The legendary auction league, The Kevin McHale Cup returns for it's eleventh season.
Historical Championship results
2018
2017 1st Dante's Devils (Deeman) 2nd Kramerica
2016 1st Fubar Inc (Tony) 2nd Dante's Devils (Deeman)
2015 1st The Dark Nique (Bugsy) 2nd Dante's Devils (Deeman)
2014 1st Dante's Devils (Deeman) 2nd The Kidd's Crew (Billy)
2013 1st The Molemantarians 2nd The Kidd's Crew (Billy)
2012 1st Fubar Inc (Tony) 2nd The Kidd's Crew (Billy)
2011 1st Supercrows 2nd Rose Coloured Rims
2010 1st Kevin 2nd Supercrows
2009 1st Dominatique (Bugsy) 2nd Scooby Moos (Moo)
2008 1st The Paulice 2nd Team Roto-licious
Teams and contracted players for 18-19 (Dev Contracts include 25% increase)
Billy - The Kidds Crew
Team Contracts
Otto Porter $6,100,000
Ricky Rubio $2,800,000
Wendell Carter Jr $3,800,000
Development Contracts
Nikola Jokic $3,125,000
Khris Middleton $3,906,250
Lauri Markkanen $2,000,000
Zach LaVine $3,312,500
BGT - Buzzer Beaters
Team Contracts
Aaron Gordon $2,399,000
Luka Doncic $4,256,699
Kris Dunn $3,679,880
Development Contracts
Karl Anthony Towns $10,937,500
Jrue Holiday - $11,000,000
Blake Griffin - $5,487,206
Nic Batum - $2,907,345
Bugsy - The Dark Nique
Team contracts
Jamal Murray $7,874,000
Caris LeVert $1,380,000
Development contracts
Myles Turner $3,877,050
Devin Booker $1,309,375
Jarett Allen $2,000,000
Josh Richardson $1,695,313
Cameron
Team Contracts
Kyrie Irving $7,500,000
Colin Sexton $2,500,000
Kyle Kuzma $2,912,500
Development Contracts
Clint Capela $3,281,250
Jayson Tatum $4,500,000
Harry Giles $1,500,000
Jabari Parker $2,656,250
Deeman - Dante's Devils
Team contracts
Hassan Whiteside $3,643,103
Josh Hart $515,998
Development Contract
Rudy Gobert $1,806,640
Brandon Ingram $2,000,000
CJ McCollum $3,906,250
Michael Porter Jnr $5629,835
Flaps
Team Contract
Aldgride, LaMarcus $500,000
Ibaka, Serge $1,300,003
Thomas, Isaiah $1,700,503
Development Contract
Harden, James $5,960,464
Beal, Bradley $4,483,750
Milsap, Paul $4,375,000
Bogdanovic, Bojan $650,004
K10 Hawks - CK10 Hawks
Team Contract
Steven Adams $912,000
Gordon Hayward $5,320,000
Trae Young $6,000,000
Development Contract
Steph Curry $7,152,560
DeAaron Fox $3,148,060
Josh Jackson $2,933,460
Lonzo Ball $2,587,500
Moo - Scooby Moos
Team
DeMarcus Cousins $4,500,666
Jaren Jackson Jr $4,800,800
Development
Buddy Hield $2,693,750
Terry Rozier $2,002,503
Mario Hezonja $1,875,001
Jaylen Brown $4,375,000
Porley - Bunk Moreland
Team Contracts:
Deandre Ayton $4,010,000
Hardaway Jr $2,001,000
Development Contracts:
Taurean Prince $1,018,750
Gary Harris $3,880,000
Miles Bridges $877,500
Kevin Knox $856,250
Ramp - 12 HOUR DELAY
Team Contracts
Mohammad Bamba $2,915,000
Malik Monk $529,000
Development Contracts
Donovan Mitchell $2,537,513
Joel Embid $5,385,741
Ben Simmons $8,925,000
Giannis Antetokoumpo $4,882813
Tony - FUBAR INC.
