ESPN NBA.com Fantasy Basketball (FBA '10) offers three different league types for you to choose from. The three league types are: Standard, Prize-Eligible and Custom. Each of these league types offers a rich and enjoyable experience for fantasy players of all levels. To assist you in choosing the best experience, we will provide a brief overview of each league type.
- Standard: Free leagues are 10-team, standard scoring leagues that use fixed rule settings and are managed by ESPN. In the Free Standard game there are two scoring formats: Rotisserie and Head-to-Head: Each Category. Free Standard leagues are an easy way to dive into fantasy hockey while providing a satisfying and fun fantasy experience.
- Standard: Prize-Eligible leagues are 10-team, standard scoring leagues that use fixed rule settings and are managed by ESPN. In the Prize-Eligible game there are two scoring formats: Rotisserie and Head-to-Head: Each Category. Prize-Eligible leagues are composed of teams that have been purchased. For a list of prices and prize eligibility requirements, click here. As the name implies, the winner of a Prize-Eligible league will win a prize. For a list of prizes , click here. Additionally, Prize-Eligible leagues are the only leagues that will award you points in the ESPN Uber Challenge game (Category A). For more information on ESPN Uber Challenge, click here.
Note: Once the Fantasy regular season ends, ESPN will stop updating the leaderboard, located in the "More" tab on the Fantasy Hockey homepage (applicable for Prize-Eligible teams only). The playoffs do not impact overall leaderboards. Playoffs only impact whether or not you win your league.
- Custom: League Manager leagues use customized rule settings and are managed by one of the players in the league (called the league manager or "LM"). The LM chooses from a variety of scoring formats and rule options to create a unique fantasy game suited to their specific settings. The Custom game has five scoring formats: rotisserie, points-based, and three types of head-to-head. In addition, there are a variety of additional scoring and rule options like keepers to tailor the league settings to your fantasy needs.
FBA '10 STANDARD LEAGUE SETTINGS
All Standard leagues -- rotisserie (Roto) or head-to-head (H2H) -- use the following standard, unalterable scoring settings.
| FBA LEAGUE BASICS (Both Roto and H2H) | |
| RULES | RULES |
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Season Starts: Tue, Oct 27, 2009 Season Ends: Last Day of NBA regular Season (Week 26) Teams in league: 10 Player universe: All NBA Players Draft order: Randomized at draft Lineups change: Daily -- individually at gametime Roster locktime: Daily -- individually at gametime Trade limit: None Trade review period: 48 Hours Roto acquisition limit: None H2H acquisition limit: Avg 1/gameday per matchup Waiver period: 2 Days Waiver system: Move To Last After Claim, Never Reset Order Position eligibility: Multiple possible, ESPN sets elgibility |
Total Roster Size: 13 (10 starters, 3 bench) (1) Point Guard (PG) (1) Shooting Guard (SG) (1) Small Forward (SF) (1) Power Forward (PF) (1) Center (C) (1) Flex Guard (G) - either PG or SG (1) Flex Forward (F) - either SF or PF (3) Utility (Util) - Any position The utility slots can be filled by any position (PG, SG, SF, PF, C). Rotisserie Game Start Limits (total for position): Each individual slot: 82 GS/season Utility games played: 246 GS/season
Head-To-Head Acquisition Limits: |
| FBA H2H LEAGUES ONLY | |
| REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS |
| Divisions: 2 Length of regular season: 22 weeks Length per matchup: 1 week (Monday to Sunday) Matchup tiebreaker: none, leave as tie |
Playoff teams: 4 (2 division winners plus 2 Wild Card) Length of playoffs: 4 weeks Total playoff teams: 4 (2 divisional winners plus the two teams with the best records) Playoff rounds: 2 (2-weeks per round) Playoff game tiebreaker: Higher seed |
