SHD Season 4: all 12 managers are back
Season 4 begins with a milestone before anyone makes a draft pick: all twelve Season 3 managers are returning. There are no expansion managers, replacements or departures.
That continuity is new for SHD. The Original Eight became twelve in Season 2. Three departures then opened the door for Phil, Jimmy and Alessandro in Season 3. This time, the same group gets another season together.
The rosters will be rebuilt at the September 20 snake draft. The manager histories remain: three former champions, two 15-win teams coming off quarterfinal exits, and twelve different reasons to want the next trophy.
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