Franchise Draft History Game Discussion Thread

[Snakebites]

1. All NBA/ABA seasons from 1959-60 to 2024-25 are eligible, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

2. You will be required to select a total of 3 FRANCHISES over three 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.

5. Each player you select for your roster must have been DRAFTED by one of the three franchises you select. You may choose ANY eligable season for this player, even if it is not for the team that drafted them.

6. Undrafted players are NOT eligable to be on rosters for this game.

7. Predecessor franchises are included. If you take the Oklahoma City Thunder you have access to all players drafted by the Seattle Supersonics.

Your 8 man roster must include at least one player from each franchise you've selected. It can contain no more than 4 players from each team you've selected.

Your 8 players must follow the following limitations:
- Category 1: One player who ever won regular season NBA MVP, or ever won a Finals MVP and All NBA First accolade
- Category 2: One player who ever won an All-NBA First accolade and no FMVP (All ABA First guys like Artis Gilmore aren't included here)
- Category 3: Two players who have ever been selected to an All Star or All NBA Team (no firsts)
- Category 4: Four other players who don't qualify for the above categories

Note- A player who won a Finals MVP but never made an All NBA First team can be eligable for category 3, or category 4 if said player was never an all star.

You can "downgrade" a category so you don't need to use all your spots. For example, you can pick a non All-Star/All-NBA player for any category spot, or you can pick a guy like Klay Thompson who was never All-NBA First for your Category 2 spot. You obviously cannot upgrade a lower category to a higher one.

6. We will be doing a modified snake draft. It will go ABB

7. Drafters will get a maximum of a 3-hour window to make their selection when they are on the clock. If you still have not chosen a team by then, or if the team you have chosen is already selected, 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 11 PM 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 rankings. Make sure to submit your roster page by deadline to be included in rankings.

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

Participants:

Snakebites
Larry_Russell
Durantbird
Fadeaway_J
Jon_3232
Dr Positivity
GeorgeMarcus
lilroddyb
flaco
Square

[Larry_Russell]

Yup

[durantbird]

In

[Snakebites]

Edited to include the 24-25 season as an eligable season.

[Snakebites]

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

[Fadeaway_J]

In

[Jon_3232]

Ok

[Dr Positivity]

K

[Snakebites]

I think 8 is the minimum.

For obvious reasons we’re hard capped at 10, but I’d be surprised if that is an issue.

Hopefully we get 2-4 more people through the course of today.

[GeorgeMarcus]

I think 8 is the minimum.

For obvious reasons we’re hard capped at 10, but I’d be surprised if that is an issue.

Hopefully we get 2-4 more people through the course of today.

I'll join

[lilroddyb]

In

[Snakebites]

Roddy makes 8.

I'll wait until end of business today. If one or two more people sign up they will be included. If not we will roll with 8.

Given that timing the clock is unlikely to start until Saturday morning, unless people have objections and would like to start sooner. I figured it’ll give people time to research.

[flaco]

In

[Square]

I’ll play.

[Snakebites]

That’s 10! I’ll make the thread and order when I get home.

Every team will be picked.

Hey guys- when I copied and pasted I included the part where rankings- not playoffs- determine the winner. The original reason for this was because the previous iteration of the game had the possibility of players used multiple times.

That is not the case in this game.

That said- I want people’s feedback- would people prefer playoffs, ranking, or hybrid?

[durantbird]

That’s 10! I’ll make the thread and order when I get home.

Every team will be picked.

Hey guys- when I copied and pasted I included the part where rankings- not playoffs- determine the winner. The original reason for this was because the previous iteration of the game had the possibility of players used multiple times.

That is not the case in this game.

That said- I want people’s feedback- would people prefer playoffs, ranking, or hybrid?

I think regular playoffs

[Snakebites]

That’s 10! I’ll make the thread and order when I get home.

Every team will be picked.

Hey guys- when I copied and pasted I included the part where rankings- not playoffs- determine the winner. The original reason for this was because the previous iteration of the game had the possibility of players used multiple times.

That is not the case in this game.

That said- I want people’s feedback- would people prefer playoffs, ranking, or hybrid?

I think regular playoffs

Ok.

If it impacts how you draft, please note that we'll be doing playoffs rather than rankings for this one.

[Snakebites]

No idea what pick I wanted in this given I don't have a good sense of how this is going to go, but I don't usually love the "low but not low enough" spots.

Ah well, it's what the randomizer gods saw fit to give me in this one.

[Fadeaway_J]

.

Up

[lilroddyb]

Some of these franchises are ridiculously stacked