Donut Draft - Discussion

[durantbird]

Draft Rules:

1. All NBA seasons from 1989-90 to 2023-24 are eligible, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

2. You will be required to draft a total of 8 players in 8 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 select any player, as long as the eligible season you choose for him in your roster page has an FGA outside the 10-18 FGA range (inclusive, meaning 10.0 FGA and 18.0 FGA are also excluded).

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

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 rankings, playoffs, or hybrid (depending on numbers). AI will be used as a single vote when a matchup is 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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durantbird
Fadeaway_J
Dr Positivity
flaco
MadNess
Larry_Russell
Laimbeer
lilroddyb
GeorgeMarcus
Stan
JimmyPlopper

[Fadeaway_J]

In, but some of the rules seem to be mixed up with the Christmas Day draft (specifically 2 and 5)

[durantbird]

In, but some of the rules seem to be mixed up with the Christmas Day draft (specifically 2 and 5)

Fixed

[Dr Positivity]

Yes

[flaco]

In

[MadNESS]

So 9.9 or lower and 18.1 and higher only correct?

[durantbird]

So 9.9 or lower and 18.1 and higher only correct?

Yes

[Larry_Russell]

I will play although I fail to see how this will make the teams any different than they usually are with the exception of removing jokic amd magic (off top of my head)

[Laimbeer]

In and thanks for running this

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[Laimbeer]

I will play although I fail to see how this will make the teams any different than they usually are with the exception of removing jokic amd magic (off top of my head)

There are some guys who are normally taken in this range who you will have to use a more expensive version of.

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[Fadeaway_J]

I will play although I fail to see how this will make the teams any different than they usually are with the exception of removing jokic amd magic (off top of my head)

Well I can tell you it would knock out half of my last two teams...

[MadNESS]

In

[Laimbeer]

I will play although I fail to see how this will make the teams any different than they usually are with the exception of removing jokic amd magic (off top of my head)

Well I can tell you it would knock out half of my last two teams...

Would it largely be fixed with a tweak to seasons selected and maybe swapping out a player?

I know I suggested 18. But a lot of MVP players have a season 20 and over. That would really change the calculus. Two of those guys and around 45-48 fga's for your other six players would do a true donut. Some might opt for a three star build with 25-28 fga's for their last five players.

[Fadeaway_J]

I will play although I fail to see how this will make the teams any different than they usually are with the exception of removing jokic amd magic (off top of my head)

Well I can tell you it would knock out half of my last two teams...

Would it largely be fixed with a tweak to seasons selected and maybe swapping out a player?

I know I suggested 18. But a lot of MVP players have a season 20 and over. That would really change the calculus. Two of those guys and around 45-48 fga's for your other six players would do a true donut. Some might opt for a three star build with 25-28 fga's for their last five players.

In most cases, no. For my last team, I couldn't draft any prime season of Jimmy or Jrue, I'd have to use the inefficient Knicks All-Star season for Porzingis, and I couldn't pick J-Dub at all.

I'm fine with the number we signed up for.

[Snakebites]

I’ll sit this one out.

Need a break.

[lilroddyb]

In

[GeorgeMarcus]

Interesting idea, I'll come back for this one

[durantbird]

Currently we're 9. I'll wait the night and open the draft tomorrow.

[Fadeaway_J]

Currently we're 9. I'll wait the night and open the draft tomorrow.

Should do a quote bomb to see if you can get a couple more

[durantbird]

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