I recently competed in the longstanding UBC Expert Fantasy Hoops League. We slow draft over a few days on CBSSports.com and use a points scoring system in a weekly head-to-head matchup. The final scores are usually similar to an NBA game score – like 115.6 to 113.7. The scoring system is unique, but it works and it’s a fun format.
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3-PTM = .08 points
AST = .17 points
BK = .25 points
FGM = .25 points
FGA = -.08 points
FTM = .25 points
FTA = -.17 points
PTS = .08 points
STLS = .17 points
TO = -.17 points
TRB = .10 points
The participants, most of which have been in this league for a very long time, and draft order.
1. Dan Dobish – Rotoworld
2. Tom Carpenter – ESPN
3. Brian Flood – Fox News Media Reporter
4. Steve Alexander – Rotoworld
5. Tim Trout – Beckett Publishing
6. Hector Castro – Empire Sports Marketing
7. Andrew Feingold – New York sports expert
8. Andre Snellings – ESPN
9. Kyle McKeown – Basketballmonster.com
10. David Klyce – HoopsKlyce.com
11. Chris Towers – CBSSports.com
12. Keith Wayland – KFBA.net
We start 12 players that includes a combination of at least four guards, four forwards and two centers. The positions listed by each player are how they’re set up on CBS, but some qualify at multiple positions. Here’s how it all went down…
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Round 1
1. Anthony Davis PF Dobish
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo PF Carpenter
3. Karl-Anthony Towns C Flood
4. James Harden SG Alexander
5. LeBron James PF Trout
6. Russell Westbrook PG Castro
7. Kevin Durant SF Feingold
8. Nikola Jokic C Snellings
9. Joel Embiid C McKeown
10. Damian Lillard PG Klyce
11. Stephen Curry PG Towers
12. John Wall PG Wayland
I would have loved to see Giannis fall to me at No. 4, but that’s something that’s not going to happen very often, especially in a league like this one. Harden at four’s not bad, though. I’ve seen a 12-team turn of Embiid/Simmons happen a few times, but this was not one of them.
Round 2
13. Ben Simmons PG Wayland
14. Kawhi Leonard SF Towers
15. Paul George SF Klyce
16. Devin Booker SG McKeown
17. Andre Drummond C Snellings
18. Victor Oladipo SG Feingold
19. LaMarcus Aldridge PF Castro
20. Kyrie Irving PG Trout
21. Kemba Walker PG Alexander
22. Donovan Mitchell SG Flood
23. DeMar DeRozan SG Carpenter
24. Kyle Lowry PG Dobish
Oladipo at 18 is about as low as you’ll see him go in any draft and I think he was a steal there. Drummond has solid value in this league since free throws don’t kill you, and I was satisfied with Kemba Walker here. I haven’t owned him much in the past, but he’s a very reliable fantasy point guard. Some of my Rotoworld colleagues would have taken Lowry instead.
Round 3
25. Jimmy Butler SG Dobish
26. Bradley Beal SG Carpenter
27. Kevin Love C Flood
28. Rudy Gobert C Alexander
29. Chris Paul PG Trout
30. Jrue Holiday PG Castro
31. Khris Middleton SF Feingold
32. C.J. McCollum SG Snellings
33. Deandre Ayton C McKeown
34. Tobias Harris SF Klyce
35. Blake Griffin PF Towers
36. Marc Gasol C Wayland
Dobish’s team is a good example of an auto-draft, as he let the computer do the picking for him for most of the draft. Ayton is the wildcard here and if he plays well, he should be a dominant fantasy big man. With two centers required to start in this league, I went Gobert a little early. Good centers don’t last long.
Round 4
37. Mike Conley PG Wayland
38. Eric Bledsoe PG Towers
39. Nikola Vucevic C Klyce
40. John Collins PF McKeown
41. Draymond Green PF Snellings
42. Clint Capela C Feingold
43. DeAndre Jordan C Castro
44. Klay Thompson SG Trout
45. Myles Turner C Alexander
46. Gordon Hayward SF Flood
47. Jayson Tatum SF Carpenter
48. Elfrid Payton PG Dobish
I would have liked to have gotten Collins here, but was happy to scoop up Turner, who I think is primed for a bounce-back season. Jordan’s free throws won’t kill Castro in this league, and Flood is hoping that Hayward gets the ball enough in a crowded Celtics rotation. Ditto for Carpenter and Tatum.
