1.0 Administration
1.1 JBL shall contract CBS Sportsline as the official website and stat keeping service for the league. The cost of this service shall be funded from league entrance fees.
1.2 The Constitution shall be reviewed annually at the JBL Annual Meeting. The JBL Annual Meeting shall be held annually at a date determined by the JBL Commissioner upon the conclusion of the NBA playoffs.
1.3 The JBL Constitution may only be altered by a formal league owner vote. 75% of the league votes are required to institute a new rule change.
1.4 League officers shall be nominated and voted for each year at the JBL Annual Meeting. Officer appointments shall be for a term one year. A JBL owner can be appointed to a position for an unlimited number of consecutive terms.
1.5 Officer positions include: Commissioner, Treasurer, Secretary, Director of Expansion, and Director of Idaho Trade Management. The position of JBL Commissioner shall be held by John Edwards. This is a lifetime appointment. He cannot resign. He cannot be fired. The league is stuck with him.
1.6 JBL Commissioner is responsible for enforcing the JBL constitution.
1.7 Treasurer is responsible for the payment of league expenses and performance pay-outs and collection of entrance fees.
1.8 At each annual meeting, the league will confirm by way of vote that Idaho is a douche bag.
1.9 Rule change votes must be preceded by a discussion period. All league owners shall be allowed to express an opinion for consideration during this discussion period. The vote shall not take place any less than 7 days after the conclusion of the discussion period. The wording of the vote cannot be prejudicial to either side of the argument and should only state the facts of the rule. The discussion period can be (and is encouraged to be) highly prejudicial. Name-calling is encouraged.
1.10 League entry fee is $100
1.11 Performance payouts shall by the total league revenue (less expenses) and will be allocated as follows: 1st place: 50% 2nd place: 25% 3rd place: 15% 4th place: 10%.
1.12 All owners agree to abide by the practices of fair play inherent in fantasy sports. (The Brussels pledge)
2.0 The Auction
2.1 The draft shall take the form of an auction format.
2.2 Each team shall have $260 to spend to collect 15 players. Teams must have a roster of 15 players by the end of the Auction
2.3 Players are auctioned off by each team taking a turn to select a player for auction. The auction order follows the proceeding year's standings. League champion nominates the 1st player for auction; then 2nd place; and so on.
2.4 Unless Phil Woo is hosting the auction, he is required to be at least 30 minutes late. Owners on the east coast shall be required to wait for Phil Woo no matter how early they need to get up in the morning.
3.0 Trades
3.1 In-season trading is allowed between the moment after the conclusion of the draft until the season's trading deadline. The next JBL season begins once all teams have reduced their team rosters to the maximum allowable (must be done by October 1st).
3.2 A trade of any combination of players and any combination of teams is permissible so long as that by the end of the current scoring period each team is (a) equal or below the salary cap, (b) equal or above the salary floor, and (c) is in compliance with the roster position rules
3.3 Trades involving collusion are a serious JBL offense. The intent of any trade must be to strengthen the current or future roster of the JBL team. Stupid trades are permissible and are punishable only by public ridicule.
3.4 The keeper trade deadline is the NBA All-Star weekend. The deadline may be altered during shortened NBA seasons at the discretion of the JBL Commissioner.
3.5 The JBL trade deadline is the last Sunday of March every year.
3.6 Offseason trading begins on October 1st and will be suspended at the start of the JBL Auction.
3.7 Teams cannot trade players for FA dollars.
3.8 Teams cannot trade rookie draft picks for FA dollars.
3.9 Teams can trade players for future rookie picks (only one year into the future though).
3.10 All trades involving future rookie picks will be tracked on the JBL website.
4.0 Free Agency
4.1 Each team shall have $130 to use throughout the NBA season to bid on free agency players.
4.2 Free agent dollars cannot be traded for players or rookie draft picks.
4.3 Free agent winning bids that are $10 and under will become the players JBL salary (unless that player was initially drafted at auction - then the player retains his Auction price as his JBL salary).
4.4 All winning free agent bids over $11 will equate to a $10 FA salary. (unless the player was drafted at Auction - he retains his Auction price)
4.5 Teams shall be entitled to bid on free agent players throughout the week and players will be awarded to the highest bidder on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights throughout the season.
4.6 $0 bids are not allowed.
4.7 All free agents signed during the course of the JBL/NBA season must play a minimum of 20 regular season NBA games in order to be eligible for protection the following year.
5.0 Protection
5.1 Teams finishing 1st to 4th in the standing can protect up to 4 players for the next season.
5.2 Teams finishing 5th to 8th in the standings can protect a maximum of 3 players the next season.
5.3 Teams 9th & 10th in the standings can protect up to 2 players the next season.
5.4 Teams finishing 11th and 12th in the standings can protect 1 player the next season.
5.5 Teams finishing 13th in the standings shall not be entitled to have any keepers the next season.
5.6 Players can be protected for a $5 dollar bump in the previous years' JBL salary.
5.7 In order to be eligible for protection - the player must on a JBL team's roster by All-Star weekend and remain there for the remainder of the season.
5.8 Players can be protected to year 3 - after that - they go back into the auction. Rookies drafted in the JBL Rookie Lottery are eligible for 5 years of protection (provided they remain on a JBL roster at all times)
5.9 Any player (even injured) is eligible for protection if he was drafted at auction.
5.10 All free agents signed during the course of the JBL/NBA season must play a minimum of 20 regular season NBA games in order to be eligible for protection.
5.11 Roster limits expire on October 1st and teams can begin to make trades (of players and/or current year or next year draft picks).
6.0 Offseason Activity
6.1 All players in the final year of their contract or acquired after the keeper deadline will be released following the end of the JBL/NBA season.
