Welcome to year 8 of Swap League 1! This league is similar to Swap League 2, with a few different settings and positions. Here are the rules for Swap League 1:

1) PROTECTION: Each manager is allowed to protect 5 players: 2 guards, 2 forwards/centers, and 1 player of their choice. Please post your protected players in the Yahoo Chat or email me. You are allowed to change your protection AT ANY TIME. However, if you decide to change your protection at the last minute, you must post on the Yahoo chat or email me to notify the league of the change. A master list of protected players has been made for reference:

PROTECTED PLAYERS MASTER LIST (Updated Week 24)

Adétòkunbọ̀ - Giannis Antetokounmpo, Cade Cunningham, Jamal Murray, Tobias Harris, Derrick White

Blazers- Jimmy Butler, Donovan Mitchell, CJ Mccollum, Brook Lopez Aaron Gordon

Emmanuel's MSGarden- Dejuntae Murray, Lebron James, Jarret Allen, Draymond Green, Bradley Beal

Fading Away- Jaylen Williams, Fred VanVleet, Myles Turner, Keegan Muray, Marcus Smart

Fighting- Joel Embiid, Darius Garland, PJ Washington, Coby White, Tyler Herro

Hall of Damers - Damian Lillard, RJ Barrett, Karl Anthony Towns, Jusuf Nurkic, Zion Williamson

Hobart Pirates- Tyrese Haliburton, Bam Adebayo, Donte Divencenzo, Terry Rozier, Ayo Domwusu

KP- Anthony Edwards, Dearon Fox, Brandon Ingram, Walker Kessler, Paul Reed

Luke's Team- Jayson Tatum, Jordan Poole, Jalen Brunson, Clint Capela, Andrew Wiggins

Mansfield Minutemen- Kevin Durant,, James Harden, Paolo Banchero, Kyle Kuzma, Jeremy Sochan

Matt- Kyrie Irving, Buddy Hield, Jrue Holiday, Josh Hart, Michael Porter Jr

Matthew's Team-Nikola Jokic, Zach Lavine, Jakob Poetl, Evan Mobley, Jalen Green

New York Kninas- Jaylen Brown, Lamelo Ball, Josh Giddey, Isaiah Stewart, Mitchell Robinson

Ray's Team- Jaren Jackson, Victor Wembayama, Deandre Ayton, Franz Wagner, Shaedon Sharpe

Red Cross- Mikael Bridges, Devin Booker, Nicolas Claxton, Ivica Zubac, Mike Conley

RRP- Stephen Curry, Paul George, Kristaps Porzingis, Immanuel Quickley, Cam Thomas

Score Rebound Steal- Anthony Davis, Miles Bridges, Kawhi Leonard, Chet Holmgren, Malcolm Brogdon

Short Nurkic- Domantas Sabonis, Denagelo Russell, Jusuf Nurkic, Collin Sexton, Tyrese Maxey

Stanley Sugarman- Luka Doncic, Demar Derozan, Nikola Vucevic, Spencer Dinwiddie, Klay Thompson

The Panda's Friend- OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Trae Young, Jalen Duren, Austin Reaves

2) SWAP PROCESS: Each week, if you defeat your opponent, you can trade 1 of your players for 1 of your opponent's UNPROTECTED players. This can only be done AFTER the conclusion of the week’s games. It MUST be position for position (guard for guard, forward for forward, center for center). Please post your swap in the Yahoo Chat or email me. It should follow this model: (Team 1 swaps with Team 2: Player A for Player B). The ideal time to post your swap is Monday morning, but there isn't really a deadline throughout the following week. However, the earlier you post, the more likely your swap will get processed on time. Post at your own risk.

There are 2 divisions with each division run by one of the co-commissioners:

A) Creampie Division run by Hall of Damers
B) Pearl Necklace Division run by KP

If you win your matchup that week then the co-commissioner in your
division will process your swap. If you have a problem please contact
them. If swaps haven't been done by Tuesday morning, please email me
and I will perform the emergency trade and have a talk with the
co-commissioner of your division.

3) ALL-STAR SPECIAL PLAYOFF EXEMPTION: The team with the most all star players on their team when all stars are officially announced will get a reward: they will get to swap a PROTECTED player only ONCE during the playoffs. They are usually announced around January, and only original all stars will count (no replacement players). If there is a tie, h2h against the others involved will be the tiebreaker.

Winner = Short Nurkic

4) Questions or concerns: Lastly, if ANYONE has a question or a suggestion on how to make the league better, feel free to post on the Yahoo Chat or shoot me an email (aznbball08@yahoo.com) if you want it to be private. Thank you and have a great season!