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We have ONE TEAM AVAILABLE.

14th place team was removed due to non-participation last regular season. That team's keeper options are old washed up guys, so tentatively it won't have any keepers. I'm going to try and find a replacement manager, if I don't, I'll just draft for that roster to make it more appealing.


Keeper Deadline: September 15th, 2025
Lottery Day: September 16, 2025
Draft Start Date: September 21st, 2025
NBA Opening Night: October 21st, 2025

Link to Yahoo League: basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/nba/18167

Link to Last Season's Thread: https://culturecrossfire.com/forum/threads/16579/

2024-25 League Champion: Chosun
2024-25 Consolation Winner: AA484

Trades:
Trade #1
Ace receives AA484's Lottery Ball #1
AA484 receives LaMelo Ball

12 Hour Time Limit Delays:
ChrisV: LR.08, 7.07
Will Scarlet: LR.09, 4.09
MFer: 1.06
909: 3.05
Chosun One: 3.11
OG: 4.04, 6.04
Harley: 6.03

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2025-26 DRAFT ORDER
VIN BAKER LOTTERY ROUND
1. AA484 - Cooper Flagg
2. Ace - Jalen Brunson
3. OG - Devin Booker
4. MFer - Jalen Williams
5. Steak - Franz Wagner
6. Milwaukee Cucks - Ja Morant
7. CWM - Lebron James
8. ChrisV - Josh Giddey
9. Will Scarlet - Dyson Daniels
10. CWM - Joel Embiid
11. Milwaukee Cucks - Pascal Siakam
12. MFer - Desmond Bane
13. CWM - Zion Williamson
14. Milwaukee Cucks - SKIP - Trey Murphy III
15. Chosun - Tyrese Haliburton

ROUND 1
1. MILWAUKEE CUCKS - Tyler Herro
2. CWM - Jamal Murray
3. HarleyQuinn - Ivica Zubac
4. OG - Bam Adebayo
5. 909 - Lauri Markkanen
6. MFer - Josh Hart
7. ChrisV - Myles Turner
8. AA484 - Derrick White
9. Will Scarlet - Michael Porter Jr
10. Krankor - Coby White
11. Chosun - Brandon Miller
12. Ace - Austin Reaves
13. Steak - Jalen Green
14. Montana - Immanuel Quickley

ROUND 2
1. MILWAUKEE CUCKS - Jalen Duren
2. CWM - Jordan Poole
3. HarleyQuinn - Zach Lavine
4. OG - Jimmy Butler
5. 909 - Darius Garland
6. MFer - Walker Kessler
7. ChrisV - Deni Avdija
8. AA484 - Christian Braun
9. Will Scarlet - Kristaps Porzingis
10. Krankor - Kawhi Leonard
11. Chosun - Cam Thomas
12. Ace - Mark Williams
13. Steak - Julius Randle
14. Montana - Nikola Vucevic

ROUND 3
1. MILWAUKEE CUCKS - RJ Barrett
2. CWM - Rudy Gobert
3. HarleyQuinn - Deandre Ayton
4. OG - Brandon Ingram
5. 909 - Jarrett Allen
6. MFer - Miles Bridges
7. ChrisV - OG Anunoby
8. AA484 - Payton Pritchard
9. Will Scarlet - Paul George
10. Krankor - Shaedon Sharpe
11. Chosun - Alex Sarr
12. Ace - Jakob Poeltl
13. Steak - Matas Buzelis
14. Montana - Bennedict Mathurin

ROUND 4
1. MILWAUKEE CUCKS - Anfernee Simons
2. CWM - Mikal Bridges
3. HarleyQuinn - Keyonte George
4. OG - Andrew Nembhard
5. 909 - DeMar DeRozan
6. MFer - Onyeka Okongwu
7. ChrisV - Ausar Thompson
8. AA484 - Donovan Clingan
9. Will Scarlet - Jalen Suggs
10. Krankor - Stephon Castle
11. Chosun ‐ Ke'lel Ware
12. Ace - Zach Edey
13. Steak - Jaden Ivey
14. Montana - Keegan Murray

ROUND 5
1. MILWAUKEE CUCKS - Norman Powell
2. CWM - CJ McCollum
3. HarleyQuinn - Neemias Queta
4. OG - Naz Reid
5. 909 - Nic Claxton
6. MFer - Devin Vassell
7. ChrisV - Kevin Porter jr
8. AA 484 - Donte DiVincenzo
9. Will Scarlet - Santi Aldama
10. Krankor - John Collins
11. Chosun - Dereck Lively
12. Ace - Toumani Camara
13. Steak - Reed Sheppard
14. Montana - D'Angelo Russell

