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Basketball H2H Category Quick Outline
- Entry Fees:
- 1-year plan:
- $200 – 1st year (includes $100 deposit) | $100 – 2nd year and beyond
- 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
- 1-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)
- 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.
- The draft is divided into 2 parts:
- The first 3 rounds are the Minors Eligible Draft
- The Free Agent Draft begins in the 4th Round
- All start-up leagues use a Serpentine draft
- Minors Eligible Draft & Free Agent Draft flip positions
- 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 prior to Empire registration.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
2022-23 Basketball H2H Category New Rules & Amendments
- Change Active/Reserve Roster size to 30, removing Minors slots. Both 10 and 12-team leagues will be the same.
- Set First Come First Serve (FCFS) free-agent (FA) adds to 75 for the season (includes both off-season and in-season)
- NOTE: All players are on waivers from the end of the draft to Opening Night but will count towards the 75 FA quota and whatever FAAB you spend. Once the season starts and FCFS is turned on, waiver claims will no longer count against your FA quota.
- 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 12:00 pm NOON during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any scoring play that is not reflected in the current rule set will not be added during the season. Potential scoring plays that are 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 H2H Category Fees
- 1st Year – $200.00 (includes a $100 rolling deposit)
- 2nd Year and beyond – $100.00
Basketball H2H Category Prize Pool
10-Team Leagues (Existing Leagues)
- Year 1 and Up – $775.00
12-Team Leagues
- Year 1 and Up – $975.00
Basketball H2H Category 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
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 $225 of the total pot) =
Total League Prize Pool
Basketball H2H Category Season Schedule
- The 2022-23 Fantasy NBA “Regular Season” runs from TBD to TBD.
- The 2022-23 Fantasy Playoffs start on TBD and end on TBD.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball H2H Category 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 until the end of our Fantasy Regular Season.
- Each year, you can keep 12 players PLUS any Minor League or Veteran Credits you have earned during your tenure. NOTE: “Credit” information posted below.
Basketball H2H Category Roster Sizes
10-Team Leagues (Existing Leagues)
- Active/Reserve Total Players: 30
12-Team Leagues
- Active/Reserve Total Players: 30
Basketball H2H Category 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 H2H Category Scoring
| Scoring Group | Scoring Category |
|---|---|
| Player | Assists (AST) |
| Player | Blocks (BLK) |
| Player | Field Goal Percent (FG%) |
| Player | Free Throw Percent (FT%) |
| Player | Points (PTS) |
| Player | Rebounds (REB) |
| Player | Steals (ST) |
| Player | Three Pointers Made (3PTM) |
| Player | Turnovers (TO) |
Basketball H2H Category Scoring Example
| Rank | Player | Team | Position(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Vucevic | CHI | C,Flx | 100 |
| 2 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | C,Flx | 99.7 |
| 3 | Luka Doncic | DAL | PG,Flx | 98.31 |
| 4 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | SF,Flx | 97.21 |
| 5 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | PF,Flx | 97.18 |
| 6 | Terry Rozier | CHA | PG,Flx | 95.73 |
| 7 | Andrew Wiggins | GS | SF,Flx | 95.51 |
| 8 | Mikal Bridges | PHO | SF,Flx | 95.33 |
| 9 | Fred VanVleet | TOR | PG,Flx | 94.84 |
| 10 | Kyrie Irving | BKN | PG,Flx | 94.55 |
| 11 | Julius Randle | NY | PF,Flx | 94.29 |
| 12 | Stephen Curry | GS | PG,Flx | 93.76 |
| 13 | Kyle Anderson | MEM | SF,Flx | 93.61 |
| 14 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | SG,Flx | 93.53 |
| 15 | Damian Lillard | POR | PG,Flx | 93.04 |
| 16 | Kelly Olynyk | HOU | C,Flx | 92.81 |
| 17 | Russell Westbrook | LAL | PG,Flx | 92.65 |
| 18 | Tobias Harris | PHI | PF,Flx | 91.53 |
| 19 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | C,Flx | 91.47 |
| 20 | Kawhi Leonard | LAC | SF,Flx | 91.42 |
| 21 | Jaylen Brown | BOS | SG,SF,Flx | 91.27 |
| 22 | Khris Middleton | MIL | SF,Flx | 90.93 |
| 23 | Chris Paul | PHO | PG,Flx | 90.62 |
| 24 | P.J. Washington | CHA | PF,Flx | 90.56 |
| 25 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | PF,C,Flx | 90.36 |
| 26 | Jrue Holiday | MIL | PG,Flx | 90.27 |
| 27 | Robert Covington | POR | SF,Flx | 90 |
| 28 | Brandon Ingram | NO | SF,Flx | 89.67 |
| 29 | Paul George | LAC | SF,Flx | 89.6 |
| 30 | Domantas Sabonis | IND | PF,Flx | 89.49 |
| 31 | Buddy Hield | SAC | SG,Flx | 89.06 |
| 32 | Zach LaVine | CHI | SG,Flx | 88.98 |
| 33 | Bradley Beal | WAS | SG,Flx | 88.98 |
| 34 | De'Aaron Fox | SAC | PG,Flx | 88.91 |
| 35 | Joel Embiid | PHI | C,Flx | 88.74 |
| 36 | Pascal Siakam | TOR | PF,Flx | 88.36 |
| 37 | James Harden | BKN | SG,Flx | 88.1 |
| 38 | Michael Porter | DEN | SF,Flx | 87.9 |
| 39 | Chris Boucher | TOR | PF,Flx | 87.77 |
| 40 | Jimmy Butler | MIA | SF,Flx | 87.57 |
| 41 | Malcolm Brogdon | IND | PG,Flx | 86.69 |
| 42 | RJ Barrett | NY | SG,Flx | 86.65 |
| 43 | Donovan Mitchell | UTA | SG,Flx | 86.62 |
| 44 | Dejounte Murray | SA | PG,Flx | 86.39 |
| 45 | Norman Powell | (N/A) | SG,Flx | 86.37 |
| 46 | Jerami Grant | DET | PF,Flx | 86.24 |
| 47 | Brook Lopez | MIL | C,Flx | 86.18 |
| 48 | Trae Young | ATL | PG,Flx | 85.74 |
| 49 | Devin Booker | PHO | SG,Flx | 85.51 |
| 50 | John Collins | (N/A) | PF,Flx | 85.36 |
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball H2H Category Minors Eligible Draft
- Minors Eligible Draft will occur during the first 3 rounds of the yearly startup or free-agent draft.
