MIES (Switzerland) - The official Basketball Champions League Fantasy game is available to all for the second straight season, thanks to the Scorestars mobile app.
The new app brings a lot of improvements and new features: All players are available to every user, and there's more tactical gameplay and more daily manager missions.
There is also a new in-app currency called basketballs, the possibility to improve your team's players, collect daily rewards, and progress in divisions throughout the season. By default, you get to spend 55 efficiency points on your five starters. Here to help you with the selection are our Fantasy Tips.
Barford has been in the gym
Barford's on fire, your defense is terrified, said Barford's on fire, is the song you can hear bellowing out from the Reggiana fans in the PalaBigi since the team returned to action from the February break.
Actually, you probably can't hear that song from the Reggiana fans because they likely have their own songs without having to pinch them from the Northern Ireland soccer team. But you probably should hear it, because Jaylen Barford absolutely is on fire right now.
After last week's 85-70 win over BAXI Manresa, Barford was understandably in a great mood and when he was asked during the post-game press conference if the break had been good for him, he laughed, then said:
"I think so, I dropped a few kilos and I've just been working on that as well."
"I'm doing good on both ends right now, think I'm playing good and in high spirits. My teammates are doing well as well. I think we are all connected and having fun, trying to win games as much as possible."
Barford had a huge game for Reggiana in that one, putting up 19 points on 50 percent shooting and racking up 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 21 efficiency points to go with it.
He had already started the month of March pretty well with 15 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds in an 84-58 win over Sassari on March 1.
Reggiana did lose a close one to Trapani 94-89 on Sunday night, but Barford again proved that this hot streak is here to last with 17 points.
Up next for Barford and Reggiana is one of the toughest tests you can ever face in the BCL, a red-hot La Laguna Tenerife on the back of a big win in the Spanish Liga Endesa.
The age-proof Marcelinho Huertas just put up 19 points and 15 assists as Tenerife took down Barcelona on the road 95-92.
However, after recording a win against Spanish opponents already in the Round of 16 and with the game on Wednesday being another one at home, there is no reason to expect Barford nor Reggiana to slow down or to offer Tenerife with any more than the appropriate respect.
The fact that you can have a player in the kind of form that we find Jaylen Barford in for only 11.3 of your 55 efficiency points, is an absolute bargain.
To make this pick even more appealing you can select Barford on your roster and still spend 43.7 points on the remaining 4 roster spots.
This should allow you to have at least one more premium asset and might be exactly what you need to help you get a better chance of promotion through divisions or even better, get the bragging rights in your group of other BCL Fantasy game contestants.