Build a Team 18.0 Auction (Rules and Discussion)
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Build a Team 18.0 Auction (Rules and Discussion)
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Build a Team 18.0 Auction (Rules and Discussion)
B-a-T 18.0- Auction Draft
BUDGET/ROSTER
- Each team will get a budget of $300.
- Each team must "draft" 15 players.
- Each team must always have enough money remaining to finish a 15 man roster.
- Maximum bid for a player will always be amount of money remaining minus the amount of roster slots open, plus $1. For example, a maximum bid on day one will be $286 because each team needs to keep $14 available to fill out the roster with fourteen $1 players.
- All bids must be made using whole numbers only.
- No team can go over the $300 salary cap by winning a bid on an additional player(s) during the course of a day. Each teams budget will be updated daily on the team pages, but each GM is responsible for keeping track of their own budget.
- If you go over budget with a winning bid, the bid becomes invalid.
- If you go over budget by submitting multiple bids on a day, only the bids submitted up until you go over budget will be valid.
DRAFT
- The draft will take place for 20 days.
- The draft will consist of 486 players.
- New players will be put up for auction on days 1-18. Leftover players will be put up on days 19 and 20 in order to fill out rosters.
- Days 19 and 20 will be used to to put players originally not selected, back on the auction block.
- Each day will have 27 players available on the auction block. Teams may bid on as many or as few players as they want as long as they don't exceed their remaining budget
- Every team must check in via PM at least every other day if they decide not to place a bid on any players in back to back days.
- Each day a list of players will be put up between 7AM and 9AM EST. Bidding is open as soon as the new list of players is put up and will remain open until 8PM EST.
- Bidding is done via PM to the commish. Highest legal bid at the time the auction ends each day will "win" that player. In the case of a tie for the highest bid, the player will "sign" with whichever team submitted the bid first.
- Each GM will only be allowed to submit one bid per day. That official bid can be for as many players as that GM would like to sign but only the first submitted bid will be accepted.
TRADES
- Trades are allowed.
- Each trade must be made following the 125%+$1 rule. For example, if you bought player A for $25, the max amount of salary you can receive back in a trade following the 125%+$1 rule, is $32. This is done in order to keep trades as fair as possible.
- Teams are allowed to make lopsided trades, i.e. 2 players for 1, 3 for 1, 4 for 2, etc trades as long as the 125%+$1 rule is followed.
- Teams can not go over the salary cap when acquiring players in a trade.
JUDGING
- I will try to enlist three judges again, like we did in previous BaTs. Each judge will rank each team by conference and the cumulative votes will determine playoff seedings.
- The judges will vote on the NBA Finals after the Eastern and Western Conference Champions have been determined.
- Judges will judge teams based on "win now". Since every team starts in the exact same boat, each team will have equal opportunity to build a team ready to compete immediately. No excuses with an auction draft!
MISCELLANEOUS
-The commissioner has final say in any dispute not specifically covered in the above rules and can act in the "Best Interest of Build a Team" if necessary.
- The draft will begin as soon as all 30 teams are filled with committed GM's.
BUDGET/ROSTER
- Each team will get a budget of $300.
- Each team must "draft" 15 players.
- Each team must always have enough money remaining to finish a 15 man roster.
- Maximum bid for a player will always be amount of money remaining minus the amount of roster slots open, plus $1. For example, a maximum bid on day one will be $286 because each team needs to keep $14 available to fill out the roster with fourteen $1 players.
- All bids must be made using whole numbers only.
- No team can go over the $300 salary cap by winning a bid on an additional player(s) during the course of a day. Each teams budget will be updated daily on the team pages, but each GM is responsible for keeping track of their own budget.
- If you go over budget with a winning bid, the bid becomes invalid.
- If you go over budget by submitting multiple bids on a day, only the bids submitted up until you go over budget will be valid.
DRAFT
- The draft will take place for 20 days.
- The draft will consist of 486 players.
- New players will be put up for auction on days 1-18. Leftover players will be put up on days 19 and 20 in order to fill out rosters.
- Days 19 and 20 will be used to to put players originally not selected, back on the auction block.
- Each day will have 27 players available on the auction block. Teams may bid on as many or as few players as they want as long as they don't exceed their remaining budget
