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# Draft

Draft Mode allows the creation of a private League with exclusive rosters, where each player can belong to only one team at a time.

The selection of players by each participant takes place offline, using any preferred method (e.g. an auction around a table). Once the selection is complete, the **Commissioner**, i.e. the person who created the League, must manually add the players to each roster.

Draft Mode is the same as Fantasy Mode, **except for the following points**:

* The registered team does not participate in Fantasy Mode;
* rosters are exclusive: each player can only be selected by one team;
* the only purchases available are the Season Pass and Remove Ads;
* transfers do not incur any penalties;
* the market can be opened and closed by the Commissioner (the person who created the League) only during the windows specified in the Dunkest calendar, which remains unchanged compared to Contest Mode;
* there is no coach;
* there is a Bench with up to 9 player slots: players placed on the bench do not earn points, but once a matchday has started, they can be moved into the roster through substitutions between game rounds;
* player values do not change based on their performances;
* there are no prizes;
* starting this season, it is possible to add up to two additional player slots for each position, with full flexibility. For example, you can add two forwards, only one guard, and no center, or configure the slots in any other way you prefer.