MKnight82 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Offseason Happenings The #1 seed Hawks won the NBA Championship over the #2 seed Lakers. SF Jackson Baldwin won Finals MVP. Notable Retirements: Tony Parker, Luol Deng, JJ Redick, Joakim Noah, Rajon Rondo, Chandler Parsons, Emmanuel Mudiay (weird) Staff Retirements: None HOF Inductees: None Jersey Retirements: #9 Tony Parker (Spurs 2001-2020) Year 5 Budget Player Payroll - $110.56 mil Staff Payroll - $15.00 mil Arena Operations - $13.81 mil Team Operations - $40.00 mil Promotions - $7.50 mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Draft Lottery I only have one lottery pick this year, my own which is the #1 best odds. The top 5 odds are: 1. Grizzlies (25.0%) 2. Pistons (19.9%) 3. Kings (15.6%) 4. Suns via Heat (11.9%) 5. Celtics (8.8%) Who’s it going to be….. The Kings won the lottery, I landed the #2 overall pick and the Celtics jumped up for #3 overall. The Pistons fell to 4. I also have the 16th and 24th picks, as well as two second round picks, one of which is the 31st pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Staff Hirings/Firings This obviously isn’t working so its time to shake things up. I fired Head Coach David Fizdale, as well as my Assistant Coach, CFO and Assistant GM. Signed Head Coach Brad Stevens to a 4-year $6.0 mil per year deal. He has A+ OFF, A+ DEF and the Teacher badge. Signed Assistant Coach Stephen Dawkins to a 4-year $1 mil per year deal. He has B- OFF, B+ DEF and the Teacher badge. Signed Assistant GM Abraham Navarro to a 4-year $750k per year deal. He has A- Contracts, B+ Trading and the Recruiter and Wingman badges. Signed CFO Ben Richardson to a 4-year $700k per year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 *TRADE* Charlotte Hornets Receive #2 overall pick Memphis Grizzlies Receive #6 overall pick Trade down per my rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 2021 NBA Draft Draft Picks Round 1 – 6 overall Round 1 – 16 overall Round 1 – 24 overall Round 2 – 41 overall I could really use an elite Center or PF prospect from this draft. I also need to pickup another SF for my roster. I could use shooters too, as my team has a real hard time scoring. PF Boomer Hurley looks like a real stud, but I don’t know how I could afford to wait 2 years for him to come to the U.S. considering my job is on the line. Center Sylvester Gatens is massive with A+ potential, if he falls to 6 (which I doubt he will) I think he’ll definitely be my pick. #1 overall is obvious, the Kings select Superstar PG Sagana Enyeama. He’s one of the most dominant prospects I’ve ever seen. The Hornets take SF Jack Brooks #2 overall, he’s a good athlete with size. The Celtics select Center Sylvester Gatens #3 overall, crap. Woah, the 76ers have traded Center Joel Embiid to the Pistons for the #4 overall pick. The 76ers select SG Larry Bosh at 4, that’s good for me I don’t need another Guard. The Knicks select SF Matthew Bowman at 5. I’m on the clock. Here are the top players available at 7: PF Boomer Hurley DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 4 PF Boomer Hurley 6'9" 248 7'3" Australia 74 B+ INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS C D+ B- A- C+ D+ B C+ C+ Besides having an awesome name, Hurley is also a really good prospect. He has decent size and can shoot 3s. He’s also the best interior defender in the draft, a decent perimeter defender and a pretty good rebounder. He’s pretty much the ideal modern PF prospect. He has the Difficult Shots, Lob City Finisher, Pick & Roller, and Posterizer badges. As I’ve already stated though, he’s staying in Australia two more years. C Jud Stafford DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 8 C/PF Jud Stafford 7'0" 254 7'4" OSU 78 B INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS B B- B C+ D+ C- B+ C+ D+ Stafford is bigger than Hurley, and is also a better shooter and interior scorer. He’s significantly weaker defensively though, but his length should help on defense. He has the Drop-Stepper and Up & Under Specialist badges. If I were to draft him, I’d move Stafford permanently to PF. His Potential rating isn’t ideal for a top 10 prospect, but at 78 OVR he should be able to contribute right away. PF Darius Thompson DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 11 PF/C Darius Thompson 6'11" 