCup had more solid numbers than Cummings. In 18 games, he had a PIR of 14 or higher 16 times, reaching more than 30 three times. Metropolitans plays at home and Cummings is right in the prime of his career, ready to prove it.