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

[theJ]

Stacey Cheaney, the 93 OVR PG that's played his whole career with the Rockets, made it through FA without an offer.  Must be a lot of teams in cap hell.

A few other top rated guys didn't get an offer until day 12 (out of 13).

[theJ]

Final FA tally

• Signed Dale Burke to a 5 year, 130M deal with no trade clause
• Signed Marty McGuire to a 5 year, 133M deal with a no trade clause

After FA is over

• Signed Jake Tate to a 1 year, 3.20M deal

The tater is back.

[theJ]

Training camps

I have a ton of points to use still, but in the interest of not abusing it, i'm still only working on my pet project Oliver Gatling.  The 7'6" monster.

• Sent Oliver Gatling to Big Man Defense - +4 Def Awareness, Block, Low Post D (now 60, 68, 65)

He's now a 61 OVR.

 

Side note: i actually played a game last season.  He came in and got 2 blocks where he didn't even need to put his arms up.  It's hilarious how large he is.

[theJ]

Someone explain how this happened.  Stacey Cheaney signed with the Bulls on a 66.28M deal, 3 years.  Puts the Bulls 5.57M over the cap.  Since he wasn't a bird signing, they shouldn't have been able to do that deal, right?  The MLE would have allowed them to go about 3-4M over the cap for him.

@MKnight82 ???

[theJ]

Opening Roster.  McGuire's and Burke's potential suddenly dropped to nothing, so they'll definitely be declining following the season.  Based on other top player curves though, they should both still be very good (at least mid-80's, if not better) toward the end of their deals.  Kevin Durant is 34 and still 94 OVR.  LeBron is 37 and 85 OVR.  So we'll see.

2022-23 Roster

Ratings

Spot

Position

Name

Age

OVR

Potential

Yearly Salary

Years Left

MPG

IN

OUT

PER D

PST D

HNDL

REB

IQ

ATH

1

PG | SG

Marty McGuire

29

96

-

23.13

5

33

B

A+

A+

C-

A+

C-

A

A

2

SG | PG

Vin Hill

26

83

B+

11.82

3+1P

31

C+

A-

A

B-

B-

D+

B+

A-

3

SF

Dale Burke

30

96

-

22.61

5

33

A-

A+

A+

B-

B

B-

A-

A

4

PF | SF

Gerald Gatson

23

87

A+

4.77

1

33

A-

B

B-

B+

C+

A

B

B+

5

PF | C

William Goodman

22

85

A+

1.66

1+1T

32

B+

D+

B-

A-

C

A-

B

A-

6

SG | SF

Bernard Hughes

22

78

B+

3.51

1+2T

21

C+

B+

B

C

B

D+

B-

A

7

PF

Scot Sheridan

27

73

B+

6

3

21

B

D

D+

C+

C-

B+

C+

B-

8

PG | SG

Jake Tate

28

69

B-

3.2

1

10

C

C+

B

D-

B+

D

C+

B+

9

PF | SF

Warren Conley

25

67

B-

1.28

1+1T

8

C+

F

D+

C+

D+

B

C

C

10

C

Oliver Gatling

25

61

B

1.45

1

6

C+

F

F

C+

D-

B+

C

D+

11

SG | SF

Alex Peeler

23

60

C+

1.43

2+2T

6

D+

C

C+

F

C

D

C-

B-

12

SG

Ernest Dean

22

59

C+

1.18

1+1T

6

C-

B-

C+

D

C

D-

C-

B-

RES

C | PF

Hakeem Okocha

20

56

D+

1.17

2+2T

0

C-

F

F

C

D-

B-

D+

C-

RES

SG

Reggie Gaines

23

58

C-

3.14

1+2T

0

D+

C-

D

F

C-

D-

D

C+

RES

Edited August 13, 2020 by theJ
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[theJ]

Harry Byrd makes it on the Top 25 list for the first time.  Filling up with created players (as a reminder, they're the ones highlighted in color).

2022-23 Season Top 25 Players
Rank	Name	Position	Team	OVR
1	Anthony Davis	C	Hornets	97
2	Ricky Rubio	PG	Timberwolves	97
3	Bradley Beal	SG	Clippers	96
4	Dale Person	PG	Knicks	96
5	Dale Burke	SF	Magic	96
6	Marty McGuire	PG	Magic	96
7	Dwayne Coleman	PF	Pistons	96
8	John Wall	PG	Wizards	95
9	Franklin Lowry	PG	Celtics	94
10	Dion Waiters	SG	Heat	94
11	Elden Samuel	PF	Hornets	94
12	Kyrie Irving	PG	Pistons	94
13	Kevin Durant	SF	Trail Blazers	94
14	Wendell Delk	SG	Bucks	93
15	Derrick Favors	PF	Jazz	93
16	Dimitris Giannou	PG	Knicks	93
17	Ernesto Balestrieri	SG	Knicks	93
18	Harry Byrd	SF	Pacers	93
19	Stacey Cheaney	PG	Bulls	93
20	Caron Hanson	C	Rockets	93
21	Derrick Williams	PF	Timberwolves	93
22	Derrick Rose	PG	Bobcats	92
23	Chester Hall	SF	Grizzlies	92
24	Enes Kanter	C	Rockets	92
25	Damon Lillard	PG	Spurs	92

[theJ]

There's a 7'0" SF | SG in this draft who may or may not be my next pet project.  That's unique size for that position lol.