- Players with GREEN ‘M’ (Minors Eligible) are the ONLY players available for the Minors Eligible Draft (first 3 rounds of the draft). Any owner who makes an illegal pick will be given (1) mulligan and allowed to swap the player out. If you time out and the system auto-picks an illegal player, you will be allowed to re-make your selection at the end of the 3rd round. A DSE admin will pause the draft and swap out the player before the 4th round begins.
- Players drafted in the Minors Eligible Draft will accumulate credits for your team as they would in the previous Amateur Draft (read below for credit information)
- Round 4 starts the Free Agent portion of the draft following the 3-round Minors Eligible Draft.
- Players previously made unavailable as N/A will NOW be eligible in your Minor League or Free Agent draft.
- Players who previously were added to the database during the season will now only be available starting each new offseason, Minor League, or Free Agent draft once the database is unlocked.
- No NEW players will enter the database unannounced or randomly selected by our host site, Fantrax.com.
- Each roster will be given 3 additional Minor League slots yearly to accommodate Minors’ Eligible Draft selections.
- For startup leagues, the reverse order of the Free Agent draft will be used for the Minors Eligible Draft in Year 1 only.
- Said player will earn you a credit toward your following off-season drop total.
- EXAMPLE: Each year, you can keep 12 players IN ADDITION to any credits you have accumulated. Having 2 Minors Eligible Draft players on your roster at the end of the season allows you to keep 14 players (12+2=27), thus rewarding you for drafting well and building your team via the draft.
- These “Minor Leaguers” earn you a credit EVERY season they remain on your roster. Once traded, they lose that credit until they become 3-year tenured players on another team after their 3rd full season on the new roster.
Basketball H2H Category Free Agent Draft
- The Free Agent 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.
- 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 free-agent draft clock is 2 hours per pick. The Draft clock is on from 10 am EST to 12 am 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 H2H Category Post Draft
- You will be required to cut your roster down if you are over the league designated maximum. This will be done by a predetermined date set by the League Commissioner, which usually is one week prior to opening day.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball H2H Category Waiver Wire Rules
- In all leagues, we use a two-part claiming system
- All waived players are eligible for bidding each day using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB).
- All waiver claims process 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 a minimum of 24-hours to give everyone in the league time to bid on said player. Dropped players will then be included in the next 9 AM ET waiver run after their 24-hour lock is complete.
- There is a season-long cap on FCFS claims. Once you have reached this cap, you will no longer be able to 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 the conclusion of your leagues’ yearly draft.
- 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 players 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 12:00 pm ET (noon) during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any Waiver claim made before the 12:00 pm ET cut-off that is processed by the system on either Tuesday at 9:00 am ET or Wednesday at 9:00 am ET will be reversed by the commissioner.
- Teams can drop players during the DSE Postseason but will be unable to make claims.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball H2H Category 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 the surplus above the league dictated roster max must drop, at minimum, one player to make room on their roster.
- Future picks can be traded.
TRADE DEADLINE: TBD at 11:59:59PM EST
Basketball H2H Category Tie Breakers
The following tie-breakers are used for H2H Category Leagues: Regular Season Titles, Playoff Spots, and Playoff Seeding.
- Head-to-head record vs. team(s) tied with
The following tie-breakers are used for H2H Category Leagues: Playoff Bracket and Draft Order Bracket.
- Higher seed
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Basketball H2H Category Postseason
- All Free Agent claims will be locked at 12:00 pm ET (noon) during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any Waiver claim made before the 12:00 pm ET cut-off that is processed by the system on either Tuesday at 9:00 am ET or Wednesday at 9:00 am ET will be reversed by the commissioner.
- Teams can drop players during the DSE Postseason, but will be unable to 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 H2H Category Offseason
- The number of cuts for each team is different due to the number of Minor League credits kept on your roster PLUS any 3+ year tenured 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 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.
- Once any player reaches 3+ yrs of continuous service, they will also give you credit towards your CUTS.
- Rosters will expand to accommodate Minor League Picks every year as CUTS will expand to protect your team’s growth.
- 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 final payment is received, and the draft clock will change from 2-hour 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 in order 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 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.
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