2026 BOWIS Tournament
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Point Buy Draft

Rules:

1. No clones, rookies, or waiver wire.

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

3. No draft! Make the best team you can with 15 points.

4. Select 5 players spending up to 15 points. Remaining 7 players must all be 0 points.

5. All 5 selected players must have a salary of $5M or more.

6. All 5 selected players must start every single game. Any game where they do not start will be forfeit.

7. $50M salary cap.

8. Once your team is submitted into the league, DO NOT take it out. Once you have the chance to look at other teams, your roster is final.

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

10. 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.

11. The "Commissioner" may take control of any team refusing to comply with the 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'.

12. 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

Select 5 players spending up to 15 points.
All 5 players must cost at least 1 point.
Remaining 7 players must all be 0 points.
All 5 selected players must have a salary of at least $5M.
All 5 selected players must start every single game. Any game where they do not start will be forfeit.

5 points
LeBron James
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Steph Curry
Nikola Jokic
Giannis Antetokounmpo

4 points
Rudy Gobert
Wilt Chamberlain
Luka Doncic
Victor Wembanyama
Anthony Davis
Chris Paul
Michael Jordan
Kevin Durant
Kawhi Leonard
Dennis Rodman

3 points
Hassan Whiteside
David Robinson
Dwight Howard
Shaquille O’Neal
Ivica Zubac
DeAndre Jordan
Tyrese Haliburton
Clint Capela
Moses Malone
Tyrese Maxey
Jimmy Butler
Karl Anthony Towns
Damian Lillard
Jrue Holiday
James Harden

2 points
Jonas Valanciunas
Jalen Duren
Evan Mobley
Karl Malone
Ben Wallace
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Nic Claxton
Amen Thompson
Chet Holmgren
Joel Embiid
Andre Drummond
Donovan Clingan
Bam Adebayo
Jarrett Allen
Tyson Chandler
Bill Walton
Jamal Murray
Alonzo Mourning
Nikola Vucevic
Larry Bird

1 point
Kon Knueppel
Jason Kidd
Kyrie Irving
Charles Barkley
John Collins
Kevin Garnett
Derek White
Christian Wood
Derrick Favors
Michael Porter
Marcus Camby
Jakob Poeltl
C.J. McCollum
Montrezl Harrell
Tim Duncan
Scottie Barnes
Kevin Love
Ben Simmons
Jalen Johnson
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Zion Williamson
Kevin McHale
Buck Williams
John Stockton
Magic Johnson

Ineligible players
Walker Kessler
Daniel Gafford
Kel’el Ware
Chris Boucher
Robert Williams
Bobby Portis
Mitchell Robinson

All other players are 0 points.

NBA76231

might as well remove the players like kessler and rob williams who dont have any 5m seasons

Posted by dh555 on 4/25/2026 6:20:00 PM (view original):
might as well remove the players like kessler and rob williams who dont have any 5m seasons

Ware too

Could we make the minor change to $5M OR their most expensive season?

Players without $5M seasons are ineligible. The following changes are being made:

Dropped players
Walker Kessler
Daniel Gafford
Kel’el Ware
Chris Boucher
Robert Williams
Bobby Portis

Moving up in points
James Harden from 2 to 3
Nikola Vucevic from 1 to 2
Larry Bird from 1 to 2

Added players
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Zion Williamson
Kevin McHale
Buck Williams
Mitchell Robinson
John Stockton

Mitchell Robinson does not have a $5M season so he will be replaced by: Magic Johnson