Welcome to year 7 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 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 23)

3 Ballers- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jaylen Brown, Evan Mobley, Nicolas Claxton, Josh Hart

Beat the Man- Damian Lillard, Zion Williamson, Julius Randle, Ben Simmons, Devin Vassell

Blazers- Kevin Durant, Kristaps Porzingis, Jimmy Butler, Russell Westbrook, Collin Sexton

Dialtone- Lamelo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Dearon Fox, Franz Wagner, Jaesean Tate

Double D PG13- Paul George, Nikola Vucevic, Demar Derozan, Zach Lavine, Klay Thompson

Emmanuels MSGarden- Devin Booker, Trey Murphy, Bam Adebayo, Walker Kessler, Markelle Fultz

ET the Extratesticle- Jayson Tatum, Scottie Barnes, Delon Wright, Jamal Murray, Buddy Hield

Giddey Up- Joel Embiid. Donovan Mitchell, Jaren Jackson Jr, Kevin Durant, Josh Giddey

Hobart Pirates- Chris Paul, OG Anunoby, Jrue Holiday, Myles Turner, Jarret Allen

Jazzy with Cazzie- Nikola Jokic, Bradley Beal, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Deangelo Russell, Jeff Green

KP- Karl Anthony Towns, Cade Cunningham, Khris Middleton, RJ Barrett, Monte Morris

Lung's Team- James Harden, Fred Vanvleet,, Robert Williams, Terry Rozier, Wendell Carter

Matt's Team- Trae Young, Rudy Gobert, Jordan Poole, Draymond Green, Jakob Poetl

Mccollum Likes I Sees' Them- Lebron James, Jonas Valanciunas, CJ Mccollum, Kyle Lowry, Jabari Smith

Next Man Up- Domantas Sabonis, Paskal Siakam, Kentavious Caldwell Pope, Jalen Green, Marcus Smart

Porter and Ale- Kyrie Irving, Dejountae Murray, Mikal Bridges, Michael Porter, Jaden Mcdaniels

Ray's Team- Steph Curry, Kawhi Leonard, Shai Gilgeous Alexander, John Colins, Clint Capela

Roxbury Celtics- Luka Doncic, Spencer Dinwiddie, Anthony Davis, Paolo Banchero, Tyler Herro

Score Rebound Steal- Tyrese Haliburton, Darius Garland, Keldon Johnson, Alperen Seguen, Deanthony Melton

The Panda's Friend- Desmond Bane, Ja Morant, Bobby Portis, Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris

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 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 Next Man Up
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 = Lorenzo

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!