With the help of Fantrax.com, we incorporate just about every facet of NBA basketball into our best ball scoring system, design, and gameplay. We utilize a Points, Head-to-Head, Weekly scoring system that awards for various accomplishments. You will never miss out on gaining an edge on the scoreboard using our universal format. Need more? Here’s a breakdown of our best ball basketball leagues.

Best Ball League Quick Outline

Entry Fees:
- 2-year plan:
  - $275 – 1st and 2nd year (includes a $75 deposit) | $100 – 3rd year and beyond
- 3-year plan:
  - $350 – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year (includes a $50 deposit) | $100 – 4th year and beyond
- 4-year plan:
  - $425 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year (includes a $25 deposit) | $100 – 5th year and beyond
- 5-year plan:
  - $500 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th year (deposit waived) | $100 – 6th year and beyond
12 teams per league
Head-to-Head Points – All Play League (play against every team every week)
LIVE and Automated “Slow” Draft via Fantrax.com (extended clock & e-mail notifications if enabled by user)
Draft runs from 10 am to 12 am ET daily. The clock pauses during the off hours; however, draft selections can be made while the clock is stopped.
30 man rosters
Keep any 18 players year 2+
Payments are made safely and securely to LeagueSafe.com.
Registration required void where prohibited. Participation is based on eligibility. Please read and agree to our Terms of Service prior to Empire registration submission.

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Best Ball League Fees

2-year plan:
- $275 – 1st and 2nd year (includes a $75 deposit) | $100 – 3rd year and beyond
3-year plan:
- $350 – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year (includes a $50 deposit) | $100 – 4th year and beyond
4-year plan:
- $425 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year (includes a $25 deposit) | $100 – 5th year and beyond
5-year plan:
- $500 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th year (deposit waived) | $100 – 6th year and beyond

Best Ball League Prize Pools

12-Team Leagues

Each Year – $1,000.00

Best Ball League Payouts

Our payouts allow everyone in the league to make back some cash, even in a lost season. We award payouts to the following:

League Champion: 55% of the total league pot
Runner-Up: 20% of the total league pot
Regular Season Champion: 20% of the total league pot
Third Place Finisher: 5% of the total league pot

Prize Pool is determined by the following:: LeagueSafe.com Collected Fees (minus) Fantrax.com Hosting Services (minus) Administration Fee taken by DSE (Not to exceed $200 of the total pot) = Total League Prize Pool

Best Ball League Rosters (Start-up Leagues ONLY)

Each new start-up will draft 30 roster spots.
- In year 2+, the draft will be 12 rounds; each team gets to keep 18 players.
Any player in the pool can be drafted anytime during the Best Ball draft.
Zero positional limitations. You decide how many players to keep and draft at each position.
There are NO TRANSACTIONS DURING THE SEASON!
- NO adds/drops
- NO trades
- NO lineup moves
Every day Fantrax will pick the best player on your team at each position to maximize your total points.

Best Ball League Daily Active Grid

The total number of players, by position, active each day.

Pos	Max Active
Point Guard (PG)	2
Shooting Guard (SG)	2
Small Forward (SF)	2
Power Forward (PF)	2
Center (C)	2
Flex (Flx)	2

Best Ball League Scoring

Scoring Group	Scoring Category	Points
Player	Assists (AST)	1
Player	Blocks (BLK)	2
Player	Double Doubles Only (2DO)	10
Player	Flagrant Fouls (FF)	-2
Player	Offensive Rebounds (OREB)	1
Player	Personal Fouls (PF)	-1
Player	Points (PTS)	1
Player	Rebounds (REB)	1
Player	Steals (ST)	3
Player	Technical Fouls (TF)	-1
Player	Three Pointers Made (3PTM)	1
Player	Triple Doubles (3D)	20
Player	Turnovers (TO)	-2