6.2 By July 1st, JBL teams will reduce their roster to a maximum of 10 players.
6.3 By September 1st, JBL teams will reduce their roster to a maximum of 6 players.
6.4 The JBL Lottery will be held sometime in the offseason but prior to October 1st.
6.5 At least 2 JBL owners must be in attendance for the JBL Rookie Lottery to be official.
6.6 By October 1st, JBL teams will reduce their roster to the maximum number of protection spots available to their team.
6.7 October 1st, once all roster cuts have been made - the JBL offseason trading opens and the JBL rookie draft commences (roster limits expire).
6.8 The JBL rookie draft shall be held sometime between October 1st to October 12th. The exact date shall be determined by the JBL Commissioner.
6.9 JBL teams are allowed to release a player up to 24 hours prior to the Auction start time (this would usually be due to injury).
7.0 Rookie Lottery
7.1 The Rookie Lottery will be held sometime during the summer months.
7.2 Beginning in 2012, JBL teams will receive the same number of lottery balls as their finish in the JBL standings the year before. (ie. 1st place gets 1 ball; 6th gets 6 balls; and 13th place gets 13 balls). This is a weighted Lottery.
7.3 The lottery will take the format of a true lottery. 1st ball out gets 1st pick. 2nd ball out gets 2nd pick, etc
7.4 On October 1st (or thereabouts), once all roster cuts have been made - the rookie draft begins.
7.5 The team with the #1 pick has 24 hours to pick a rookie player or trade the pick.
7.6 Each team will announce their pick on the JBL website or inform the League Commissioner and he will post the pick or trade announcement.
7.7 Rookie salaries will be $15-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-1 from picks 1 to 13.
7.8 Each JBL team must either select a NBA rookie or trade the pick.
7.10 The rookie must be from the current NBA rookie crop (selected from 1 to 60 from the last NBA Draft)
7.11 JBL teams are allowed to select a rookie and then after the rookie draft is complete - the JBL team can release him. The rookie goes back into the Auction - available for any team at any price (i.e. the rookie salary structure does not apply).
8.0 Rookie Lottery Protection
8.1 Any rookie selected in the Lottery is initially eligible for 5 years protection
8.2 The rookie cannot be released from a JBL roster at any time (during the NBA or offseason) or the 5 year window is broken.
8.3 The rookie can be traded and still be eligible for 5 years protection.
8.4 Rookies eligible for this 5 years protection can easily be identified in the Contract column through a status of R1, R2, R3, R4, Final over the years.
8.5 Standard $5 dollar salary bumps apply each year
8.6 Standard protection requirements also apply (must be on your roster before the All-Star break)
8.7 Any NBA rookie selected at Auction is not eligible for 5 years protection. Standard rules apply. The 5 year keeper rule is only available for those rookies selected in the Rookie Draft.
9.0 Scoring
9.1 Points 20 Rebounding 15 FG% 13.3 3PT% 13.3 ATO 13.3 Steals 13.3 Blocks 13.3
9.2 Ranked 1-13 in each category
9.3 Category value x inverse rank
9.4 Scoring is YTD accumulation of stats in each category
9.5 Players accumulate stats for a team during periods when they are placed in a starting roster position
9.6 Tie breakers in the standings - head to head in the 7 categories - best team wins. If, for some reason, the teams are tied in one category then it moves to the team with the most 1st place categories. If still tied, the most 2nd place categories, and so on.
10.0 Rosters
10.1 At the conclusion of the annual JBL Auction, teams must have 15 players (combo of Auction players and keepers). No more than $260 is to be spent at Auction & Protection.
10.2 During the season, JBL teams must have a minimum of 12 players (starters) and could have a maximum of 16 players (12 starters, 3 bench, 1 injured)
10.3 Each week teams must start 12 players. The combination must include 4-6 Guards, 4-6 Forwards and 1-2 Centres
10.4 Position eligibility is determined by CBS Sportsline
10.5 A JBL teams salary, at the start of every scoring week, must not be less than $200 and no more than $300.
10.6 An injured players’ salary does not count against the $300 dollar salary cap maximum.
10.7 An injured players’ salary can be used to get to the salary cap floor.
10.8 If a JBL team is over the salary cap and cannot get under the $300 dollar threshold by the start of the next scoring period - they must release any number of player(s) to get under the salary cap while maintaining all other roster requirements. If the JBL team refuses to do so - the JBL Commissioner will have the power to make any roster moves required (add/drops).
10.9 If a JBL team is under the salary cap floor ($200) by the time the next scoring period begins - they must make any necessary roster moves to get to the floor. That would include adding Free Agents or making trades. If the JBL team doesn’t have any Free Agent dollars to use to sign free agents - trades must be made. The JBL team will be given one week grace period to get to the $200 floor. If they fail to get to the $200 dollar salary cap floor, the penalties shall be:
Free Agent dollars penalty (example: a JBL team’s salary is $190. He is $10 dollars under the floor. Each week he remains under the floor the JBL Commissioner will deduct whatever amount he is under the floor (in this example $10 bucks) off of his remaining Free Agent dollars under his Free Agent bank is empty...
If the JBL has no Free Agent dollars remaining - the JBL team will be given a one week grace period to get to the $200 dollar minimum. If they fail to do so through trades - they will forfeit their rookie pick in the following year.
10.10 For a player to be eligible for the ‘Injured Reserve’ spot on a JBL roster - he must have a ‘medical sign’ beside his name at the start of the scoring period.
10.11 If a player begins the week on ‘Injured Reserve’ and then gets healthy during the week - the JBL team must move him to a reserve/active role and adjust their roster accordingly.
