Split T wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:00 pm
Superbone wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:20 pm
OK, please explain how we pick our draft position. I don't understand that in any way, shape, or form. We can't all pick first. Why would anybody choose to pick later in the round?
I believe we are picking in order of finish. I finished first so I got to decide my position first. I took the last pick of round 1(which was used on Trae Young) so I’ll have the first pick of round 2. Now whoever finished 2nd can decide their draft slot.
Exactly.
Sorry for making a joke about your draft position a few days back, ShelC. I mistakenly thought that you understood the draft position selection process more clearly. You will not technically be selecting a position since you finished in last place. You will just be "selecting" the last available position.
But as SplitT explained, you won't have the 12th draft position because he's already claimed it. My guess is that you'll likely end up with something in the middle of the round.
I'll provide an example of how to strategize for this, but I'm afraid I'm just going to make it worse.
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I'm going to use ShelC's team as an example.
Let's say he is trying to decide which of these two players he should keep. I've added their 2020 draft round after the player name.
Luka Doncic (1st round), Ben Simmons (2nd round), RJ Barrett (7th round)
Option 1: Luka (R1) and Simmons (R2)
This option will require ShelC to use his first two 2020 draft picks on keeper players. This means his first "new player" will be selected in the third round, so his goal should be to get the highest possible draft position in the third round. Therefore, he should select the highest 1st round draft position available to him because round 1 and round 3 (and all odd numbered rounds) have the same order in a snake draft.
Option 2: Luka (R1) and RJ (R7)
This option will require ShelC to use his 2020 first round draft pick on Luka and his seventh round pick on RJ. This means his first "new player" will be selected in the second round, so his goal should be to get the highest possible draft position in the second round. Therefore, he should select the lowest 1st round draft position available to him because picking later in the first round is followed by an earlier pick in the second round.
Option 3: Simmons (R2) and RJ (R7)
This option will require ShelC to use his 2020 second round draft pick on Simmons and his seventh round pick on RJ. This means that his first "new player" will be in the first round, so his goal should be to get the highest possible draft position in the first round. Therefore, he should simply select the highest 1st round draft position available to him.
Now for the sake of this example, let's say that ShelC didn't finish in last place. Let's say he finished 4th in 2019. This would mean that he would be fourth in line to chose his draft position.
He should try to get the highest draft position possible if he chose the keepers form Option 1 or Option 3 because it would allow him to draft a "new player" sooner. With Option 1, that player would come in the third round, and with Option 3, that player would come in the first round.
He should try to get the lowest draft position possible if he chose the keepers from Option 2 because it would allow him to draft a "new player" sooner, in the second round.
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I hope it this helps everyone understand how the keepers you select can affect your ideal draft position.