Four years have passed since the first COMO Expansion Draft between Manhattan and Sunnyvale. None of the 16 players drafted that day are still with the Spiders or Slayers, but it served as a momentous occasion for both franchises: an opportunity to add veteran players for the first time.
Thursday afternoon, Hamburg BSV and Scranton got their chance to do the same. Hamburg GM Joe Buscaglia — running his own team for the first time after co-managing Duval United for three seasons — selected former Kansas City guard Klay Thompson with the No. 1 overall pick (his guaranteed contract is worth $15 million). Here's a look at how the draft shook out.
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1Welcome to COMO's middle-class free agency.
For the first time, there is a dearth of elite names available — but this is a zero sum game, so that means this is also the deepest class in league history. Some guys — Kevin Durant, John Wall, and Boogie Cousins included — will be long-term investments. Some will be win-now propositions (looking at you, Chris Paul). A great many will be excellent additions to new squads, and will likely be the difference between a playoff berth and a legitimate championship run. Twenty-two players averaged 20+ bones last season, and there are some legitimate All-COMO candidates out there. Don't forget: COMO features two new teams (Hamburg BSV and Scranton) who will complete an Expansion Draft this week (featuring any cut players $1-14M). That will dry up the talent pool a tad. And with 14 total teams, we're in uncharted economic territory. That's part of the reason teams were so reticent to allow their big stars to walk this offseason; it's unlikelier than ever that they will see them again. Here's a breakdown of the 2019 COMO Free Agency class. NOTE: Expansion players are in bold, and their salaries have been increased by 7/6 to account for new league size. The salaries only matter for the Expansion Draft.
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