With the help of Fantrax.com, we incorporate almost every significant facet of NBA Basketball into our scoring system, design, and gameplay. We utilize a unique scoring system that awards points for points scored, rebounds, 3-pointers, blocks, double-doubles, triple-doubles, and even negative scores for fouls by every NBA player.
You will never miss out on gaining an edge on the scoreboard using our universal format.
Basketball Developmental 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 the first half of a $50 deposit) | $125 – 5th year (includes the second half of a $50 deposit) | $100 – 6th year and beyond
- 5-year plan:
- $500 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th year (deposit waived) | $150 – 6th year (includes a $50 deposit) | $100 – 7th year and beyond
- PLEASE NOTE: in the 6th year of your 5-year plan, you can opt to enter a new 5-year plan and continue to waive your deposit
- $500 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th year (deposit waived) | $150 – 6th year (includes a $50 deposit) | $100 – 7th year and beyond
- 2-year plan:
- 12 teams per league for startups
- Daily rosters | Head-to-Head Points
- LIVE and Automated “Slow” Draft via Fantrax.com (extended clock & e-mail notifications if enabled by user)
- The draft runs from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. ET daily. The clock pauses during the off-hours; however, draft selections can be made while the clock is stopped.
- The draft is 40 rounds in year 1.
- For year 2 and beyond, the draft is 15 rounds (keep any 25 players).
- 40-player roster.
- 30-player active/bench.
- 10-player minors eligible.
- All start-up leagues use a Serpentine draft.
- All 2nd year and beyond, leagues use reverse order drafts (based on the winners of the Draft Consolation bracket and Playoff bracket)
- Payments 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 before registering.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
2024-25 Basketball Developmental League New Rules & Amendments
- Any skipped picks during the draft, outside of rounds 1-3, will NOT be remade.
- Each person is responsible for managing their in-draft lineup to avoid having a skipped pick.
- Future tradeable picks dropped to 5 rounds (was 10).
- FAAB lowered to $250 (was $500).
- Any orphan purchased for under $100 will require a total payment of $100 for the next season to be able to trade.
- A CUT DATE/TIME will be posted in each Slack league chat room after the final payment for your league is paid in full. Failure to make the necessary cuts by the CUT DATE/TIME will result in a LOSS of 50% FAAB per day.
- A MAX ROSTER CUT DATE/TIME will be posted in the main Slack Baseball chat room. Failure to get your roster at, or under, the MAX ROSTER LIMIT by the posted DATE/TIME will result in a LOSS of HALF YOUR TEAMS AVAILABLE FAAB per day.
- All remaining FAAB money and Free Agent claims will be locked at NOON during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any scoring play not reflected in the current rule set will not be added during the season. Potential scoring plays deemed “unusual” or “rare” will be addressed by the DSE Admin team in the offseason and altered, if necessary, the following season. THERE WILL BE NO SCORING CHANGES DURING THE SEASON.
Basketball Developmental 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
Basketball Developmental League Prize Pool
10-Team Leagues (Existing Leagues)
- Year 1 and Up – $770.00
12-Team Leagues
- Year 1 and Up – $970.00
Basketball Developmental 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: 5% of the total league pot
The 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 $230 of the total pot) =
Total League Prize Pool
Basketball Developmental League Season Schedule
- The 2024-25 Fantasy NBA “Regular Season” runs from TBD to TBD.
- The 2024-25 Fantasy Playoffs run from TBD to TBD.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball Developmental League Dynasty Rosters (Start-up Leagues ONLY)
- Zero positional limitations. You decide how many players to keep and draft at each position.
- FAAB waivers start from the conclusion of your draft and continue until the end of our Fantasy Regular Season.
- Each year, you can keep 25 players.
