The first Bleacher Report NBA Fantasy league has been created—and is awaiting team managers to join in on the competition!
I thought to myself, why do we, the writers/editors, only get to write about sports? Why not get involved ourselves?
Starting this season, I'll be hosting a Bleacher Report Fantasy League on NBA.com.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers, with distribution as follows:
1st Place - $50.00
2nd Place - $25.00
3rd Place - $10.00
The funding will be provided from my own pocket, so there's no admission fee.
Now, the details...
To create your team, go to the signup page.
| League Name: | Bleacher Report League 07-08 |
| League Password: | basketball |
| League Size (teams): | 12 |
| Scoring System: | Rotisserie |
ONLY 12 team managers will be appointed this year...on a first-come-first-served basis!
The scoring will be Rotisserie, NOT Head-to-Head. This means there will be NO playoffs—the overall leader at the end of the season will be the league winner. The idea is to force managers to look for diversity and depth in order to balance the points between the statistics.
Now for the draft information...
| Draft Type: | Live |
| Our Draft will last | 14 rounds |
| Teams will go onto auto-draft after | 2 missed picks |
| Picks will be auto-drafted if not made in | 90 seconds |
| Our draft will be on | Wed, 10/24/2007 03:00pm ET |
To elaborate: After 12 managers are assigned teams, I will randomly select the draft order. After the draft order is established, managers will be able to trade draft picks with other managers through the commissioner.
This option isn't always available in Fantasy leagues, so use it to your advantage!
And the rosters...
| Starting Roster | Num | Games Limit |
| Point Guard | 1 | 82 |
| Shooting Guard | 1 | 82 |
| Guard | 1 | 82 |
| Small Forward | 1 | 82 |
| Power Forward | 1 | 82 |
| Forward | 1 | 82 |
| Forward-Center | 0 | 0 |
| Center | 2 | 82 |
| Utility | 2 | 82 |
| Bench | 3 | 82 |
And the scoring system...
| Category | Weight |
| 3 Pointers Made | 1 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Blocked Shots | 1 |
| Field Goal Percentage | 1 |
| Free Throw Percentage | 1 |
| Points Scored | 1 |
| Steals | 1 |
*REBOUNDS ALSO HAVE BEEN ADDED!*
The "1" weighting means that no category is weighted heavier than another. Some leagues like to weight Points Scored heavier than 3 Pointers Made—but this league will keep these categories equally important
You can go to www.nba.com and sign up yourself with the information given above...but you MUST leave a comment on this article or email me at joshuadjlee@gmail.com and tell me your NAME and your TEAM NAME. That way I'll be able to know who joined the league.
Once 12 managers are hired, I'll close registration and announce draft picks. From there, you'll be on your own.
I'll also be writing articles with weekly recaps and predictions for this league—just to keep everyone on Bleacher Report updated on how the league is running.
Don't miss your chance to mix it up with your Bleacher Report peers and earn some free cash!
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about 1 year ago
just to give example for signing up...
Team Manager: Josh DJ Lee
Team Name: Mizzou Tigers
about 1 year ago
Great idea, Josh. This is gonna be good...
Team Manager: Dave Nemetz
Team Name: Bleacher Creatures
See you on the court.
about 1 year ago
I am wondering who NYCGatorFan is?
I need to know who you are so I know your from Bleacher Report cause I see you in the league!
DJ
about 1 year ago
Great idea man!!! Count me in
Manager-Aaron Keel
TeamName-Men Of Steel
about 1 year ago
WHOOT! Let's keep the registrations coming guys!
about 1 year ago
I'm NYCGatorfan
about 1 year ago
Count me in, I'm the Destined Champions!
about 1 year ago
Thank you guyssss!
Erick, I'm gettin the alert that you have 2 accounts
about 1 year ago
You're putting up the prize money??? I'm in!
about 1 year ago
Oh, yeah...
Team Manager: Dave Metrick
Team Name: Hardwood
about 1 year ago
Haha yea, just to start this year's season off, I'll be putting in my own money!
about 1 year ago
I see in the thing that there are two teams named NY Gators. If I created a second team, it's a mistake. How do I delete it?
about 1 year ago
I will take care of it Erick, I was just wondering if it was a glitch or if you accidently signed in twice or something. All is fine.
DJ
about 1 year ago
Team manager: David Williams
Team name: WashU Bears
I'm pumped!
about 1 year ago
Just a few more managers please!
about 1 year ago
I dropped the amount from 12 teams to 10 because of the lack of sign ups!
2 SPOTS AVAILABLE STILL!
about 1 year ago
Team manager: Aaron Partridge
Team name: APBulls
about 1 year ago
Looks like all spots are taken!
IF YOU STILL WANT IN PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP! DRAFT IS 24TH SO THIS WEEK LET ME KNOW!
EMAIL: joshuadjlee@gmail.com
AIM: joshigeexp
I may POSSIBLY be able to make adjustments
DJ
about 1 year ago
Ok, I joined again. Thanks for saving a spot for me!
about 1 year ago
No problem dude!
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!
DJ
about 1 year ago
Who is Finko?
DJ
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