ROUND 6
1. MILWAUKEE CUCKS - Zaccharie Risacher
2. CWM - Brandin Podziemski
3. HarleyQuinn - Daniel Gafford
4. OG - Cameron Johnson
5. 909 - Bradley Beal
6. MFer - Andrew Wiggins
7. ChrisV - Jrue Holiday
8. AA484 - Obi Toppin
9. Will Scarlet - Herbert Jones
10. Krankor - Ace Bailey
11. Chosun - Kyshawn George
12. Ace - Tari Eason
13. Steak - Isaiah Hartenstein
14. Montana - Jabari Smith

ROUND 7
1. MILWAUKEE CUCKS - Dylan Harper
2. CWM - Malik Monk
3. HarleyQuinn - Draymond Green
4. OG - Nikola Jovic
5. 909 - Jaden McDaniels
6. MFer - Jaylen Wells
7. ChrisV - VJ Edgecombe
8. AA484 - Tobias Harris
9. Will Scarlet - Quentin Grimes
10. Krankor - Isaiah Collier
11. Chosun - Kyrie Irving
12. Ace - Aaron Gordon
13. Steak - Cam Whitmore
14. Montana - Tre Johnson

ROUND 8
1. MILWAUKEE CUCKS - Kon Knueppel
2. CWM - Klay Thompson
3. HarleyQuinn - Tyus Jones
4. OG - Scoot Henderson
5. 909 - Collin Sexton
6. MFer - Bobby Portis
7. ChrisV - Aaron Nesmith
8. AA 484 *pick forfeited due to Consolation Winner Prize*
9. Will Scarlet - Nickeil Alexander-Walker
10. Krankor - Ryan Kalkbrenner
11. Chosun - Sam Hauser
12. Ace *pick forfeited due to being over the maximum number of roster spots from Trade #1*
13. Steak - Cason Wallace
14. Montana - Bub Carrington


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End of Regular Season Standings w/ Keepers
1. MontanaToRice "Bedford Bulldogs" 102-50-0
Jayson Tatum
Anthony Edwards
Alperen Sengun

2. Steak "Donovans Advisor" 98-48-6
Karl Anthony Towns
Steph Curry

3. Ace "Ace's Team" 95-57-0
Cade Cunningham
Chet Holmgren
Amen Thompson

4. Chosun "Ridiculous Wingspan" 86-63-3
Luka Doncic
James Harden

5. Krankor "Random Hero" 83-67-2
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Trae Young
Paolo Banchero

6. Will Scarlet "White Tigers" 81-68-3
Nikola Jokic
Anthony Davis

7. AA484 "JOB Squad" 81-70-1
Evan Mobley
Jaren Jackson Jr
*LaMelo Ball acquired via trade after deadline

8. ChrisV "Max 20 Characters" 78-70-4
Victor Wembanyama
Donovan Mitchell

9. MFer "Return of the MFer" 76-74-2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

10. 909 "Latino World Order" 61-89-2
DeAaron Fox
Kevin Durant
Scottie Barnes

11. OG "The Champs Are Here" 60-90-2
Tyrese Maxey
Domantas Sabonis

12. Harley "Rarity's Five Gems" 60-91-1
Jaylen Brown
Jalen Johnson
Dejounte Murray

13. CWM "CWMs Roughnecks" 57-93-2
-none-

14. AVAILABLE "Milwaukee Cucks" 32-120-0
-none-


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End of Regular Season Rosters 2024-25:
1. MontanaToRice "Bedford Bulldogs" 102-50-0
Ja'Kobe Walter
RJ Barrett
Austin Reaves
Gary Trent
Anthony Edwards
Jayson Tatum
Kai Jones
Alperen Sengun
Desmond Bane
Kel'el Ware
Zaccharie Risacher

2. Steak "Donovans Advisor" 98-48-6
Stephen Curry
Brandin Podziemski
KJ Simpson
DeMar DeRozan
Onyeka Okongwu
Karl-Anthony Towns
Jarrett Allen
Justin Champagnie
Kris Dunn
Spencer Dinwiddie
Adem Bona
CJ McCollum
Damian Lillard

3. Ace "Ace's Team" 95-57-0
Amen Thompson
Dyson Daniels
Malik Monk
Matas Buzelis
Kyle Kuzma
Chet Holmgren
Isaiah Hartenstein
Harrison Barnes
Bam Adebayo
Ivica Zubac
Cade Cunningham
Kelly Olynyk
LaMelo Ball
Kyshawn George