Team Contracts
Deandre Jordan $1,526,001
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander $534,000
Development Contracts
Kristaps Porzingis $2,000,000
Andre Drummond $1,907,501
Kyle Lowry $2,500,000
Marc Gasol $3,125,000
The Rules
Roster Positions PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, Util, Util, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN
Standard max games played is 82 per position.
Stat Categories:Field Goal Percentage (FG%), Free Throw Percentage (FT%), 3-point Shots Made (3PTM), Points Scored (PTS), Total Rebounds (REB), Assists (AST), Steals (ST), Blocked Shots (BLK), Turnovers (TO)
The off-season
I. Following the end of the season or prior to the next seasons’ auction, owners may extend a “qualifying offer” to 1 of their players. This gives them the right to see the highest bid for that particular player in the upcoming draft, and then match if they wish to.
II. Following the end of the season or prior to the next seasons’ auction, owners may extend a “Sleeper Contract” to 1 of their players. This player will be kept for the next season at $1.6 mil. Sleeper contracts can only be awarded to players who were valued at $1.5m or less at auction the previous year or FA acquisitions during the season.
III. Players going into the second year of Team, Development or Sleeper contracts are removed from the draft pool, and their “cost” is subtracted from the 50mil budget before the draft.
The draft
I. Every team begins the draft with a “budget” (or salary cap) of 50 million.
II. Players will be auctioned off in groups of 6.
III. Groups will consist of players of similar fantasy value, using a “cheat list” off a pre-agreed fantasy site.
IV. Players on qualifying offers will be auctioned in their own group and independent of Free agents. Managers will make bids on all QO players in the group. A manager may match the highest bid on their player. Any player not accepted by the current manager will be won by the owner of the highest bid. Only the highest bidder is relevant. A manager cannot win more than 2 players. Any players not won are no longer QO players and will enter the next auction group with other Free Agents. Assuming the possibility a manager will win 2 players in the group, the maximum bid will be in line with your remaining budget and players to be drafted . For example, if you have 10 players left to draft and $40m budget remaining, you can make a maximum bid of $18m / player allowing the minimum $500k for the remaining 8 players..
V. If you have the highest bid for a particular player, the amount you submitted is what you’ll pay. So, if you offered 18 million for Chris Paul, and the next highest bid is 9 million, you will still pay 18m, not 9.5m or 10m (i.e. it’s not E-bay!)
VI. An owner cannot successfully bid on more than one player in any group of 6. So, even if you had the highest bid on both Cousins and Favors, if they are in the same group, you will only get one of them – specifically, the player that you bid more for.
VII. Except for the Qualifying Group, if an owner successfully bids on a player in 2 consecutive groups, he must “sit out” the next group.
VIII. The minimum bid allowed for any player is half a million.
IX. Each team will be required to draft 15 players.
X. Once the draft is completed, owners are allowed to nominate players who they wish to grant a “Team Contract”. These players will be kept for the next season at exactly the same price. Team contracts can only be awarded to players who were not contracted the previous season. Those teams finishing in the bottom half of the final standings of the previous season may allocate 3 Team Contracts, those teams in finishing in the top half may allocate 2.
XI. Once the draft is completed, owners are also allowed to nominate players who they wish to grant a “Development Contract”. These players may be kept for the next season at this seasons’ price plus 25%. All teams may allocate 4 Development Contracts.
The season
I. Standard 9-category roto scoring, free Yahoo! League.
II. Moves restricted to 20 for the season - It is the commish’s belief that leagues should be won through good drafting and trading, not by being the quickest to pounce on every available free agent.
