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Overview

     The Final Four is here! Only four teams remain in one of the most exciting seasons in recent history. Three challengers and current title holders Panathinaikos. The greens are facing a tough Fener team in the first semi-final, while Olympiakos are facing off with Monaco in a couple that is becoming a constant in the Euroleague latest stages.

Games are played in a single turn and the finals will follow on Sunday, so we will update our final picks of the season prior to the small final. With many days available to the teams to prepare prior to the F4, we expect coaches to have adapted their plans to cope against the strong points of each team. So you might need to re-think even more standard picking. Or not...

Lets Dive in:

Our Semifinal picks:

1. Sasha Vezenkov (21.9 CR) will be our captain as he is expected to be the game changer for the reds' push for glory in this F4. 

2. Nigel Hayes Davis (17.4 CR) is the leader of Fener and the Turks' best player. 

3.  Nicola Milutinov (13.2 CR) should have an advantage on the frontline battle. 

4. Kostas Sloukas (12.7 CR) is the most experienced player out of all the participants in this F4.

5. Wade Baldwin (11.6 CR) as Panathinaikos has shown a weakness against aggressive -athletic guards

6. Alpha Diallo (11 CR) as the best all around player of Monaco.

7. Jerian Grant (10.5 CR) who is the X-factor of Panathinaikos, contributing across all aspects of the game.

8. Nigel Williams Goss (9.3 CR) who has emerged as the main ball handler for Olympiakos in the late stage of this season.

9. Sertak Sanli (5.3 CR) as our backup center, able to find some favorable match-ups  during the semifinal battle against the greens.

10. Panagiotis Kalaitzakis (4 CR) as a filler pick. 

Coach selection:

We will go with coach Bartzokas (8.1 CR) as we believe Olympiakos have an advantage against Monaco, while the outcome of the other semifinal is more doubtful 0 at least on paper. 

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