Playoff Upsets Draft (1993-94 to now) - Draft thread

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Playoff Upsets Draft (1993-94 to now) - Draft thread 

Post#1 » by durantbird » Yesterday 2:44 pm

Draft Rules:

1. All NBA seasons from 1993-94 2024-25 are eligible, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

2. You will be required to draft a total of 8 players in 4 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 may pick two players who each played at least 50% of their games in their chosen season for different sides of a major playoff upset. These pairings are available:

Nuggets–Sonics/Thunder
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(1994, 8th seed over 1st seed)


Knicks–Heat
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(1999, 8th seed over 1st seed)


Warriors–Mavericks
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(2007, 8th seed over 1st seed)


Grizzlies–Spurs
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(2011, 8th seed over 1st seed)


76ers–Bulls
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(2012, 8th seed over 1st seed)


Hawks–76ers
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(2021, 5th seed over 1st seed)


Heat–Bucks
Spoiler:
(2023, 8th seed over 1st seed)


Each pair should have at most one player who ever won multiple All NBA First or at least one MVP accolades in his career.

Predecessor franchises are also eligible.

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

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 polls. AI will be used as a single vote when a matchup is tied and 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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Post#2 » by Dr Positivity » Yesterday 4:03 pm

Lebron James/Ray Allen

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Post#3 » by durantbird » Yesterday 6:42 pm

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Michael Jordan and Jimmy Butler

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Post#4 » by Larry_Russell » Today 12:47 am

Jokic and shawn kemp should be fun.


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Post#5 » by lilroddyb » Today 8:21 am

Kawhi Leonard and Marc Gasol
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Post#6 » by Stan » Today 2:39 pm

Dwyane Wade & Patrick Ewing
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Post#7 » by Fadeaway_J » Today 2:55 pm

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Tim Duncan and Jaren Jackson Jr.

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Post#8 » by Laimbeer » Today 4:00 pm

Dirk Nowitzki
Klay Thompson
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Post#9 » by GeorgeMarcus » Today 4:31 pm

Torn here, guess I'll try something different: Luka Doncic & Draymond Green

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Post#10 » by Mr Ringer » Today 6:04 pm

KD and Billups

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Post#11 » by Snakebites » 3 minutes ago

Giannis and Eddie Jones
Steph Curry and Dorian Finney-Smith

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