2026 BOWIS Tournament
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$50M Franchise Draft

Rules:

1. No clones (exception rule 5), rookies, or waiver wire.

2. Each user is responsible for drafting and managing a team that remains in compliance with the league rules.

3. Draft two franchises. Each player season on your team has to be from one of the two franchises. You must have at least 5 players from each franchise.

4. Draft Sequence: AB. During the first round, each franchise can only be selected once. It resets for the second round. Each franchise can only be selected once in the second round.

5. If a player played on each of your two franchises, you are allowed to use two seasons of that player as long as each franchise is represented.

6. You cannot draft the same franchise twice.

7. Draft order: Draft lottery will use the New York Lottery. Each user will be given a time slot. The first three numbers drawn during that time slot will be your score. Lowest score will be number 1 and so on. Ties will be broken by whoever has the lowest 4th number.

8. A posted pick is FINAL. No changing picks after a selection is posted. If an ineligible selection is made, the draft will continue on and the user who made the selection will have to make another pick. Other users do not have to wait for the makeup pick to be made.

9. During the draft, site mail the next 2 users on the schedule after making your pick, or state that you cannot site mail and somebody will take care of it.

10. Draft will be on the clock. 24 hour rule in place.

11. Trades are allowed, but only for entire draft slots, not individual picks.

12. Divisions will be assigned based on the optimization tool described in the BOWIS classified thread.

13. During the draft, please refrain from mentioning undrafted players.

14. No tanking playoff games. All "best players" must play at least half of their min/82 in every playoff game. Exceptions to be made for foul trouble or common sense reasons. Penalties will include an automatic forfeit of the next game.

15. The "Commissioner" may take control of any team refusing to comply with the ODL league rules. A warning will be issued in the league forum and a sitemail, after which the user has 3 games to comply. All games in violation are 'losses'.

16. Commissioner: benhoidal

users: benhoidal; Midge; dBKC; 24kpyrite; dh555; chewy3344; riftonapple; BenJoker; berkelon; steelers821; raggedclaws; Sephy13; jhsukow; jethroeg; samuelyork93; lukemikk; PBandJ; K123456789; jjmurphy1127; M6speed; kammeyer; jcred5; HDS1; cjok1051

Available Franchises

• You can use players from all historical versions of your franchise (e.g. NY Nets, NJ Nets etc)
• ABA Franchises can be combined into a single team; note that only ABA seasons between 67-68 and 75-76 are eligible:
• see http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/

Official ABA Team Histories:

• Anaheim Amigos>>LA Stars>>Utah Stars
• Dallas Chaparrals>>Texas Chapparrals>>San Antonio Spurs
• Houston Mavericks>>Carolina Cougars>>Spirits of St. Louis
• Indiana Pacers
• Kansas City>>Denver Larks>>Denver Rockets>>Denver Nuggets
• Kentucky Colonels
• Minnesota Muskies>>Miami Floridians>>The Floridians
• New Orleans Buccaneers>>Louisiana Buccaneers>>Memphis Pros>>Memphis Tams>>Memphis Sounds>>Baltimore Hustlers>>Baltimore Claws
• New York Americans>>New Jersey Americans>>New York Nets
• Oakland Americans>>Oakland Oaks>>Washington Capitals>>Virginia Squires
• Pittsburgh Pipers>>Minnesota Pipers>>Pittsburgh Pipers>>Pittsburgh Pioneers>>Pittsburgh Condors
• San Diego Conquistadors>>San Diego Sails

1st Round
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76'ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
ABA


2nd Round
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76'ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
ABA

Draft Lottery

https://nylottery.ny.gov/all-winning-numbers

Friday 8-28 (All times are PM and EST)
8:00 - benhoidal
8:04 - Midge
8:08 - dBKC
8:12 - 24kpyrite
8:16 - dh555
8:20 - chewy3344
8:24 - riftonapple
8:28 - BenJoker
8:32 - Sephy13
8:36 - jhsukow
8:40 - jethroeg
8:44 - lukemikk
8:48 - steelers821
8:52 - samuelyork93
8:56 - berkelon
9:00 - K123456789
9:04 - PBandJ
9:08 - raggedclaws
9:12 - kammeyer
9:16 - jjmurphy1127
9:20 - jcred5
9:24 - HDS1
9:28 - M6speed
9:32 - cjok1051

The first 3 numbers drawn from your time slot is your score. The lowest score gets #1 and so on. Ties will be broken by whoever has the lower 4th number drawn.

