We have arrived at the last three games before the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four and they are all of the win-or-go-home variety. No road team has ever won a Game 5 before, but EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast co-hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs believe now is the time for the curse to be broken.  Choosing the ultimate EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge lineup with only three games presents challenges and Javi and Frankie are here to break down the tactics they are using and...

As we enter the second week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, there are many difficult decisions to make for EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge managers. There are only four Game 3's on tap and it is possible that by the end of the week, there could be only three Game 4's! With that in mind, Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs share some thoughts on each playoff series. How might injuries impact your selections? Can you afford to use two Turn 2 centers? Will Jan Vesley turn things around?...

It’s playoff time! And that, in itself, brings new obstacles to EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge managers. On the one hand, fewer players to choose from. On the other, no easy games; no easy points. Moreso than ever before, in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, every game matters! The co-hosts of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast, Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs, are here to help you navigate through these playoff predicaments. The two jump from series to series, discussing the...

Do-or-die games? Only four teams to choose from? What should we do? Well, EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge managers, Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs are here to help you through the Play-In Showdown. The EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast will breakdown the games, share some tips and guide you toward fantasy success! Any move could be the difference between domination and disaster, so you must choose wisely from captain to bench. Who are the best centers in the Play-In Showdown? Is Shane...

Round 34 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season is a tricky one for EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge managers. Some teams have everything to play for. Some have nothing but pride. And there are teams whose fate may change before they take the floor on Friday, leaving fantasy managers to roll the dice. That’s where co-hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs step in. Gancedo and Sachs look at all nine games in Round 34 and break down their meaning for the clubs and for the EuroLeague...

After EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast co-host Javier Gancedo showed his credentials by finishing fourth overall in the Round 32 weekly rankings, he is back with Frankie Sachs to reflect on his big week and to look ahead to Round 33. And with the race to reach the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs and Play-In Showdown running hot, there is plenty to pay attention to. Should you hang on to MVP for March, Wade Baldwin? What about the man of the moment, Nigel Hayes-Davis? Who is worth...

In the midst of the stretch run in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge allows unlimited trades this week as we enter Round 32. EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast co-hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs step up to assess the situation, discuss how they constructed their teams and to shine a light on some under-the-radar values. Is the Gancedo Jinx what has caused Aleksa Avramovic’s output to drop? Who might be affected next? Why is it...

With world traveler Javier Gancedo slowly getting closer to Euroleague Basketball headquarters, he and EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast co-host Frankie Sachs sat down to prepare for one of the trickier rounds of the regular season. Episode 26 of the podcast looks ahead to Round 29 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season and tries to examine all the potential pitfalls. Which of this season’s star guards should you – and should you not – have this week? Who are the best players in the...

Round 27 was a strong one for the co-hosts of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast. Can Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs keep it up this week? Despite Gancedo being on the other side of the Atlantic, they bring you Episode No. 25 of the podcast! What can you expect to hear this week aside from which players they consider must adds? How about players to avoid, thoughts on Aleksa Avramovic’s monster night, takes on the returns of Nando De Colo and Ricky Rubio, and much, much more. Join the...

With the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague returning after a two-week hiatus and the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge allowing unlimited trades ahead of Round 27, this week’s EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast arrives just in time! Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs share their rebuilt teams and discuss the must-own players and the must-see games in Round 27. See which players both chose (there weren’t many!), hear which players they both chose to avoid (for now) and their take on coaches, too.

With no games in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this week, it was a perfect time to welcome an old friend to the Fantasy Challenge Podcast. Reigning EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov, who now plays for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA, is a long time EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge player and hopped on the podcast to discuss the game with cohosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs.  Vezenkov shared the rules he used to enforce on himself when playing, the two players he considers “must haves” for...

With a break from games in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, your favorite podcast hosts are back to review the season so far. EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast co-hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs will share the biggest risers, hardest fallers and most-owned players in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge this season. What lessons can be learned from the fact that only one mid-season signing has gained in value since his debut? Which Partizan guard does Javi think will go off down the...