266 7'6" Purdue 69 B+ INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS D- B- D- C+ C D+ C+ C+ C- Thompson has the longest wingspan of the three prospects and has a similar B+ Potential rating to Hurley. At 69 OVR though, he has a long way to catch up to the other two. He has a decent mid-range shot that makes you think he could develop a 3 pointer over time. He also has the Charge Card, Pick & Popper, Pick & Roller, and Rim Protector badges, which are some of the best badges for a big to have. I don’t think he’d be able to contribute right away though. I kind of have to take into consideration my current poor standing with my owner. Jud Stafford makes the most sense in that regard as he should be able to make the biggest impact right away. However, there are some risks involved with moving him to PF. One, I don’t know what his OVR will be after moving him to that position. Also, I don’t know if changing his position will hurt his development, and he already has the weakest potential rating of the 3. Still, I don’t see how I can pass him up. With the 6th pick in the NBA draft the Memphis Grizzlies select: C/PF Jud Stafford, Ohio State Stafford should start at PF for me right away. Time to sim to my next pick. PF Boomer Hurley goes #10 overall to the Spurs and PF Darius Thompson is selected 12th by the Wizards. Here are the top players available at 16: SF Lu Yi DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 13 SF Lu Yi 6'7" 246 7'0" China 65 A- INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS C C+ D+ D+ B- C- C C C Yi is pretty average at everything, he’s not really great at anything but not terrible at anything either. He has pretty good length for the position and has the highest Potential rating left in the draft. He’s not particularly athletic though and he has no badges. At 65 OVR he’s pretty raw and will need time to develop. PF Stephon Patrick DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 21 PF Stephon Patrick 6'8" 240 7'0" OSU 64 B INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS D+ B B- C- D- D+ C+ C- D Patrick is another Stretch 4 prospect, but he’s a bit undersized and not athletic at all. He’s an OK rebounder and interior defender, but again he’s undersized. He has no badges. That’s it here. Most of the other prospects in this range are SFs inferior to Yi or PGs. Yi is raw, but I don’t really see how Patrick gives me anything as a backup PF that Wendell Houston (the #5 overall pick from last year I got in a trade) gives me. This pick seems obvious to me. With the 16th pick in the NBA draft the Memphis Grizzlies select: SF Lu Yi, China Li will likely spend his first season in the G League, then join the rotation the following season. I still have another first rounder to go. Stephon Patrick gets selected #20 overall. I’m on the clock at 24. It’s getting late so I’m not going to run through all the prospects here. There isn’t much to pick from as far as shooter or athletic specimens. I think I’m going to select someone here based on their size. With the 24th pick in the NBA draft the Memphis Grizzlies select: SF Gurshan Peeler, Texas A&M I don’t have Peeler fully scouted so I can’t tell you much about him until after the draft. I can tell you he’s 6’10” 272 lbs with a 7’5” wingspan. He should be able to log backup minutes at both SF and PF. I have two second round picks as well. With the 31st pick in the NBA draft the Memphis Grizzlies select: PG Roderick Maxwell, Maryland Maxwell is the fastest player left on the board with 92 SPD, 87 ACC. He’s a 66 OVR so will need time to groom. With the 41st pick in the NBA draft the Memphis Grizzlies select: C Pavao Rancic, Croatia 7’1” 281 lb with a 7’10” wingspan Center prospect that will be stashed overseas for a year. That completes another draft. I think Stafford will help me win more games this year, and Yi should develop into a solid backup SF. I kind of took a shot in the dark on Peeler but his size will give him versatility on my bench. *Update* Changing Jud Stafford to PF actually raised him from 78 to a 79 OVR. He also has A Potential! Lu Yi’s potential rating is actually only B+, not A-. SF Gurshan Peeler is a 69 OVR with C+ potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Player/Team Options SF Jamaal Elliot (80) - $3.60 mil – He’s my starting SF. SF Carson Harrison (79) - $3.60 