Ahead of the EuroLeague regular season finale, both Crvena Zvezda and Paris Basketball can still make the playoffs by claiming the No. 6 seed. Find out all the scenarios and possibilities for every EuroLeague team ahead of Round 34.
Ahead of the EuroLeague Round 34, we already know every team that will participate in the postseason.
However, many questions remain regarding which teams will take which positions. Changes can occur in the Top 4 and the rest of the table, with at least 7 teams still competing for the guaranteed playoff spot.
Therefore, BasketNews outlines most of the possible scenarios for where each team can finish in the regular season, depending on various outcomes.
The Top 3
Speaking of the current Top 3, the situation there is less complicated. Nevertheless, let's go team-by-team.
Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos will finish 1st if:
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Olympiacos win, or
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Fenerbahce lose.
Olympiacos will finish 2nd if:
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Olympiacos lose and Fenerbahce win.
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Fenerbahce will finish 1st if:
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Fenerbahce win and Olympiacos lose.
Fenerbahce will finish 2nd if either:
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Fenerbahce win and Olympiacos win, or
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Fenerbahce lose and Panathinaikos lose.
Fenerbahce will finish 3rd if:
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Fenerbahce loses and Panathinaikos win.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Panathinaikos will finish 2nd if:
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Panathinaikos wins and Fenerbahce loses.
Panathinaikos will finish 3rd if:
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Fenerbahce win, or
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Panathinaikos lose.
The potential 20-win club
Now, with the Top 3 covered, the most complicated part of this article comes in.
Monaco (20-13) are currently in 4th place, but Anadolu Efes, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona (all 19-14) can still catch up with the Monegasque club.
So, let's have a look at these possibilities.
AS Monaco
Monaco will finish 4th if:
