And that's that, the league has been renewed. You'll see 4 teams have changed from last season, but all staying in the same divisions, as Gritty has moved from Baltimore to become the Philadelphia Gladiators, Wallflower has moved from Louisville to become the Detroit Mustangs, and Dan O'Mac has moved from Seattle to become the Honolulu Kahunas. Also changing will be the New Orleans Revelers, as Stickman has chosen not to maintain ownership of the team, and they will be a league owned team. Since there's also a question on the schedule for you all, you have the option to select which team will be league owned!

As far as the schedule, we will be doing away with divisions. We will have a one division league, with the top teams qualifying for the playoffs. How many is up to you! The three options that are available, and pros and cons for each:
Option 1: 22 game regular season, 2 week playoffs with 4 teams qualifying.
Pros: This means every single team will face every other team in the league 2 times. No playoff byes.
Cons: only 33% of the league will make the playoffs, making it the hardest league to make the playoffs in
Options 2: 21 game regular season, 3 week playoffs with 6 teams qualifying.
Pros: 50% of the league will make the playoffs.
Cons: every team will play 1 team only 1 time, leading to a slight schedule imbalance. Two teams will get a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
Option 3: 21 game regular season, 3 week playoffs with 8 teams qualifying.
Pros: 67% of teams make the playoffs, making AltBA the easiest league to make the playoffs in. No playoff byes.
Cons: every team will play 1 team only 1 time, leading to a slight schedule imbalance. Teams 7 and 8 in the playoffs have a strong likelihood of having a losing record.

No matter your preference, the form to respond to is HERE. This will be closed Sunday, September 22nd at 11:59pm Eastern.[/b]

Last edited by Dan O'Mac (9/16/2024 12:32 pm)

The Honolulu Kahunas do have some players available for trade. I'd be willing to take draft picks or a good, inexpensive player (I know, we all want those, but hey, maybe you want one of these guys more).

Myles Turner (C - IND) - $6 - 30.33 ppg
Caris LeVert (G - CLE) - $8 - 27.92 ppg
Trey Murphy (F - NO) - $3 - 25.76 ppg
Keldon Johnson (F - SA) - $9 - 25.31 ppg
Saddiq Bey (F - WAS) - $7 - 16.72 ppg - coming of ACL injury, not expected to return until December 3rd, per Fantrax
Vasilije Micic (G - CHA) - $1 - 13.69 ppg
Simone Fontecchio (G - DET) - $1 - 10.3 ppg

Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

Last edited by Dan O'Mac (10/04/2024 11:32 am)

Keepers have been entered. Please use this When2Meet to help pick the draft time.

Well, the Emeralds have moved to Honolulu to resurrect the Kahunas franchise for this season. New arena, with a retractable roof. That's right, the franchise is in Hawaii, and if the weather is nice, we're playing basketball beachside in brand new Hawaiian Airlines Arena. We brought the coaching staff with us, lead by Tim Duncan and assistants Manu Ginóbili and Bryant "Big Country" Reeves. And we're looking to build on the successes of the Emeralds. We're starting on the road though, as we head to Vancouver, Canada to take on the Caribou. We'll be in the standard road greens for this one, and we're starting by featuring star guard Trae Young. #TheBigKahunas

It wasn't quite the start we were hoping for, as the Invaders lost the Finals rematch against New York. We can't really be too upset with our performance, considering the Sentinels are a great team and we were missing several pieces, including Devin Vassell, Paul George, and Joel Embiid. We'll hold our heads high as we make our first ever trip to Washington, where the Warbirds await. This will be their first home game since being reactivated, so it should be a fun atmosphere to play in. For a new(-ish) team, we're bringing in a new face, as G/F Austin Reaves was our biggest addition of the offseason and proved why in this game. AR-15 scored 54 against the Sents to go along with 20 boards, 18 times, and 4 swipes. #GoldStar