Welcome to year 5 of Swap League 2! This league is similar to Swap League 1, with a few different settings and positions. Here are the rules for Swap League 2:

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 your MESSAGE BOARDS. 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 message boards to notify the league of the change. A master list of protected players has been made for reference:

PROTECTED PLAYERS MASTER LIST (Updated Week 1)

@@ PH- Damian Lillard, Kevin Huerter, Demar Derozan, Isiah Stewart , OG Anunoby

Blazers- Lebron James, Andre Drummond, Clint Capela, Richaun Holmes, Terry Rozier

Dean's Team- Trae Young, Pascal Siakam, Cristian Wood, Collin Sexton, RJ Barrett

Edson's Team- Nikola Jokic, Jusuf Nurkic, Kyle Lowry, TJ Warren, Marcus Smart

Emmanuel MSGarden- Kawhi Leonard, Khris Middleton, Kendrick Nunn, Khem Birch, Darius Garland

End of the Benchers- Devin Booker, Kyrie Irving, Mitchell Robinson, Myles Turner, Coby White

Fading Away- Karl Anthony Towns, Zion Williamson, Josh Richardson Jaylen Brown, Kelly Olynyk

Fighting- Jayson Tatum, Nikola Vucevic, Tobias Harris, Andrew Wiggins,
Anthony Edwards

Grumpy's Gremlins- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brandon Ingram, Malik Monk, Hassan Whiteside, Jasean Tate

Hammon's Hammers- Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, Devontae Graham, Andre Drummond, Tyler Hero

Jon E- Anthony Davis, Domantas Sabonis, Gordon Hayward, Kevin Love, Mikael Bridges

KP- Luka Doncic, Fred VanVleet, CJ McCollum, Jerami Grant, Michael Porter Jr

Mamba Mentality- James Harden, Chris Paul, Jamaal Murray, Draymond Green, Jaren Jackson

Matt- Bradley Beal, Serge Ibaka, John Collins, Dejountae Murray, Mike Conley

Memphis Tigers- Joel Embiid, Ja Morant, Jonas Valanciunas, Dennis Schroeder, Rui Hachimura

Poohjella's Pitballs- Paul George, Zach Lavine, Malcolm Brogdon, Victor Oladipo, Naz Reid

The Losers- Bam Adebayo, Shai Gilgeous Alexander, Buddy Hield, Tristan Thompson, Bojan Bogdanovic

The Panda's Friend- Jimmy Butler, Deandre Ayton, Aaron Gordon, John Wall, Eric Bledsoe

TipmytoeNY- Russell Westbrook, Donovan Mitchell, Julius Randle, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White

Westchester Knicks- Stephen Curry, Rudy Gobert, Jrue Holiday, Robert Covington, Lamelo Ball

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 message boards. 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. 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 The Panda's Friend
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).

Tie between Hammers, Westchester, Mamba, Poohjella, Tipmytoe, Fading, and Fighting. Tiebreaker = H2H Records vs Each Other in Tie

**Tiebreaker between Playoff teams= Fighting, Fading Away**

Fighting defeated Fading Away in Week 8, so Fighting wins Tiebreaker

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 message boards or shoot me an email (aznbball08@yahoo.com) if you want it to be private. Thank you and have a great season!