The Undervalued Players of Euroleague Fantasy (Part 1)

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WEEK ANALYSIS

We compare the initial prices of Fantasy players with their averages scores from last season to spot potentially undervalued options worth considering at the start of the year.

Author: BasketStories

Published: 25/09/2025 17:15

In exactly two weeks, the 22nd season of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge tips off—the fifth with the current gameplay format. Before diving into scouting and our traditional position-by-position breakdown of the best market opportunities (there are still plenty of friendlies and official games ahead), it’s useful to take an early look at this year’s initial player pricing. This gives us a first guide to cases that might be worth considering, possible starting points for shaping our first roster—or at least some benchmarks during everyone’s scouting process.

To do this, we use last season’s Fantasy averages to calculate a value-to-average ratio (credits per ranking point), essentially showing how much one ranking unit “costs” a player—based, of course, on last year’s numbers. This approach may highlight some undervalued players worth keeping an eye on, as well as some overpriced ones to avoid. Since these figures refer to Fantasy, “ranking” here means the player’s Fantasy average (including win bonuses).

Naturally, since we’re working with data from last year, the ratio can only serve as an indicator of potential undervaluation. It should by no means be treated as a flawless criterion for determining whether a player is truly a bargain. Transfers and internal competition also play a huge role in changing a player’s outlook. Some players moved into deeper rosters, making it harder (though not impossible, in the case of names like Shorts, Maledon, and Devin Booker) to replicate last year’s numbers. Others went the opposite way, joining teams with more playing time and space available, which could give them a bigger role in Fantasy (e.g., Moses Wright, Carsen Edwards, Williams-Goss, and several others).

On the other hand, there are the “constants”—players whose environments haven’t changed dramatically. Returning to this group, stars like Vezenkov and James (as well as Real Madrid’s cornerstones), Milan’s forwards LeDay and Shields (without Mirotic this time—who himself remains a top option at Monaco—but with stronger presence at the 5), guards like Punter and Jones, and many others can all essentially be evaluated against their numbers from last season. Whether priced higher or lower than average, many of these “steady” players naturally draw interest, while the list also includes other potential bargains.

Below, we present all players who competed last season, ranked by increasing cost of one ranking unit, based on the criteria mentioned above. The first column shows their initial value this year, the second their average from last season, and the third the calculated cost of one ranking unit (based on last season’s output). The lower the cost, the more undervalued the player is—at least theoretically. Keep in mind, though, that one ranking unit is worth slightly less than one credit, so players starting with a ratio of 1 in the final column are, in theory, slightly overpriced.

