Details About The Dispersal Draft Emerge
Oct 31, 2013 9:02:05 GMT
Post by Jestor on Oct 31, 2013 9:02:05 GMT
Draft Will Consist Of 12 Rounds, Serpentine Format
Dispersal drafts are as frightening as they are exciting
As teams continue to locate the men and women who will fill their front office positions, more information has been released concerning the dispersal draft. It will consist of 12 rounds and be conducted serpentine style, whereby the last team in the first round picks first in the second round, then last in subsequent odd rounds and first in subesequent even rounds, and the first team in the first round picks last in the second round, then first in subsequent odd rounds and last in subsequent even rounds.
Also, as previously stated, the salaries will be those of the old NBA's contracts to avoid legal complications, which means that NAH franchises will have a variety of factors to balance against each other - not just the traditional win now talent vs youth development paradigm ever-present in inaugural league drafts, but also financial considerations. The fiscal responsibility becomes particularly important considering the rather harsh nature of the NAH's draft-related penalty for violating the hard cap, which will have no grace period year, instead having immediate implementation in its first season.
The draft order will be determined by random selection, and the current favorites to go #1 overall include superstars such as Lebron James, Kevin Durant, and Chris Paul, although the serpentine nature of the draft could influence what players go when.
Still to be determined - whether the draft will be live and all in one go, or in phases. Given the international scope of NAH GMs, a live draft will be more difficult, whereas a phased draft will be more time-consuming.
But in any case, the excitement continues to build.
Dispersal drafts are as frightening as they are exciting
As teams continue to locate the men and women who will fill their front office positions, more information has been released concerning the dispersal draft. It will consist of 12 rounds and be conducted serpentine style, whereby the last team in the first round picks first in the second round, then last in subsequent odd rounds and first in subesequent even rounds, and the first team in the first round picks last in the second round, then first in subsequent odd rounds and last in subsequent even rounds.
Also, as previously stated, the salaries will be those of the old NBA's contracts to avoid legal complications, which means that NAH franchises will have a variety of factors to balance against each other - not just the traditional win now talent vs youth development paradigm ever-present in inaugural league drafts, but also financial considerations. The fiscal responsibility becomes particularly important considering the rather harsh nature of the NAH's draft-related penalty for violating the hard cap, which will have no grace period year, instead having immediate implementation in its first season.
The draft order will be determined by random selection, and the current favorites to go #1 overall include superstars such as Lebron James, Kevin Durant, and Chris Paul, although the serpentine nature of the draft could influence what players go when.
Still to be determined - whether the draft will be live and all in one go, or in phases. Given the international scope of NAH GMs, a live draft will be more difficult, whereas a phased draft will be more time-consuming.
But in any case, the excitement continues to build.