4. Chosun "Ridiculous Wingspan" 86-63-3
Luka Doncic
Darius Garland
Ryan Rollins
Shaedon Sharpe
OG Anunoby
Josh Hart
Brook Lopez
Myles Turner
Keegan Murray
James Harden
Tyler Herro

5. Krankor "Random Hero" 83-67-2
Anfernee Simons
Trae Young
Stephon Castle
Julius Randle
Jonathan Kuminga
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Mark Williams
Isaiah Collier
Kawhi Leonard
Rudy Gobert
Paolo Banchero
Jalen Brunson

6. Will Scarlet "White Tigers" 81-68-3
Collin Sexton
Dillon Brooks
Immanuel Quickley
Ausar Thompson
Zach LaVine
Duncan Robinson
Jakob Poeltl
Nikola Jokic
Max Christie
Pascal Siakam
Precious Achiuwa
Anthony Davis
Norman Powell

7. AA484 "JOB Squad" 81-70-1
Keldon Johnson
Jordan Poole
Scotty Pippen
Peyton Watson
Evan Mobley
Jaren Jackson
Nic Claxton
Yves Missi
Devin Booker
Devin Vassell
Lugentz Dort
Tobias Harris

8. ChrisV "Max 20 Characters" 78-70-4
Bradley Beal
Scoot Henderson
Donovan Mitchell
Jarred Vanderbilt
Brice Sensabaugh
Kyle Fillpowski
Donovan Clingan
Toumani Camara
Keon Ellis
Nikola Vucevic
Kristaps Porzingis
D'Angelo Russell
Tari Eason
Victor Wembanyama

9. MFer "Return of the MFer" 76-74-2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Coby White
Jrue Holiday
Miles Bridges
Rui Hachimura
Alex Caruso
Draymond Green
Jonas Valancunias
Donte DiVencenzo
Jalen Duren
Wendell Carter
Kyrie Irving
Paul George

10. 909 "Latino World Order" 61-89-2
Derrick White
Scottie Barnes
De'Aaron Fox
Christian Braun
Jabari Smith
Andrew Wiggins
Ben Simmons
Robert Williams
Bobby Portis
Kevin Durant
Ja Morant
Clint Capela

11. OG "The Champs Are Here" 60-90-2
Josh Giddey
Cole Anthony
Chris Paul
Cameron Johnson
Jalen Williams
Lauri Markkanen
Aaron Gordon
Russell Westbrook
Tyrese Maxey
Quentin Grimes
Domantas Sabonis
Brandon Ingram

12. Harley "Rarity's Five Gems" 60-91-1
Jamal Murray
Aaron Wiggins
Ty Jerome
Aaron Nesmith
Alex Sarr
N Alexander-Walker
Nick Richards
Payton Pritchard
Naji Marshall
Jaylen Brown
Zach Edey
Jalen Johnson
Dejounte Murray

13. CWM "CWMs Roughnecks" 57-93-2
Mike Conley
Mikal Bridges
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Khris Middleton
Geurschon Yabusele
Jaxson Hayes
Day'Ron Sharpe
Walker Kessler
Tyrese Haliburton
Michael Porter
Jimmy Butler
Jalen Suggs

14. AVAILABLE "Milwaukee Cucks" 32-120-0
Jalen Green
Cam Thomas
Marcus Smart
LeBron James
Franz Wagner
Zion Williamson
Naz Reid
Deni Avidja
Joel Embiid
PJ Washington
Andrew Nembhard
 
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If a mod could pin this thread and unpin the old one, I would appreciate it.

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
2024-'25 Chosun One defeats Steak
2023-'24 ChrisV defeats MFer
2022-'23 ChrisV defeats 909
2021‐'22 MontanaToRice defeats ChrisV (Yahoo Champ)
2021-'22 MontanaToRice defeats
Chris V & Steak & MFer in 4‐way Last Team Standing Match for Undisputed Championship
2020-'21 Steak defeats ChrisV
2019-'20 Will Scarlet defeats Krankor
2019-'20 HoosierDaddy won shortened Yahoo Title
2018-'19 Steak defeats Alfdogg
2017-'18 Krankor defeats Chosun
2016-'17 Steak defeats Will Scarlet
2015-'16 Steak defeats MFer
2014-'15 Krankor defeats Will Scarlet
2013-'14 Steak defeats MFer
2012-'13 Will Scarlet defeats Roy
2011-'12 Steak defeats Krankor
2010-'11 Steak defeats Alfdogg
2009-'10 Krankor defeats Steak
2008-'09 Steak defeats Krankor
2007-'08 Krankor defeats O.G.
2006-'07 Will Scarlet defeats Alfdogg
2005-'06 909 defeats Roy
2004-'05 Will Scarlet defeats Linx
2003-'04 Mindless Aggression defeats pinjockey

