Roll Call, Round 17: Nelson, Harrell, Eddie, Tanaskovic, Heidegger

Here are five players who impressed in Round 17 of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season and deserve special mentions in the weekly roll call.

Luke Nelson has career night off the bench

Luke Nelson had one of his best nights in the BKT EuroCup in London Lions' win against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana by 85-92. Nelson scored 19 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, dished 3 assists and collected 2 steals to tie for the highest PIR on the team with Matt Morgan at 28. And he did all that in just 21 minutes off the bench. Nelson's numbers in points, rebounds and PIR were also career highs for him. His appearance when other London mainstays were not as hot this week showed that the Lions will have even more firepower available for the playoffs in a few weeks.

Ronnie Harrell soars to get Aris into the playoffs

Aris Midea Thessaloniki had a chance to punch a playoffs ticket this week and Ronnie Harrell made sure that his team would do just that. Harrell had one of the best individual performances of the week and set new personal best marks in assists (7) and steals (6) and tied his career-high in rebounds (8). He also scored 19 points for a great all-around performance that gave him a PIR of 36, the second-best of the week. Harrell had been stopped at single scoring digits in the previous four games, but he came around when he was needed the most.

Jarell Eddie proves he can be a valuable asset for Cluj

Jarell Eddie was going through a tought period. Sure enough, UB-T Cluj Napoca had already qualified for the EuroCup Playoffs for the first time in the club's history, but he was kind of riding in the passenger seat. However, Eddie decided he had had enough and exploded precisely at one of the most difficult arenas in the competition. He contributed 24 points in 39 minutes in Cluj's huge 111-113 overtime win at Dreamland Gran Canaria. In the previous six games, Eddie had averaged just over 20 minutes on court for 7.2 points. It was a statement performance for the Cluj forward, just in time for the postseason.

Nikola Tanaskovic shows what he can bring to the table

Nikola Tanaskovic joined Buducnost VOLI Podgorica right in time for Round 13. The Montenegrin team was struggling and still fighting for a playoff spot, and it has been trying different things to turn around its season. When Tanaskovic landed, his numbers were discreet... until this week. Against Dolomiti Energia Trento, the big man soared with 19 points - on 9-of-19 two-point shooting - and 8 rebounds for a PIR of 27. What's more, Tanaskovic amassed those numbers in the game in which he spent the least time on the floor: 19 minutes and 24 seconds, 3 seconds less than in his EuroCup debut this season. Buducnost is not out of the woods just yet, but if Tanaskovic manages to put together more efficient performances like this one in the two remaining games, count the Montenegrin team as a candidate to advance from Group B.

Heidegger steps up again for Reyer

Umana Reyer Venice fans are surely wishing the team had Max Heidegger for the start of the season. Even though the club was eliminated from EuroCup Playoff contention, Heidegger showed off his skills with his finest game yet to lead Reyer to a 108-92 drubbing of playoff bound Prometey Slobozhanske. The combo-guard scored 18 points – which was 1 less than his career-high the week before, but he did so in 7 fewer minutes. Heidegger also dished 5 assists, which were 4 more than he had in Round 16. He was efficient by making 4 of 7 threes in amassing a PIR of 19. Reyer is 2-1 with Heidegger in uniform and his sparkling play, including 52.9% shooting from deep (10 for 19), have shown that he is worthy of a longer run in the competition in the future.