With unlimited trades and a two-week hiatus just around the corner, Round 26 could be a pivotal time for EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge managers. Thus, Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs are here to talk you through the right moves to make. Both are coming off very good weeks – they averaged more than 200 points between them! With teams so hot, what are the best moves? Is Shane Larkin must-own this week? Who are best centers to get? Which Baskonia players should you pick up? All these topics are...

The double-round week is back! We will escort January out and welcome February in with 18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games, which make for a tumultuous time in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. Fortunately, Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs are back with another edition of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast to discuss the most topics. The return to the courts of Nikola Mirotic, injuries at Zalgiris Kaunas and Olympiacos Piraeus’s new signing Moses Wright are among the topics addressed...

As Frankie and Javi attempt to repeat their strong performances from Round 21, they discuss whether Nikola Milutinov is the center to own right now, who they like in this week’s matchup of fantasy all-stars (Mike James vs. Shane Larkin), the potential of Chima Moneke against Valencia and the difficulty choosing coaches. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever podcasts are available for ideas about how to build your team this week.

They never saw it coming... Co-hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs come off an abysmal round in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge and now must regroup. The question is how? Fans of the game of course know that there is always value available and you just have to look in the right places.  Heading into Round 22, some of that value could come from the expected absences of key players due to injuries. Gancedo and Sachs discuss how to handle the situations surrounding Nigel Hayes-Davis,...

Entering a historic week for the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge, co-hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs called in a big reinforcement for episode No. 17 of the Fantasy Challenge Podcast: EuroCup Finals MVP John Shurna of Dreamland Gan Canaria. A serious fantasy player, Shurna was the right man to talk to in a week where there are unlimited fantasy trades, coming off a two-round week and heading right into another! Among the topics they discussed were load management – especially for Real...

The new year begins with a bang with Rounds 18 and 19 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague being played out during the first week of January. It is the beginning of a pivotal period in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge where the best managers could separate themselves from the pack, just as the elite teams on the court will be aiming to do. Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs have all the lowdown on what to look for this week

Round 17 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague sees seven games on Thursday and only two on Friday – and that makes for some interesting approaches to building your team EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge team. Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs are taking different approaches to this conundrum. Among the other burning fantasy topics are what players to target in the derby of Istanbul between Fenerbahce Beko and Anadolu Efes, who are the players to own from Valencia Basket, and what to make of the...

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague features 18 games this week in an exciting two rounds, in what could be a defining period in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. Hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs Podcast have identified a handful of topics you should be aware of, potential pitfalls to avoid and opportunities to seize upon as you make your teams. Among the burning fantasy topics, they address what to expect from the coaching change at Fenerbahce, who the big men to own at Efes are, what to...

This season, the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge introduced a new twist in which at certain points during the season, unlimited trades would be permitted. This week, as the season enters Round 14, is one of them and accordingly, Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs are ready to help you with burning fantasy questions.

With co-host Javier Gancedo gallivanting around Europe, the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast welcomed back Arale Weisberg, the head of the basketball desk at Walla! Sport, for his second guest appearance of the season. Host Frankie Sachs and Weisberg discussed the rash of injuries that have hit several EuroLeague teams this week and offered suggestions on how to handle them.

The original EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast hosts are back in the saddle together for Episode No. 11, which corresponds with Round 11 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. In this week's episode, Javi Gancedo and Frankie Sachs will also discuss the impact of Tuesday's game between Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Real Madrid, which will not count for the Fantasy Challenge and which players at Anadolu Efes Istanbul will benefit from Derek Willis's injury

The EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast is back for Round 10 of the regular season and this week, with co-host Javier Gancedo away partying, we have another member of the Euroleague.net staff in his place. Geoff Gillingham joins Frankie Sachs and brings with him a different outlook on how to build fantasy teams.