Any new owners will be placed in your league, but it may be that there will be new owners assigned, who won't re-order their draft list.
If you were in the 4th division, I'd advise you to cut back on your scouting, simply to save money. But being in the 2nd division, you'll have more money. And being from a country with relatively few owners, you have an pretty good chance of getting players good enough for the NT. So I'd spend a lot more, perhaps the maximum so that you know all the best draftees.