- Every team must check in via PM at least every other day if they decide not to place a bid on any players in back to back days.
- Each day a list of players will be put up between 7AM and 9AM EST. Bidding is open as soon as the new list of players is put up and will remain open until 8PM EST.
- Bidding is done via PM to the commish. Highest legal bid at the time the auction ends each day will "win" that player. In the case of a tie for the highest bid, the player will "sign" with whichever team submitted the bid first.
- Each GM will only be allowed to submit one bid per day. That official bid can be for as many players as that GM would like to sign but only the first submitted bid will be accepted.
TRADES
- Trades are allowed.
- Each trade must be made following the 125%+$1 rule. For example, if you bought player A for $25, the max amount of salary you can receive back in a trade following the 125%+$1 rule, is $32. This is done in order to keep trades as fair as possible.
- Teams are allowed to make lopsided trades, i.e. 2 players for 1, 3 for 1, 4 for 2, etc trades as long as the 125%+$1 rule is followed.
- Teams can not go over the salary cap when acquiring players in a trade.
JUDGING
- I will try to enlist three judges again, like we did in previous BaTs. Each judge will rank each team by conference and the cumulative votes will determine playoff seedings.
- The judges will vote on the NBA Finals after the Eastern and Western Conference Champions have been determined.
- Judges will judge teams based on "win now". Since every team starts in the exact same boat, each team will have equal opportunity to build a team ready to compete immediately. No excuses with an auction draft!
MISCELLANEOUS
-The commissioner has final say in any dispute not specifically covered in the above rules and can act in the "Best Interest of Build a Team" if necessary.
- The draft will begin as soon as all 30 teams are filled with committed GM's.
All-Time Draft
PG- Oscar Robertson/Bob Cousy
SG- Earl Monroe/James Harden/Dana Barros
SF- Billy Cunningham/Michael Finley/Chet Walker
PF- Elvin Hayes/Dolph Schayes/Tom Chambers/Danny Manning
C- Walt Bellamy/Neil Johnston/Darryl Dawkins
PG- Oscar Robertson/Bob Cousy
SG- Earl Monroe/James Harden/Dana Barros
SF- Billy Cunningham/Michael Finley/Chet Walker
PF- Elvin Hayes/Dolph Schayes/Tom Chambers/Danny Manning
C- Walt Bellamy/Neil Johnston/Darryl Dawkins
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Please only use this thread for build a team discussion. Do not post in the Team Pages/Player Auction thread.
All-Time Draft
PG- Oscar Robertson/Bob Cousy
SG- Earl Monroe/James Harden/Dana Barros
SF- Billy Cunningham/Michael Finley/Chet Walker
PF- Elvin Hayes/Dolph Schayes/Tom Chambers/Danny Manning
C- Walt Bellamy/Neil Johnston/Darryl Dawkins
PG- Oscar Robertson/Bob Cousy
SG- Earl Monroe/James Harden/Dana Barros
SF- Billy Cunningham/Michael Finley/Chet Walker
PF- Elvin Hayes/Dolph Schayes/Tom Chambers/Danny Manning
C- Walt Bellamy/Neil Johnston/Darryl Dawkins
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All-Time Draft
PG- Oscar Robertson/Bob Cousy
SG- Earl Monroe/James Harden/Dana Barros
SF- Billy Cunningham/Michael Finley/Chet Walker
PF- Elvin Hayes/Dolph Schayes/Tom Chambers/Danny Manning
C- Walt Bellamy/Neil Johnston/Darryl Dawkins
PG- Oscar Robertson/Bob Cousy
SG- Earl Monroe/James Harden/Dana Barros
SF- Billy Cunningham/Michael Finley/Chet Walker
PF- Elvin Hayes/Dolph Schayes/Tom Chambers/Danny Manning
C- Walt Bellamy/Neil Johnston/Darryl Dawkins
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Bullets Bish
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Spurs gonna tear some asses up
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We starting tomorrow??
(Nets GM - 2018 - 2021)
2019 & 2020 Eastern Conference Champion
Milwaukee Bucks (2025)
PG - Dylan Harper - DLo
SG - Jaden Ivey - Ja'Kobe Walter - Bones Hyland
SF - Jaylen Brown - Terrace Mann
PF - Tobias Harris - Sam Hauser
C - Thomas Sorber
2019 & 2020 Eastern Conference Champion
Milwaukee Bucks (2025)
PG - Dylan Harper - DLo
SG - Jaden Ivey - Ja'Kobe Walter - Bones Hyland
SF - Jaylen Brown - Terrace Mann
PF - Tobias Harris - Sam Hauser
C - Thomas Sorber
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is KT going to partner up with me?
4-Peat! 22-25 BAF Champion Spurs:
ROSTER
Walker Kessler/Daniel Gafford/Adem Bona
Nikola Jokic/Santi Aldama/Isaiah Stewart
Aaron Nesmith/Josh Hart/Jaime Jaquez
Alex Caruso/Keon Ellis/Justin Champagnie
Steph Curry/Chris Paul/Ryan Rollins
ROSTER
Walker Kessler/Daniel Gafford/Adem Bona
Nikola Jokic/Santi Aldama/Isaiah Stewart
Aaron Nesmith/Josh Hart/Jaime Jaquez
Alex Caruso/Keon Ellis/Justin Champagnie
Steph Curry/Chris Paul/Ryan Rollins
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Bish is the real MVP!
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Mecca wrote:We starting tomorrow??
Yep make sure u up at 6am to catch those $1 bargains

