Free Agency Draft (02'-03' and on) - Draft thread

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Free Agency Draft (02'-03' and on) - Draft thread 

Post#1 » by durantbird » Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:31 pm

Draft Rules:

1. All NBA seasons from 2002-03 to 2024-25 are eligible, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

2. You will be required to draft a total of 8 players in 4 rounds. Each of your players must play a minimum of 8 minutes in your rotations. Any player chosen in a season that is pre-merger will have a multiplier of 0.85 applied against their actual fga, rounded to closest 0.1.

3. Your team will be allowed a combined total of 88.0 FGA with a minimum of 3.0 FGA per player corresponding with the specific seasons indicated for each player. NOTE: You may pick a player whose actual FGA number was lower than 3.0, but you still be charged 3.0 for that player.

4. Each player you select must have played at least 50% of regular season games in the season selected. He needs to play at least 50% of his games for an eligible franchise.

5. In each round, you may pick two players who each played at least 50% of their games in the chosen season for different sides of a major free agency signing. These pairings are available:

Clippers/Raptors (Kawhi)
Pistons/Wolves (Billups)
Raptors/Heat (Bosh)
Suns/Mavs (Nash)
Lakers/Cavs (Lebron)
Cavs/Heat (Lebron Twice)
Warriors/OKC (KD)
Bucks/Indiana (Turner)

Each pair should have at most one player who ever won multiple All NBA First or at least one MVP accolades in his career.

Predecessor franchises are also eligible.

6. We will be doing a modified snake draft. It will go like this: ABBA.

7. Players will get a maximum of a 2-hour window to make their selection when they are on the clock. If you still have not chosen a player by then, or if the player you have chosen is ineligible, you will be skipped. Also, if you know ahead of time that you won't be available to make your pick on the clock then please PM your selection to another participant. NOTE: If you miss one pick and have failed to make it by the time your next pick comes around, you will be skipped.

8. The clock will be turned off between 12 midnight and 9 AM EDT.

9. Draft order will be completely randomized.

10. After you have made your draft selection, please quote and/or PM the person that goes after you so they will know that it is their turn and they are on the clock. You may not change your pick after it has been made, even if the next person in the order has not picked yet. Please note that the clock starts whenever the previous drafter has either made their pick or their two-hour window has expired, even if the next person is not quoted.

11. The winner of the draft will be determined by polls. AI will be used as a single vote when a matchup is tied and stuck.

Team Roster Page Rules:

You will be responsible for creating a roster page for your fantasy team. Here are the things that you will be required to include on your roster page:

. Players
. Rotations
. Draft selections
. The most important of all, you must show the total FGA per player on your roster AND a total sum of each players FGA to display that it is under the required 88.0 FGA

-All of the above must be completed before playoffs/rankings

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Timestamp: 2025-07-10 18:09:54 UTC


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Re: Free Agency Draft (02'-03' and on) - Draft thread 

Post#2 » by Square » Thu Jul 10, 2025 8:06 pm

Lebron James and Jimmy Butler, I guess.

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Post#3 » by durantbird » Thu Jul 10, 2025 8:08 pm

Kevin Durant and Paul George

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Post#4 » by Fadeaway_J » Thu Jul 10, 2025 8:37 pm

Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry

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Post#5 » by Snakebites » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:25 am

There may well be better strategic moves here, but these are two of my favorite players in these games. I gotta go with:

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Post#6 » by MadNESS » Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:57 am

Kobe Bryant
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Post#7 » by Larry_Russell » Fri Jul 11, 2025 2:48 pm

Giannis and reggie miller
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Post#8 » by Mr Ringer » Fri Jul 11, 2025 3:25 pm

Steph and JDub for me

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Post#9 » by Laimbeer » Fri Jul 11, 2025 3:57 pm

Dirk Nowitzki
Devin Booker
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Post#10 » by ReggiesKnicks » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:02 pm

This sets me up best for the turn, for obvious reasons.

Shaquille O'Neal & Pascal Siakam

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Post#11 » by Dr Positivity » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:36 pm

Anthony Davis
Kevin Love

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Post#12 » by lilroddyb » Fri Jul 11, 2025 6:16 pm

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Shai and Klay Thompson

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Post#13 » by Dr Positivity » Fri Jul 11, 2025 6:19 pm

Wade
Anunoby

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Post#14 » by ReggiesKnicks » Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:10 pm

Chris Paul and Danny Green
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Post#15 » by Laimbeer » Fri Jul 11, 2025 8:17 pm

Luka Doncic
Mikal Bridges

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Post#16 » by durantbird » Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:18 pm

Mr Ringer left me his options, he picks

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Anthony Edwards
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Post#17 » by Larry_Russell » Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:57 pm

Eddie jones and donnovam mitchell


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Post#18 » by MadNESS » Fri Jul 11, 2025 10:50 pm

Steve Nash
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Post#19 » by Snakebites » Fri Jul 11, 2025 11:41 pm

Ray Allen
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Post#20 » by Fadeaway_J » Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:01 am

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Vince Carter and P.J. Tucker

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