Dee Boyd.  He will be mine.

[MKnight82]

1 hour ago, theJ said:

Someone explain how this happened.  Stacey Cheaney signed with the Bulls on a 66.28M deal, 3 years.  Puts the Bulls 5.57M over the cap.  Since he wasn't a bird signing, they shouldn't have been able to do that deal, right?  The MLE would have allowed them to go about 3-4M over the cap for him.

@MKnight82 ???

IRL they would probably do a sign and trade situation.  In the game it sounds like a glitch.

[THE DUKE]

10 hours ago, theJ said:

There's a 7'0" SF | SG in this draft who may or may not be my next pet project.  That's unique size for that position lol.

Dee Boyd.  He will be mine.

Now you have to troll the draft for more freaks so you can have an all 7 foot plus lineup for the back part of your roster, except find the shortest PG you possibly can to pair with the other 4.

Edited August 13, 2020 by THE DUKE

[theJ]

8 hours ago, MKnight82 said:

IRL they would probably do a sign and trade situation.  In the game it sounds like a glitch.

Rule breakers!

[theJ]

9 minutes ago, THE DUKE said:

Now you have to troll the draft for more freaks so you can have an all 7 foot plus lineup for the back part of your roster, except find the shortest PG you possibly can to pair with the other 4.

I've had my eye out for a 5'7" PG, but haven't seen one yet.  Some day.

[THE DUKE]

Just now, theJ said:

I've had my eye out for a 5'7" PG, but haven't seen one yet.  Some day.

Muggsy Bouges was 5'3", cmon NBA2K, we want realism!!!

[theJ]

2 minutes ago, THE DUKE said:

Muggsy Bouges was 5'3", cmon NBA2K, we want realism!!!

Shortest i've seen so far is 5'10", which is the limit when you create players.  But i figured i could find shorter, because 7'2" is the tallest you can create and i've found 7'6" guys.

I don't always remember to look though, so it may be out there and i've just missed it.

[theJ]

A few pages back i mentioned that i'm going to embrace cap hell.  I've kept this table for a few seasons now to try to track future cap more easily.  I thought i'd share it.

Red indicates a no trade clause
Blue is a team option
Green is a player option
Yellow is an "assumed" contract - one i'm projecting.

You can see that i'm going to be bumping pretty close to the hard cap.  The real problems are going to start in about 3-4 seasons, when the current backups age out of being usable, and i need to find new ones but can't pay them.

Salary Cap		81.88	84.75	87.71	90.78	93.96	97.25
Cap Room		-4.62	-39.08	-39.32	-29.43	-12.27	48.54
Hard Cap		126.95	131.39	135.99	140.75	145.68	150.78
Hard Cap Room		40.46	7.57	8.96	20.54	39.45	102.06
TOTAL Contracts		86.50	123.83	127.03	120.21	106.23	48.71
		Current	Future	Future	Future	Future	Future
Player Name	Year Left	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Marty McGuire	5	23.13	24.86	26.60	28.33	30.07
Dale Burke	5	22.61	24.31	26.00	27.70	29.39
Alex Peeler	4	1.43	1.49	1.55	2.56
Hakeem Okocha	4	1.17	1.22	1.27	2.3
Vin Hill	4	11.82	12.65	13.48	14.30
Scot Sheridan	3	6	6.39	6.79
Bernard Hughes	3	3.51	3.67	4.65
Reggie Gaines	3	3.14	3.28	3.42	RFA
William Goodman	2	1.81	20.32	21.20	22.07	22.95	23.82
Ernest Dean	2	1.18	2.13	RFA
Warren Conley	2	1.28	2.31
Jake Tate	1	3.2
Gerald Gatson	1	4.77	21.20	22.07	22.95	23.82	24.89
Oliver Gatling	1	1.45

Edited August 13, 2020 by theJ
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[MKnight82]

13 hours ago, theJ said:

Harry Byrd makes it on the Top 25 list for the first time.  Filling up with created players (as a reminder, they're the ones highlighted in color).

 

2022-23 Season Top 25 Players
Rank	Name	Position	Team	OVR
1	Anthony Davis	C	Hornets	97
2	Ricky Rubio	PG	Timberwolves	97
3	Bradley Beal	SG	Clippers	96
4	Dale Person	PG	Knicks	96
5	Dale Burke	SF	Magic	96
6	Marty McGuire	PG	Magic	96
7	Dwayne Coleman	PF	Pistons	96
8	John Wall	PG	Wizards	95
9	Franklin Lowry	PG	Celtics	94
10	Dion Waiters	SG	Heat	94
11	Elden Samuel	PF	Hornets	94
12	Kyrie Irving	PG	Pistons	94
13	Kevin Durant	SF	Trail Blazers	94
14	Wendell Delk	SG	Bucks	93
15	Derrick Favors	PF	Jazz	93
16	Dimitris Giannou	PG	Knicks	93
17	Ernesto Balestrieri	SG	Knicks	93
18	Harry Byrd	SF	Pacers	93
19	Stacey Cheaney	PG	Bulls	93
20	Caron Hanson	C	Rockets	93
21	Derrick Williams	PF	Timberwolves	93
22	Derrick Rose	PG	Bobcats	92
23	Chester Hall	SF	Grizzlies	92
24	Enes Kanter	C	Rockets	92
25	Damon Lillard	PG	Spurs	92

The talent level of the league actually looks pretty good.