With unlimited trades allowed this week, here are 10 impact players you can build your EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge lineups around.
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For the second time this season, unlimited trading is open in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. That means that fantasy managers can completely re-tool their rosters. With that in mind, we bring you a list of players - no more than one per team - whom you should consider adding to your fantasy teams before Round 14.
10. Semi Ojeleye, Valencia Basket (11.9 credits) – Ojeleye has found form and consistency in recent weeks. Since Round 10, Ojeleye has averaged 16.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.3 fouls drawn per game for a PIR of 19.0. Valencia has five of its next seven games on its home floor, and Ojeleye is affordable enough to find a place in your lineups.
9. Mario Hezonja, Real Madrid (10.7 credits) – The hottest Real Madrid player right now is Hezonja. He averaged 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in two games last week and has scored at least 16 points in four of his last five games, a span during which he has shot 47.8% from long range.
8. PJ Dozier, Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (11.2 credits) – Dozier has grown into his role and has played 30 or more minutes in three of his last four games. More importantly, he is averaging 20.4 fantasy points over that span, having posted 19 or more fantasy points in three of those contests.
7. Nicolas Laprovittola, FC Barcelona (13.5 credits) – The veteran point guard has had his flashes, with 18.7 fantasy points or more in six of his 11 appearances this season. He is also averaging 18.5 FPT on the road this season. And after it hosts Milan this week, Barcelona has three consecutive road games coming up.
6. Nigel Hayes-Davis, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (13.3 credits) – No player averages more minutes this season (34:05) than Hayes-Davis. And he has produced, too, with 12.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and an average PIR of 14.4. Hayes-Davis is by far the most consistent Fenerbahce player and he's averaged 20.7 fantasy points over the last three games.
5. Joffrey Lauvergne, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (11.4 credits) – Fully recovered from last season's serious knee injury, Lauvergne has averaged 28:16 minutes this season and has been especially productive over the last five games, a stretch during which he has been worth 18.0 points and 7.4 rebounds. There is no reason to believe Lauvergne will not continue on this path in the coming weeks.
4. Serge Ibaka, FC Bayern Munich (15.4 credits) – The big man has posted 13.4 points, 7.1 points and a PIR of 16.2 PIR. Over his last four appearances, he's averaged 26.4 fantasy points. Ibaka does get occasional veteran nights off, but when he plays, he is a virtual lock for high production.
3. Shavon Shields, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (14.4 credits) - Shields is scoring 17.4 points on 46.5% long-range shooting this season, and has been especially hot lately, averaging 21.3 fantasy points since Round 8. What's more important is his consistency as his lowest output over the last six rounds has been 18.7 fantasy points.
2. Wade Baldwin, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (15.5 credits) – It took Baldwin a bit to find his groove after missing the start of the season due to injury, but he has caught up to speed. In the last four fantasy rounds, he has averaged 19.5 points and 6.3 assists for a PIR of 22.8. Baldwin is a guard who can carry your team on a weekly basis.
1. Tornike Shengelia, Virtus Segafredo Bologna (16.4 credits) – Shengelia is averaging the most fantasy points (24.0) through 13 rounds, with his lowest single-game output being 14.0 fantasy points. That says plenty about his production this season. The Virtus forward is a team-captain candidate in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge in every single round.