	Player	Team	2026 Value	2025 AVG	$ per 1 Rkg
TOP #ELFantasy 2026 *Undervalued* Players (based on 2025 AVG)
1	TJ Shorts	PAO	14.3	23.98	0.596
2	Theo Maledon	RMB	13.3	21.62	0.615
3	Sasha Vezenkov	OLY	16.0	25.45	0.629
4	Vladimir Lucic	BAY	8.4	12.76	0.658
5	Nikola Mirotic	ASM	15.5	23.24	0.667
6	Tamir Blatt	MAC	8.2	11.98	0.684
7	Joel Bolomboy	CZT	12.5	17.69	0.707
8	Mathias Lessort	PAO	15.4	21.10	0.73
9	Devin Booker	MIL	12.5	17.11	0.731
10	Zach Leday	MIL	15.2	20.67	0.735
11	Mam Jaiteh	DUB	7.2	9.61	0.749
12	Nick Weiler-Babb	EFS	10.4	13.79	0.754
13	Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos	PAO	7.7	10.00	0.77
14	Isaia Cordinier	EFS	10.8	13.98	0.773
15	Kevin Punter	FCB	13.5	17.44	0.774
16	Kendrick Nunn	PAO	15.6	20.14	0.775
17	Rokas Jokubaitis	BAY	12.6	16.11	0.782
18	Jasiel Rivero	CZT	10.1	12.83	0.787
19	Chima Moneke	CZT	15.3	19.43	0.787
20	Kevarrius Hayes	ASM	7.3	9.27	0.787
21	Carsen Edwards	VIR	14.1	17.89	0.788
22	Jaylen Hoard	MAC	14.3	18.06	0.792
23	Neal Sako	VAL	10.3	12.97	0.794
24	Filip Petrusev	DUB	12.3	15.48	0.795
25	Nikola Milutinov	OLY	12.4	15.51	0.799
26	Facundo Campazzo	RMB	15.0	18.69	0.803
27	Nikola Kalinic	CZT	9.9	12.25	0.808
28	Trent Forrest	BKN	9.9	12.22	0.81
29	Carlik Jones	PAR	14.9	18.30	0.814
30	Tyson Ward	OLY	9.8	12.01	0.816
31	Will Clyburn	FCB	13.0	15.85	0.82
32	Mike James	ASM	15.2	18.52	0.821
33	Shane Larkin	EFS	13.6	16.55	0.822
34	Matthew Strazel	ASM	7.1	8.60	0.826
35	Roman Sorkin	MAC	10.2	12.32	0.828
36	Alpha Diallo	ASM	10.8	13.02	0.829
37	Jaron Blossomgame	ASM	8.2	9.70	0.845
38	Devon Hall	FNB	8.2	9.70	0.845
39	Justin Anderson	DUB	7.6	8.97	0.847
40	Sterling Brown	PAR	10.4	12.27	0.848
41	Elijah Bryant	HTA	13.0	15.32	0.849
42	Elie Okobo	ASM	12.2	14.31	0.853
43	Donta Hall	OLY	12.8	15.00	0.853
44	Isaac Bonga	PAR	8.8	10.26	0.858
45	Juancho Hernangomez	PAO	14.0	16.30	0.859
46	Tyrique Jones	PAR	14.5	16.87	0.86
47	Mbaye Ndiaye	ASV	6.5	7.54	0.862
48	Sylvain Francisco	ZAL	14.1	16.33	0.863
49	Alberto Abalde	RMB	6.1	7.05	0.865
50	Andreas Obst	BAY	6.5	7.50	0.867
51	Donatas Motiejunas	ASM	7.0	8.05	0.87
52	Arnas Butkevicius	ZAL	6.0	6.88	0.872
53	Tornike Shengelia	FCB	15.5	17.76	0.873
54	Rodrigue Beaubois	EFS	7.6	8.69	0.875
55	Jerian Grant	PAO	10.0	11.39	0.878
56	Georgios Papagiannis	EFS	8.3	9.44	0.879
57	Matteo Spagnolo	BKN	8.0	9.08	0.881
58	Omer Yurtseven	PAO	8.8	9.98	0.882
59	Ercan Osmani	EFS	6.5	7.37	0.882
60	Darius Thompson	VAL	11.0	12.46	0.883
61	Wade Baldwin IV	FNB	10.3	11.65	0.884
62	Tadas Sedekerskis	BKN	10.7	12.10	0.884
63	Mikael Jantunen	FNB	9.0	10.17	0.885
64	Dario Brizuela	FCB	8.1	9.07	0.893
65	Tarik Biberovic	FNB	8.2	9.11	0.9
66	Jan Vesely	FCB	11.1	12.33	0.9
67	Marko Guduric	MIL	11.5	12.75	0.902
68	Vincent Poirier	EFS	12.8	14.12	0.907
69	Mouhamet Diouf	VIR	7.3	8.05	0.907
70	Nando De Colo	ASV	12.4	13.63	0.91
71	Isaiah Canaan	CZT	6.5	7.14	0.91
72	Niccolo Mannion	MIL	7.7	8.42	0.914
73	Leandro Bolmaro	MIL	8.5	9.28	0.916
74	Jabari Parker	PAR	12.1	13.21	0.916
75	Mario Hezonja	RMB	13.9	15.16	0.917
76	Walter Tavares	RMB	15.0	16.20	0.926
77	Juan Nunez	FCB	7.2	7.73	0.931
78	Oscar Da Silva	BAY	5.7	6.09	0.936
79	Shaquielle Mckissic	OLY	7.4	7.89	0.938
80	Gabriele Procida	RMB	7.5	7.97	0.941
81	Nemanja Nedovic	ASM	8.3	8.81	0.942
82	Perry Dozier JR	EFS	9.0	9.52	0.945
83	Jordan Loyd	ASM	9.1	9.61	0.947
84	Johannes Voigtmann	BAY	9.2	9.67	0.951
85	Evan Fournier	OLY	13.0	13.66	0.952
86	Iffe Lundberg	PAR	7.5	7.87	0.953
87	Jimmy Clark III	MAC	9.3	9.65	0.964
88	Saben Lee	OLY	8.8	9.12	0.965
89	Alessandro Pajola	VIR	7.3	7.55	0.967
90	Daniel Theis	ASM	13.0	13.42	0.969
91	Kostas Sloukas	PAO	12.6	12.95	0.973
92	Nadir Hifi	PRS	11.0	11.30	0.973
93	Rolands Smits	EFS	7.0	7.15	0.979
94	Tomas Satoransky	FCB	10.1	10.30	0.981
95	Dzanan Musa	DUB	13.2	13.43	0.983
96	Shavon Shields	MIL	13.8	14.00	0.986
