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Overview & Rules

The premise is simple: draft a group of 3-5 teams using $45 of your $50 buy-in, with better teams costing more than not-so-good teams, such that at the end of the regular season, your group of teams has more wins than every other players' teams. Yes, I said "teams" many times there, but it really is simple. Keep reading if you're still a little lost...

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5 Tiers x 6 Teams Per Tier = All 30 NBA Teams

Every so often, ESPN, Bleacher Report & many others, will update what they call "Power Rankings". Essentially, it's just a straight ranking of all the NBA teams from best to worst. For example, upon writing this, ESPN's power rankings have the Denver Nuggets at 1st place and the Detroit Pistons at 30th (sorry coach Monty).

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What we've done is we've broken up all 30 teams into 5 separate tiers (Teams 1-6  = Tier 1, Teams 7-12 = Tier 2, etc.) Each tier has a dollar value associated with it going down in increments of $3 from Tier 1 at $15 to Tier 5 at $3. You're job is to spend your $45 buy-in on any 3-5 teams that you think will rack up the most regular season wins. 

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To view how the teams are broken up, go to the following page: Tiers

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Note: The 5 tiers will be locked in place at 12:00 AM on September 9th. This to prevent folks that wait till the last minute to select their teams from having an advantage in the event of a major player injury or trade.

Power Rankings Locked In:
September 9th, 2023

Oh the Many Ways You Can Draft

In an effort to make everyone's life a little bit easier, we've broken down all of the different ways you can draft your squad and spend your full $45. E.g. you can draft 3 tier 1 teams @ $15 a piece. 3 x $15 = $45. You can draft 5 teams: Tier 1, 3, 3, 4, 4. $15 + $9 + $9 + $6 + $6 = $45. You get the gist.


There are 15 total grouping methods that'll all add up to $45. Follow this link here to see all of the different ways you can draft: Grouping Methods 

Check the Scoreboard!

Throughout the regular season, you'll be able to check where your group of teams stands in relation to those within your group. You'll have not only a shiny leaderboard to view consistently, but we'll also have advanced analytics and fun stats for your nightly reading pleasure.

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The commissioner's goal is to update standings daily, but when life gets in the way, the realistic goal will be 3-5 times a week. Any special, one-off or ad-hoc refresh updates will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

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Last Year's Leaderboard

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It's Pay Day $$$

At the end of the regular season, all participants' teams' regular season wins will be totaled up. Prize money will then be distributed to the top 3 finishers in each group.

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Each group will have 10 or 12 participants. The payout structure for each sized group is: 

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10 Participants

  • 1st Place: $315 

  • 2nd Place: $90 

  • 3rd Place: $45

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12 Participants

  • 1st Place: $405

  • 2nd Place: $90 

  • 3rd Place: $45

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* In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by the participant whose teams have more divisional wins in the regular season. In the incredibly unlikely event that tie still is not broken, the winner will be decided  by total points scored in the regular season.

Ready to Get Rolling...?

If after reading through all of this, you feel ready to go, go ahead and follow these steps (On or After 9/9/23)

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  1. Create an account / user profile. 

    1. The form will ask you for basic account information. 

    2. It will also ask you to input your grouping method and your team selections​.

    3. After submission, you'll get notified via chat (bottom-right of every page) how long it's expected to take before you're added to a group.

  2. Get Added to Your Group

    1. Once your account creation and team selections are approved, you'll get added to a group.​

      1. To learn which group you are in, you'll get notified via the built-in chat feature located in the bottom right of every page.​

    2. Once you are in a group, you'll be able to access your groups' pages: 

      1. Player profiles, Leaderboards, Analytics, Chat Room (coming soon)

  3. Pay Your Buy-In

    1. After creating your account and getting added to a group, you'll have two options for paying your $50 buy in.​

      1. Pay through the website​

        1. Go to My Account --> Buy In Form

      2. Zelle, CashApp, or Venmo​

        1. Zelle: 623-377-0490​

        2. CashApp: $ErikPreuss

        3. Venmo: @Erik-Preuss-01

Few Things to Keep in Mind

Here are a few things to keep in mind or minor rules that weren't mentioned above

  1. You cannot draft the same team twice

    1. E.g. You cannot draft Bucks, Bucks, Bucks with grouping method 1​

  2. Participants can (and most definitely will) draft the same team(s)

    1. The likelihood of two participants having the exact same group of teams selected is virtually 0%, but participants will obviously have overlap in some of their selections.​

      1. E.g. the Suns, Celtics and Bucks will probably all be selected by multiple different participants.​

  3. Your buy in is due by the end of the regular season

    1. The commissioner will reach out somewhat consistently to those who haven't paid their buy in by the start of the regular season​

  4. The commissioner reserves the right to tweak any rules or modify the set-up of the league as necessary

    1. In the unlikely event this happens, the commissioner will reach out to everyone and make sure everyone is on the same page before the rule change is put into place​

Still a Little Lost...?

If you have any questions or concerns that you feel weren't addressed on this page or somewhere else throughout the site, please don't hesitate to reach out. Visit the contact page to see how to reach the commissioner or use the integrated "Let's Chat" feature at the bottom right of the page.​

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