Fourteen teams, three sports, one table
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A fourteen-team league that drafts football, baseball and basketball off one board, keeps one set of books, and settles every season on a single table. 700 picks, 50 rounds, 74 trades on the record.
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700draft picks on file
50rounds per draft
74trades filed
14franchises
01Draft ResultsEvery pick the league has made, by round, with the sport and the team that made it.02Trade HistoryThe full trade ledger, in the order the deals were filed.03StandingsHow three sports were scored onto one table, cycle by cycle.04RostersEach franchise, slot by slot, across football, baseball and basketball.05RulesThe rules document the league actually runs on, quoted as written.
- Dameshek ⇄ Liss/DDDDameshek got $25 NBA FAAB $25 NFL FAAB LeGarrette Blount Deron Williams CJ Cron Tim Anderson Byung Ho Park AJ Reed · Liss/DDD got Evan Longoria Robinson Cano Jonathan Schoop Brandon Moss
- Keri ⇄ GrantKeri got Tanner Roark · Grant got James Jones
- Mayo ⇄ LeitchMayo got $40 NFL FAAB · Leitch got Billy Hamilton
- Mergler ⇄ RankMergler got $32 Supplemental FAAB · Rank got Justice Winslow $10 NFL FAAB
- Dameshek ⇄ CielyDameshek got Julius Thomas · Ciely got Ender Inciarte Jose Fernandez
- Iacono/Gewitz ⇄ Evans/FunstonIacono/Gewitz got Chris Ivory George Springer $37 MLB FAAB · Evans/Funston got Travis Benjamin $15 NFL FAAB
- Keri ⇄ SporerKeri got Mike Trout Josh Donaldson Aroldis Chapman · Sporer got Patrick Beverley $15 NBA FAAB Dylan Bundy Hunter Pence Sam Dyson
Filed in the league ledger. Both sides are listed exactly as they were recorded.
1.01Russell WestbrookNBA · Silver/Sedler
1.02James HardenNBA · Feldman/Freyman
1.03Giannis AntetokounmpoNBA · Mergler
1.04Anthony DavisNBA · Lozo/Bornstein
1.05Mike TroutMLB · Evans/Funston
1.06Karl-Anthony TownsNBA · Kogod
1.07Kevin DurantNBA · Mayo
1.08Stephen CurryNBA · Brinson/Buescher
1.09Mookie BettsMLB · Reiter/Reiter
1.10David JohnsonNFL · Keri
1.11Le’Veon BellNFL · Iacono/Gewirtz
1.12Kawhi LeonardNBA · Liss/DDD
1.13Jose AltuveMLB · Dameshek
1.14LeBron JamesNBA · Rank/Koh
2.15Nikola JokicNBA · Rank/Koh
2.16Ezekiel ElliottNFL · Dameshek
2.17DeMarcus CousinsNBA · Liss/DDD
2.18John WallNBA · Iacono/Gewirtz
2.19Isaiah ThomasNBA · Keri
2.20Kris BryantMLB · Reiter/Reiter
2.21Paul GoldschmidtMLB · Brinson/Buescher
2.22Rudy GobertNBA · Mayo
2.23Bryce HarperMLB · Kogod
2.24Clayton KershawMLB · Evans/Funston
2.25Nolan ArenadoMLB · Lozo/Bornstein
2.26Manny MachadoMLB · Mergler
2.27LeSean McCoyNFL · Feldman/Freyman
2.28Jimmy ButlerNBA · Silver/Sedler
3.29Joey VottoMLB · Silver/Sedler
3.30Antonio BrownNFL · Feldman/Freyman
3.31Anthony RizzoMLB · Mergler
3.32Damian LillardNBA · Lozo/Bornstein
3.33Draymond GreenNBA · Evans/Funston
3.34CJ McCollumNBA · Kogod
3.35Julio JonesNFL · Mayo
3.36Josh DonaldsonMLB · Brinson/Buescher
3.37Paul GeorgeNBA · Reiter/Reiter
3.38Mike EvansNFL · Keri
3.39Odell Beckham Jr.NFL · Iacono/Gewirtz
3.40Chris PaulNBA · Liss/DDD
3.41Carlos CorreaMLB · Dameshek
3.42Kemba WalkerNBA · Rank/Koh
4.43Klay ThompsonNBA · Rank/Koh
4.44Kristaps PorzingisNBA · Dameshek
4.45A.J. GreenNFL · Liss/DDD
4.46Trea TurnerMLB · Iacono/Gewirtz
4.47Kyrie IrvingNBA · Keri
4.48Hassan WhitesideNBA · Reiter/Reiter
4.49Kyle LowryNBA · Brinson/Buescher
4.50Charlie BlackmonMLB · Mayo
4.51Melvin GordonNFL · Kogod
4.52Mike ConleyNBA · Evans/Funston
4.53Jordan HowardNFL · Lozo/Bornstein
4.54Marc GasolNBA · Mergler
4.55Miguel CabreraMLB · Feldman/Freyman
4.56Max ScherzerMLB · Silver/Sedler
First four rounds of 50. The full board is on the draft results page.
