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Coach selection:

A tough choice this week with several games between teams with a very similar -if not identical- record. These games can easily go either way but at this point we will probably go with coach Sfairopoulos (5.7 CR) as Red Star faces EFES in their last regular season home game and could leverage their insane home crowd boost.  

Overview

     As we are edging closer to the regular season finale, the 10 teams that we will see in the postseason are probably decided while some teams are fighting for a direct playoff spot. Once again split in 3 turns, the game week games will be treated per usual - T1&2 as a block and then T3 as the fall back options. So let's dive in:

1. Sasha Vezenkov (22.2 CR). Our cornerstone player as the player with the highest PIR in the game will also be our option for captain in T3 as a stunned by injury Olympiakos faces Alba in Berlin. The reds are expected to only have 10 players available which means Sasha will see a lot of minutes. As we will see further below its is probably an interesting bet to pick additional Olympiakos players this time round. 

2. T.J. Shorts (20.5 CR) should be considered as a must, especially after his showing last week @OAKA, giving us 39.6 FPTs. He is also a candidate for T2 captain along with our next pick.

3. Kendrick Nunn (17.8 CR) has been on fire as of late and its tough not to pick him as games become more and more important. PAO is keen to secure home court advantage (as OAKA is one of the toughest places to play at) and until this is done he is expected to be getting high minutes and usage.

For T1 & 2 we are also picking:

1. Daniel Theis (13.3) as the experienced German continues his solid performances regardless of the opponent and with PAO he is expected to see heavy minutes in a headliner game between the 3rd and 4th teams, a ranking battle that will be decided up to the last minute of R34. We have also considered Neil Sako (10.6 CR) as a viable option given the injury on Joffrey Lauvergne, but in the end we went with the Monaco big man. 

2. Dario Brizuela (8.9 CR) continued his impressive showing and given Barcelona's injury issues, we will definitely keep him in our roster and we will even name him as T1 captain in order to leverage a possible explosive game.

3. Joel Parra (5.3 CR) has been getting increased minutes due to Barcelona's injury crisis and represents a great risk / reward option as a filler pick. 

For T3 we are picking:

1. Filip Petrousev (12 CR) did not have a stellar game last round, but is expected to get big minutes and role over the last push of Red Star ahead of the playoffs and play-in games. Especially with Bolomboy injured, his presence in most rosters is a must.

2. Alec Peters (8.8 CR). The experienced PF has been playing really well lately and due to his versatility, playing even as a 5 due to Olympiakos' injuries,  we believe he is worth the risk. 

3. Moses Wright (5.9 CR) is the only remaining center for Olympiakos, so he is expected to play some more minutes and at this price seems like a really good option as our bench big-man, in order to allow us to invest more credits on higher tier players. 

4. Stefano Tonut (4.8 CR) as a filler pick with a good risk/reward ratio. The same role can be filled by Dame Sarr (4.5 CR) who has been seeing more of the court after the latest Barcelona injuries. 

Player selection alternatives:

As an overall approach, it viable options could come out of the 2 teams that are currently facing the biggest injury crisis, namely Barcelona and Olympiakos. So any player from their respective roster could prove to be a legit choice for this round. As we have presented some of these possibilities above, lets see some additional alternates:

1. Walter Tavares (15.6 CR) has been sensational lately and if not for the opportunistic approach with the cheaper Olympiakos players, he would most probably be in our roster. Our only hesitation is the match up with Paris, where should the preferable high tempo of the French team prevail, Tavares might not be the best fit. 

2. Elijah Bryant (13.7 CR). The versatile guard has been very consistent in EFES' surge over the last weeks and he should be a solid alternative for any fantasy roster.

3. Roman Sorkin (11.7 CR) has been playing over 25'/game over the last 9 games, wile being very solid and having some excellent games. He should be considered as a most reliable option at a very accessible price. 

4. Vladimir Lucic (9.9 CR). The Bayern star SF is expected to feature heavily in his teams plans over the final stretch of the regular season and he is available in a very affordable price for his usage/role.