EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge co-host Frankie Sachs shares his tips for this week's games
EuroLeague Fantasy tips, Round 34: Last time with a full selection
Fantasy Challenge
4 Mins read
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season comes to a close this week with Round 34, so this is the final time we will have this many players to choose from in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. Before I roll out the players I like, let’s look at how I did with the players I recommended for Round 34, in which I went with all cheap players. I would say I scored big with Joel Parra, who had 28.6 fantasy points and did good with Stefano Tonut (9) and Dame Sarr (8.8). Elias Harris (4) was acceptable and Jake Cohen (-1.8) was the only big miss. Not too shabby! Let’s see if I can do better this week! Here are my recommendations:
Jaron Blossomgame, AS Monaco (9.4 credits)
In Round 31, Jaron Blossomgame took a step up with a double-double against Zalgiris Kaunas and he has not let up since. The AS Monaco forward has averaged 15 points and 7 rebounds for a PIR of 18.7 over the last three games, while playing more than 30 minutes per game. He has become one of Coach Spanoulis's trusted players and that has made him a player I trust for the fantasy challenge.
Elijah Bryant, Anadolu Efes Istanbul (13.6 credits)
The highest-priced player I will recommend this week, Elijah Bryant has been red-hot recently in leading Efes on a season-changing seven-game winning streak. And I don’t expect that to change on Friday against Zalgiris Kaunas, especially with the possibility of clinching a playoff berth at hand. Bryant has averaged 17.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals for a PIR of 20.5 over his last four games, which are numbers I would happily take this week.
Andres Feliz, Real Madrid (6.7 credits)
It's safe to say there may have been some growing pains for Andres Feliz in his first season with Real Madrid, but recently not only has he found his role, but his production has been on the rise. Over Los Blancos’ last four games, he has scored at least 9 points each time and averaged a PIR of 11.5. For his price, it’s a very attractive value.
Omer Yurtseven, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (9.4 credits)
Do you remember how excited we were about Omer Yurtseven in January, when he posted PIRs of 20+ in three out of four games and his fantasy price was close to 11? Then he suffered a leg injury and has been out of our minds. Well, he's back. The big guy played 3 minutes in Round 32 and 14 minutes last week, when he had 8 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Crvena Zvezda lacks a lot of size to handle Yurtseven in the paint, which makes him a very interesting option.
Tyson Ward, Paris Basketball (10.7 credits)
Another player who has seen a late season rise in form is Tyson Ward, who over his last four games has been worth 13.5 points and 6.3 rebounds for a PIR of 16.3 per game. That's after posting 7.0 points and 3.5 boards for a PIR of 5.3 in the previous four. Paris will not be leaving anything to chance in the matchup against ALBA Berlin as sixth-place finish is still alive, so expect for Ward to get his fair share of minutes.