Our EuroLeague Fantasy Round 11 tips start with Real Madrid’s injury list and end with a center a lot of managers are hesitant to trust. Campazzo, Maledon, Deck, Jantunen and Garuba are all listed out, so minutes are flowing to the healthy Madrid players. Our model wants a large share of that. The result is a 134.2-point projected team that uses 99.9 of the 100 credits.
Below are the full lineup, our captain order, the bargains worth building around, and where our numbers disagree with the wider conversation.
Our optimal team for EuroLeague Fantasy Round 11 tips
| Player | Pos | Team | Opp | Turn | Credits | Proj | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Tavares | C | RMB | CZV | 2 | 15.2 | 20.4 | Starter |
| TJ Shorts | G | VBC | BAY | 2 | 16.8 | 18.2 | Sixth man |
| Nadir Hifi | G | PBB | FBT | 1 | 16.2 | 16.0 | Captain |
| Aliou Diarra | C | VIR | EFS | 3 | 10.8 | 14.7 | Bench |
| Andres Feliz | G | RMB | CZV | 2 | 9.3 | 12.4 | Bench |
| Alberto Abalde | F | RMB | CZV | 2 | 6.1 | 9.7 | Bench |
| Clement Frisch | F | KBA | PAR | 1 | 5.3 | 8.1 | Starter |
| Vanja Marinkovic | G | PAR | KBA | 1 | 4.1 | 7.9 | Starter |
| Arijan Lakic | F | PAR | KBA | 1 | 4.0 | 6.2 | Starter |
| Edwin Jackson | F | ASV | BJK | 3 | 4.1 | 6.1 | Bench |
| Xavier Albert | HC | VBC | BAY | 2 | 8.0 | 12.6 | Coach |
The structure is clear. Three premiums (Tavares, Shorts, Hifi) take up just over 48 credits. Diarra and Feliz form a strong middle tier. The rest is cheap, minutes-driven filler, mostly from the turn-one Partizan versus Baskonia game, where both frontcourts are thin.
Partizan’s absences support the Marinkovic and Lakic picks. Danilovic and Hayes are out, and Jekiri, Willis and Allman are all doubtful. At 4.1 and 4.0 credits, neither needs to do much to return value. Marinkovic also shows 3.1 in room to grow, second only to Tavares.
We went with Xavier Albert as coach over Zeljko Obradovic. Obradovic projects higher (14.29 against 12.62), but he costs 2.6 credits more, and those credits are what make the Tavares plus Diarra pairing possible.
Captain picks
| Player | Team | Opp | Credits | Proj |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadir Hifi | PBB | FBT | 16.2 | 15.97 |
| Carlik Jones | PAR | KBA | 13.7 | 14.63 |
| Kenneth Faried | KBA | PAR | 10.8 | 13.69 |
| Shavon Shields | FBT | PBB | 12.9 | 11.49 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | FBT | PBB | 12.3 | 11.42 |
Hifi is our turn-one captain. His projection leads the early games, and he is already in the optimal team, so naming him costs nothing extra.
Faried is the most interesting option on the list. He projects 13.69 at 10.8 credits and faces a Partizan frontcourt with Hayes out and Jekiri doubtful. Some analysts also point to his rebounding and secure minutes. If you have space for him, he is a strong floor play on day one.
Best bargains
| Player | Team | Credits | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Abalde | RMB | 6.1 | 9.69 | 1.59 |
| Clement Frisch | KBA | 5.3 | 8.15 | 1.54 |
| Dustin Sleva | ZAL | 6.0 | 8.25 | 1.38 |
| Aliou Diarra | VIR | 10.8 | 14.69 | 1.36 |
| Walter Tavares | RMB | 15.2 | 20.41 | 1.34 |
Abalde and Frisch also lead our rising-role list, at 4.3 and 4.7. Their projections come from growing minutes, which is a sturdier basis than one hot shooting night. Sleva is the one name here that is not in our optimal team. At 6.0 credits he is a reasonable swap if you want to avoid a third Madrid player.
Diarra shows up in both the bargains and the optimal team. The wider consensus agrees with us on him: his floor has held up all season, even with Efes as a tough draw at center.
Where we disagree with the consensus
Walter Tavares is our top projection, not a “wait”
This is the biggest split this round. Our model has Tavares at 20.4, the highest number in the optimal team. He is also fifth in value and first in room to grow at 3.35. Several analysts are lukewarm. They argue his scores rarely break out, and one prefers to wait for a later round instead of starting him against Crvena Zvezda.
We see it differently. With Garuba out, Madrid’s frontcourt depth is gone, and Tavares’s minutes should rise. A center whose ceiling is questioned but who comes with a projection this high is the kind of player the field undervalues.
Three Madrid players against Zvezda
The common warning is that stacking three cheap Madrid players against a strong defense is risky. That is fair. Our optimal team holds Tavares, Feliz and Abalde, all in the same game. If Madrid has a slow night, a big part of your score goes with it.
We accept that exposure because the minutes are real. If you want less correlation, Sleva for Abalde is the cleanest swap.
Feliz: we like him, others love him
Feliz was the most-backed guard in the research we reviewed. Some called him close to a must-have as the only Madrid guard set for heavy minutes. We project 12.4 at 9.3 credits. That is solid and earns him a place in the team, but it is not a league-winning edge. The minutes boom also lasts only until Campazzo and Maledon come back.
Hifi versus Carlik Jones on turn one
Opinion is split on Hifi. Some worry that his PIR trails his points at 16.2 credits. Others are leaving him out for guards with better matchups. A popular three-day plan makes Carlik Jones the Wednesday captain instead. Jones does rank second for us at 14.63, but his form has been poor for weeks. We stay with Hifi’s higher projection.
Premiums we leave out
Sasha Vezenkov, Mathias Lessort and Elijah Bryant draw heavy support elsewhere, and none of them fit our optimal 100-credit build. Our model keeps the credits in Tavares and the cheap forwards instead. If you own any of them already, keeping them is defensible. We just would not spend a transfer to bring them in this round.
Shields and Horton-Tucker
Both appear in our captain list, but at the bottom. The research is cool on them too, citing Shields’s falling minutes and Fenerbahce spreading roles widely. In this case the cross-check agrees with us: they are options, not priorities.
Things to monitor
- Frisch’s role: one note suggests Kurucs returning could cut into his minutes slightly. This is not confirmed, so treat it as a watch item.
- Jekiri and Willis: both are listed doubtful for Partizan. If they play, the projections for Faried, Marinkovic and Lakic all drop slightly.
- Valencia frontcourt: Mirotic and Reuvers are doubtful. Their status affects how Valencia’s minutes split behind Shorts.
FAQ
Who should I captain in EuroLeague Fantasy Round 11?
Nadir Hifi is our top turn-one captain at a 15.97 projection. Carlik Jones (14.63) and Kenneth Faried (13.69) are the next options.
Is it too risky to own three Real Madrid players?
It adds correlation risk against Crvena Zvezda. Our model still favours it because of Madrid’s long injury list. Swapping Abalde for Dustin Sleva reduces your exposure.
Which coach is best value this round?
Zeljko Obradovic has the highest projection at 14.29. Xavier Albert at 8.0 credits gives the best balance with the rest of the build.
Injury statuses change quickly this time of year. Check the latest team news before the round locks, especially for Partizan’s frontcourt and Madrid’s backcourt.
For always-updated projections, the optimal team for any budget, and full player stats: see our EuroLeague Fantasy Tips & Projections page.