mil – Good defender off the bench. PG Mark Carpenter (78) - $4.93 mil – Hasn’t developed, but he’s the best option I have at PG this year. SG Wally Hayes (78) - $1.65 mil – He’s my starter at SG. Qualifying Offers C Reggie Barlow (64) - no offer – I have a ton of Centers and he hasn’t really progressed. PG Alan Clark (77) – $2.57 mil – He’s my primary backup at PG. C Edgar Henderson (75) - $2.50 mil – Decent Center prospect. SG Louis Harrison (66) – no offer – He’s nothing special. *TRADE* Indiana Pacers Receive C Cole Aldrich (79) Memphis Grizzlies Receive 2025 Pacers First Round Pick (unprotected) I dumped Aldrich for a pick cause I needed the roster spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Free Agency PG Alan Clark and C Edgar Henderson signed their tenders. I’m not signing anyone else this year. Major Contract Signings: PG Mike Conley – Pacers – 5 years, $184.31 mil (holy crap why?) SG Bradley Beal – Wizards – 5 years, $172.19 mil (way too much) C Steven Adams – Suns – 4 years, $79.49 mil PF Kevin Love – Nets – 4 years, $153.88 mil (geez) PG Frank Ntilikina – Knicks – 5 years, $148.12 mil (this FA period is crazy) SG Patrick McCaw – Celtics – 4 years, $113.15 mil (woah good for him) PG Elfrid Payton – Magic – 3 years, $81.08 mil PF Richaun Holmes – Mavericks – 4 years, $94.86 mil C Deandre Jordan – Knicks – 1 year, $27.91 mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Opening Day Roster - Year 5 Position Name OVR Age Years Remaining Current Annual Salary (mil) PG Mark Carpenter 81 23 2 $4.93 SG Wally Hayes 80 22 2 $1.65 SF Jamaal Elliot 82 26 2 $3.60 PF Jud Stafford 79 21 4 $3.60 PF Ivan Rabb 82 24 1 $5.12 PG Alan Clark 78 24 1 $2.57 PG Roderick Maxwell 68 22 2 $1.10 SG Christopher Fordham 77 25 3 $3.86 SF Carson Harrison 80 22 2 $3.09 SF Gurshan Peeler 69 21 4 $1.36 SF Lu Yi 69 20 4 $1.93 PF Noah Vonleh 79 26 1 $3.00 PF Wendell Houston 78 24 3 $4.66 C Josh George 75 23 3 $2.16 C Edgar Henderson 75 25 1 $2.50 C Pavao Rancic 59 24 1 Overseas The roster is starting to come together. I'm feeling a lot better about this upcoming season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word_is_Bond Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Following. Gotta compete this year or I think you're gone. Not sure how that roster will do. If you had two years I think that's when you'd see substantial growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Word_is_Bond said: Following. Gotta compete this year or I think you're gone. Not sure how that roster will do. If you had two years I think that's when you'd see substantial growth. You may be right. I've definitely struggled a lot more than I thought I would. Obviously skipping the first draft set me back quite a bit, but there are definitely some things I would have done differently if I had the chance. My first draft pick, PG Mark Carpenter has been a huge disappointment. He's hurt all the time and doesn't have nearly the impact I hoped he would. I should never have tried to build around a PG, my first pick should have been a Forward or Center. Carpenter's lack of development is really what has killed me the most, because I have a solid starting lineup now but no star players. He came in as a 78 OVR with A+ potential, and 3 years later he's only an 81 OVR. I also haven't been able to find a competent replacement at Center since trading Gasol away. Looking back at the draft I did last night, I wonder if I could have gotten away with taking PF Boomer Hurley. I really think he was the BPA. I didn't know PG Wendell Houston was going to progress so much in the offseason, I think I could have limped along with him as my starter the next 2 seasons. Oh well, too late now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBURGE Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 1 hour ago, MKnight82 said: You may be right. I've definitely struggled a lot more than I thought I would. Obviously skipping the first draft set me back quite a bit, but there are definitely some things I would have done differently if I had the chance. My first draft pick, PG Mark Carpenter has been a huge disappointment. He's hurt all the time and doesn't have nearly the impact I hoped he would. I should never have tried to build around a PG, my first pick should have been a Forward or Center. Carpenter's lack of development