Experience sport in the fantasy league - basketball

Welcome to an exciting new era! The Fantasy League has a brand new women's fantasy basketball game for the current WNBA season. Fantasy sport is a not dissimilar version of the real sport. It's about putting together the best possible team of active players and then playing with this squad against another user's virtual squad. But what is behind this ever increasing trend?

Fantasy league as a growing trend

In Germany, too, the Fantasy League is well known in football. You can also test the NBA for free in a fantasy league . With the new WNBA season, the women's teams can now also be experienced in the fantasy world. More and more users can get excited about the virtual experience and thus find access to a sport that they may not have had on their screens before. It enables experiences that would otherwise not have been possible, and you also get the opportunity to look behind the scenes of the athletes.

The Basics - What you need to know

There are 12 teams in the league as opposed to the 30 in the NBA, so fantasy roster sizes are slightly smaller. A typical league consists of six fantasy teams, each with nine roster spots, i.e. a nine-round fantasy draft.

Every week, each fantasy team competes against a different team. The team that collects the most fantasy points wins while the other team loses. The teams with the best scores advance to the Fantasy Playoffs and compete against each other to determine a champion. You can also select the optional Bonus Scoring feature and compete for a second weekly win, awarded to half of the highest-scoring teams. So while it's possible to win your matchup despite scoring second lowest or lose despite scoring second highest, Bonus Scoring always rewards the highest scoring players of the week.

How to choose your team

The most important part of building a fantasy team is the design. For many players, this is the most entertaining part of the experience. Snake drafts and salary cap drafts are the most popular of the four available methods. It's best to choose the method that works best for you. In Snake, a fixed order is determined in the first round. In subsequent rounds, the order is reversed (example: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 then 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1).

Another option is the autopick. Here the system automatically selects players for each team in the league on a scheduled draft date.

Connecting reality with virtual games

The Fantasy League is particularly entertaining if you are a fan of the sport in general. Watching the real games via streams can give you additional experiences or new tips for your virtual experience. Basketball is one of the most popular sports to stream : You can always follow the streams of the WNBA season live from home with a League Pass and learn important lessons from them.

How to win your league

Being a successful team manager means taking an active role in leading your team throughout the WNBA season. For you, this means that you always have to make adjustments to your starting line-up and remove players who are ineffective.

Always keep an eye on the court for lots of analysis to help you build a championship roster and enjoy the basketball season in a new way.