The Nellie Draft (80s to now) - Discussion

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The Nellie Draft (80s to now) - Discussion 

Post#1 » by Fadeaway_J » Tue Aug 11, 2026 3:29 am

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Draft rules:

1. All NBA/ABA seasons from 1979-80 to 2025-26 are eligible, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

2. You will be required to draft a total of 8 players. 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. NOTE: You may pick a player whose actual FGA number was lower than 3.0, but you will 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 chosen season.

5. Your roster must contain at least one player to satisfy each of the following categories:

    1. One player who played 50% of his games for the Boston Celtics in the chosen season
    2. One player who played at least 50% of his games for the Milwaukee Bucks in the chosen season
    3. One player who played at least 50% of his games for the Golden State Warriors in the chosen season
    4. One player who played at least 50% of his games for the Dallas Mavericks in the chosen season
    5. One player who played for both the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers (may be selected in any season of his career)
    6. One player who went on to become an NBA head coach (may be selected in any season of his career)
    7. One player who played at least one NBA game with Don Nelson as his head coach (may be selected in any season of his career)
    8. One player inducted into the HOF in the 2010s (may be selected in any season of his career)

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 myself or 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 playoffs. If the votes are tied after 24 hours, we will decide the matchup via AI vote.

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 begin.

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Post#6 » by durantbird » Tue Aug 11, 2026 11:37 am

Still on the fence

Not sure if I can manage this during a vacation
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Post#7 » by Larry_Russell » Tue Aug 11, 2026 12:26 pm

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Post#8 » by Dr Positivity » Tue Aug 11, 2026 3:20 pm

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Post#9 » by Fadeaway_J » Tue Aug 11, 2026 5:43 pm

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Post#10 » by JimmyPlopper » Tue Aug 11, 2026 6:24 pm

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Post#11 » by Snakebites » Tue Aug 11, 2026 6:58 pm

Looks like the Celtics/Lakers category is JUST deep enough to accomodate 10 or so people. That's definitely the hardest category.

And that's IF nobody decides to use the players in other catagories.
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Post#12 » by Fadeaway_J » Tue Aug 11, 2026 8:50 pm

Snakebites wrote:Looks like the Celtics/Lakers category is JUST deep enough to accomodate 10 or so people. That's definitely the hardest category.

And that's IF nobody decides to use the players in other catagories.

Think we'll be lucky to get 10 in any case
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Post#13 » by ReggiesKnicks » Tue Aug 11, 2026 11:08 pm

I'll give it a go. Nellie was a gem.
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Post#14 » by Fadeaway_J » Wed Aug 12, 2026 12:32 am

Snakebites wrote:.

You're up.

The clock starts tomorrow at 12 noon EST.
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Post#15 » by goober » Wed Aug 12, 2026 2:56 am

Is it too late for me to join
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Post#16 » by Fadeaway_J » Wed Aug 12, 2026 4:16 am

goober wrote:Is it too late for me to join

Added you at #6
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Post#17 » by JimmyPlopper » Wed Aug 12, 2026 4:23 am

goober wrote:Is it too late for me to join


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Post#18 » by Snakebites » Wed Aug 12, 2026 1:50 pm

Fadeaway_J wrote:
Snakebites wrote:.

You're up.

The clock starts tomorrow at 12 noon EST.

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Post#19 » by lilroddyb » Wed Aug 12, 2026 2:06 pm

Think I would have gone for Shaq aswell
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Post#20 » by Fadeaway_J » Wed Aug 12, 2026 4:19 pm

lilroddyb wrote:Think I would have gone for Shaq aswell

I definitely would have.

Went with KD solely for flexibility purposes.

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