EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast

This Fantasy Challenge Podcast covers the rollercoaster of EuroLeague fantasy management in a double-round week. We discuss whether it’s smart to keep underperforming players like Elijah Bryant after a rough game. We reveal our roster changes and captain choices, focusing on key players from home teams Baskonia, Madrid, and Partizan. Tune in for tips on navigating tricky rounds, avoiding overreact...

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Join us in the latest episode of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast, where we break down last week’s top performances and set up winning strategies for the upcoming matchups! Special guest and former EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov joins the conversation, sharing his expert fantasy insights and some humorous reactions to our team choices (yes, he noticed when we didn’t pick him!).  From sleepe...

In this episode of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast, the hosts review their recent performances and discuss strategies for the upcoming rounds. 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 fantasy experts Frankie Sachs and Javier Gancedo. Sachs and Gancedo will occasio...

In Round 4 of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge, all eyes are on Ergin Ataman as he leads Panathinaikos against Real Madrid. With his strategic expertise and history of success, Ataman becomes a key focus for fantasy players looking to optimize their rosters. Explore the best captain choices, roster picks, and expert tips to gain an edge in this exciting EuroLeague fantasy round.

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The EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Podcast is back for Season 2 with production upgrades and a new co-host! Vasiliki Karamouza of Sport 24 in Greece will join Frankie Sachs and Javier Gancedo of Euroleague.net as a regular host to share her insights on everyone’s favorite Turkish Airlines EuroLeague companion contest. Vasiliki and Frankie share the mic in Episode 1 to detail the new rule changes thi...

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 game...

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...

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 na...

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 choo...

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...

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 M...

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 wh...

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...

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 mon...

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...

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 rul...

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 h...

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 we...

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 Z...

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...

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 injuri...

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 r...