Basketball Developmental League Roster Sizes
10-Team Leagues (Existing Leagues)
- Active/Reserve Total Players: 40
12-Team Leagues
- Active/Reserve Total Players: 40
Basketball Developmental League Rosters Grid
| 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 |
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball Developmental League Scoring
| Scoring Group | Scoring Category | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Assists (AST) | 0.5 |
| Player | Blocks (BLK) | 1 |
| Player | Defensive Rebounds (DREB) | 0.75 |
| Player | Free Throws Made (FTM) | 0.5 |
| Player | Free Throws Missed (FT-) | -1 |
| Player | Offensive Rebounds (OREB) | 0.5 |
| Player | Personal Fouls (PF) | -0.2 |
| Player | Points (PTS) | 0.25 |
| Player | Steals (ST) | 1 |
| Player | Technical Fouls (TF) | -1 |
| Player | Three Pointers Made (3PTM) | 1 |
| Player | Turnovers (TO) | -1 |
Basketball Developmental League Scoring Example
| Rank | Player | Team | Position | Total Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | C,Flx | 1545.05 | 20.88 |
| 2 | Joel Embiid | PHI | C,Flx | 1405.05 | 20.66 |
| 3 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | SF,Flx | 1334.2 | 17.56 |
| 4 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | PF,Flx | 1277.6 | 19.07 |
| 5 | Trae Young | ATL | PG,Flx | 1273.15 | 16.75 |
| 6 | Luka Doncic | DAL | PG,Flx | 1207.5 | 18.58 |
| 7 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | C,Flx | 1204.35 | 16.28 |
| 8 | James Harden | PHI | SG,Flx | 1170.15 | 18 |
| 9 | Dejounte Murray | SA | PG,Flx | 1168.65 | 17.19 |
| 10 | LaMelo Ball | CHA | PG,Flx | 1158.85 | 15.45 |
| 11 | Stephen Curry | GS | PG,Flx | 1126.75 | 17.61 |
| 12 | Miles Bridges | CHA | SF,Flx | 1118.9 | 13.99 |
| 13 | DeMar DeRozan | CHI | SG,Flx | 1096.9 | 14.43 |
| 14 | Nikola Vucevic | CHI | C,Flx | 1087.3 | 14.89 |
| 15 | Devin Booker | PHO | SG,Flx | 1049.75 | 15.44 |
| 16 | LeBron James | LAL | SF,Flx | 1043.55 | 18.63 |
| 17 | Kevin Durant | BKN | SF,Flx | 1026.65 | 18.67 |
| 18 | Julius Randle | NY | PF,Flx | 1020 | 14.17 |
| 19 | Fred VanVleet | TOR | PG,Flx | 1003.35 | 15.44 |
| 20 | Donovan Mitchell | UTA | SG,Flx | 1002.7 | 14.97 |
| 21 | Terry Rozier | CHA | PG,Flx | 999.45 | 13.69 |
| 22 | Tyrese Haliburton | IND | PG,Flx | 997.05 | 12.95 |
| 23 | Rudy Gobert | UTA | C,Flx | 991.8 | 15.03 |
| 24 | Jonas Valanciunas | NO | C,Flx | 990.35 | 13.38 |
| 25 | Saddiq Bey | DET | SF,Flx | 989.15 | 12.06 |
| 26 | Pascal Siakam | TOR | PF,Flx | 988.75 | 14.54 |
| 27 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | SG,Flx | 948.7 | 13.18 |
| 28 | Jaren Jackson | MEM | C,Flx | 943.35 | 12.09 |
| 29 | Zach LaVine | CHI | SG,Flx | 941.75 | 14.06 |
| 30 | Desmond Bane | MEM | SG,Flx | 938.8 | 12.35 |
| 31 | Christian Wood | DAL | PF,Flx | 933.3 | 13.73 |
| 32 | Khris Middleton | MIL | SF,Flx | 895.5 | 13.57 |
| 33 | Darius Garland | CLE | PG,Flx | 894.5 | 13.15 |
| 34 | Domantas Sabonis | SAC | PF,Flx | 890.4 | 14.36 |
| 35 | Tobias Harris | PHI | PF,Flx | 885.2 | 12.13 |
| 36 | Buddy Hield | IND | SG,Flx | 883.7 | 10.91 |
| 37 | Harrison Barnes | SAC | SF,Flx | 883.45 | 11.47 |
| 38 | Jaylen Brown | BOS | SF,Flx | 877.9 | 13.3 |
| 39 | Kevin Love | CLE | PF,Flx | 874.8 | 11.82 |
| 40 | Bobby Portis | MIL | PF,Flx | 869.45 | 12.08 |
| 41 | Keldon Johnson | SA | SF,Flx | 862.15 | 11.5 |
| 42 | Chris Paul | PHO | PG,Flx | 861.95 | 13.26 |
| 43 | Clint Capela | ATL | C,Flx | 860.8 | 11.63 |
| 44 | Russell Westbrook | LAL | PG,Flx | 859.75 | 11.02 |
| 45 | Jordan Poole | GS | SG,Flx | 851.55 | 11.2 |
| 46 | Kyle Kuzma | WAS | PF,Flx | 849.65 | 12.87 |
| 47 | Alec Burks | NY | SG,Flx | 837 | 10.33 |
| 48 | Tyrese Maxey | PHI | SG,Flx | 835.05 | 11.13 |
| 49 | Jimmy Butler | MIA | SF,Flx | 828.65 | 14.54 |
| 50 | Gary Trent | TOR | SG,Flx | 828.2 | 11.83 |
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball Developmental League Minor Eligibility
- Players with GREEN ‘M’ (Minors Eligible) are the ONLY players available who can be placed in the minors eligible section on Fantrax.com.
- To be eligible for the minors section, players must either be in the minors in real life or have zero NBA career games.
Basketball Developmental League Draft
- For existing leagues, the draft order will be the same throughout the entire draft. Start-up Dynasty Leagues use a serpentine or snake draft for their first year.
- Most Non-Playoff teams will have their position determined by order of finish in the postseason Draft Bracket.
- Draft Order Change: Most teams that do not make the playoffs will play in a consolation bracket to determine the Draft Order for the following season. The team with the worst record gets the 1 seed. The following seeds get the next lowest bracket slot. Reseeding will occur each round until a winner is determined. Refer to the Draft Bracket rules section for the league-by-league outline.
