How To Win a Fantasy Basketball League

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Whether you want to prove that you would be an awesome GM, or you're just in it for the money, here's how to improve your odds of winning a fantasy basketball league.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Basketball knowledge
Research skills
Lots of free time

Step 1: Do your research

Read all the professional and amateur basketball analysis you can, and keep an eye out for promising under-the-radar sleeper picks.

Step 2: Name your team

Come up with a witty team name, ideally a play on words related to a disgraced sports figure, like "Shawn Kemp's Day Care."

Step 3: Draft well

Draft your players carefully. NBA rosters are smaller than those of any other pro sports league, meaning fewer players left over as free agents after a fantasy draft. A strong roster is essential to your success.

Tip: During the draft, insult everyone else's picks relentlessly. The less confident your competitors feel, the more likely they are to make bad decisions.

Step 4: Use your head

Use your head, not your heart. Don't reject great fantasy players just because you hate them in real life, and avoid drafting sentimental favorites if that's all they have going for them. There are no points for "loyalty" in basketball pools.

Step 5: Stay informed

Watch as many games as you can, and use your computer to stay updated on injury reports.

Tip: If your online league lets you buy a live-scoring application, get it. Fantasy sports are dorky enough as it is—manually adding up your stat totals all night makes things much, much worse.

Step 6: Be bold

Be bold. Fortune favors the brave, so don't back away from a blockbuster trade. Very seldom do you win with the exact team you drafted, so be prepared to make well-considered transactions.

Step 7: Play it cool

If someone instigates a trade, never accept it outright; try to work in an extra piece for yourself.

Step 8: Talk trash

Don't abandon the abuse on draft day—keep up the chatter all season! And don't worry about offending friends. If they know what they're doing, they'll be busting your chops, too.

Step 9: Be lucky

Be lucky. No matter how smart you play or how much effort you put into managing your team, there's no safeguard against injuries—or players simply having an off year.

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[TNAngIe]

no way you can draft d-wade and lebron....ur league must be dumb as fuck

[ilovekitten1]

Nice video, it's cool.

[toasteeze]

i have wade and bron but i didnt draft wade

[SCVAndre]

@TNAngIe Pretty ironic that you posted this comment because i just drafted bot

h of them considering there are only 4 people in my league though=)

[DEN102344]

i remember my first time when i played this. i was like playin a 2006 NBA live on PC.. i traded caron butler for lakers players and other key players. i got kobe on my team though. . and then i was always waiting for the schedule of online games, and then i found out what this leaque was all about and i was like.. oohhhh shiiiiit

[mrumack]

im already in 1st in my rotisserie league of 11 teams for a few hundred bucks....just made a huge trade that should help me pull away for good.

Gave: Iguadola, Mo Williams, Camby

Got: Scola, Kevin Martin, Udrih

the obvious loss is Asts, but my team is so far ahead in asts I should stay in front

fg% and pts was the major upside to the trade

[blakcain]

NBA Fantasy Draft tonight.. Last minute tips video......

[Timskeee]

laker hater made this video. fuck you

[AaronTrutsJC]

ill stick to just watching the game like normal. anything else is a waist.

[TradeTheScore]

haha funny but not that useful

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[bjaret123]

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