Best Ball League Scoring Example

Rank	Player	Team	Position	Total Points	Points/Game
1	Nikola Jokic	DEN	PF,C,Flx	4449	60.12
2	Joel Embiid	PHI	PF,C,Flx	3682	54.15
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	PF,C,Flx	3616	53.97
4	Trae Young	ATL	PG,Flx	3360	44.21
5	Luka Doncic	DAL	PG,SG,Flx	3356	51.63
6	Dejounte Murray	SA	PG,SG,Flx	3283	48.28
7	Jayson Tatum	BOS	SF,PF,Flx	3226	42.45
8	Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	C,Flx	3207	43.34
9	James Harden	PHI	PG,SG,Flx	2918	44.89
10	Nikola Vucevic	CHI	C,Flx	2901	39.74
11	LaMelo Ball	CHA	PG,SG,Flx	2870	38.27
12	Rudy Gobert	UTA	C,Flx	2819	42.71
13	LeBron James	LAL	PG,SG,SF,PF,Flx	2816	50.29
14	Jonas Valanciunas	NO	C,Flx	2763	37.34
15	Pascal Siakam	TOR	PF,C,Flx	2761	40.6
16	DeMar DeRozan	CHI	SG,SF,PF,Flx	2748	36.16
17	Miles Bridges	CHA	SF,PF,Flx	2722	34.02
18	Domantas Sabonis	SAC	PF,C,Flx	2628	42.39
19	Julius Randle	NY	PF,C,Flx	2626	36.47
20	Stephen Curry	GS	PG,SG,Flx	2586	40.41
21	Tyrese Haliburton	IND	PG,SG,Flx	2572	33.4
22	Russell Westbrook	LAL	PG,Flx	2561	32.83
23	Devin Booker	PHO	SG,SF,Flx	2535	37.28
24	Clint Capela	ATL	C,Flx	2513	33.96
25	Kevin Durant	BKN	SF,PF,C,Flx	2506	45.56
26	Christian Wood	HOU	PF,C,Flx	2495	36.69
27	Darius Garland	CLE	PG,Flx	2459	36.16
28	Donovan Mitchell	UTA	PG,SG,Flx	2442	36.45
29	Terry Rozier	CHA	PG,SG,Flx	2378	32.58
30	Chris Paul	PHO	PG,Flx	2340	36
31	Fred VanVleet	TOR	PG,SG,Flx	2336	35.94
32	Anthony Edwards	MIN	SG,SF,Flx	2324	32.28
33	Ja Morant	MEM	PG,Flx	2304	40.42
34	Saddiq Bey	DET	SF,Flx	2303	28.09
35	Jaylen Brown	BOS	SG,SF,Flx	2266	34.33
36	Bobby Portis	MIL	PF,C,Flx	2240	31.11
37	Jakob Poeltl	SA	C,Flx	2220	32.65
38	Scottie Barnes	TOR	SF,PF,Flx	2212	29.89
39	Jrue Holiday	MIL	PG,SG,Flx	2186	32.63
40	Jaren Jackson	MEM	PF,C,Flx	2167	27.78
41	Zach LaVine	CHI	SG,SF,Flx	2157	32.19
42	Jimmy Butler	MIA	SF,PF,Flx	2155	37.81
43	Kyle Kuzma	WAS	SF,PF,Flx	2146	32.52
44	Evan Mobley	CLE	SF,PF,C,Flx	2137	30.97
45	Desmond Bane	MEM	PG,SG,SF,Flx	2112	27.79
46	Tobias Harris	PHI	SF,PF,Flx	2111	28.92
47	Jarrett Allen	CLE	C,Flx	2106	37.61
48	CJ McCollum	NO	PG,SG,Flx	2089	33.69
49	Bam Adebayo	MIA	PF,C,Flx	2087	37.27
50	Wendell Carter	ORL	PF,C,Flx	2073	33.44

Best Ball League Draft

The draft order will be the same throughout the entire draft for existing leagues. Start-up Dynasty Leagues use a serpentine or snake draft for their first year.
- Leagues in year 2+ will use the Playoff and Consolation Brackets to determine their draft order.
The draft clock is 2 hours per pick. The Draft clock is on from 10 am ET to midnight ET daily until the draft is completed.
After two (2) consecutive time-out picks, you will be placed on auto-pick
If you miss a draft selection, the system will first select based on your queue, then by ADP for the current season.

Best Ball League Tie Breakers

The following tie-breakers are used for IDP Leagues: Regular Season Titles, Playoff Spots, and Playoff Seeding.

Most fantasy points for the entire season
Head-to-head record vs. team(s) tied with

The following tie-breakers are used for IDP Leagues: Playoff Bracket and Draft Order Bracket.

Higher seed

Best Ball League Trades

The Best Ball trading is ONLY permitted during the off-season. As such, the trading deadline is the first day of the new season at Noon ET. 2023 Trade Deadline is: 10/24/23 @ Noon ET

Best Ball League Postseason

The top 2 teams will earn seeds 1-2 in the playoffs (determined by record) and receive a 1st round playoff bye.
The final 4 playoff spots will be given to the teams with the most wins (total points as a tiebreaker).
The league champion will be named at the end of Week 17.
The 6 teams that do not make the playoffs will play in a consolation bracket.
All playoff and draft brackets become officially locked after completing one week on the bracket.
- This one-week period allows for stats corrections from the period prior.

Consolation Bracket Seeding:

1^st round:
- 1^st and 2^nd seed teams earn a bye
- 6^th seed vs. 5^th seed
- 4^th seed vs. 3^rd seed
2^nd round:
- 1^st seed vs. winner (4^th 3^rd)
- 2^nd seed vs. winner (6^th 5^th)

Best Ball League Offseason

The number of players each team keeps each new season is the same, 35 players. The remaining players on each team’s roster MUST be cut.
DROPS will only come from your final Regular Season Roster from the previous season.
Your offseason cannot begin until CUTS and payment has been made.
If the last team pays within 3 weeks of the NBA season, starting CUTS will be 48 hours after the final payment is received, and the draft clock will change from 2 hours to 1 hour per pick.
If there are Orphan Teams from owners who leave the league, DSE will attempt to find new owners.
- Should it be necessary, DSE will sell teams via a Dispersal Draft to keep the league intact with the current number of teams.
The method to how the draft season draft order is determined:
- 12-team Leagues:
  - 1st pick – Draft Bracket winner
  - 2nd pick – Draft Bracket loser
  - 3rd pick – Highest seed to lose in consolation 2nd round
  - 4th pick – Lowest seed to lose in consolation 2nd round
  - 5th pick – Highest seed to lose in consolation 1st round
  - 6th pick – Lowest seed to lose in consolation 1st round
  - 7th pick – Lowest seed to lose in 1st round
  - 8th pick – Highest seed to lose in 1st round
  - 9th pick – 3rd place game loser
  - 10th pick – 3rd place game-winner
  - 11th pick – Runner up
  - 12th pick – Champ