BAF- 2020 Champs | 2021 2k Champs

PG- Trae Young
SG- Klay Thompson
SF- Jarred Vanderbilt
PF- Giannis Antetokounmpo
C- Wendell Carter Jr.
Bench Mob: Hachimura, Norman, McConnell, Monk, Knecht, Collins

PG- Trae Young
SG- Klay Thompson
SF- Jarred Vanderbilt
PF- Giannis Antetokounmpo
C- Wendell Carter Jr.
Bench Mob: Hachimura, Norman, McConnell, Monk, Knecht, Collins
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NewEra wrote:Mecca wrote:We starting tomorrow??
Yep make sure u up at 6am to catch those $1 bargains
My co-GM in Peru right now. sheiittt
(Nets GM - 2018 - 2021)
2019 & 2020 Eastern Conference Champion
Milwaukee Bucks (2025)
PG - Dylan Harper - DLo
SG - Jaden Ivey - Ja'Kobe Walter - Bones Hyland
SF - Jaylen Brown - Terrace Mann
PF - Tobias Harris - Sam Hauser
C - Thomas Sorber
2019 & 2020 Eastern Conference Champion
Milwaukee Bucks (2025)
PG - Dylan Harper - DLo
SG - Jaden Ivey - Ja'Kobe Walter - Bones Hyland
SF - Jaylen Brown - Terrace Mann
PF - Tobias Harris - Sam Hauser
C - Thomas Sorber
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Knickstape1214 wrote:
LET'S ALL CELEBRATE!
yo KT are we teaming up?
4-Peat! 22-25 BAF Champion Spurs:
ROSTER
Walker Kessler/Daniel Gafford/Adem Bona
Nikola Jokic/Santi Aldama/Isaiah Stewart
Aaron Nesmith/Josh Hart/Jaime Jaquez
Alex Caruso/Keon Ellis/Justin Champagnie
Steph Curry/Chris Paul/Ryan Rollins
ROSTER
Walker Kessler/Daniel Gafford/Adem Bona
Nikola Jokic/Santi Aldama/Isaiah Stewart
Aaron Nesmith/Josh Hart/Jaime Jaquez
Alex Caruso/Keon Ellis/Justin Champagnie
Steph Curry/Chris Paul/Ryan Rollins
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Mecca wrote:NewEra wrote:Mecca wrote:We starting tomorrow??
Yep make sure u up at 6am to catch those $1 bargains
My co-GM in Peru right now. sheiittt
Lol you're good man. You should know Jose's likes/dislikes by now.
BAF- 2020 Champs | 2021 2k Champs

PG- Trae Young
SG- Klay Thompson
SF- Jarred Vanderbilt
PF- Giannis Antetokounmpo
C- Wendell Carter Jr.
Bench Mob: Hachimura, Norman, McConnell, Monk, Knecht, Collins

