If you already miss playing fantasy basketball or if you’re bitter because all the DNP-ROAD, DNP-REST, DNP-KIDD or DNP-OLD things costing you a title, then you can join a postseason fantasy league. A handful of the Rotoworld guys are doing a draft later today on FanTrax, so check it out here and start your own league! Doctor A will have a column with the results, too. They’re a lot of fun and give you some extra rooting interest. Before we get into my rankings, let’s just go over the format and some thing you’ll want to remember.

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It’s basically a set-it-and-forget-it draft with no moves. So the team you draft is all you get. There is no bench either, so every player is “starting” for you. We’re drafting two forwards, two guards, one center and four flexes. The scoring format is as follows:

Point – 1 point
Rebounds – 2 points
Assists – 2.5 points
Threes – 3 points
Steals – 5 points
Blocks – 6 points
Free throws made – 1 point
Turnovers – -3 points

So it does slightly favor big men with the high turnover negative and two points per board. Also getting free throws made is big. Three points for a trey is huge because that’s basically six points on a make (three points for the actual points).

Of course, the most important thing is getting the most games out of your guys. Yes, it’s nice to have some of the favorites and get them to the Conference Finals. However, drafting a guy eliminated after the second round and playing in two seven-game series can be a difference maker. Those four vs. five matchups could be huge, especially in the Eastern Conference. Two seven-game series is 14 games while three sweeps in a row in 15. Of course, there are more games to follow a sweep, but you get my point.

One thing that is also popular is to stack guys on the same team. As Reese Bobby would say, “If you ain’t first, yer last.” If you draft five Spurs and they make it to the Finals, chances are you going to be finishing very high in the standings. On the other hand, if the Clippers beat them in 5-6 games, you’re dead money.

OK, so how about some odds? As much as we all like to think we know everything about the NBA, Vegas doesn’t mess around with their odds. Here they are:

Golden State Warriors              11/5

Cleveland Cavaliers                  11/5

San Antonio Spurs                   7/2

Atlanta Hawks                         12/1

Chicago Bulls                          12/1

Houston Rockets                     16/1

Los Angeles Clippers                18/1

Memphis Grizzlies                    28/1

Dallas Mavericks                      40/1

Portland Trailblazers                 40/1

Toronto Raptors                       50/1 

Washington Wizards                 75/1

Boston Celtics                         150/1

New Orleans Pelicans               150/1

Brooklyn Nets                          200/1

Milwaukee Bucks                      250/1

Obviously, you’re not going to want to draft any Bucks in the first few rounds. Personally, I’d be surprised if their series with the Bulls goes more than five games. Another cool thing to see if the Spurs are 7/2. Are they the best sixth seed ever?

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As you can probably tell, I have the Spurs over the Clippers, the Wizards over the Raptors with the Wizards having a decent chance over the Hawks, and Houston handling their business in the first round. I can’t wait for tomorrow and still can’t believe it’s Spurs vs. Clippers.