III. Waiver wire waiting period will be 1 day.
IV. Trades will be made independent of “budget” implications – but note that Team and Development Contracts will carry over to the off-season and remain associated with players regardless of team changes or trades. If players are dropped to free agency, contracts are no longer valid. Players on Team contracts can only be dropped prior to the All-star break
Historical Championship results
2018
2017 1st Dante's Devils (Deeman) 2nd Kramerica
2016 1st Fubar Inc (Tony) 2nd Dante's Devils (Deeman)
2015 1st The Dark Nique (Bugsy) 2nd Dante's Devils (Deeman)
2014 1st Dante's Devils (Deeman) 2nd The Kidd's Crew (Billy)
2013 1st The Molemantarians 2nd The Kidd's Crew (Billy)
2012 1st Fubar Inc (Tony) 2nd The Kidd's Crew (Billy)
2011 1st Supercrows 2nd Rose Coloured Rims
2010 1st Kevin 2nd Supercrows
2009 1st Dominatique (Bugsy) 2nd Scooby Moos (Moo)
2008 1st The Paulice 2nd Team Roto-licious
Teams and contracted players for 18-19 (Dev Contracts include 25% increase)
Billy - The Kidds Crew
Team Contracts
Otto Porter $6,100,000
Ricky Rubio $2,800,000
Wendell Carter Jr $3,800,000
Development Contracts
Nikola Jokic $3,125,000
Khris Middleton $3,906,250
Lauri Markkanen $2,000,000
Zach LaVine $3,312,500
BGT - Buzzer Beaters
Team Contracts
Aaron Gordon $2,399,000
Luka Doncic $4,256,699
Kris Dunn $3,679,880
Development Contracts
Karl Anthony Towns $10,937,500
Jrue Holiday - $11,000,000
Blake Griffin - $5,487,206
Nic Batum - $2,907,345
Bugsy - The Dark Nique
Team contracts
Jamal Murray $7,874,000
Caris LeVert $1,380,000
Development contracts
Myles Turner $3,877,050
Devin Booker $1,309,375
Jarett Allen $2,000,000
Josh Richardson $1,695,313
Cameron
Team Contracts
Kyrie Irving $7,500,000
Colin Sexton $2,500,000
Kyle Kuzma $2,912,500
Development Contracts
Clint Capela $3,281,250
Jayson Tatum $4,500,000
Harry Giles $1,500,000
Jabari Parker $2,656,250
Deeman - Dante's Devils
Team contracts
Hassan Whiteside $3,643,103
Josh Hart $515,998
Development Contract
Rudy Gobert $1,806,640
Brandon Ingram $2,000,000
CJ McCollum $3,906,250
Michael Porter Jnr $5629,835
Flaps
Team Contract
Aldgride, LaMarcus $500,000
Ibaka, Serge $1,300,003
Thomas, Isaiah $1,700,503
Development Contract
Harden, James $5,960,464
Beal, Bradley $4,483,750
Milsap, Paul $4,375,000
Bogdanovic, Bojan $650,004
K10 Hawks - CK10 Hawks
Team Contract
Steven Adams $912,000
Gordon Hayward $5,320,000
Trae Young $6,000,000
Development Contract
Steph Curry $7,152,560
DeAaron Fox $3,148,060
Josh Jackson $2,933,460
Lonzo Ball $2,587,500
Moo - Scooby Moos
Team
DeMarcus Cousins $4,500,666
Jaren Jackson Jr $4,800,800
Development
Buddy Hield $2,693,750
Terry Rozier $2,002,503
Mario Hezonja $1,875,001
Jaylen Brown $4,375,000
Porley - Bunk Moreland
Team Contracts:
Deandre Ayton $4,010,000
Hardaway Jr $2,001,000
Development Contracts:
Taurean Prince $1,018,750
Gary Harris $3,880,000
Miles Bridges $877,500
Kevin Knox $856,250
Ramp - 12 HOUR DELAY
Team Contracts
Mohammad Bamba $2,915,000
Malik Monk $529,000
Development Contracts
Donovan Mitchell $2,537,513
Joel Embid $5,385,741
Ben Simmons $8,925,000
Giannis Antetokoumpo $4,882813
Tony - FUBAR INC.
