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SoCal Draft - Draft thread 

Post#1 » by durantbird » Sat Nov 22, 2025 10:48 am

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Draft Rules:

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 draft a total of 8 players in 8 rounds. Each of your players must play a minimum of 8 minutes in your rotations.

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. Pre-merger seasons (1959-60 to 1975-76) are multiplied by 0.85 to account for pace, with closest 0.1 rounding. 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. You can only select players who, during any point in their career, played an official regular season or post season game, for either Los Angeles Lakers or Los Angeles Clippers, including predecessor franchises.

You may pick those players in seasons playing for other clubs as well.

Available players are listed here:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/players.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAC/players.html

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).

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 begin.

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Post#2 » by MadNESS » Sat Nov 22, 2025 10:30 pm

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Post#3 » by Dr Positivity » Sun Nov 23, 2025 2:17 am

Sorry, I saw a few hours ago but forgot to pick

Lebron James

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Post#4 » by GeorgeMarcus » Sun Nov 23, 2025 2:23 am

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Post#5 » by flaco » Sun Nov 23, 2025 9:10 am

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Kawhi Leonard


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Post#6 » by Mr Ringer » Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:26 am

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Post#7 » by Laimbeer » Sun Nov 23, 2025 1:07 pm

Kobe Bryant
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Post#8 » by durantbird » Sun Nov 23, 2025 1:37 pm

Shaquille O'Neal

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Post#9 » by Larry_Russell » Sun Nov 23, 2025 1:53 pm

durantbird wrote:Shaquille O'Neal

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Lets go have some fun.


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Post#10 » by durantbird » Sun Nov 23, 2025 2:38 pm

Laimbeer wrote:Kobe Bryant

James Harden

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Post#11 » by Laimbeer » Sun Nov 23, 2025 3:50 pm

Bill Walton pqn

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Post#12 » by durantbird » Sun Nov 23, 2025 4:03 pm

Mr Ringer picks Steve Nash

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Post#13 » by flaco » Sun Nov 23, 2025 5:20 pm

Paul George

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Post#14 » by GeorgeMarcus » Sun Nov 23, 2025 5:32 pm

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Post#15 » by Dr Positivity » Sun Nov 23, 2025 5:48 pm

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Post#16 » by MadNESS » Sun Nov 23, 2025 6:37 pm

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Post#17 » by Larry_Russell » Sun Nov 23, 2025 6:48 pm

durantbird wrote:Shaquille O'Neal

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Guess I will go with Anthony Davis


*I have checked 3 times...no one has taken him yet??
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Post#18 » by durantbird » Sun Nov 23, 2025 7:47 pm

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Post#19 » by Laimbeer » Sun Nov 23, 2025 8:37 pm

Karl Malone

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Post#20 » by Mr Ringer » Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:22 pm

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Pau Gasol

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