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Dynasty Sports Empire reserves the right to manage and maintain the integrity and longevity of its leagues by issuing judgments made by the Dynasty Sports Empire Administrative team. League changes, rulings, and outcomes may be overturned at any time if the Administration does not believe the said outcome was in the best interest of the league. Administration voting occurs and decides the outcome of any scenario that may be deemed inappropriate or not in the leagues’ best interest. Dynasty Sports Empire reserves the right to change, alter, or amend any league guideline at any time.

Fair Play and Conduct

While fantasy sports is usually an extremely competitive endeavor, it is important to remember that enjoyment of the game is predicated on a certain level of sportsmanship displayed by the participants. Occasionally, some team owners intentionally or unknowingly cross the line.

PRIZE-ELIGIBLE & SPORTSMANSHIP RULES

A: More than one team in the same league

One person can’t control more than one team in the same league. If two or more teams in the same league are under the same account, they must be controlled by different people sharing that account, but not sharing the teams. Violation of this will lead to the cancellation of the teams and expulsion from the game.

If an owner finds himself in this situation by accident, he/she should e-mail the League Office immediately and explain the situation.

B: Collusive transactions

Collusion occurs when one team makes moves to benefit another team, without trying to improve its own position. One-sided trades are an obvious example of this. Another example is when a player drop is made so another team can pick up that player. Teams found in violation of this policy will be canceled and their owners prohibited from participating in future Fantasy Games.

C: Impeding other owners

Certain transactions made solely to impede other owners are not allowed. Tanking games for the sole purpose of denying another player’s chance to make the playoffs is against the rules. In particular, cycling through players in free agency to put them on waivers and make them unavailable to other teams in your league is strictly prohibited and is grounds for expulsion from the game.

D: Roster Dumping

Owners that are found to have dumped their players to the player pool in an attempt to undermine the league may be subject to expulsion from the game. If you are giving up on the season, we ask that you maintain league strength by providing the other owners with the most competitive team you are able to field.

E: Owner interaction

Owners should always be polite and gracious when dealing with one another. Threats and obscenities are not only against the Rules, they are illegal in many jurisdictions. Owners that are found to have sent a threatening email to another owner will be warned and/or kicked out of the game completely. This extends to message board posts as well.

F: Offensive posts

Any posts of a derogatory nature are strictly prohibited, whether it is in a chat room, message board, or on a league’s bulletin board. This includes personal attacks and sexist or racist remarks. There will be a zero-tolerance level – if someone in your league is violating this policy, please contact the League Office.

G: Inactivity

In order to maintain the integrity of the league, the commissioner may contact owners of teams that remain inactive for extended periods of time. The commissioner will send a notification to the email of record. Shortly thereafter, if the team remains inactive, the commissioner reserves the right to reassign ownership of the inactive team.

H: Daily Lineups

Deliberately choosing to start incomplete or weak lineups (a.k.a. tanking) is classified as unsportsmanlike and is grounds for removal from a league.

I: Free Agent Moves

Free-agent moves for reasons other than the improvement of the owner’s fantasy team are classified as unsportsmanlike and will be reversed by the league commissioner. Repeated violations of unsportsmanlike free agent moves will result in the owners’ removal from the league.

If an owner refuses to comply with the sportsmanship rules, or that an owner has acted in an unsportsmanlike manner, Dynasty Sports Empire reserves the right to disqualify the owner and/or remove that owner from the league without a refund. All decisions by Dynasty Sports Empire will be final.

REMEMBER: The game is fun! Creating confrontation in your league inevitably leads to a bad game experience for all involved. Play hard, but play fair!

Dynasty Sports Empire acts as the League Manager for all Prize-Eligible Leagues. The League Manager has the power to rule on all aspects of Dynasty Sports Empire’s Fantasy Basketball game, including but not limited to League business, player trades, infractions of these rules, and disputes among franchise owners.

The League Commissioner will investigate all overall winners for collusion before awarding overall prizes and it has the right to disqualify owners or remove them from the league if deemed necessary.

The decisions of the League Commissioner shall be final and irreversible. The League Commissioner has the right to make any necessary changes to the game and rules as the season progresses. Any changes will be properly noted on the homepage of the league.

The use of DynastySportsEmpire.com and participation in the Fantasy Basketball Dynasty League games are subject to Fantrax.com’s guidelines which are incorporated into this rule set and the Fantrax.com Legal Restrictions. This includes the additional fee Fantrax.com charges to host our leagues (Approximately $70.00-$100.00 per league, per year)

Leagues are filling as you read this. Please feel free to contact us for more info. Thank you for choosing the Dynasty Sports Empire!

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