In an effort to make the D-League draft picks more valuable, I was considering making a slight change to the rules for the 2009-2010 season.
Had this league been in existence since 2000, the owners who had drafted Andrew Bogut, Deron Williams, and Chris Paul via the D-League draft, by definition, would not have been allowed to keep those players for the 2008-09 season since they received extensions over the summer (before the October 1st roster deadline).
My proposal, is to allow owners to keep their D-League picks (that are in the NBA) through the final year of their rookie contract before their new contract kicks in. It basically boils down to being able to keep your D-Leaguer for 4-5 years instead of 3-4 years depending on when they receive an extension.
Basically, the better your D-League prospect is, the sooner you can expect that player to receive an extension. Bogut and Villanueva were in the same 2005 draft class and Bogut already has a new contract in place for next season while Villanueva does not.
A rookie contract for a player taken in the 1st round of the NBA draft typically has 2 guaranteed years and then 3 option years after that. The cream of each draft class have typically (by pattern) been granted extensions in the summer after their 3rd season (ie Bogut, Paul, and Williams) or early on in that player's 4th season (ie Granger and Bynum).
The goal is to try and make the D-League picks more valuable, and hopefully this rule change isn't something that you feel will completely alter your original strategy. I thought about allowing owners to keep their D-Leaguer's through their 2nd contract, but then owners would be able to keep certain D-Leaguers for 8-10 years at a time and that is just too long.
So if you have any questions or concerns, please make them known right away. I'm not going to make this change official until the majority of you sign off on the idea. But this change could effect any owner(s) who are considering trading draft picks between now and the trade deadline.
4 comments:
i like it because it rewards people for taking a chance/being lucky. i don't like it for the same reason i generally don't like keeper leagues, everybody wants to cheer for the great ones and have a chance at "owning them."
But would you vote in favor of the change?
i would vote in favor of that rule change......that would only be in effect for D-league guys? for example next year roy gets a late (past oct. 1) extension he would be cut after the season?
Correct, that would only be for players in the NBA that came up through our D-League system. I would consider it a hometown discount or something. Still trying to think of a name for it.
Prospects like Rose, Mayo, and Oden would still be subject to immediate free agency upon receiving a new deal since they were selected in our NBA portion of the draft.
Post a Comment