PG- Trae Young
SG- Klay Thompson
SF- Jarred Vanderbilt
PF- Giannis Antetokounmpo
C- Wendell Carter Jr.
Bench Mob: Hachimura, Norman, McConnell, Monk, Knecht, Collins
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IllmaticHandler wrote:
Good luck to you ILL. Our division is stacked with Vets. Should be very competitive.
BAF- 2020 Champs | 2021 2k Champs

PG- Trae Young
SG- Klay Thompson
SF- Jarred Vanderbilt
PF- Giannis Antetokounmpo
C- Wendell Carter Jr.
Bench Mob: Hachimura, Norman, McConnell, Monk, Knecht, Collins

PG- Trae Young
SG- Klay Thompson
SF- Jarred Vanderbilt
PF- Giannis Antetokounmpo
C- Wendell Carter Jr.
Bench Mob: Hachimura, Norman, McConnell, Monk, Knecht, Collins
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Will I repeat as the game's ultimate HEEL or shall I go ghost?
(Nets GM - 2018 - 2021)
2019 & 2020 Eastern Conference Champion
Milwaukee Bucks (2025)
PG - Dylan Harper - DLo
SG - Jaden Ivey - Ja'Kobe Walter - Bones Hyland
SF - Jaylen Brown - Terrace Mann
PF - Tobias Harris - Sam Hauser
C - Thomas Sorber
2019 & 2020 Eastern Conference Champion
Milwaukee Bucks (2025)
PG - Dylan Harper - DLo
SG - Jaden Ivey - Ja'Kobe Walter - Bones Hyland
SF - Jaylen Brown - Terrace Mann
PF - Tobias Harris - Sam Hauser
C - Thomas Sorber
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you're going down mpharris





It’s like when lil bitches make subliminal records, if it ain’t directed directly at me, I don’t respect it
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Mecca wrote:Will I repeat as the game's ultimate HEEL or shall I go ghost?
You are definitely a face for me, we all saw your photos, 3toheadsj and Hoffa are made of more heel material imo

B: Melo | Lonzo
B: J. Green | Donte | B. Hield
B: Herb | K. Oubre | N. Clifford
B: Zion | J. Isaac | D. Jones Jr | A. Toohey
B: KP | G. Yabusele | J. Huff
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El Poochio wrote:Mecca wrote:Will I repeat as the game's ultimate HEEL or shall I go ghost?
You are definitely a face for me, we all saw your photos, 3toheadsj and Hoffa are made of more heel material imo


(Nets GM - 2018 - 2021)
2019 & 2020 Eastern Conference Champion
Milwaukee Bucks (2025)
PG - Dylan Harper - DLo
SG - Jaden Ivey - Ja'Kobe Walter - Bones Hyland
SF - Jaylen Brown - Terrace Mann
PF - Tobias Harris - Sam Hauser
C - Thomas Sorber
2019 & 2020 Eastern Conference Champion
Milwaukee Bucks (2025)
PG - Dylan Harper - DLo
SG - Jaden Ivey - Ja'Kobe Walter - Bones Hyland
SF - Jaylen Brown - Terrace Mann
PF - Tobias Harris - Sam Hauser
C - Thomas Sorber
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El Poochio wrote:Mecca wrote:Will I repeat as the game's ultimate HEEL or shall I go ghost?
You are definitely a face for me, we all saw your photos, 3toheadsj and Hoffa are made of more heel material imo
shots fired?

It’s like when lil bitches make subliminal records, if it ain’t directed directly at me, I don’t respect it
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Dang Harthorne didn't make the cut 

BAT 18.0 - MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
El Poochio - POBO
Amazing Jason - Assistant to the VPOBO
PG: Lonzo Ball/Dennis Smith Jr.
SG: Donovan Mitchell/R. McGruder
SF: Jaylen Brown/Josh Jackson
PF: Jayson Tatum/T. Booker
C: Joel Embiid/McGee
El Poochio - POBO
Amazing Jason - Assistant to the VPOBO
PG: Lonzo Ball/Dennis Smith Jr.
SG: Donovan Mitchell/R. McGruder
SF: Jaylen Brown/Josh Jackson
PF: Jayson Tatum/T. Booker
C: Joel Embiid/McGee