After a one-year hiatus the Golden Age Hoops is back to start our 22nd season (1997-98). We started in 1976-77 and it has been a long and for the most part enjoyable journey. This one-year break was needed for the league in order to come back strong.

We are currently in the 1997 offseason after the Chicago Bulls of Michael Jordan and Gary Payton defeated the Dallas Mavericks of Glenn Robinson and Latrell Sprewell in the 1997 GAH Finals. The next event will be the draft lottery that will take place next weekend. This 1997 draft class is one of the best ever, including Tim Duncan, Ray Allen, Rasheed Wallace, Keith Van Horn, Jerry Stackhouse, Antonio McDyess and many more talented prospects.

After the draft we will head into Free Agency where Shaquille O'Neal will generate a lot interest coming off his rookie deal after leading the Sacramento Kings to the best record in the Western Conference. But not only O'Neal will generate interest, as there will be other top players in the market such as Allan Houston, Jerome Kersey, Bruce Bowen, Terrell Brandon or Dennis Rodman.

If you are interested, please take a look at our forum: https://nah.boards.net/

1997 Draft Lottery tomorrow. Nine teams still available, including four in the lottery.

The 1997 draft starts on Monday. Seven teams still available:

Boston Celtics (32-50) Key players: Clyde Drexler, Derek Fisher, Xavier McDaniel. 4th overall pick in the draft.
Cleveland Cavaliers (41-41) Key players: Roy Tarpley, John Stockton, Nick Anderson. 11th overall pick in the draft.
Miami Heat (47-35) Key players: Tim Hardaway, John Williams (FA), Vlade Divac. 21st overall pick in the draft.
Minnesota Timberwolves (39-43) Key players: Nick Van Exel (FA), Lionel Simmons, Michael Finley. 12th overall pick in the draft.
New York Knicks (39-43) Key players: Kevin Johnson, Mitch Richmond, Derrick Coleman. 8th overall pick in the draft.
Phoenix Suns (46-36) Key players: Patrick Ewing, Kevin Gamble, Eric Murdock. 20th overall pick in the draft.
Washington Bullets (55-27) Key players: Reggie Miller, Danny Manning, Steve Nash. 23rd overall pick in the draft.

We are right now in the middle of the 1998 Free Agency period and starting to recruit again. We have 10 available teams: https://nah.boards.net/thread/464/open-teams

Among the available teams we have contenders (Bulls with Jordan and Payton, Bucks with Webber and great supporting cast, Rockets with Kidd at the helm), rebuilding teams (76ers with rookie Garnett and sophomore Van Horn, Knicks with the young Wallaces (Ben and Rasheed), Celtics with McDyess) and borderline playoff teams which can go different ways (young up-and-coming Timberwolves, veteran Pistons and Cavs and the Jazz with a mix of youth and veterans).

Is there still any openings?