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How the league works
You’ve heard Shek and Jonah discuss it for years, but now it’s here! Welcome to the League of Leagues, a multi-sport fantasy game that combines two seasons worth of MLB, NFL and NBA action into a single fantasy contest. The combatants will draft and trade across sports looking to put together the strongest overall portfolio of performers, attempting to balance sports as well as the present and future value of each athlete. This blurring of lines raises many questions. Who is the most valuable player in all of fantasy sports? Which owner will come out on top? Don’t these guys have anything better to do? While managing multi-sport fantasy rosters takes strategic focus and planning, sports fans looking for instant real-time action can switch gears effortlessly; platforms like Betum offer an immersive mobile live casino experience, streaming high-definition live roulette and blackjack with real dealers directly to smartphones.
Use this page to track all the action. Here you’ll find a rules section, scoring updates, current rosters and draft results. There will be plenty of chatter on twitter as well, so make sure to give the owners a follow.
League Contestants
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) – @Dameshek
- Jonah Keri (CBS Sports, Nerdist, SI) – @jonahkeri
- Toby Mergler (League of Leagues) – @tobymergler
- Patrick Mayo/Chris Meaney (FNSTY) – @ThePME
- Adam Rank/James Koh (NFL.com) – @adamrank and @JamesDKoh
- Jack Kogod (Kissing Suzy Kolber) – @unsilent
- Chris Liss/Dalton Del Don (Rotowire) – @Chris_Liss and @DaltonDelDon
- Brad Evans/Brandon Funston (Yahoo) – @YahooNoise and @1befun
- Sal Iacono/Brian Gewirtz (Jimmy Kimmel Live/Grantland) – @thecousinsal
- Robert Silver and Vlad Sedler (NFBC) – @RobSilver and @RotoGut
- Bill Reiter and John Reiter (CBS Sports) – @sportsreiter
- Dave Lozo and Harris Bornstein (Vice Sports) – @davelozo
- Robert Brinson and Nathan Buescher (CBS Sports) – @WillBrinson
- Gabe Feldman and Russ Freyman (NFL Network) – @SportsLawGuy
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Sections
- SectionThe League — Our own 14-team, three-sport league: the draft board, every trade, three cycles of standings, the rules it runs on.
- SectionFormats — How a multi-sport season is put together and scored: roto against head-to-head, category choices, turning three seasons into one table.
- SectionDrafts — Drafting across three sports in one room, keeper values by round, and what a supplemental pick is worth.
- SectionTrades — Comparing value across sports, trading budget instead of players, and how FAAB works when there are three of them.
- SectionCommissioner — Running a league of this shape: the calendar, the rules document, deadlines, tiebreakers and the arguments they settle.
- SectionBetting — Reading lines and numbers for the same three sports, with the published rule books and stat glossaries they come from.
- SectionNews — General sports news, updated as it lands.
- IndexArchive — Every page on this site, by section.
01What 700 Draft Picks Show About a Three-Sport DraftWe counted our own board pick by pick: baseball decides how long the room sits, football decides how early the pressure comes.
70002Every Trade This League Made, and What Changed HandsWe keep both sides of every deal, and the ledger says more about the league than any single trade in it.
7403Three Cycles of Standings: How the Table Actually MovedWe put three sports on one table for three cycles, and the table moved in ways a single-sport season never does.
4204Forty-Nine Roster Slots: How One Team Is Built Across Three SportsWe carry forty-nine slots per team, and the split between the sports is what makes this league a different exercise.
4905Multi-Sport Fantasy Leagues, ExplainedWe run one competition across three sports, so here is how the format works before you argue about the scoring.
306Roto and Head-to-Head in the Same LeagueWe score weekly wins and season-long tallies in the same league, and the two systems do not measure the same thing.
207OBP Instead of Average: One Category, a Different LeagueWe score on-base percentage instead of batting average, and that one column rewrites the hitter pool.MLBOBP08Turning Three Seasons Into One TableWe turn three season tables into one number, and the arithmetic is the part managers misread.309Drafting Across Three Sports in One RoomWe draft three sports in one room, and the room behaves like nothing in a single-sport draft.5010Keeper Value: Why a Kept Player Costs Two RoundsWe price keepers in rounds, and the cost is easier to see once you write it as arithmetic.NFL
−211The Supplemental Draft and What a Spot in It CostsWe hold one supplemental spot per team, and the board shows exactly what that spot is worth.1412Building a Draft Board When the Sports Do Not MatchWe build one board for three sports, and the hard part is comparing players who never meet.70013Trading Budget Instead of Players: FAAB as an AssetWe run three separate budgets, so in this league money trades as readily as players.