is really what has killed me the most, because I have a solid starting lineup now but no star players. He came in as a 78 OVR with A+ potential, and 3 years later he's only an 81 OVR. I also haven't been able to find a competent replacement at Center since trading Gasol away. Looking back at the draft I did last night, I wonder if I could have gotten away with taking PF Boomer Hurley. I really think he was the BPA. I didn't know PG Wendell Houston was going to progress so much in the offseason, I think I could have limped along with him as my starter the next 2 seasons. Oh well, too late now. Maybe you will be able to get him in a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word_is_Bond Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 6 hours ago, MKnight82 said: You may be right. I've definitely struggled a lot more than I thought I would. Obviously skipping the first draft set me back quite a bit, but there are definitely some things I would have done differently if I had the chance. My first draft pick, PG Mark Carpenter has been a huge disappointment. He's hurt all the time and doesn't have nearly the impact I hoped he would. I should never have tried to build around a PG, my first pick should have been a Forward or Center. Carpenter's lack of development is really what has killed me the most, because I have a solid starting lineup now but no star players. He came in as a 78 OVR with A+ potential, and 3 years later he's only an 81 OVR. I also haven't been able to find a competent replacement at Center since trading Gasol away. Looking back at the draft I did last night, I wonder if I could have gotten away with taking PF Boomer Hurley. I really think he was the BPA. I didn't know PG Wendell Houston was going to progress so much in the offseason, I think I could have limped along with him as my starter the next 2 seasons. Oh well, too late now. I agree, Boomer Hurley definitely looked like the BPA, but I doubt you would've been around once he came over to the US. I think you need immediate impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 Top 25 Players in the League - Year 5 Rank Position Name Team OVR Age 1 SF Lebron James Cavaliers 98 36 2 SG James Harden Rockets 98 32 3 SF Jackson Baldwin Hawks 97 23 4 PF Anthony Davis Pelicans 96 28 5 SF Kawhi Leonard Spurs 96 30 6 SF Kevin Durant Bulls 96 33 7 SF Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks 95 26 8 PG Russell Westbrook Thunder 95 32 9 SG Jimmy Butler Timberwolves 95 32 10 PG Stephen Curry Warriors 95 33 11 PG Freddie Staples Cavaliers 94 24 12 C Mirko Petrovic Hawks 95 23 13 C Karl-Anthony Towns Timberwolves 94 25 14 C Demarcus Cousins Pelicans 93 31 15 PG Damian Lillard Trailblazers 93 31 16 PG Kyrie Irving Timberwolves 92 29 17 PG Isaiah Thomas Cavaliers 92 32 18 PF Daniel Haston Thunder 92 25 19 SG Klay Thompson Warriors 92 31 20 PG Markelle Fultz 76ers 91 23 21 C Rudy Gobert Jazz 91 29 22 PG Sagana Enyeama Kings 91 22 23 C Nikola Jokic Nuggets 91 26 24 SF Gordon Hayward Celtics 91 31 25 PG Lonzo Ball Lakers 91 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 *Major Injury* First week of the season PF Wendell Houston dislocated his left patella and is out for the season. This is the same injury PG Mark Carpenter experienced his rookie year, so its possible this injury lasts into next season. Bummer. Top 10 Prospects According to Draft Express - Year 5 DE Rank Position Name Age Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 1 SF Rob Wise 20 6'9" 214 6'9" Wash St 81 A+ 2 SF Al Childress 23 6'9" 216 6'11" Indiana 80 B+ 3 SF Junior Stewart 20 6'7" 236 6'11" Auburn 75 A 4 PG Grant Wingate 20 6'3" 199 6'5" Stanford 80 B 5 SF Julian McCaw 23 6'9" 244 7'3" Stanford 78 B+ 6 SG Terry Nash 20 6'6" 202 6'10" Northwestern 79 B 7 SF Marcus Flory 22 6'5" 218 6'8" Virginia Tech 76 A 8 PG Brevin Buford 22 6'1" 163 6'5" Virginia 72 B- 9 SF Chester McCloud 21 6'7" 229 6'7" South Carolina 69 B+ 10 PG Gary McCormick 22 6'0" 178 6'6" Iowa St 65 B- This is probably the weakest class I've had yet. The top 10 is stacked with mediocre SFs, which I don't really need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans0021 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Jackson Baldwin. Good lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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