Fantasy basketball Roster Trends - Adds, Drops, and Trades (2024)

FAQs

When can you add and drop players in Yahoo fantasy basketball? ›

Add, drop, or trade players by: Weekly roster changes - 11:59PM PT the night before the selected "Weekly Roster" day. Daily - Today roster changes - No deadline; rosters update immediately after a transaction. Daily - Tomorrow roster changes - 11:59 PM PT the night before; rosters are updated the following day.

Trading a player from an inactive roster position is allowed, but keep in mind that the traded player will be placed in an active position once they are on their new manager's team. The new manager must have enough available roster spots or the trade will be void.

Your roster is your entire team of acquired players, while your lineup refers to the players that are used in active roster positions.

In season-long fantasy basketball leagues, lineup lock can occur on a daily or weekly basis. In leagues with daily lineups, lineup lock usually occurs at the time the first game of a given night begins. In leagues with weekly lineups, lineup lock is set for the same time each week.

Players who are in an active roster spot for an early week game can't be dropped until the following week. Players who are in a bench roster spot for an early week game can be dropped at any time, subject to your league's weekly waiver rules and roster move deadlines.

Any moves involving trades or add/drops will be locked at the first scheduled game of the day. There are two different types of “locks” – Lineup Lock and Roster Lock. Rosters (meaning the makeup of players on the team) are still locked at the start of the day or week as has always been the case.

A fantasy football team consists of one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, one flex, one kicker, and a team defense/special teams.

Standard rosters include one point guard (PG), one shooting guard (SG), one small forward (SF), one power forward (PF), one center (C), one guard (G), one forward (F), three utility (UTIL) spots -- filled by any position -- and three bench (BE) spots.

Play the No. 1 fantasy game. Standard rosters include one Quarterback (QB), two Running Backs (RB), two Wide Receivers (WR), one Tight End (TE), one Flex (RB/WR/TE), one Defense/Special Teams (D/ST), one Kicker (K) and seven Bench Spots (BE -- players on your roster who are not in your active lineup for a given week).

Power Forward. In basketball and on your fantasy team, this is an important position. Power forwards who can score, rebound, and block shots are what you need.

Does lineup matter in fantasy basketball? ›

Can bench players score points in fantasy basketball? Typically, no. Most fantasy leagues require you to set a lineup, and only the players in that lineup accrue points for a given day or a given week....

Before we dive in, you should know that teams are mostly made up of six forwards (SF, PF, F), five guards (PG, SG, G), and two centers (C), for a total roster of 13 players (ten active players + three inactive bench players each day).

If "Drop Player" is grayed out, that player is on the "Can't Cut" list and can't be dropped.

Note: If the "Drop" button is greyed out, that means that particular player is currently on the Undroppables list. Now click on the "Continue" button. You will be asked to confirm the transaction before it processes.

Setting Your Lineup Overview

Roster moves involving a player may be made right up until that player's team is scheduled to begin playing in their game for that scoring period.

The default deadline to make all transactions (trades, waiver claims, and free agent pick-ups) for the following day is 11:59pm PT each night. All transactions will then be reflected in your lineup for the following day.