2021 NFA Draft Recap

The 2021 NFA Draft was last night and it went well. It also only took about an hour which if I recall correctly is faster than the last few drafts which clocked in around 90 minutes. Of course one reason they have been slower lately is that we have had 100% turnout in previous drafts and last night was no different. All 9 foul clubs were represented at last night's draft. I'll go through the first round, some surprise picks, and some general analysis in this post before wrapping up with post-draft transactions from yesterday. 

Round 1:

1. Baltimore Hitsquad - Dwight Howard

2. Pgastan FC - Dillon Brooks

3. Gamblor - Julius Randle

4. F'N FLOPPERS - Josh Jackson

5. Ohsnappers!!! - Nikola Jokic

6. GG Foulin' - Devin Booker

7. Rodman'sWeddingDress - Russell Westbrook

8. Oww Ming's Flagrants - Luka Doncic

9. Arlington Assaulters - Kyle Lowry

So we had a bit of a surprise with Dwight Howard going 1 overall. It's not a bad pick by any means but he may have fallen to round 2 or 3. Pgastan FC was then delighted to see Dillon Brooks fall to him at 2 as my sources tell me that he thought he would go 1 overall. Gamblor then took Julius Randle at 3 which may be a slight reach but still a solid pick. F'N FLOPERS took Josh Jackson which is always a good pick provided he gets enough playing time. Nikola Jokic was then drafted by Ohsanppers!!! at 5 which appears to be a pretty big reach for the 1st round but he has proven to be a quality fouler in the past so we'll see. Rodman'sWeddingDress took Russell Westbrook at 7 which is one of the best PGs in the NFA so never a bad pick espeically for the thin PG/SG slots in the league. Oww Ming's Flagrants took Luka Doncic at 8 which again in his limited sample size he's a good fouler. Finally, Arlington Assaulters went PG at 9 and took Kyle Lowry. 

Surprise Picks

- Round 2 Pick 1: Arlington Assaulters took Draymond Green. The pick is excellent and the surpirse is that he fell to round 2. My sources tell me Pgastan FC would have drafted him as high as number 2 overall.

- Round 6 Pick 5: Ohsnappers!!! took DeMarcus Cousins. Oh how the might have fallen. Cousins' time in the NFA may be over as it appears he may be plying his trade in China soon. 

Those are the 2 picks that were most surprising. It is very hard to judge and NFA draft so only time will tell who got it right.

General Analysis

With 100% turnout again and most foul clubs having great drafts overall we'll see if this will bring more parity into the league. I think one way to find this out as the season goes on will be if the league average score is closer to the median score. Also, not having anyone foul club too far behind or in front will also tell us if there's parity once we get a large enough sample. 

As foul clubs continue to embrace Foulerball, it looks like that has changed general draft strategy with more and more guards being drafted int he top 3 rounds. Guards are usually the thinnest position in the NFA followed by SF and finally PF and C. 6 of the first 9 picks in round 1 were of foulers that were eligible for either PG or SG. Though round 2 only had 1 such fouler but round 3 had 4. 

Post-Draft Transactions

- GG Foulin' added Fred VanVleet on October 10th

- GG Foulin' added Hassan Whiteside on October 10th

- Oww Ming's Flagrants added Micahel Porter Jr. on October 10th

- Arlington Assaulters added Kyrie Irving on October 10th

- Arlington Assaulters added Zach LaVine on October 10th

We can call this dead week in the NFA as games don't start until a week from tomorrow so now's the time to make any rosters moves before the start of hte season should any GM want to. I'll probably do a quick post tomorrow with any activity from this week before we start the season next Tuesday.

Well that's it for now. 

Keep Foulin' Y'all!

FM