Round 5
49. Al Horford PF Dobish
50. Enes Kanter C Carpenter
51. Luka Doncic PG Flood
52. Aaron Gordon SF Alexander
53. Hassan Whiteside C Trout
54. Ricky Rubio PG Castro
55. Lou Williams SG Feingold
56. Goran Dragic PG Snellings
57. Jusuf Nurkic C McKeown
58. Zach LaVine SG Klyce
59. Andrew Wiggins SF Towers
60. Dwight Howard C Wayland
Kanter’s going to be a popular pick, especially in a two-center league, and the two-center requirement also boosted the value of Nurkic and Howard. However, I’m not too confident about either of them, especially Howard with his back problem. I think LaVine is going to have a monster season and was sad I didn’t get him in the next round. However, I also think Aaron Gordon is going to go off, and am targeting him everywhere.
Round 6
61. Jeff Teague PG Wayland
62. Gary Harris SG Towers
63. D’Angelo Russell PG Klyce
64. Jabari Parker SF McKeown
65. Lonzo Ball PG Snellings
66. Steven Adams C Feingold
67. Brandon Ingram SF Castro
68. DeMarcus Cousins C Trout
69. Jarrett Allen C Alexander
70. Julius Randle PF Flood
71. Jonas Valanciunas C Carpenter
72. Paul Millsap PF Dobish
I got center No. 3 with Jarrett Allen here, and I’m not ashamed of it. I think this was way too early on Cousins, as we simply don’t know when we’ll see him on the court, let alone at full strength.
Round 7
73. Harrison Barnes PF Dobish
74. Will Barton SF Carpenter
75. Jamal Murray SG Flood
76. De’Aaron Fox PG Alexander
77. Dennis Smith Jr. PG Trout
78. Trae Young PG Castro
79. Otto Porter Jr. SF Feingold
80. Kris Dunn PG Snellings
81. Nicolas Batum SG McKeown
82. Nikola Mirotic PF Klyce
83. Derrick Favors PF Towers
84. Brook Lopez C Wayland
I was eyeing Jamal Murray here, but Flood sniped him, and I was pleased to get Fox. I don’t see how he doesn’t have a nice year for the Kings. This was a guard-intensive round, with the much maligned DSJ going at 77, Trae Young at 78, Kris Dunn at 80 and Batum at 81.
Round 8
85. Evan Fournier SG Wayland
86. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson PF Towers
87. Dennis Schroder PG Klyce
88. Jeremy Lamb SG McKeown
89. Rajon Rondo PG Snellings
90. Tim Hardaway SF Feingold
91. Dario Saric PF Castro
92. Serge Ibaka PF Trout
93. Josh Richardson SF Alexander
94. Collin Sexton PG Flood
95. Willie Cauley-Stein C Carpenter
96. Darren Collison PG Dobish
I feel like Josh Richardson is a forgotten man and he returned Top 40 value in most leagues last season. What happens to him if he’s traded to Minnesota remains a mystery, I still think he’s going to be a fantasy stud as long as he’s healthy.
Round 9
97. Reggie Jackson PG Dobish
98. Lauri Markkanen PF Carpenter
99. Kyle Kuzma PF Flood
100. Joe Ingles SF Alexander
101. Marvin Bagley PF Trout
102. Bobby Portis PF Castro
103. Markelle Fultz PG Feingold
104. Robert Covington SF Snellings
105. Cedi Osman SF McKeown
106. Kelly Olynyk PF Klyce
107. Tyreke Evans SG Towers
108. T.J. Warren SF Wayland
CBS oddly has Taurean Prince listed as Waller Prince, Taurean, and I honestly just missed him. Had I figured that out a minute earlier, I would have taken him over Ingles here.
