My theory is that lower level teams rely on the draft early as well as purchasing cheap trainable players off the transfer list. As the players progress and the teams progress along as well, then they sell them high in hopes of acquiring better talent that allows them to compete at their new levels.
I wanted to clarify my theory.
All draft classes are roughly the same talent pool across the board. You will not find a better draft class in Division NBBA than you would in Division II just because Division NBBA is a higher division. Two examples:
Ice Store BC, NBBA (Season 10 Champs)
Total Salary: $461,588
Avg Salary: $28,849
High: $69,213
Low: $2,320
Rookies: $3037 (#16 Pick), $2030 (#32 Pick), $2362 (#48 Pick)
My theory is that teams in the higher leagues have little use for their draft picks outside of training purposes. The Ice Storm BC in the NBBA League have 9 of 16 players with five-digit salaries, ranging from $69,213 to $27,339. The next player to fall below that range is sitting at $7,165/week. With 9 players (1 being sold off) hitting those high salaries, draft picks serve little use outside of playing scrimmages so they receive training so they can be shipped off later.
Dangerous Viperz, USA Div V.125 (Season 10 Champs, promoted to Div IV.63)
Total Salary: $79,953
Avg Salary: $3,476
High: $5,369
Low: $1,650
Rookies: $5028 (#16), $3011 (#32 Pick), $3038 (#48 Pick)
The Viperz managed to luck out with some of the best picks in their draft class. However, notice that their draft picks are on the same level as their average salary. My theory proposes that while they may be active participants on the transfer list, when it comes to a lower leagues draft, they are pretty much receiving younger players that are on the same level playing field as their current players.
The higher the league, the less likely you'll keep those players you draft unless you plan on training them. Therefore, I theorize that the transfer list is their best friend in terms of keeping their team competitive because it will take several seasons for a rookie to be on the same playing field as that team's current group of stars. Therefore, the only reason they should/would keep a rookie is if they are good enough for training purposes so that they can later sell them for high profit so they can boost their bank account for either hitting the transfer list, purchasing cheaper staff members, upgrading arena, etc.
Last edited by kaygdanimal at 12/16/2009 10:19:24 AM