Industry Auction Mock Draft – Nine-Category H2H
On September 16th, I participated in my first industry auction mock of the year. This mock was for nine-category H2H leagues. The participants in the draft were me, Eric Wong from The Athletic, Kyle McKeown and Josh Lloyd from Basketball Monster, Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin from Rotoworld, Dan Titus from Yahoo, Matty G from Insight Fantasy Sports, D Mac from NBA Fantasy Bible, Scott Keller from Menance Podman Fantasy NBA Podcast, Papi Roy from Fantasy Basketball PH Podcast, and yardship—a member of Adam King’s discord at Fantasy Basketball International. The draft was hosted by Adam King, although he did not participate himself. If you don’t follow those gentlemen already, get on that. Most of the analysts in the mock will be putting out their own breakdowns of the auction.
Below are some notes I made during the draft. They are meant to give you an idea of my strategy and mindset throughout the auction. I’ve included screenshots of the different parts of the draft, so you know what I was reacting to. My strategy going into the mock was to opt for a balanced approach. That is almost always the best approach to an auction draft. Stars and scrubs is popular, but that is a strategy that comes with a very low floor and a low hit rate. I’ve seen it work, but a mediocre or botched draft is a much more common outcome when that approach is deployed.
I’ve also included the projected standings based on Elite Fantasy Basketball’s projections and some commentary on all of the final rosters.
Industry Auction Mock Draft – Nine-Category H2H
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