Welcome back to the European hardwood! ☕🏀 Grab a double espresso because the EuroLeague Round 35 Thursday slate is here, and the injury report is already forcing our hands. If you love finding hidden value on FanTeam, this slate has some absolute beauties waiting for us.
Let’s dive into the critical injury news you must monitor and the top plays to build your GPP lineups around!
Critical Thursday Injury News: The Missing Pieces
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This gaTo build a winning FanTeam lineup, you need to track the missing minutes. Here are the biggest absences to exploit today:
- Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens: PAO’s backcourt is severely depleted. Jerian Grant is out with a hand injury, and Vassilis Toliopoulos joins him on the sidelines with a thigh issue. In the frontcourt, Nikos Rogkavopoulos (hamstring) and Alexandros Samodurov (toe) are also out. Keep an eye on Juancho Hernangomez (illness) and Nigel Hayes-Davis (calf), as both are dealing with ailments but traveled with the team.
- Anadolu Efes Istanbul: The Efes backcourt is missing some serious firepower against Maccabi tonight. Both Saben Lee (eye) and Isaia Cordinier (undisclosed) have been ruled out.
- AS Monaco: Big man Daniel Theis will miss Thursday’s clash against Dubai for personal reasons, opening up some minutes in the paint for Monaco.
Elite Anchors: The Premium Spend-Ups
If you want to finish at the top of the leaderboards, these are the massive ceiling plays the FanTeam algorithm is screaming to build around.
Kendrick Nunn (SG, PAO) – 14.7M With Jerian Grant and Vassilis Toliopoulos ruled out, Nunn is going to have the ultimate green light. He is our top core play of the slate, tied for the highest overall projection at 34.7 points. At 14.7M, he is an absolute must-play against Hapoel Tel Aviv, bringing a massive ceiling of 40.4.
Sylvain Francisco (PG, ZAL) – 14.0M Tied with Nunn for the slate-leading 34.7 projection, Francisco is in a spectacular spot against Barcelona. Priced at a slightly cheaper 14.0M, he gives you a fantastic 2.5x value multiplier and a ceiling of 40.2. Lock him into your core builds.
Elijah Bryant (SG, HAT) – 13.5M If you need a pivot in the backcourt, Bryant is projecting brilliantly at 32.9 points. Costing 13.5M, he offers great leverage and pairs nicely in game-stacks with the Panathinaikos guards.
OtheTop Value Gems & Salary Relief
To afford Nunn and Francisco, we have to find the absolute best budget pieces. The data is heavily pointing us toward these elite value plays:
Juancho Hernangomez (PF, PAO) – 9.5M Assuming he is a full go after traveling through his illness, Hernangomez is the undisputed value gem of the slate. Priced at just 9.5M, he projects for a massive 30.4 points, returning a slate-breaking 3.2x value multiplier. You simply cannot build an optimal lineup without him today.
Mathias Lessort (C, PAO) – 9.4M PAO is offering insane value across the board today. Lessort is priced at just 9.4M and projects for 25.8 points against Hapoel. That yields a fantastic 2.7x value multiplier, making him one of the safest center options on the board.
Shavon Shields (SF, EAM) – 10.0M Shields is drastically underpriced for his role against Paris Basketball today. Costing an even 10.0M, he projects for 26.3 points, giving you a beautiful 2.6x value multiplier to help round out your forwards.
Keep refreshing those injury reports, lock in that PAO value, and let’s go win some Thursday EuroLeague FanTeam GPPs!
For more official stats and lineups, check the Official EuroLeague Website.