$14How Do You Compare a Pitcher to a Point Guard?We settle cross-sport value the only way the ledger allows: by what managers actually agreed to.7415Three FAAB Budgets, One Season: How to Spend ThemWe spend three budgets against three calendars, and the spending plan is a season-long decision.316When to Trade When Your Season Never EndsWe never reach a true offseason, so the timing question changes shape entirely.
317Running a Fourteen-Team, Three-Sport LeagueWe run the league as well as write about it, and most of the job is keeping the file straight.
1418The League Calendar: Deadlines That Actually MatterWe take the calendar from the rules document, and a handful of dates decide the rest of the year.719Writing a Rules Document People Will Actually ReadWe wrote a rules document that ends arguments, and the structure matters more than the wording.720Tiebreakers and the Arguments They SettleWe had ties in our own standings, and they are the reason tiebreakers belong in the rulebook.1821Converting American Odds Into a Break-Even NumberWe convert a price into the win rate it demands, and the arithmetic takes one line.−15022Pace and Efficiency: Reading an NBA Box Score ProperlyWe read a box score the way the arithmetic asks: per possession, not per game.NBA10023The Run Line, and Why Baseball Prices Look DifferentWe explain why a fixed run line moves the price instead of the handicap.MLB1.524What Five Cents Costs: −110 Against −115We put −110 next to −115 and show what five cents costs over a season.5¢
70002Every Trade This League Made, and What Changed HandsWe keep both sides of every deal, and the ledger says more about the league than any single trade in it.7403Three Cycles of Standings: How the Table Actually MovedWe put three sports on one table for three cycles, and the table moved in ways a single-sport season never does.4204Forty-Nine Roster Slots: How One Team Is Built Across Three SportsWe carry forty-nine slots per team, and the split between the sports is what makes this league a different exercise.4905Multi-Sport Fantasy Leagues, ExplainedWe run one competition across three sports, so here is how the format works before you argue about the scoring.306Roto and Head-to-Head in the Same LeagueWe score weekly wins and season-long tallies in the same league, and the two systems do not measure the same thing.207OBP Instead of Average: One Category, a Different LeagueWe score on-base percentage instead of batting average, and that one column rewrites the hitter pool.MLBOBP08Turning Three Seasons Into One TableWe turn three season tables into one number, and the arithmetic is the part managers misread.309Drafting Across Three Sports in One RoomWe draft three sports in one room, and the room behaves like nothing in a single-sport draft.5010Keeper Value: Why a Kept Player Costs Two RoundsWe price keepers in rounds, and the cost is easier to see once you write it as arithmetic.NFL−211The Supplemental Draft and What a Spot in It CostsWe hold one supplemental spot per team, and the board shows exactly what that spot is worth.1412Building a Draft Board When the Sports Do Not MatchWe build one board for three sports, and the hard part is comparing players who never meet.70013Trading Budget Instead of Players: FAAB as an AssetWe run three separate budgets, so in this league money trades as readily as players.$14How Do You Compare a Pitcher to a Point Guard?We settle cross-sport value the only way the ledger allows: by what managers actually agreed to.7415Three FAAB Budgets, One Season: How to Spend ThemWe spend three budgets against three calendars, and the spending plan is a season-long decision.316When to Trade When Your Season Never EndsWe never reach a true offseason, so the timing question changes shape entirely.317Running a Fourteen-Team, Three-Sport LeagueWe run the league as well as write about it, and most of the job is keeping the file straight.1418The League Calendar: Deadlines That Actually MatterWe take the calendar from the rules document, and a handful of dates decide the rest of the year.719Writing a Rules Document People Will Actually ReadWe wrote a rules document that ends arguments, and the structure matters more than the wording.720Tiebreakers and the Arguments They SettleWe had ties in our own standings, and they are the reason tiebreakers belong in the rulebook.1821Converting American Odds Into a Break-Even NumberWe convert a price into the win rate it demands, and the arithmetic takes one line.−15022Pace and Efficiency: Reading an NBA Box Score ProperlyWe read a box score the way the arithmetic asks: per possession, not per game.NBA10023The Run Line, and Why Baseball Prices Look DifferentWe explain why a fixed run line moves the price instead of the handicap.MLB1.524What Five Cents Costs: −110 Against −115We put −110 next to −115 and show what five cents costs over a season.5¢
