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$50M Franchise Draft

Rules:

1. No clones (exception rule 5), rookies, or waiver wire.

2. Each user is responsible for drafting and managing a team that remains in compliance with the league rules.

3. Draft two franchises. Each player season on your team has to be from one of the two franchises. You must have at least 5 players from each franchise.

4. Draft Sequence: AB. During the first round, each franchise can only be selected once. It resets for the second round. Each franchise can only be selected once in the second round.

5. If a player played on each of your two franchises, you are allowed to use two seasons of that player as long as each franchise is represented.

6. You cannot draft the same franchise twice.

7. Draft order: Draft lottery will use the New York Lottery. Each user will be given a time slot. The first three numbers drawn during that time slot will be your score. Lowest score will be number 1 and so on. Ties will be broken by whoever has the lowest 4th number.

8. A posted pick is FINAL. No changing picks after a selection is posted. If an ineligible selection is made, the draft will continue on and the user who made the selection will have to make another pick. Other users do not have to wait for the makeup pick to be made.

9. During the draft, site mail the next 2 users on the schedule after making your pick, or state that you cannot site mail and somebody will take care of it.

10. Draft will be on the clock. 24 hour rule in place.

11. Trades are allowed, but only for entire draft slots, not individual picks.

12. Divisions: Divisions will be random.

13. During the draft, please refrain from mentioning undrafted players.

14. The "Commissioner" may take control of any team refusing to comply with the ODL league rules. A warning will be issued in the league forum and a sitemail, after which the user has 3 games to comply. All games in violation are 'losses'.

15. Commissioner: benhoidal

users: 24kpyrite; steelers821; riftonapple; M6speed; dBKC; PBandJ; berkelon; chewy3344; dh555; Sephy13; samuelyork93; jcred5; jhsukow; raggedclaws; jethroeg; BenJoker; Midge; robusk; beloud; jackedjamie; lukemikk; pexetera; 20ks; benhoidal

Available Franchises

• You can use players from all historical versions of your franchise (e.g. NY Nets, NJ Nets etc)
• ABA Franchises can be combined into a single team; note that only ABA seasons between 67-68 and 75-76 are eligible:
• see http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/

Official ABA Team Histories:

• Anaheim Amigos>>LA Stars>>Utah Stars
• Dallas Chaparrals>>Texas Chapparrals>>San Antonio Spurs
• Houston Mavericks>>Carolina Cougars>>Spirits of St. Louis
• Indiana Pacers
• Kansas City>>Denver Larks>>Denver Rockets>>Denver Nuggets
• Kentucky Colonels
• Minnesota Muskies>>Miami Floridians>>The Floridians
• New Orleans Buccaneers>>Louisiana Buccaneers>>Memphis Pros>>Memphis Tams>>Memphis Sounds>>Baltimore Hustlers>>Baltimore Claws
• New York Americans>>New Jersey Americans>>New York Nets
• Oakland Americans>>Oakland Oaks>>Washington Capitals>>Virginia Squires
• Pittsburgh Pipers>>Minnesota Pipers>>Pittsburgh Pipers>>Pittsburgh Pioneers>>Pittsburgh Condors
• San Diego Conquistadors>>San Diego Sails

1st Round
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76'ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
ABA


2nd Round
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76'ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
ABA

Draft Lottery

Sunday, 3-23, 8 PM, EST
https://nylottery.ny.gov/all-winning-numbers

8:00 - benhoidal - 24 (15)
8:04 - 24kpyrite - 14 (11,13)
8:08 - steelers821 - 21 (16)
8:12 - riftonapple - 9 (7,16)
8:16 - M6speed - 14 (11,17)
8:20 - dBKC - 33 (19)
8:24 - PBandJ - 24 (14)
8:28 - berkelon - 21 (15)
8:32 - chewy3344 - 23 (13)
8:36 - 20ks - 29 (13)
8:40 - dh555 - 16 (9)
8:44 - Sephy13 - 28 (15)
8:48 - samuelyork93 - 20 (9)
8:52 - jcred5 - 10 (19)
8:56 - jhsukow - 18 (14)
9:00 - raggedclaws - 9 (7,20)
9:04 - jethroeg - 6 (12)
9:08 - BenJoker - 42 (20)
9:12 - Midge - 10 (6)
9:16 - robusk - 47 (35)
9:20 - beloud - 16 (10)
9:24 - jackedjamie - 26 (22)
9:28 - lukemikk - 62 (26)
9:32 - pexetera - 26 (21)

The first 3 numbers drawn from your time slot is your score. The lowest score gets #1 and so on. Ties will be broken by whoever has the lower 4th number drawn.

Round 1
1. jethroeg - Los Angeles Lakers
2. riftonapple - Los Angeles Clippers
3. raggedclaws - Golden State Warriors
4. Midge - Milwaukee Bucks
5. jcred5 - Utah Jazz
6. 24kpyrite - Chicago Bulls
7. M6speed - Miami Heat
8. dh555 - Philadelphia 76'ers
9. beloud - San Antonio Spurs
10. jhsukow - Brooklyn Nets
11. samuelyork93 - Detroit Pistons
12. chewy3344 - Dallas Mavericks
13. berkelon - Oklahoma City Thunder
14. steelers821 - Houston Rockets
15. PBandJ - Boston Celtics
16. benhoidal - Phoenix Suns
17 pexetera - Cleveland Cavaliers
18. jackedjamie - Minnesota Timberwolves
19. Sephy13 - Memphis Grizzlies
20. 20ks - New York Knicks
21. dBKC - Denver Nuggets
22. BenJoker - New Orleans Pelicans
23. robusk - Indiana Pacers
24. lukemikk - Portland Trailblazers

Round 2
1. lukemikk - Golden State Warriors
2. robusk - Utah Jazz
3. BenJoker - Los Angeles Clippers
4. dBKC - Milwaukee Bucks
5. 20ks - Miami Heat
6. Sephy13 - Brooklyn Nets
7. jackedjamie - San Antonio Spurs
8. pexetera - Detroit Pistons
9. benhoidal - Oklahoma City Thunder
10. PBandJ - Philadelphia 76'ers
11. steelers821 - Boston Celtics
12. berkelon - Los Angeles Lakers
13. chewy3344 - Toronto Raptors
14. samuelyork93 - Chicago Bulls
15. jhsukow - Phoenix Suns
16. beloud - Memphis Grizzlies
17. dh555 - Cleveland Cavaliers
18. M6speed - Indiana Pacers
19. 24kpyrite - New Orleans Pelicans
20. jcred5 - Denver Nuggets
21. Midge - Atlanta Hawks
22. raggedclaws - Dallas Mavericks
23. riftonapple - Houston Rockets
24. jethroeg

Los Angeles Clippers

Golden State Warriors

Chicago Bulls

Miami Heat

dh555 selects the Philadephia 76ers

Nets. Sm help plz

Just in time to where I couldn't pick for myself


Detroit Pistons

sm help?