- The draft clock is 2 hours per pick. It is on from 10 a.m. EST to 12 a.m. EST daily until the draft is completed.
- After two (2) consecutive time-out picks, you will be placed on auto-pick
- If you miss a Free Agent draft selection, the system will select you based on your queue first, then by ADP for the current season.
Basketball Developmental League Post-Draft
- If your roster exceeds the league-designated maximum, you must reduce it by a predetermined date set by the League Commissioner, usually one week before opening day.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball Developmental League Waiver Wire Rules
- In all leagues, we use a two-part claiming system
- All waived players are eligible for bidding daily using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB).
- All waiver claims are processed the next day at 9 AM ET.
- After the 9 AM ET waiver run, all remaining players will be available on a First Come, First Serve (FCFS) basis until each player’s game-time lock. At the start of each player’s respective game, players will be waived and available to bid on for the next day’s waiver run.
- All dropped players will be automatically waived and locked for at least 24 hours to give everyone in the league time to bid on said player. Dropped players will be included in the following 9 AM ET waiver run after their 24-hour lock.
- There is a season-long cap on FCFS claims. Once you have reached this cap, you can no longer claim players via FCFS. The FCFS claims limit begins immediately after the draft ends and ends on the first day of the playoffs.
- All undrafted players will go on waivers for 24 hours after your league’s yearly draft concludes.
- All players will have go-to waivers at the start of their respective games.
- Waivers run daily at 9 am ET.
- After the 9 am ET waivers, all players will be available FCFS (first come, first serve) until the start of their game that day.
- Any player whose team does not play on any given day will go to waivers at the start of the last game of that day.
- All Free Agent claims will be locked at noon ET during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- The commissioner will reverse any Waiver claim made before the noon ET cut-off that the system processes on Tuesday at 9:00 am ET or Wednesday at 9:00 am ET.
- Teams can drop players during the DSE Postseason but cannot make claims.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball Developmental League Trades
- Once the league host (Fantrax) is ready, Trades must be made using the transaction feature only.
- Preseason trades may be completed once all teams’ rosters are officially ready (Fees paid, cuts made)
- Multi-player or lopsided trades may be made. Vacancies can be filled using one of your add/drops.
- The owner with a surplus above the league-dictated roster max must drop at least one player to make room on their roster.
- Future picks can be traded.
TRADE DEADLINE: TBD at 11:59:59PM EST
Basketball Developmental League Tie Breakers
The following tie-breakers are used for Basketball 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 Basketball Leagues: Playoff Bracket and Draft Order Bracket.
- Higher seed
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball Developmental League Postseason
- All Free Agent claims will be locked at noon ET during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- The commissioner will reverse any Waiver claim made before the noon ET cut-off that the system processes on Tuesday at 9:00 am ET or Wednesday at 9:00 am ET.
- Teams can drop players during the DSE Postseason but cannot make claims.
- 12-team leagues Championship Bracket: The 6 top teams will make the playoffs, with the top 2 seeded teams receiving byes during the first week of the fantasy postseason.
- 10-team leagues Championship Bracket: The 6 top teams will make the playoffs, with the top 2 seeded teams receiving byes during the first week of the fantasy postseason.
- 12-team league Consolation Bracket: The 6 worst non-playoff teams will participate in a playoff to determine the following season’s draft order. The team with the worst record gets the 1 seed, and so on. Seeds 1 & 2 will receive a bye week.
- 10-team league Consolation Bracket: The 4 worst non-playoff teams will participate in a playoff to determine the following season’s draft order. The team with the worst record gets the 1 seed, and so on. Seeds 1 & 2 will NOT receive a bye week.
- 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.
12-team Consolation Bracket Seeding:
- 1st round:
- 1st and 2nd seed teams earn a bye
- 6th seed vs. 5th seed
- 4th seed vs. 3rd seed
- 2nd round:
- 1st seed vs. winner (4th 3rd)
- 2nd seed vs. winner (6th 5th)
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball Developmental League Offseason
- The number of cuts for each team is at least 15 players.
- A CUT DATE/TIME will be posted in each Slack league chat room after the final payment for your league is paid in full. Failure to make the necessary cuts by the CUT DATE/TIME will result in a LOSS of 50% FAAB per day.
- A MAX ROSTER CUT DATE/TIME will be posted in the main Slack Basketball chat room (#DSEBasketball). Failure to get your roster at, or under, the MAX ROSTER LIMIT by the posted DATE/TIME will result in a LOSS of HALF YOUR TEAMS AVAILABLE FAAB per day.
- DROPS will come from your final Regular Season Roster from the previous season ONLY.
- 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.
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 outcome was in the league’s best interest. Administration voting occurs and decides the result of any scenario that may be deemed inappropriate or not in the league’s best interest. Dynasty Sports Empire reserves the right to change, alter, or amend any league guideline.
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)
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