🏀 theJ's Magic Association Rebuild (NBA 2k13)

[theJ]

Player progression.  Roster is looking real solid now.  I'm a little surprised that Jordan Crawford regressed already, but he should still be solid next year.

2015-16 Off-season Player Progression
Position	Name	New OVR	Improvement	Prv OVR
SF	Dale Burke	90	3	87
PG	Marty McGuire	90	4	86
PF	Chad Elliott	81	1	80
PG	Eric Bledsoe	80	3	77
SG	Tracy King	80	3	77
SG	Jordan Crawford	76	-1	77
C	Spencer Hawes	74	0	74
PF	Carlos Boozer	73	-2	75
SG	Carlos Gomez	66	2	64
C	Leonard Gray	64	3	61
PF	Robin Cartwright	62	2	60
SG	Nick Young	63	-3	66
C	Coby Landry	59	2	57
PF	Travis Rowe	56	3	53
C	Arnold Kramer	49	3	46

 

EDIT: BTW, Burke, McGuire and Elliott all gained a new Sig Skill!  Coming in the next post.

[theJ]

Player cards - note the new sig skills for Burke, Marty and Chad.  For the most part, their stats were fairly static from 14-15 to 15-16.  Big difference on the team appears to be better efficiency from the starters, the FA pickups, and Tracy.

Dale Burke					SF		6'9"		210 lbs
Season	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3PT%	FT%
15-16	82	34.7	19.9	6.5	2.5	1.6	1.1	0.530	0.356	0.728
14-15	73	35.3	19.6	6.5	1.9	1.8	0.8	0.503	0.284	0.702
13-14	82	32.9	14.4	6	0.9	1	0.5	0.467	0.198	0.715
Career	237	34.3	17.9	6.4	1.8	1.5	0.8	0.502	0.306	0.716
Awards	• Rookie of the Year (2014) • 1st Team All Rookie (2014) • All-Star (2016)
Signature Skills	• Acrobat - Can change his shot mid-air with little consequences • Finisher - Finishes layups and dunks through traffic

 

Marty McGuire					PG | SG		6'2"		202 lbs
Season	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3PT%	FT%
15-16	76	32.1	16	4	6.8	1.9	0.4	0.422	0.361	0.813
14-15	82	34.9	16.4	4.2	6.5	2	0.3	0.400	0.299	0.744
Career	158	33.5	16.2	4.1	6.6	2	0.3	0.409	0.330	0.778
Awards	• Rookie of the Year (2015) • 1st Team All Rookie (2015)
Signature Skills	• Dimer - Excels at hitting people in rhythm for easy shots • Alley-Ooper - Tosses the ball up for easy-to-finish alley-oops

 

Chad Elliott					PF		6'9"		244 lbs
Season	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3PT%	FT%
15-16	82	32.2	12	9.3	1.3	0.5	1.4	0.494	0.500	0.656
14-15	82	30.4	10.7	7.8	1	0.5	1	0.442	0.000	0.661
Career	164	31.3	11.4	8.6	1.2	0.5	1.2	0.468	0.125	0.659
Awards	• 1st Team All Rookie (2015)
Signature Skills	• Charge Card - Adept at winning charge calls • Posterizer - Looks to posterize his defender whenever possible

 

Tracy King					SG		6'6"		184 lbs
Season	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3PT%	FT%
15-16	76	30.2	12.1	3.6	4.3	1.1	0.6	0.463	0.345	0.688
Career	76	30.2	12.1	3.6	4.3	1.1	0.6	0.463	0.345	0.688
Awards	• 1st Team All Rookie (2016) • Rookie of the Year (2016)
Signature Skills	• Highlight Film - Always looking to perform the most spectacular dunk possible.

[theJ]

I was outside of the lottery this year (!!!) with the 17th pick.  With the big board at the bottom of this post, i felt i needed to get into the top 14 or so to find a player that might eventually turn into a decent 6/7/8 man.

So, trade!

Magic	1st Round 2016 Pick #17	Nick Young	2nd Round 2017
76ers	1st Round 2016 Pick #12

Nick was starting to get unhappy with his role, plus he was regressing, so the trade made sense.  Plus, not picking in the 2nd round is A-OK with me.

