3 degrees of Franchise Draft - Draft

[BdeRegt]

Let's get this underway.

I bet you guys already know the drill, but I just wanted to remind you of these things:

1. You can draft any player, and any season of his career between 1949-50 and 2015-16

2. You have to draft 8 players, maximum amount of 90.0 total FGA. All FGAs will be taken from basketball reference

3. Each of your successive picks must have played for the same franchise at some point between 1949-50 and 2015-16. For example, if you select Tim Duncan first, your next pick must have played for the Spurs. If your second pick was Dennis Rodman (SAS 94/95), your third pick could have played for either the Spurs, Bulls, Pistons, Lakers, or Dallas. This continues until you make all 8 selections.

4. If you draft a player from pre-merger, you have to multiply his FGA by 0.85. This is an incentive for you guys to draft older players and don't make this game skewed in favor of modern players, too much.

5. We will use ABBAABBA format.

6. For each pick, you have 3 hours to make your selection. Clock is inactive from Midnight - 8 AM EST. If you miss your window, you can jump in to pick at anytime.

7. Please quote the next person after making your selction.

8. For franchise changes/list, we will use basketball reference: http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/

9. All players on your team must play at least 8 minutes in the rotation

In the link below, you can see how the teams are shaping:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_DFMYVLycqrwStpmeb5APp_bf8hObVaii6O7iD9c7SI/edit?usp=sharing

Round 1 (A)
1. Laimbeer - Shaq
2. Milbuck - LeBron James
3. SnakeBites - Wilt Chamberlain
4. DameCurry - Michael Jordan
5. MadNESS - Tim Duncan
6. BdeRegt - Kevin Garnett
7. LA Bird - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
8. ChicagoSportsFan21 - Larry Bird
9. DroppinDimes - Charles Barkley
10. Wackbone - Magic Johnson
11. dantley4prez - Hakeem Olajuwon
12. poopdamoop - David Robinson
13. Tony Snell - Bill Russell
14. Parsnips33 - Bill Walton
15. Fadeaway_J - Moses Malone
16. Goober - Dirk Nowitzki

Round 2 (B)
1. Goober - Jason Kidd
2. Fadeaway_J - Scottie Pippen
3. Parsnips33 - Paul Pierce
4. Tony Snell - Ray Allen
5. poopdamoop - Tracy McGrady
6. dantley4prez - Clyde Drexler
7. wackbone - Dwight Howard
8. DroppinDimes - Penny Hardaway
9. ChicagoSportsFan21 - Gary Payton
10. LA Bird - Oscar Robertson
11. BdeRegt - Alonzo Mourning
12. MadNESS - Manu Ginobili
13. DameCurry - Dennis Rodman
14. SnakeBites - Steph Curry
15. Milbuck - Dwyane Wade
16. Laimbeer - Jerry West

Round 3 (B)
1. Goober - Patrick Ewing
2. Fadeaway_J - Rasheed Wallace
3. Parsnips33 - Chris Paul
4. Tony Snell - Kevin Durant
5. poopdamoop - Kawhi Leonard
6. dantley4prez - Terry Porter
7. wackbone - Karl Malone
8. DroppinDimes - Steve Nash
9. ChicagoSportsFan21 - Artis Gilmore
10. LA Bird - Sidney Moncrief
11. BdeRegt - Julius Erving
12. MadNESS - Bruce Bowen
13. DameCurry - Chauncey Billups
14. SnakeBites - Draymond Green
15. Milbuck - Chris Bosh
16. Laimbeer - Kobe Bryant

Round 4 (A)
1. Laimbeer - Ron Artest
2. Milbuck - Kyle Lowry
3. SnakeBites - Chris Mullin
4. DameCurry - Grant Hill
5. MadNESS - Dikembe Mutombo
6. BdeRegt - Andrei Kirilenko
7. LA Bird - Thabo Sefolosha
8. ChicagoSportsFan21 - John Havlicek
9. DroppinDimes - Shawn Marion
10. Wackbone - Kyle Korver
11. dantley4prez - LaMarcus Aldridge
12. poopdamoop - Brent Barry
13. Tony Snell - Shawn Kemp
14. Parsnips33 - Anthony Davis
15. Fadeaway_J - Walt Frazier
16. Goober - Anthony Mason