Manager Quick Links

909

AboveAverage484

Ace

ChrisV

Chosun

CWM

HarleyQuinn

Krankor

MFer

MontanatoRice1680

OG

Steak

Will Scarlet

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NBA KEEPER LEAGUE RULES/SETTINGS:
FANTASY NBA LEAGUE RULES
*rules updated on 9-17-25
*yearly dates added for section C
*section D added to define what happens to unkept players after the keeper deadline
*section I updated to add in time limits and time limit delays punishments
*section P added about team abandonment
*settings updated adding in 2 regular IL spots

A. Teams can select a maximum of THREE keepers of any position.

B. Teams can choose to keep between ZERO and THREE keepers.

C. All keepers must be turned in by September 15th 2025. The league year ends at the finish of the day September 15th, new league year begins September 16th, 2025.

D. After the keeper deadline, any unkept players on your roster are immediately considered free agents eligible for the upcoming draft. They are no longer considered on your roster and are not tradeable assets.

E. Teams will lose a lottery ball in the forthcoming draft for each keeper they retain.

(Example: If a team keeps 2 players, they will have 1 lottery ball in the next draft.)

F. Draft picks can be traded at any point during the season, off-season, and during the draft. The only stipulation is the amount of draft picks on each side of the trade must balance. If the trade happens DURING the fantasy regular season, at least 1 player must be included on each side of the trade to complete the transaction.

(Example: Team A trades Chris Paul and a 5th Round Pick to Team B for J.R. Smith and a 1st Round Pick. This is a legal and draft pick balanced trade.)

G. Keepers can be kept for any duration. There is no year limit on the length that a keeper can be kept.

H. After the Fantasy Championship matchup has ended, the trade deadline period will be lifted. Trading can again commence. Managers must post in the Fantasy Basketball thread any trade and both managers involved in the trade must confirm the trade is true before it is validated.

I. During the draft, a manager has a set time limit in order to complete a draft pick. The time starts immediately following the previous selection OR the previous manager hitting their time limit. If the previous manager makes an invalid selection, the next manager is on the clock regardless of the pick not being valid.

The time limit for a draft pick is 12 hours. After a manager has two time limit delays during the draft, their time limit for the remainder of that draft will be cut down to 2 hours per selection.

The time limit is subject to change if we are starting to run behind on time to complete the draft. If a manager has back to back selections, they will not receive double the time limit. Their time limit for both picks will be the standard length designated for one draft pick.

J. The winner of the Consolation playoff bracket will be awarded the prize of an extra Lottery Ball in the next draft. This is an EXTRA lottery ball that is not associated with your keepers. As a result of this prize being an additional pick, you will automatically lose whatever your last draft pick in the draft would have been after the final keeper deadline has passed. The pick that is lost can not be a draft pick you acquired from another team, it has to be yours. This prize lottery ball is tradeable.

K. If a lottery ball is traded, unless designated specifically in the trade, the ball that is traded is always the ball labeled with the lowest number that is owned by the trader. This is important because of section L.

(Example: Krankor trades a lottery ball to Steak. Krankor had three lottery balls to begin with. The ball that Steak recieves is labeled Krankor's Lottery Ball #3.)

L. The lottery ball numbers will be labeled the following way. The Consolation Prize Lottery Ball will be labeled Lottery Ball #1. All other Lottery Balls ownership will be named in reverse order of the regular season standings. If a lottery ball is traded to another manager, it will still be in it's original spot, it will just have a different owner.

M. When forefiting lottery balls for a keeper the following order of forefiture of lottery balls will be used... Team Owned Lottery Ball #3, Team Owned Lottery Ball #2, Team Owned Lottery Ball #1, Oldest Trade Acquired Lottery Ball, Newest Trade Acquired Lottery Ball, and finally Team Owned Consolation Prize Lottery Ball.

N. New managers have two scenarios to start their team. New managers are placed in order of first to express interest get first shot at potential exiting teams available as outlined in option B. If a new manager joins the league after the keeper deadline, Option A will be the only option available to them to form a new team.

Option A: New managers can start fresh with a brand new team with no keepers. The managers will be entered in the draft lottery to determine pick seeding. They will be seeded before the team with the worst regular season record. This option is typically reserved for new team league expansion.

Option B: New managers have the option of taking over ownership of a team which has it's owner quit the league. By selecting this option, managers will have the draft seeding in which the previous owner would receive by its end of season standings placement, like all other managers. The players on that team would follow all preset keeper values that the previous manager had. Keepers will follow all previous rules and values. Essentially all that is happening to the pre-existing team is a change in ownership.

