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     Round 27 will be the last wildcard before the end of the regular season where players have unlimited changes to their rosters. This is an opportune moment to review your roster and pick your players based on updated data throughout all positions and price levels. We are looking at players with additional attention after the long break due to the domestic cups and FIBA windows action. Since the last round some team rosters have seen injured players return to action while some players have unfortunately joined the injury lists thus altering the rotation of teams.  And of course teams have also added some players to their roster in order to make a final push towards the fast approaching postseason. Additional flexibility will be key when it comes to picking your squad and its probably time to pick couple of players that will stay with you till the last round of the regular season. Finally some interesting options emerge across all credit layers of the fantasy game. Let's dive in!

Overview

1. Sasa Vezenkov will remain our main cornerstone player as his FPT/game is toping the charts and his output seems rarely phased by any opponent or conditions.  He will also be our fallback option for captain in T2, should our T1 choice falter. 

2. Speaking of T1 captain, we will probably trust Filip Petrusev. Red Star is facing Zalgiris which appears vulnerable in the 4 and 5 spots, while the Serbian PF's minutes and output looks to have not been affected by the return of Joel Bolomboy.  Petrusev should also remain in our roster for the remaining regular season games.

3. As a 3rd pillar we are going with Teo Maledon, especially after the last game where he struggled after a very long time and is probably at the cheapest CR  level that you might see him till the end of the year.

For T1 we are also selecting:

1. Vladimir Lucic (9.2 CR) has been playing a huge role for Bayern since his return from injury, contributing double digit CR in all 4 games, 60% in FGs, 50% in 3s and a perfect 100% from the free throw line in over 23min/game!!! A certain candidate to feature regularly on your roster till the end of the season, though we would encourage you to monitor his health till tip-off due to the heavy injury past of the player. 

2. Sertac Sanli (6.9 CR) will be our T1 center. The Turkish veteran comes at a low cost, is facing a more lightweight frontline in Maccabi and is expected to have an important role during the final stretch of the season due to his experience. 

3. Matt Strazel (8.1 CR) who has found an increased role & minutes under coach Spanoulis (over 21min in the last 10 games), even after the latest return of important injured players like Nick Calathes and Jordan Loyd. He is still quite low-cost option compared to his minutes and output. 

4. Nick Weiler Babb (11.7 CR) who has become very consistent in terms of FPT as of late, getting his points from different statistical categories and hitting double digits in PIR in his last 4 games.

5. Hugo Gonzalez (4.2 CR) will be our complementary roster fill. The young Spaniard has been seeing more minutes for Real Madrid (over 16 min/game in the last 4) and is a very low cost option that can give you some CR in a good day while we do not loose much if he does not.  

For T2  we are picking:

1. N.W. Goss (8.5 CR). With Walkup sidelined at least till end of March, Vildoza uncertain and the newly acquired Saben Lee not yet integrated in the Olympiakos rotation , the only PG remaining should continue to see increased minutes (over 27/game in the last 4 matches).  At this cost and with double digit PIR over the last 4 games his presence is practically certain in most rosters.

2. Tyrique Jones (14 .8 CR). Probably the most reliable option at the 5 spot over the latest rounds - along with Joel Bolomboy (another excellent choice at 13.4 CR) the athletic center should be on every fantasy player's radar.

Coach selection:

For our coaching choice we will go with coach Luca Banchi (6.2 CR) as Efes is facing the weakest team of the competition in Alba Berlin and is in great need of the win ahead of the playoffs or play-in tournament. Its worth pointing out that for the final stretch of the regular season our primary "target" will be Alba Berlin.

Alternatively coach Saras Jasikevicius (8 CR) though a bit more expensive, could give a hefty score as Maccabi will be missing important players with both Tamir Blatt and Rokas Jokubaitis out, while Jalen Hoard is still doubtful and has not played in weeks.  

!!! Wildcard Round !!!

Player selection alternatives:

1. Shane LARKIN (13.5 credits). It is true that in this year fantasy tournament there are plenty of guard options and the Efes leader has not had a great season. However, we believe that Larkin will start performing to his standards starting against Alba Berlin.

2. Wade Baldwin (11.1 CR). The American star guard of the team has returned from his injury that kept him sidelined for an extended stretch and the game against the injury plagued Maccabi is probably a good opportunity for a serious comeback. This situation might also be beneficial for Errick McCollum (12.2 CR) how is enjoying an excellent star in Istanbul (4 double digit PIR games in a row).  

3. N.H. Davies (16.4 CR). Staying with the Fenerbahçe - Maccabi game, the star FW is probably a great option too and is less expensive than other star FW (Vezenkov, Mirotic, Moneke, LeDay).

4. T.J. Shorts (18.9 CR) and Carsen Edwards (13.1 CR). In what is expected to be an open high scoring game, both players could come up with big scores and depending on your team budget they are definite contenders for a spot in every fantasy roster. The first game between the 2 teams ended 109-107 for the Germans and both players produced 26 CR!!! 

5. Tomas Satorasky (10 CR) is the only healthy guard left in the Barcelona roster and is expected to shoulder heavy responsibilities. This also means that things might be easier for Real Madrid guards while other Barcelona players form the FW spots (like Abrines, Parra & Anderson) will probably see increased minutes at the guard spots. 

6. New acquisitions. We will reserve our judgement for now on newly acquired players such as Daniel Theis (11.8 CR), Tibor Pleis (8.4 CR), Saben Lee (10.4 CR), Isiah Wong (9.5) etc. and will refrain from getting them in our roster until we have a proper sample of what they can offer. 

In order to stay on top of any last minute roster & team news/absences, we are using the ROTOWIRE page and their fantasy section for Euroleague basketball here. While there are probably also other resources on this, ROTOWIRE consistently provides any latest updates even with just a couple of minutes remaining before tip-off! So keep an eye and cut your losses short. 

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