Episodes
The two-round week of games for November arrives and with it many different questions and approaches for the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. Fortunately, Fantasy Challenge Podcast hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs are here to offer help. Which teams play twice at home this week? Should you think about Round 9 games when choosing your lineup for Round 8? What injuries have created huge opportunities to cash in on? All of these topics and more are addressed in this week's episode of the...
Published 11/24/23
It's a three-man pod as Round 7 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague approaches with basketball journalist extraordinaire Ismail Senol from Turkey joining co-hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs. There are lots of laughs and no shortage of fantasy insights as the three of them review what has worked well so far this season and they make their picks for Round 7.
Published 11/24/23
As the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague moves toward its second month and the thick of the season, so does the Fantasy Challenge Podcast with co-hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs, who cover a lot of ground this week, from the top players of the moment to an anecdote about the great Riccardo Pittis dating from the game's origins.
Published 11/24/23
Round 5 brings unlimited trading to the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. In order to help him improve his struggling team, podcast host Javier Gancedo looked for help around the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and got it from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul star Nick Calathes, who joins the show to make suggestions and build a brand new, more competitive lineup.
Published 11/24/23
To prep EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge managers for the season's first double-round week, Javier Gancedo is joined by a special guest Michalis Stefanou, a writer for Eurohoops.net and an enthusiast of the fantasy game, so much so that he came within a fraction of winning an entire round last season, when he shared a private league with reigning EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov.
Published 11/24/23
Javier Gancedo is joined by special guest John Shurna, a reigning BKT EuroCup champion for Dreamland Gran Canaria. Shurna, who was the MVP of last season’s EuroCup Finals, is a devoted Fantasy Challenge manager – but in EuroLeague only! Follow their conversation to find out what kind of Fantasy Challenge teams they are putting together for Round 2!
Published 11/24/23
Happy Holidays to Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans! The 2023-24 season tips off this week and the hosts of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast are ready to celebrate. In this week’s episode, Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs unveil the rosters for their teams. How do you think they did?
Published 11/24/23
Hosts Javier Gancedo and Frankie Sachs are joined by a special guest. Arale Weisberg is the head of the basketball desk at Walla! Sport in Israel and, more importantly, a fantasy basketball junkie! The three of them choose some of the best bargains in the game, in their opinion, as we all put together our fantasy teams in anticipation of opening night next week.
Published 11/24/23
One of the biggest additions to the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge universe this season is the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast. The weekly podcast will be hosted by EuroLeague.net fantasy experts Frankie Sachs and Javier Gancedo, who co-created the game in 2004. Sachs and Gancedo will occasionally be joined by other EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge experts and enthusiasts, plus surprise guests. 
Published 11/24/23