Post Season Scouting Update (Only Top Targets Listed)

Position

Name

Projection

Age

Height

WGT

OVR

POT

IN

OUT

PER D

PST D

HNDL

REB

IQ

ATH

C

Caron Hanson

Top 5

21

7'1"

237

B+

A+

C+

F-

D+

A-

F

B+

B-

B

PG

Dale Person

Top 5

21

6'2"

180

A

A+

C+

A-

A-

F+

A

F-

B-

A

PG

Leo Payne

Top 5

20

6'0"

203

A

A+

C-

C

A+

F

A

F-

B-

A

C

Jeffery Ellis

Lottery

22

6'10"

265

B+

A-

C+

F+

F+

B+

F+

B+

C-

B-

PF

Lloyd Hall

Lottery

22

6'10"

259

B+

B+

B-

D+

C

B+

D

B+

C-

B+

PG

Dimitris Giannou

Top 5

22

6'2"

200

A-

A+

C

C+

B+

F+

A

F+

C

A+

PG

Jake Morris

Top 5

19

6'1"

160

A-

B

C+

B

B+

F-

B+

F-

B-

A-

SG

Vladmir Sankovic

Lottery

21

6'4"

175

C

B-

C-

C+

C+

F

C-

F

D+

B

SG

Radu Busca

Lottery

21

6'6"

197

C

C+

C-

D+

C+

F+

C-

F+

C-

B

SF

Luka Zagorac

Lottery

22

6'6"

220

C-

B-

D+

C-

C-

F+

D

D+

D

B

SF

Al-Farouq Gatling

Lottery

19

6'8"

201

C-

B-

C-

C-

D+

F+

D

D+

D

B

PG

Peter Boyd

Lottery

20

6'1"

210

C-

C-

D+

C-

C+

F-

B+

F-

D+

C+

PF

Wilfred Bradford

Lottery

20

6'10"

239

D+

B

C

F+

F+

D

F

B-

D

C+

SG

Donny Toole

Lottery

20

6'6"

188

D+

B

D+

C+

C-

F-

C

F-

D

B-

PF

Scot Sheridan

Lottery

21

6'9"

249

D+

B-

C+

F

F+

D

F+

B-

D

C+

SF

Damon Boyd

Lottery

24

6'8"

200

C-

D+

C-

C-

D+

F+

D

D+

D+

B-

I'm targeting anyone from Peter Boyd on up.  Hanson, Ellis, and Hall would all be great.  But will probably be gone.  It'll likely be one of the guards or SF's in the middle.

[theJ]

Lastly, here are the re-signings/team options and coach moves for this offseason.  These were all pretty much no-brainers.

2015-16 Offseason Moves

Coaches

• None

Players

• Took Team Option for Marty McGuire (4.33M)
• Took Team Option for Dale Burke (5.28M)
• Took Team Option for Chad Elliott (3.5M)
• Took Team Option for Carlos Gomez (1.71M)
• Took Team Option for Leonard Gray (1.23M)
• Qualifying offer extended to Coby Landry (1.63M)
• Carlos Boozer left for FA (i had only signed him to a 1 year deal anyway).  Depending on the draft, i may bring him back.  He played well for me.

[theJ]

Draft tomorrow!

[titans0021]

7 hours ago, MKnight82 said:

Let me know the results.  

Sorry for continuing to hijack your thread @theJ. 

Can confirm this is still broken. Two rookies, both with high morale and coming off of good years, both just undecided the offseason before FA. Perfect.

[MKnight82]

7 minutes ago, titans0021 said:

Sorry for continuing to hijack your thread @theJ. 

Can confirm this is still broken. Two rookies, both with high morale and coming off of good years, both just undecided the offseason before FA. Perfect.

Ya it’s sad when Madden rolls out a better franchise mode than you.

[JBURGE]

10 hours ago, MKnight82 said:

Ya it’s sad when Madden rolls out a better franchise mode than you.

Madden sucks in terms of features, but the multiplayer online franchise blows 2k out of the water

[theJ]

Draft complete.  Knicks hit a home run.  I don't know WTF the Mavs were thinking.  Luka's projection was exactly reality.  Their scouts must suck.  Wish i could have landed Hanson or Ellis, but i didn't have the ammo to move up that far.

Also feel like i missed on Scot Sheridan.  His projection was better, but he was supposed to be way worse.  Damn.

2015-16 Draft Recap (Lottery Picks)
Draft Pick	Player	Pos.	OVR	Team	Post-Draft POT
#1	Dale Person	PG	81	Knicks	A+
#2	Vladmir Sankovic	SG	64	Celtics	C-
#3	Luka Zagorac	SF	61	Mavericks	D+
#4	Lloyd Hall	PF	74	Jazz	B-
#5	Dimitris Giannou	PG	79	Trail Blazers	B+
#6	Caron Hanson	C	75	Rockets	A+
#7	Jeffery Ellis	C	73	Raptors	B
#8	Leo Payne	PG	80	Grizzlies	C+
#9	Al-Farouq Gatling	SF	60	Bucks	D+
#10	Jake Morris	PG	77	Bobcats	B-
#11	Radu Busca	SG	62	Cavaliers	C-
#12	Peter Boyd	PG	60	Magic	C
#13	Stewart Beck	SG	58	Clippers	C-
#14	Scot Sheridan	PF	61	Thunder	B
#15	Wilfred Bradford	PF	59	Hornets	C+
#16	Damon Boyd	SF	59	Pacers	D-
#17	Donny Toole	SG	58	Hawks	B
#47	Clifton Bishop	SG	53	Magic	D+

[theJ]

Free Agency for 2015-16 season

• Signed PF/C Carlos Boozer (75 OVR) to a 1 year, 3.00M deal
• Signed C Meyers Leonard (72 OVR) to a 4 year, 33M deal

Leonard is a good get.  He's 24 years old and has A potential still.  My plan is play through this year, then trade Spencer Hawes the following offseason.  He's a great rebounder and defender, kind of opposite of Hawes who is a stretch 5 and more offensive focused.  He's the weak link on my defense.