1st Round
1. chewy3344 - Los Angeles Clippers
2. dh555 - Golden State Warriors
3. lukemikk - Los Angeles Lakers
4. BenJoker - Oklahoma City Thunder
5. PBandJ - Miami Heat
6. riftonapple - Brooklyn Nets
7. K123456789 - Denver Nuggets
8. steelers821 - Dallas Mavericks
9. dBKC - San Antonio Spurs
10. 24kpyrite - Chicago Bulls
11. Sephy13 - Milwaukee Bucks
12. berkelon - Philadelphia 76’ers
13. raggedclaws - Utah Jazz
14. kammeyer - Phoenix Suns
15. jhsukow - Cleveland Cavaliers
16. M6speed - Boston Celtics
17. HDS1 - New Orleans Pelicans
18. Midge - Portland Trailblazers
19. jcred5 - Houston Rockets
20. jjmurphy1127 - Indiana Pacers
21. samuelyork93 - Detroit Pistons
22. cjok1051 - Orlando Magic
23. jethroeg - New York Knicks
24. benhoidal - Toronto Raptors

2nd Round
1. benhoidal - Los Angeles Clippers
2. jethroeg - Golden State Warriors
3. cjok1051 - Oklahoma City Thunder
4. samuelyork93 - Los Angeles Lakers
5. jjmurphy1127 - Miami Heat
6. jcred5 - Brooklyn Nets
7. Midge - Boston Celtics
8. HDS1 - Cleveland Cavaliers
9. M6speed - Denver Nuggets
10. jhsukow - Milwaukee Bucks
11. kammeyer - Utah Jazz
12. raggedclaws - San Antonio Spurs
13. berkelon - Houston Rockets
14. Sephy13 - Dallas Mavericks
15. 24kpyrite - New Orleans Pelicans
16. dBKC - Chicago Bulls
17. steelers821 - Detroit Pistons
18. K123456789 - Indiana Pacers
19. riftonapple -
20. PBandJ -
21. BenJoker -
22. lukemikk -
23. dh555 -
24. chewy3344 -

Divisions

Here's the list:

1. raggedclaws
2. berkelon
3. Midge
4. riftonapple
5. 24kpyrite
6. steelers821
7. samuelyork93
8. jjmurphy1127
9. cjok1051
10. BenJoker
11. Sephy13
12. jethroeg
13. PBandJ
14. jhsukow
15. dBKC
16. M6speed
17. chewy3344
18. lukemikk
19. dh555
20. jcred5
21. benhoidal
22. HDS1
23. K123456789
24. kammeyer

League 5

1

5

12

15

20

22

4

6

9

14

19

23

3

8

10

13

17

24

2

7

11

18

16

21

Atlantic
raggedclaws
24kpyrite
jethroeg
dBKC
jcred5
HDS1

Central
riftonapple
steelers821
cjok1051
jhsukow
dh555
K123456789

Midwest
Midge
jjmurphy1127
BenJoker
PBandJ
chewy3344
kammeyer

Pacific
berkelon
samuelyork93
Sephy13
lukemikk
M6speed
benhoidal

Clippers/Braves

Friday 8-28 (All times are PM and EST)
8:00 - benhoidal - 59 (28)
8:04 - Midge - 33 (18)
8:08 - dBKC - 10 (8)
8:12 - 24kpyrite - 20 (19)
8:16 - dh555 - 9 (6)
8:20 - chewy3344 - 9 (5)
8:24 - riftonapple - 16 (13)
8:28 - BenJoker - 11 (15)
8:32 - Sephy13 - 21 (24)
8:36 - jhsukow - 28 (15)
8:40 - jethroeg - 53 (28)
8:44 - lukemikk - 18 (13)
8:48 - steelers821 - 16 (19)
8:52 - samuelyork93 - 46 (23)
8:56 - berkelon - 22 (15,19)
9:00 - K123456789 - 16 (15)
9:04 - PBandJ - 13 (11)
9:08 - raggedclaws - 22 (15,24)
9:12 - kammeyer - 25 (19)
9:16 - jjmurphy1127 - 42 (18)
9:20 - jcred5 - 35 (30)
9:24 - HDS1 - 32 (20)
9:28 - M6speed - 28 (18)
9:32 - cjok1051 - 49 (24)

Luke and I are swapping

Posted by dBKC on 8/29/2026 12:09:00 AM (view original):
Luke and I are swapping

Confirmed

lukemikk takes Los Angeles Lakers
BenJoker takes Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted by benhoidal on 8/29/2026 3:52:00 PM (view original):
lukemikk takes Los Angeles Lakers
BenJoker takes Oklahoma City Thunder

If you take the OKC Thunder you don't get to draft players from Seattle.

Posted by jcred5 on 8/29/2026 5:36:00 PM (view original):

Posted by benhoidal on 8/29/2026 3:52:00 PM (view original):
lukemikk takes Los Angeles Lakers
BenJoker takes Oklahoma City Thunder

If you take the OKC Thunder you don't get to draft players from Seattle.

You do actually:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams

Miami Heat

Brooklyn Nets