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NBA Unveils Official ''2005-06 All-NBA First Team - Fantasy'' Award; New Award, 130 Player Statistical Categories and Groundbreaking NBA Fantasy Games in Chinese and Spanish Highlight Unprecedented Fantasy Offerings.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
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.com's New Fantasy Guru "The Talented Mr. Roto" Matthew Berry to Provide Players with Exclusive Fantasy Insight

The National Basketball Association National Basketball Association (NBA)

U.S. professional basketball league. It was formed in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (1946).
 has unveiled its most comprehensive fantasy line-up for the upcoming 2005-06 NBA Season, including the first-ever "All-NBA First Team - Fantasy" Award, which will mark the first time a professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 league has recognized the all-stars and best fantasy players around the world.

At the conclusion of the NBA fantasy season, the five top fantasy players

in NBA.com's Fantasy Basketball Fantasy League Basketball was inspired by fantasy baseball. Originally played by keeping track of stats by hand, it was popularized during the 1990s after the advent of the Internet.  Salary Cap Challenge will be named to the "2005-06 All-NBA First Team - Fantasy." As part of an exclusive First Team prize package, the winners will have the unique opportunity to meet with an NBA GM to see how the pros do it.

As the definitive source of fantasy basketball, the NBA's online Fantasy Resource Center will provide players with unprecedented fantasy elements including access to 130 NBA player statistical categories on NBA.com, groundbreaking NBA fantasy games available in Chinese and Spanish, NBA.com Fantasy Basketball Magazine, a new fantasy ticker ticker

An automated quotation system on which security transactions are reported after they occur on an exchange floor. Even though the newer systems are electronic and no longer actually tick, the name of the old mechanical device has stuck.
 on NBA TV NBA TV is a television network that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association (NBA), which also used NBA TV as a way of advertising their Pay Per View programming.  and many other new features across the league's various assets.

Throughout the season, NBA fantasy players will also receive exclusive fantasy insight and expertise on NBA.com and NBA TV from the award-winning "The Talented Mr. Roto" Matthew Berry, who joins NBA.com as their newest fantasy guru, and Rick Kamla, fantasy expert and host of "NBA TV Fantasy Hoops," a nightly fantasy show that has become the ultimate guide for fantasy basketball players.

"Fantasy basketball isn't just a game - it's a way of life, every bit as much as basketball is a way of life for our players, coaches and general managers," said Brenda Spoonemore, Senior Vice President of Interactive Services for NBA Entertainment NBA Entertainment is a network production for NBA TV. . "By creating a fan fantasy award platform and making the same insider resources and analysis available that our coaches and GM's use, fantasy players will be more competitive and closer to the game than ever before."

The NBA's fantasy elements will include:

NBA.com - 130 NBA Player Statistical Categories:

For the first time, fantasy players will have all the stats and inside numbers that coaches, scouts and GM's have - and all for FREE. Need to know how a player performs on a certain number of days rest between games? How they perform against certain teams, by quarter or even on a certain day of the week? With NBA.com's enhanced player statistical categories, offering 80 new statistical categories and 130 overall, fantasy players will have everything they need to know about any NBA player.

NBA.com Fantasy Basketball Magazine

This year, and for the first time ever, the NBA is providing fantasy basketball players with access to the most comprehensive fantasy basketball magazine, NBA.com Fantasy Basketball Magazine. The new magazine, sponsored by Toyota and available on newsstands throughout the country, will be an exclusive draft guide, offering players everything they need to know for drafting their team including an exclusive fantasy NBA rookie rookie

a novice; often an athlete playing his first season as a member of a professional sports team. [Sports: Misc.]

See : Inexperience
 impact report by legendary NBA Director of Scouting scouting: see Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts.
scouting

Activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth aimed at developing character, citizenship, and individual skills. Scouting began when Robert S.
 Marty Blake Marty Blake is the Director of Scouting Services for the National Basketball Association and founder of Marty Blake and Associates, a basketball scouting firm. He previously served as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks franchise. .

NBA.com Fantasy Game in Chinese and Spanish

NBA.com will unveil NBA High Scorers Challenge, a groundbreaking new fantasy game available in both Spanish and Chinese. The game will mark the first time a professional sports league has offered fantasy players a game in multiple languages.

NBA.com Fantasy Basketball: RSS Feeds Summaries of Web site content that are published in the RSS format for download. See RSS.  

Another first for NBA fantasy, players will be able to have the latest NBA.com fantasy news delivered directly to their computer desktop through a special fantasy-specific RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary.  (Really Simple Syndication) feed.

NBA Wireless: NBA Fantasy Five 2006

The NBA continues to provide players with fantasy on their mobile phone. The league's latest mobile fantasy game, NBA Fantasy Five 2006, allows players to put their GM skills to the test and select their own "fantasy" team of five NBA players that are rewarded points based on their real-life performances each night.

NBA.com FREE Fantasy Games

During the 2005-06 season, players will have the opportunity to participate in three free NBA fantasy games offered on NBA.com that will include:

--NBA.com Fantasy Basketball League Manager: The ultimate fantasy manager for real fantasy players. Participate in a public league and test your skills against fantasy players around the world or create a private league and play with family, friends and work colleagues. Fantasy players will always know where their team stands with live scoring updates.

--NBA.com Fantasy Basketball Salary Cap Challenge: Start the season with 35million to invest in a six-player NBA squad. Fantasy players must then guide their team by investing well in players, spotting bargains and making sure they are putting out the best team with available funds.

--Fantasy NBA The Rookies: As an extension of the T-Mobile NBA Rookie program, fantasy players can pick the rookie that they think is going to perform the best each night.

NBA Fantasy Podcasts

This season, players will have access to daily NBA fantasy podcasts taken directly from NBA TV's daily fantasy show "NBA Fantasy Hoops NBA Fantasy Hoops presented by TOYOTA is a NBA TV show where it reviews the player's statistics and performance. More Information
Show Primer:2003

Channel:NBA TV

Host:Rick Kamla

Formerly Called:Gatorade Virtual GM

Sponsor:TOYOTA Sypnopsis
." Players can download the fantasy podcasts from NBA.com and onto their MP3 player A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. .

NBA.com Premium Content

NBA.com will provide fans with access to two new premium fantasy services NBA.com Fantasy Basketball Draft Kit ($9.99) and NBA.com Fantasy Basketball Premium Scouting Report ($19.99), which offers exclusive fantasy analysis throughout the season.

NBA TV Fantasy Ticker and Programming

Fantasy players will receive comprehensive fantasy coverage on NBA TV throughout the season including daily NBA fantasy statistical information through the NBA TV ticker. The league's 24 hour network will also feature "NBA TV Fantasy Hoops," a nightly fantasy show that will be expanded to a full hour this season with fantasy expert and host, Rick Kamla and "The Talented Mr. Roto" Matthew Berry.

Additionally, fans will have access to a special free weekly email newsletter - NBA.com Fantasy Basketball Weekly, and daily fantasy content and columns from fantasy experts on NBA.com.
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