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DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks November 17

By Mike Marteny

Mike James, #5 of CSKA Moscow competes with Alexey Shved, #1 of Khimki Moscow Region (Photo by Mikhail Serbin/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)
Mike James, #5 of CSKA Moscow competes with Alexey Shved, #1 of Khimki Moscow Region (Photo by Mikhail Serbin/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /
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MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 22: Jordan Mickey of Real Madrid during Finals of SuperCopa Endesa on September 22, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images) /

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We find ourselves in another situation where Bojan Dublejevic is the highest priced forward just based on potential alone. The matchup is fine, but I’d rather take the chance on Vladimir Lucic staying hot or using Jordan Mickey. Mickey has been the best player up front for Khimki regardless of if Booker plays or not.

It has been Achille Polonara carrying the load up front for Baskonia of late. Rokas Giedraitis has slowed considerably and hasn’t been worth this price for a while now. I might even prefer Ioannis Papapetrou to both, but he doesn’t have the upside of Polonara.

$8,500 is a lot to pay for a bench guy, but Jalen Reynolds has been one of the more consistent pieces of the Munich team. He’s a cash game lock at this point.

We saw Alex Poythress have a nice game against Villeurbanne last week. He has a similarly strong matchup with Khimki this week. Poythress has considerable upside for the price even if his floor is lower than many in this tier. Will Thomas is worth a look as well. This Khimki front is worth stacking against.

If Booker remains sidelined, Greg Monroe should be on our radar. He’s one of the better rebounders in a league that still values that sort of thing. The NBA passed Monroe by, but he has been effective for Khimki in his first EuroLeague season.

If you subscribe to the theory that minutes dictate upside, then Nikola Kalinic is a nice piece. He’s very consistent and he always plays 28 or more minutes. This is a loaded tier with Georgios Papagiannis scoring well lately and Janis Timma playing well for Khimki.

If you want to keep going against the Khimki front, Mateusz Ponitka is a strong play as well. If you don’t want too much of a good thing, nearly everyone on the Valencia front is worth a look. They all play well when they are in. There’s little upside, but they all have good floors. I lean a little more towards Mike Tobey and his experience, but all have been effective over the last few rounds.

Youssoupha Fall is a big risk, but he had a huge game last week against CSKA. That should lead to more minutes, but in the EuroLeague, you never know. If Fall does start, this is a great matchup.