Fantasy sports are a type of online game where participants assemble virtual teams of real professional athletes from a specific sport. These teams compete against each other based on the statistical performance of the real athletes in actual games. The participants, also known as team owners or managers, select their teams through a draft process, trading, and acquiring players to build the strongest team possible within the constraints of the game’s rules and salary cap.

Team owners select players for their fantasy teams through a draft process.This can be either a traditional “snake” draft where the order reverses each round, or an auction draft where players are nominated and owners bid on them with virtual currency.After the draft, team owners manage their teams by setting lineups, making trades, picking up free agents, and sometimes dealing with injuries or suspensions.