Team Contracts
Deandre Jordan $1,526,001
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander $534,000
Development Contracts
Kristaps Porzingis $2,000,000
Andre Drummond $1,907,501
Kyle Lowry $2,500,000
Marc Gasol $3,125,000
The Rules
Roster Positions PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, Util, Util, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN
Standard max games played is 82 per position.
Stat Categories:Field Goal Percentage (FG%), Free Throw Percentage (FT%), 3-point Shots Made (3PTM), Points Scored (PTS), Total Rebounds (REB), Assists (AST), Steals (ST), Blocked Shots (BLK), Turnovers (TO)
The off-season
I. Following the end of the season or prior to the next seasons’ auction, owners may extend a “qualifying offer” to 1 of their players. This gives them the right to see the highest bid for that particular player in the upcoming draft, and then match if they wish to.
II. Following the end of the season or prior to the next seasons’ auction, owners may extend a “Sleeper Contract” to 1 of their players. This player will be kept for the next season at $1.6 mil. Sleeper contracts can only be awarded to players who were valued at $1.5m or less at auction the previous year or FA acquisitions during the season.
III. Players going into the second year of Team, Development or Sleeper contracts are removed from the draft pool, and their “cost” is subtracted from the 50mil budget before the draft.
The draft
I. Every team begins the draft with a “budget” (or salary cap) of 50 million.
II. Players will be auctioned off in groups of 6.
III. Groups will consist of players of similar fantasy value, using a “cheat list” off a pre-agreed fantasy site.
IV. Players on qualifying offers will be auctioned in their own group and independent of Free agents. Managers will make bids on all QO players in the group. A manager may match the highest bid on their player. Any player not accepted by the current manager will be won by the owner of the highest bid. Only the highest bidder is relevant. A manager cannot win more than 2 players. Any players not won are no longer QO players and will enter the next auction group with other Free Agents. Assuming the possibility a manager will win 2 players in the group, the maximum bid will be in line with your remaining budget and players to be drafted . For example, if you have 10 players left to draft and $40m budget remaining, you can make a maximum bid of $18m / player allowing the minimum $500k for the remaining 8 players..
V. If you have the highest bid for a particular player, the amount you submitted is what you’ll pay. So, if you offered 18 million for Chris Paul, and the next highest bid is 9 million, you will still pay 18m, not 9.5m or 10m (i.e. it’s not E-bay!)
VI. An owner cannot successfully bid on more than one player in any group of 6. So, even if you had the highest bid on both Cousins and Favors, if they are in the same group, you will only get one of them – specifically, the player that you bid more for.
VII. Except for the Qualifying Group, if an owner successfully bids on a player in 2 consecutive groups, he must “sit out” the next group.
VIII. The minimum bid allowed for any player is half a million.
IX. Each team will be required to draft 15 players.
X. Once the draft is completed, owners are allowed to nominate players who they wish to grant a “Team Contract”. These players will be kept for the next season at exactly the same price. Team contracts can only be awarded to players who were not contracted the previous season. Those teams finishing in the bottom half of the final standings of the previous season may allocate 3 Team Contracts, those teams in finishing in the top half may allocate 2.
XI. Once the draft is completed, owners are also allowed to nominate players who they wish to grant a “Development Contract”. These players may be kept for the next season at this seasons’ price plus 25%. All teams may allocate 4 Development Contracts.
The season
I. Standard 9-category roto scoring, free Yahoo! League.
II. Moves restricted to 20 for the season - It is the commish’s belief that leagues should be won through good drafting and trading, not by being the quickest to pounce on every available free agent.
III. Waiver wire waiting period will be 1 day.
IV. Trades will be made independent of “budget” implications – but note that Team and Development Contracts will carry over to the off-season and remain associated with players regardless of team changes or trades. If players are dropped to free agency, contracts are no longer valid. Players on Team contracts can only be dropped prior to the All-star break
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