DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks March 5
By Mike Marteny
![ATHENS, GREECE - OCTOBER 17: Nick Calathes, #33 of Panathinaikos Opap Athens react during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 3 match between Panathinaikos Opap Athens and AX Armani Exchange Milan at Olympic Sports Center Athens on October 17, 2019 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Panagiotis Moschandreou/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) ATHENS, GREECE - OCTOBER 17: Nick Calathes, #33 of Panathinaikos Opap Athens react during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 3 match between Panathinaikos Opap Athens and AX Armani Exchange Milan at Olympic Sports Center Athens on October 17, 2019 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Panagiotis Moschandreou/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/bb61c5ee696d2ce6029e307dbb16a2d82a079152df1208bed7892624d4a05755.jpg)
DraftKings EuroLeague Forwards:
Guard is loaded at the top today. Forward has some good options, but they are nothing compared to the guards and the matchups. Put in that context, I wouldn’t pay up for any forwards today. The first one I would even consider is Vladimir Micov. He has back-to-back games over 30 DraftKings points and a superb matchup against Valencia.
Trey Thompkins is still a solid play, but I don’t like the matchup. The inconsistency of the CSKA front is off-putting. This is a day where I wish I could run four guards instead of four forwards.
David Lighty is worth running in just about any game because he remains rather consistent. The rest of the middle tier is a trap for the most part.
The value tier has a few nice plays in it, headlined by Mike Tobey. He and Louis Labeyrie have been the best Valencia forwards since the break. They are mostly low-risk options.
Jeffrey Taylor is another low-risk play with the injuries for Real Madrid up front and he’s super cheap. That’s the ticket to getting James and Calathes.