[MKnight82]

1 minute ago, theJ said:

Free Agency for 2015-16 season

• Signed PF/C Carlos Boozer (75 OVR) to a 1 year, 3.00M deal
• Signed C Meyers Leonard (72 OVR) to a 4 year, 33M deal

Leonard is a good get.  He's 24 years old and has A potential still.  My plan is play through this year, then trade Spencer Hawes the following offseason.  He's a great rebounder and defender, kind of opposite of Hawes who is a stretch 5 and more offensive focused.  He's the weak link on my defense.

IRL Meyers Leonard is a stretch 5 that can’t play defense at all.  What are his ratings?

[theJ]

Had 130 points for training camps from last season.  Most camps are 25 points per.  Since points roll over, i decided to do two camps for Burke and McGuire, and save the rest.  I'm projecting that i don't score too many more reward points for camps next year, so i'd like to have those points available to use on Burke and McGuire again (you can only do one camp per offseason per player).

Training Camps

• Dale Burke - Perimeter Shooting (3 pts to Shot Medium, Shot 3PT, Shoot off Dribble) - Now 91 Shot Medium, 79 3PT, 83 Shoot Off Dribble, OVR increase to 91
• Marty McGuire - Perimeter Shooting - Now 96 Shot Medium, 88 Shot 3PT, 93 Shoot Off Dribble

I'm trying to make these two guys really dangerous offensively.

[theJ]

Just now, MKnight82 said:

IRL Meyers Leonard is a stretch 5 that can’t play defense at all.  What are his ratings?

I just turned it off, so i'll have to post it later.  I believe he was C+ low post O, and A Def/B+ Rebounding.  I'll confirm later.

[theJ]

While you're all waiting for me to turn the machine back on, one more note that i noticed during FA.

Chris Paul (94 OVR) hit FA after winning the 'ship with Detroit.  He signed with the Wizards, who already have John Wall (96 OVR) and Bradley Beal (91 OVR).  Both guys are strictly guards, so i don't understand WTF they're doing there.

[theJ]

@MKnight82 I had a few minutes in between meetings to update the Top 25 list and grab the requested info about Meyers Leonard.  I decided why not spend 5 minutes to add this table to the side of my roster.  Hopefully this isn't too wide for most screens.  Leonard is definitely defense first in this game.

2016-17 Opening Roster

Ratings

Spot

Position

Name

Age

OVR

Potential

Yearly Salary

Years Left

IN

OUT

PER D

PST D

HNDL

REB

IQ

ATH

1

PG

Marty McGuire

23

91

B

4.33

6

B-

A+

A+

C-

A

D+

A-

A-

2

SG

Tracy King

23

80

B-

3.86

1+2T

B-

B+

A-

C-

B-

D+

B-

A

3

SF

Dale Burke

24

91

A+

3.84

6

B+

A

A

B-

B-

B-

B+

A

4

PF

Chad Elliott

23

81

C

3.21

1+1T

C+

D-

C-

B+

D+

A

B+

B

5

C

Spencer Hawes

28

74

C-

6.13

3

B

B+

D-

C+

D+

B+

B

D

6

SG/PG

Jordan Crawford

28

77

B+

7.5

1+1P

B-

A-

B

F

B-

D-

B

B

7

PG

Eric Bledsoe

26

80

B-

8.75

3

B-

B

A

D+

A

D

B

A

8

C

Myers Leonard

24

72

A

8.85

4

C+

D-

C-

A-

D-

B

C+

B+

9

PF

Carlos Boozer

34

73

-

3

1

B+

D+

D

C

D

B+

B

C

10

SG

Carlos Gomez

25

64

D

1.57

1+1T

C+

B-

C+

D+

C+

D

C-

B+

11

C

Leonard Gray

24

64

B-

1.13

1+1T

C+

F

D-

C+

D

B

C

C-

12

PF

Robin Cartwright

24

62

B

1.73

1

C+

F

D

C

D+

B-

C

C+

RES

PG

Peter Boyd

20

60

C

1.77

2+2T

D+

D+

C+

F

B-

F

C-

B-

RES

PF

Coby Landry

23

57

C-

1.15

1

C+

F

F

C+

D+

B

D+

C-

RES

SG

Clifton Bishop

22

53

D+

0.681

1+1T

D+

C

C-

D-

C-

D-

D+

C+