Est. New York ยท 12 of 14 in the five boroughs ยท Colors in homage to the 2026 champs ๐งก๐
BALLER'SONLY
the gazette
14 Franchises ยท 2 Divisions ยท 2026โ27
The Teams
Seven in Alpha, seven in Omega โ all fourteen seats locked in for '26โ27. Every crest, hand-drawn; every record, real. The big number is where they finished in 2026.
Division Alpha
7 teams
5
Alpha๐ '25 Champ
Astoria Professors
Ioannis Ladis ยท you
The 2025 champion (17โ3, +322) followed it with another 16โ4 in '26 โ then bowed out fifth. A dynasty that keeps knocking on the door.
2026 16โ4Finish 5thTitles 1
3
Alpha๐ฅ '25 & '26
The Babycakes
Janise Higgins
Bronze in 2025 and again in 2026. Never the loudest team in the room โ always the one still standing on the last weekend.
2026 15โ5Finish 3rd
12
AlphaR-up '25 (Boss Taqs)
Glass Factory
Dwayne Patterson
Runner-up in '25 as Boss Taqs, then a rebrand and a rebuilding 9โ11. The contention window is still cracked open.
2026 9โ11Finish 12th
10
Alpha๐ Commissioner
Brooklyn Kings
Michael Surin
The commissioner's steady vets โ right in the thick of the pack every single season.
2026 9โ11Finish 10th
8
Alpha๐ฏ Sharpshooter
Pulling From Deep
Manuel Espinoza
Lives behind the arc. An 11โ9 winning record in '26 that just missed the cut.
2026 11โ9Finish 8th
11
AlphaBuilding
Jermaine's Finest Team
Jermaine Reid
A rough 5โ15 in '26 โ Jermaine's building toward better.
2026 5โ15Finish 11th
9
Alpha๐๏ธ Re-joined '27
Greek Freak
Aris Karapidakis & Dan Dapelo ยท co-gov
The prodigal returns โ Aris is back, now co-governing with money man Dan Dapelo. The grievances are already filed.
2026 9โ11Status Re-joined '27
Division Omega
7 teams
1
Omega๐ '26 Champ
Jamel's Scary Team
Jamel Wilkins
Worst-to-first. Dead last in 2024, sat out 2025, then ran the whole bracket as a #4 seed and cut down the nets. The champ is scary now.
2026 15โ5Finish 1stTitles 1
2
Omega๐ฅ Runner-up '26
Astoria Hoops
Mike Petridis
Back-to-back 16โ4 seasons and still chasing the first ring. The finest regular-season team money can't cash.
2026 16โ4Finish 2nd
4
Omega๐ '24 Champ
NYC Above The Rim
Lateef Myles
Lateef won it all in 2024 from the bracket. Still hunting banner number two.
2026 10โ10Finish 4thTitles 1
6
OmegaNot In This House
Brooklyn MuTONEbo
Antonio Anderson
The finger-wagging crew posted a winning 11โ9 in '26. Come inside โ the paint is closed.
2026 11โ9Finish 6th
7
Omega๐ 14โ6 in '25
Antonios's Angry Team
Antonios Mitropoulos
Bull-strong. A 14โ6 monster in '25, then a middle-of-the-pack 10โ10 in '26.
2026 10โ10Finish 7th
Omega๐ Rookie mgr
Gimmie The Loot
On Point ยท new
New manager, and he came to collect. Draft night is the first heist.
2026โ27 Debut
14
Omega๐ฅ 4โ56 all-time
Hiawatha's Heated Team
Hiawatha Colbert
The league's beloved basement โ 1โ19 in '26 and 4โ56 across three years. Undefeated at showing up.
2026 1โ19Finish 14th
Records shown are 2026 final placement, pulled from your ESPN League Office. Full per-manager franchise pages โ season-by-season, head-to-head, draft history โ build once the live ESPN feed is on. The room is full: Greek Freak (Aris Karapidakis & Dan Dapelo) re-joined to take the fourteenth seat, co-governing.