Round 5 (A)
1. Laimbeer - Charles Oakley
2. Milbuck - Marc Gasol
3. SnakeBites - Reggie Miller
4. DameCurry - Ben Wallace
5. MadNESS - James Harden
6. BdeRegt - John Stockton
7. LA Bird - Detlef Schrempf
8. ChicagoSportsFan21 - Kevin McHale
9. DroppinDimes - Nate Thurmond
10. Wackbone - Andre Iguodala
11. dantley4prez - Gerald Wallace
12. poopdamoop - Mo Cheeks
13. Tony Snell - Mark Price
14. Parsnips33 - Marco Belinelli
15. Fadeaway_J - Dan Majerle
16. Goober - Shane Battier

Round 6 (B)
1. Goober - Vince Carter
2. Fadeaway_J - Boris Diaw
3. Parsnips33 - Jimmy Butler
4. Tony Snell - Andrew Bogut
5. poopdamoop - Robert Horry
6. dantley4prez - Tony Allen
7. wackbone - Klay Thompson
8. DroppinDimes - George Gervin
9. ChicagoSportsFan21 - James Posey
10. LA Bird - Buck Williams
11. BdeRegt - Raja Bell
12. MadNESS - Horace Grant
13. DameCurry - Pau Gasol
14. SnakeBites - Paul George
15. Milbuck - Mike Miller
16. Laimbeer - Doug Christie

Round 7 (B)
1. Goober - Tree Rollins
2. Fadeaway_J - Danny Green
3. Parsnips33 - Omer Asik
4. Tony Snell - Shaun Livingston
5. poopdamoop - Larry Nance
6. dantley4prez - Amir Johnson
7. wackbone - David Lee
8. DroppinDimes - Hedo Turkoglu
9. ChicagoSportsFan21 - Bobby Jones
10. LA Bird - George Johnson
11. BdeRegt - Eddie Jones
12. MadNESS - Nate McMillan
13. DameCurry - Steve Kerr
14. SnakeBites - Don Buse
15. Milbuck - Jared Dudley
16. Laimbeer - Michael Cage

Round 8 (A)
1. Laimbeer - Serge Ibaka
2. Milbuck - JJ Redick
3. SnakeBites - Dale Davis
4. DameCurry - Toni Kukoc
5. MadNESS - Russell Westbrook
6. BdeRegt - Ron Harper
7. LA Bird - Rick Barry
8. ChicagoSportsFan21 - Andre Miller
9. DroppinDimes - Bismack Biyombo
10. Wackbone - Scott Brooks
11. dantley4prez - Danny Young
12. poopdamoop - Bo Outlaw
13. Tony Snell - Giannis Antetokounmpo
14. Parsnips33 - Al-Farouq Aminu
15. Fadeaway_J - Richard Jefferson
16. Goober - Doc Rivers

[Laimbeer]

Gives me a lot of options going forward and, well, he is Shaq.

Over to you.

[Prez]

2012-13 LeBron James for me. I know I could've picked someone who gave me more options for my next pick, but I figured the pick was going to be low and I can't pass up building around peak LeBron.

Your pick!

[Snakebites]

I'll go Wilt the Stilt.



You can quibble about his issues over the coarse of his career in terms of disposition and attitude, but not in the 1966-67 season, which is one of the best two way seasons any player has ever put together.

Low FGA impact, decent franchise versatility, dominant player. Yes, please.

[damecurry]

Well i wanted Shaq or Wilt actually but since they got taken early and Ive already had the other guy Id consider here, and ive always wanted to build around my favorite childhood player, so give me the GOAT:


Michael Jordan

[MadNESS]

Tim Duncan

[BdeRegt]

Kevin Garnett

you are up

[LA Bird]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

You're up.

[ChicagoSportsFan21]

With the 8th pick in the 3 degrees of Franchise Draft, ChicagoSportsFan21 selects...

Spoiler:

LARRY BIRD-F-BOSTON CELTICS

[DroppinDimes]

I can keep going back and forth with this but this feels like the right pick to me right now. Give me:



Charles Barkley

You're up

[wackbone]

I am ignoring the conditions of the draft and simply taking the best player available. I choose Magic Johnson.

[8on]

Hakeem Olajuwon

Adolph Rupp

[poopdamoop]

David Robinson

[Tony Snell]

I'll take Bill Russell. Relatively low FGA, and he is one of the best. There are many Celtic greats. Not too worried about catching somebody on the flip side.

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[parsnips33]

Going with Bill Walton

you're up

[Fadeaway_J]

Moses Malone

.

You're up.

[goober]

Dirk then Jason Kidd!

[Fadeaway_J]

Scottie Pippen

.

Go for it.

[parsnips33]

Give me the Truth

you're up

[Tony Snell]

I'll take Ray Allen.