O. In the event that a manager quits the league and had future draft pick trades, the following will occur. The pick that would have been gained from the team that quit is placed at the end of the round it was traded in. This is because there is no actual placement spot from the team that no longer exists. The pick that would have been traded to the team that quit is subsequently deleted from the draft board.

Example: Team A trades it's 5th round pick to to Team B for it's 8th round pick. Team A quits. The 5th round pick is placed at the end of Round 5 and the 8th round pick is deleted.

P. Team Abandonment.
If a team is left abandoned or neglected during the season, the manager is subject to be replaced. Poor performance is not considered neglect. Leaving an injured player in a starting lineup in a league that has daily roster moves for 3 or more weeks is. If your team falls in to general starting lineup neglect, expect to get a message suggesting to make some roster moves. If no moves are made within a week, don't be shocked if you get replaced as the team's manager. This rule is designed to prevent the teams that are left for dead mid-season and their manager never returning.

Draft Abandonment/ Roy Ammendment:
In the event that a manager goes missing during the draft the following will happen. Mid-draft, after they have had a pick skipped for 20 draft selections, they will be considered missing. If they do not make their first round selection and are skipped by a full round of selections (for this league that would be 14 draft picks), they will be considered missing. The team will then have a player auto-drafted for it by the commish that is in the best longterm interest of the team. This will be done for the best longterm interest of that team, not the team's manager. They will be considered missing until they post in the thread that they are indeed back amongst the living. If any current picks for a missing manager do come up when they haven't returned, they will be auto skipped and given the best available offensive player by the commish.

Q. Rules are subject to review and revision after the season is over and prior to the start of drafting at the discretion of the league or the commissioner.

R. League Settings

Roster:

G G G F F F C UTIL BN BN BN IL+ IL+ IL+ IL IL

Scoring:

FG%, FT%, 3PTM, PTS, REBS, AST, STL BLKS

Daily-Today Roster Changes

Head 2 Head Format

Max Free Agent Acquisitions Per Week: 4

Playoff Tiebreaker: Highest Seed Advances
 
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As always, you can keep up to 3 players. If you keep less than the 3 keeper max, you will receive entries in the Lottery Round.

My keepers:
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Trae Young
Paolo Banchero
 
I knew 14th didnt make any free agent transactions last season. I went back and looked the last time that team made an add/drop was the 2021 season. Highest finish past 4 seasons was 13th with. Clearly not an effective strategy for fantasy NBA with all the daily injuries.
 
One change I plan on doing this year is add two additional regular IL spots to go with the three IL+ spots. Injuries are ridiculous, so might as well expand with a few longterm IL spots.
 
Harley's Keepers
Jaylen Brown
Jalen Johnson
Dejounte Murray
 
One change I plan on doing this year is add two additional regular IL spots to go with the three IL+ spots. Injuries are ridiculous, so might as well expand with a few longterm IL spots.
I approve of this especially when a player goes out for 6-8 games and you have to sacrifice a bench spot because your other IL+ are in use for either future stashes (like 2 of my keepers) or for a key talent who's returning later in the season.
 
Chet
amen
ball
buzelis
dyson daniels

are all available for picks
 
I'll give you guys about 24 hrs to figure things out. I'm gonna run the lottery Wednesday evening regardless.
 
I got word of a trade from AA484:

Devin Booker dropped from AA484's keepers.

Ace receives AA484's Lottery Ball #1 (this was from the unkept slot that opened up from not keeping Booker)
AA484 receives LaMelo Ball

EDIT: Updated to reflect the finalized accurate trade
 
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Originally, I had the consolation round lotto ball (independent of any keepers), along with Mobley, Jaren Jackson, and Booker as my keepers. I agreed to drop Devin Booker from my list of keepers and trade the subsequent lotto ball to Ace for LaMelo Ball. I would still have the consolation round lotto ball, plus Mobley, Jackson, and now Ball as my keepers.

Ace would still have his three keepers (Cunningham, Holmgren, Amen T) plus the lotto ball pick that I got for dropping Booker but flipped to Ace for Ball. If this isn't technically allowed, we can nullify the trade.
 
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I saw your pm, I'm on the same page with you of when and what is moving in this trade.

Long story short: Trade is approved, but its going through on a technicality.

Problem with the trade being after the deadline is unkept players become free agents/draftable players in the player pool with the change of the new league year the day after the keeper deadline. We have this clearly defined in the football league, BUT for some reason, it isnt fully defined in the NBA league rules. League year dates are mentioned, but not what happens to unkept players. Good thing, since we havent drafted yet for this season means I can go through and review the league rules so that is all going to get properly ironed out.
 
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