97	Niels Giffey	BAY	5.6	5.67	0.988
98	Edgaras Ulanovas	ZAL	8.5	8.55	0.994
99	Collin Malcolm	HTA	7.7	7.66	1.005
100	Matthew Morgan	VIR	8.2	7.96	1.03
101	Sergio Llull	RMB	5.6	5.41	1.035
102	Khalifa Diop	BKN	6.3	6.08	1.036
103	Kamar Baldwin	BAY	7.1	6.85	1.036
104	Ignas Brazdeikis	ZAL	8.3	7.92	1.048
105	Dejan Davidovac	CZT	5.0	4.75	1.053
106	Bryant Dunston	MIL	6.0	5.66	1.06
107	Deividas Sirvydis	ZAL	7.8	7.32	1.066
108	Nigel Williams-Goss	ZAL	10.0	9.32	1.073
109	Arturs Zagars	FNB	7.2	6.64	1.084
110	Alec Peters	OLY	10.5	9.68	1.085
111	John Dibartolomeo	MAC	6.0	5.49	1.093
112	Alen Smailagic	VIR	9.0	8.16	1.103
113	Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot	BKN	8.5	7.69	1.105
114	Willy Hernangomez	FCB	12.7	11.40	1.114
115	Laurynas Birutis	ZAL	6.5	5.78	1.125
116	Luka Samanic	BKN	10.0	8.89	1.125
117	Josh Nebo	MIL	12.0	10.65	1.127
118	Maodo Lo	ZAL	9.8	8.56	1.145
119	Armoni Brooks	MIL	7.5	6.52	1.15
120	Elias Harris	BAY	5.5	4.70	1.17
121	Joel Parra	FCB	6.8	5.80	1.172
122	Moustapha Fall	OLY	10.6	9.02	1.175
123	Gabriel Deck	RMB	10.7	9.04	1.184
124	Thomas Walkup	OLY	9.2	7.76	1.186
125	Lonnie Walker IV	MAC	14.0	11.71	1.196
126	Kostas Papanikolaou	OLY	8.1	6.76	1.198
127	Terry Tarpey	ASM	5.4	4.28	1.262
128	Bonzie Colson	FNB	9.3	7.34	1.267
129	Nicolo Melli	FNB	9.5	7.45	1.275
130	Stefano Tonut	MIL	6.0	4.67	1.285
131	Lorenzo Brown	MIL	10.6	8.14	1.302
132	Leopold Cavaliere	PRS	5.1	3.89	1.311
133	Khem Birch	FNB	7.1	5.41	1.312
134	Youssoupha Fall	FCB	7.5	5.60	1.339
135	Giannoulis Larentzakis	OLY	5.3	3.95	1.342
136	Cedi Osman	PAO	12.1	8.97	1.349
137	Vanja Marinkovic	PAR	7.4	5.43	1.363
138	Dovydas Giedraitis	ZAL	6.6	4.83	1.366
139	Bruno Fernando	RMB	8.0	5.81	1.377
140	Ousmane Diop	MIL	5.2	3.76	1.383
141	Daulton Hommes	PRS	7.1	5.12	1.387
142	Frank Ntilikina	PAR	9.2	6.54	1.407
143	Duane Washington	PAR	8.5	6.04	1.407
144	Jordan Nwora	CZT	10.3	7.29	1.413
145	Aleksej Pokusevski	PAR	7.0	4.93	1.42
146	Andres Feliz	RMB	7.3	5.12	1.426
147	Markus Howard	BKN	9.6	6.68	1.437
148	Giampaolo Ricci	MIL	5.0	3.47	1.441
149	David Lighty	ASV	5.0	3.41	1.466
150	Metecan Birsen	FNB	4.2	2.85	1.474
151	Nicola Akele	VIR	5.2	3.46	1.503
152	William Rayman	MAC	5.3	3.47	1.527
153	Nick Calathes	ASM	7.4	4.82	1.535
154	Moses Wright	ZAL	10.5	6.81	1.542
155	Wenyen Gabriel	BAY	12.0	7.45	1.611
156	Uros Plavsic	CZT	7.7	4.58	1.681
157	Erkan Yilmaz	EFS	5.3	3.12	1.699
158	Isiaha Mike	PAR	7.3	4.29	1.702
159	Luca Vildoza	VIR	9.7	5.67	1.711
160	Derek Willis	PRS	8.2	4.59	1.786
161	Enzo Shahrvin	PRS	5.0	2.65	1.887
162	Jilson Bango	FNB	6.4	3.30	1.939
163	Usman Garuba	RMB	8.1	4.16	1.947
164	Yam Madar	HTA	9.6	4.76	2.017
165	Ognjen Dobric	CZT	5.0	2.47	2.024
166	Yakuba Ouattara	PRS	5.8	2.86	2.028
167	Daniel Hackett	VIR	6.3	3.05	2.066
168	Edwin Jackson	ASV	4.2	1.97	2.132
169	Arijan Lakic	PAR	4.3	1.98	2.172
170	Xavier Rathan-Mayes	BAY	9.5	4.23	2.246
171	Sebastian Herrera	PRS	4.5	1.99	2.261
172	Panagiotis Kalaitzakis	PAO	4.1	1.44	2.847
173	Mario Nakic	PAR	5.9	2.05	2.878
174	Marius Grigonis	PAO	8.2	2.80	2.929
175	Tyler Dorsey	OLY	8.4	2.16	3.889
176	Diego Flaccadori	MIL	4.8	1.12	4.286
177	Melih Mahmutoglu	FNB	4.5	1.05	4.286
178	Onuralp Bitim	FNB	7.0	0.96	7.292
179	Justus Hollatz	BAY	5.5	0.62	8.871
180	Leon Kratzer	BAY	4.5	0.28	16.071
BasketStories

The table includes only players who featured in last year’s EuroLeague and Fantasy season. Once again, this should be seen only as an indication of possible opportunities, since some players’ roles will be upgraded this year, while others will be downgraded. In any case, it’s a useful first look to help us get into the rhythm of the new season. A second article on undervalued players will follow, this time comparing players’ prices directly between this year (initial) and last.

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