OFFICIAL

FANTASY GEMZ

FANTASY BASKETBALL

PLAYBOOK

 

1. League Types

2. Entry Fees

3. Live Online Drafts

4. Team Rosters

5. Scoring Rules

6. Trades

7. Free Agency

8. Injured Reserve

 

1. League Types

There are three (3) types of Basic and Dynasty Gemz leagues to choose from. Opal, Pearl, and Ruby.

Each Basic/Dynasty league consists of 12 teams. Leagues are are divided into three (3) divisions with four (4) teams in each division.

 

There are also three (3) types of Exclusive Gemz leagues to choose from. Sapphire, Emerald, and Diamond. Exclusive leagues consists of 10 teams per league. Leagues are are divided into two (2) divisions with five (5) teams in each division.

 

 

2. Entry Fees

The entry fee per team is as follows:

 

Basic Leagues

Opal League: Free

Pearl League: Free

Ruby League: Free

 

 

Dynasty Leagues

Opal League: Free

Pearl League: Free

Ruby League: Free

 

 

Exclusive Leagues

Sapphire League:

Emerald League:

Diamond League:

 

There are NO other costs per team, which means NO transaction fees. Just go to the join a league page and click on the "JOIN" button for the league you wish to join. Cash prizes winners will receive their prizes by company check made out to the name submitted during registration. League entry fee payments are only refundable within 30 days of registration.

Note: If  your league is partially full 24 hours prior to your scheduled draft time, your league will be combined to form a complete league.

 

3. Live Online Drafts

Each leagues draft will take place in the DRAFT WARROOM. Owners should try to arrive 10 minutes before their draft is scheduled to begin. It is strongly suggested that you familiarize yourself with the preranking process before your draft actually begins. Each owner will have the opportunity to prerank for any round before and during the draft. We recommend preranking, because it speeds up the draft and enables owners to be prepared when it is their turn to draft.

Basic and new Dynasty league owners will select their players in a serpentine draft consisting of 20 rounds. Each owner will have one (1) minute per selection in each round. Existing Dynasty leagues will hold a 15 round veteran draft. In the veteran draft, owners will have two (2) minutes per selection in each round. Veteran drafts, will be non-serpentine, worst to first in each round. Veteran draft date & time will be determined by a majority vote of the existing owners.

 

 

 

 

4. Team Rosters

Each player can only be on 1 roster per league. Partial Lineups are not allowed. Teams will  have a maximum roster size of 25 players. Owners are allowed to place up to five (5) players on the Practice Squad and up to three (3) players on Injured Reserve. Practice squad and IR players DO NOT count against an owners active roster.

 

Below is a chart indicating how many players you MUST start at each position.

 

Roster Requirements
Position	Starting Lineup
Guard	2
Forward	2
Center	1

 

 

 

 

6. Scoring Rules

 

Offensive Statistics	G, F, C
Games Played	1 Point
2pt FG Made	2 Points
3pt FG Made	3 Points
Free Throws	1 Point
Rebound	3 Points
Steals	5 Points
Assists	4 Points
Turnovers	-2 Points
Blocked Shot	5 Points
Personal Foul	-1 Point
Technical Foul	-3 Points
Flagrant Foul	-5 Points
Double-Double	10 Points
Triple-Double	20 Points
Missed FG	-1 Point
Missed FT	-2 Points

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Trades

When two owners agree upon a trade, it is immediately executed. If a trade is processed and completed, and a majority of the owners within that league (not including the owners involved in the trade) feel the trade is one sided, they must email thecommissioner@fantasygemz.com within 24 hours of the completion of the trade to voice their complaints. If  a majority of the owners votes to veto the trade, the trade will be reversed retroactively.

 

 

 

 

8. Free Agency

Basic league owners will acquire their free agents on a first come first serve basis. There are no waivers in basic leagues. Dynasty league owners will acquire free agents via a waiver wire process. Dynasty league free agency begins immediately following the veteran draft and continues thru to the end of  the regular season. Existing dynasty league free agency begins July 2 thru the end of the regular season.

 

 

 

 

9. Injured Reserve

Owners are allowed to place up to five (5) players on the Minor league squad and three players on Injured Reserve (IR). Once a player is placed on IR, that player cannot be used during the current season.

 

 

 

 

10. Scoring System

All leagues are based on a Head to Head scoring system.

 

 

 

 

11. Absent Owners
If an owner is AWOL, the Commissioner has the discretion to freeze the  owners franchise. Franchises that have been frozen by the Commissioner can only be unfrozen by that franchises owner. A written explanation must be submitted to the commissioner. If an explanation is not submitted by the start of the following week's games, the franchise will be managed by the Commissioner until a replacement owner is found. Commissioner owned franchises are NOT eligible for cash prizes. Should a Commissioner owned franchise become eligible to receive a cash prize, the prize will be divided evenly amongst the other prize eligible franchises.

Grounds For Removal
The following conditions classify an owner as AWOL and eligible to have their franchise frozen:
    a) an owner fails to attend the Live Online Draft for two (2) consecutive seasons, b) an owner fails to submit an active starting lineup more than three weeks in any given season.