Is there a post somewhere that explains the draft process and needs, I can see in the settings 7 positions required, 10 active players etc, but does that mean you need to draft 1 per position and then round out the squad?

You're looking for a well rounded squad. NBA plays just about every day, with byes all the time- so you'll rarely have a full team actually on the field. However, with an unbalanced line-up, you will occasionally wind up with a playing guy on the bench, and a gap on the field that he can't slot into.

So yeah, you don't have to draft to position early, but by the end (cause everyone you draft plays), you will want to have a balanced squad.

And just to expand on this- the F position can have either PF or SF, while the G position can hold a PG or SG. So there is only 5 positions, not 7.

that makes for sense, ta

@Rad_E_Cool was keen i think

PIST'NBROKE is in, looking forward to another challenging season

Anyone know where I can access up to date NBL team rosters? NBL site is absolutely hopeless for any decent up to date team news, as is pretty much all of the individual club sites (which so happens to be virtually the same set ups to the NBL site)!!!
Was sure Jerome Randall had re-signed with the 36ers, yet he isn't even listed in the roster on the club site???

pickandroll.com.au is an awesome site. Check out their free agent tracker and all the squads are there, I think.

Cheers Ant - awesome site judging by my first 10 minutes checking
Some pretty deep squads have been put together for the 2016-17 season - looks like we could have a very competitive league this season

Looks like you figured it out, but it should've been: pickandroll.com.au
Ive edited the original comment

A few years ago I did a blog on how to play ESPN fantasy basketball but I can't find it here in TS.

I will have a look at work when I get back on Tuesday to see if I saved it to my directory. If I can find it, I will paste it here. Will give the new players an insight as to how to play the game.

That would be handy @Steve - I had a crack at a public league on Yahoo last season, so I think I know the basics - just need to bring myself up to speed on draft strategies so I don't make a complete mess

For the all new players, have a read of this. If you have any questions, post them below and we will answer them.

Draft

We use a snake draft whereby the person who has the first pick in the draft will then have the last pick in the second round (e.g pick24 if it is 12 team league). The order then reverses again for the next round and so on.

You have 60 seconds to make your pick.

If you don’t make your selection before the 60 seconds expires, the system will automatically select the next available player.

You need to select at least one of the following (PG/SG/SF/PF/C)

You can select a maximum of 4 C’s. There are no restrictions of any of the other positions.

There are 13 spots on your roster.

Each round you need to set your roster. Only 10 players can play on any given day depending on your schedule for that day. Sometimes you may have 13 players playing on a day, you will need to select what you think are the 10 best scoring players on that day.

You need to save your roster for each day of the round.

Waiver order

Once the drafts are completed, all undrafted players will go into the waiver pool. It will take 2 days for these players to pass through waivers.

The waiver order in each league is the reverse of the draft order.

You can put a bid in for a player on waivers and that player will be assigned to you if you are the successful bidder depending if any other teams bid for that player (then it will go via the waiver order)

A player will become a free agent once they clear waivers if no team has used their waiver claim on them.

Players dropped from teams throughout the year will go directly into the waiver pool unless that player was selected and dropped within in a space of 24 hrs (in this situation they will fall back into the free agent pool).

Trading block

Once the drafts are completed, we recommend that teams update their trading block. This allows other teams in your league to see what players are available for trade and what players are untouchable. As soon as the draft is complete, you can propose trades to other teams in your league.

Matchups

Each week your team will play against another team in your league. You are allocated a maximum of 5 matchup acquisitions each week whereby you can add players to your team (you must drop a player for this to occur). The matchups commence on Tuesday (our time) and go through to the following Monday (our time)

Lockout

There is a daily lockout which commences at the start of the first game on that day. No players can be added to your team for that day once the lockout starts. If you do select a player after the lockout has commenced, it will apply to the next day.

IR Spot

There is one IR spot in each team whereby you can place an injured player. This player will need to have O next to their name in order to move them to IR. By moving them to IR, you can select another player from the free agent pool to add to your roster