Round 10
109. Danilo Gallinari SF Wayland
110. Spencer Dinwiddie PG Towers
111. Domantas Sabonis C Klyce
112. Wendell Carter Jr. PF McKeown
113. Marcin Gortat C Snellings
114. Caris LeVert SF Feingold
115. Taurean Prince SF Castro
116. Josh Jackson SF Trout
117. Kevin Knox SF Alexander
118. Jaylen Brown SG Flood
119. Buddy Hield SG Carpenter
120. Rudy Gay SF Dobish
And of course, once I saw Prince was still there, I had him locked and loaded for the 117th pick. And, on cue, Castro snagged him from my grasp. I cannot repeat here the text message that ensued, but let’s just say I kind of lost my mind for a minute. And took Kevin Knox. Also, I love the Caris LeVert pick. I think he’s going to be a fun own this season.
Round 11
121. Pau Gasol C Dobish
122. Jaren Jackson Jr. PF Carpenter
123. Carmelo Anthony SF Flood
124. Jonathan Isaac SF Alexander
125. George Hill PG Trout
126. Malcolm Brogdon PG Castro
127. Mo Bamba C Feingold
128. Isaiah Thomas PG Snellings
129. Kyle Anderson PF McKeown
130. Larry Nance Jr. PF Klyce
131. Eric Gordon SG Towers
132. James Johnson PF Wayland
I went all upside with Jonathan Isaac here, and Dobish may have gotten burned by the autopick of Pau Gasol. Carmelo Anthony is the opposite of an upside pick, and I won’t own him anywhere, ever again. Snellings is hoping that Isaiah Thomas can return to form at some point, but I’m not holding my breath. The Mo Bamba pick by Feingold was probably the most intriguing pick of this round.
Round 12
133. Thaddeus Young PF Wayland
134. Dirk Nowitzki PF Towers
135. Trey Burke PG Klyce
136. Stanley Johnson SF McKeown
137. Kristaps Porzingis PF Snellings
138. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope SG Feingold
139. Harry Giles PF Castro
140. J.J. Redick SG Trout
141. Josh Hart SG Alexander
142. Terry Rozier PG Flood
143. Avery Bradley SG Carpenter
144. Markieff Morris PF Dobish
Josh Hart just looks like too good a player not to get minutes and production in L.A. and Snellings gambled again, hoping that Kristaps Porzingis is able to return sooner than later from his knee surgery. He could be out for most of the season, possibly.
Round 13
145. Tyler Johnson SG Dobish
146. Rodney Hood SG Carpenter
147. Miles Bridges SF Flood
148. Patty Mills PG Alexander
149. Taj Gibson PF Trout
150. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG Castro
151. Emmanuel Mudiay PG Feingold
152. Jordan Clarkson SG Snellings
153. Jeremy Lin PG McKeown
154. Montrezl Harrell C Klyce
155. Cody Zeller C Towers
156. Patrick Beverley Wayland
With Dejounte Murray going down, likely for the entire season, I went Patty Mills here, as someone has to play point guard for the Spurs. I also liked the Miles Bridges, Jordan Clarkson and Montrezl Harrell picks here.
Round 14
157. Milos Teodosic PG Wayland
158. Dewayne Dedmon C Towers
159. Denzel Valentine SF Klyce
160. Bogdan Bogdanovic SG McKeown
161. Mario Hezonja SF Snellings
162. Allonzo Trier SG Feingold
163. Allen Crabbe SG Castro
164. Michael Porter Jr. PF Trout
165. Derrick White PG Alexander
166. Nerlens Noel C Flood
167. DeMarre Carroll SF Carpenter
168. Ish Smith PG Dobish
I grabbed Derrick White here, so either way, I should have the starting point guard in San Antonio. And given the rest of the picks in this round, I have no regrets about snagging White. I’m curious to see how Allonzo Trier looks in New York once the regular season starts. He’s unknown and a bit intriguing.
We drafted for three more rounds to fill out the end of our benches, but I think 168 picks is enough for one night.
Good luck in your drafts, your DFS ventures, and the NBA season!