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FREE AGENT BUDGET (FAB)
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1. [$100 FAB] is the amount each team will start with at the beginning of each new season to spend on free agents in replace of normal waivers.
= $6 FAB will be awarded to League Champ the next season.
= $2 FAB will be awarded for the top 2 Regular Seasons teams next season.
2. [FAB MAXIMUM = $110] and will include any amount gained from being division/league champ or previous season surplus over $100.
= Any team with a surplus above $100 at the end of the season will be able to carry that amount to the next season.
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FREE AGENT RULES
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1. [DROPPED PLAYERS] will retain his drafted cost for the entirety of that year.
2. [UNDRAFTED PLAYERS] picked up from the free agent pool will cost $6 to designate as a keeper the following season. ($1 + $5 = $6)
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TRADE RULES
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1. [A TRADED PLAYER] will retain their draft cost from the current year for his new team.
= A player cannot be traded back to the same team in the same season.
= Traded players who have already been declared as keepers, can now only be kept at 1 additional year at +$5 for the 2nd year on the new team.
= Players traded in the season they were drafted, can still be kept by the new team for +$5 for Year 1 as a keeper & +$10 for Year 2 as a keeper
2. [50%] minimum drafted cost applies to all trades.
= Example: If one side of a trade totals $40, the other side must be within $20-$60 no more or no less.
3. [BALANCING TRADES WITH THE 50% RULES] will apply to all trades, in order for it to go through.
= Using your Free Agent Budget (FAB) to meet the 50% rule, scaled. No maximum.

TIER1: $1/$0.5 FAB for trades $20 and under
TIER2: $1/$1 FAB for trades $21-30
TIER3: $1/$2 FAB for trades $31-40
TIER4: $1/$4 FAB for trades $41-50
TIER5: $1/$8 FAB for trades $51 and over

= Example: (Team 1) trades a $40 player for a $15 player from (Team 2), In order for the trade to go through, Team 2 has to make up $5 in salaries (40/2=20-15=$5) to pass the 50% rule.
a. Team 2 can either add more players to balance out the trade to fall within 50%.
b. Team 2 can use FAB to balance out the trade at the cost of $2 FAB per $1 (TIER 3 Scaled)
= If option B is chosen, -$10 FAB will be subtracted from Team 2 and added to Team 1.
= The amount used in FAB to meet the 50% rule will be subtracted from the lower salaried team and added to the higher salaried team.

* Update I ll be away starting tomorrow & come back on the 26th

Keeper Deadline extended until to: September 25.

I removed 3 teams that haven't rejoined yet and freed up slots.

Anybody that wants to invite someone use the link below. All managers can invite now.

Make sure they can make the draft date and know the rules. I'm not going to be able to answer until I get back.

https://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/nba/1319/invitation?key=1f231c6a1ccad1cc&soc_trk=lnk&ikey=bc2174e88ead9837

Hi Welcome Back All,

If you choose to rejoin this season and can make the draft date on Sun Oct 3 2:00pm EDT
(Draft date will usually be on a Sunday at 2:00 pm EST, two weeks before the regular season start date)

Rejoin by Deadline: By September 21

Please select your keepers before Keeper Deadline: September 19th.
Under My Team Choose Keepers

This gives me a couple days to fill out all the new teams and sort all the keepers.

I will update all the keeper values and rules over the following week.

(OLD: LAST SEASON RULES)

Welcome to NBA Jam 2K21 *Auction Edition* (8th Year) [Auction + Keeper + 9 cat + 14 player roster]
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[PLAYER STATS CATEGORIES]: FG%, FT%, 3PT, Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, TO
[ROSTER POSITIONS]: PG, SG, SF, PF, C, 3x UTIL, 6x BN, 3x I.L
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DRAFT RULES
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1. [DRAFT POOL] will include all incoming NBA rookies and players who are not named keepers for each new season when a draft is held.
2. [DRAFT POSITION] will be random. Nominating order does not give a team any benefit over another.
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KEEPER RULES
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1. [NO LIMIT ON # OF KEEPERS] as long as it fits within your drafting bidding budget.
2. [TO DESIGNATE A KEEPER] it will cost:
=+$5 to last season's drafted cost for 1st year as keeper.
=+$10 to last season's drafted cost for 2nd year as keeper.
= Undrafted player: $6
= Drafted player: (last season’s drafted cost + $5)
*All players eligible as a keeper before the 2019 rule change of limiting assigned keepers to 2 consecutive years will still follow old rules and can be kept at +$5 per year until the maximum of 3 year(s) owned runs out. (legacy rules)
3. [MAX LENGTH] a team can designate a player as a keeper is, 2 consecutive seasons after a player is drafted..
= If a player has been assigned as a keeper by a manager for two consecutive seasons, he is no longer eligible to be a keeper for that team.
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STARTING BIDDING BUDGET RULES
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1. [$200 STARTING BIDDING BUDGET] for any team with keepers.
2. [$210 STARTING BIDDING BUDGET] for all new teams and any returning teams without keepers.
3. [MUST ALLOW $1] for each player not selected as a keeper.
= Example: If you choose to keep 5 players, the most you can spend is $191 leaving $1 for the 9 remaining roster spots.
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FREE AGENT BUDGET (FAB)
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1. [$100 FAB] is the amount each team will start with at the beginning of each new season to spend on free agents in replace of normal waivers.
= $6 FAB will be awarded to League Champ the next season.
= $2 FAB will be awarded for the top 2 Regular Seasons teams next season.
2. [FAB MAXIMUM = $110] and will include any amount gained from being division/league champ or previous season surplus over $100.
= Any team with a surplus above $100 at the end of the season will be able to carry that amount to the next season.
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FREE AGENT RULES
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1. [DROPPED PLAYERS] will retain his drafted cost for the entirety of that year.
2. [UNDRAFTED PLAYERS] picked up from the free agent pool will cost $6 to designate as a keeper the following season. ($1 + $5 = $6)
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TRADE RULES
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1. [A TRADED PLAYER] will retain their draft cost from the current year for his new team.
= A player cannot be traded back to the same team in the same season.
= Traded players who have already been declared as keepers, can now only be kept at 1 additional year at +$5 for the 2nd year on the new team.
= Players traded in the season they were drafted, can still be kept by the new team for +$5 for Year 1 as a keeper & +$10 for Year 2 as a keeper
2. [50%] minimum drafted cost applies to all trades.
= Example: If one side of a trade totals $40, the other side must be within $20-$60 no more or no less.
3. [BALANCING TRADES WITH THE 50% RULES] will apply to all trades, in order for it to go through.
= Using your Free Agent Budget (FAB) to meet the 50% rule, scaled. No maximum.

TIER1: $1/$0.5 FAB for trades $20 and under
TIER2: $1/$1 FAB for trades $21-30
TIER3: $1/$2 FAB for trades $31-40
TIER4: $1/$4 FAB for trades $41-50
TIER5: $1/$8 FAB for trades $51 and over

= Example: (Team 1) trades a $40 player for a $15 player from (Team 2), In order for the trade to go through, Team 2 has to make up $5 in salaries (40/2=20-15=$5) to pass the 50% rule.
a. Team 2 can either add more players to balance out the trade to fall within 50%.
b. Team 2 can use FAB to balance out the trade at the cost of $2 FAB per $1 (TIER 3 Scaled)
= If option B is chosen, -$10 FAB will be subtracted from Team 2 and added to Team 1.
= The amount used in FAB to meet the 50% rule will be subtracted from the lower salaried team and added to the higher salaried team.