MKnight82 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Round 2 Eastern Conference Playoffs – Games 1-4 I played games 1 & 3 weeks ago and don’t remember much about them. The series is tied 2-2 after four games. I won Game 1 and lost Game 3. Then the computer simmed a win and a loss in the other two games. Round 2 Eastern Conference Playoffs – Game 5 (Series Tied 2-2) Round 2 Eastern Conference Playoffs Bulls VS. Celtics Position Player Name OVR Position Player Name OVR PG Alexi Gornev 85 PG Buddy Hield 80 SG Lamar Davidson 92 SG Gordon Hayward 87 SF Al Grace 80 SF Jason Tatum 86 PF CJ Ellis Jr. 91 PF John Malkmus 88 C Carson Meeks 83 C Lauri Markkanen 89 Final Score 120-112 Bulls Win Players Stats 3 Most Impactful Players From Each Team Celtics Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals SG Buddy Hield 42 0 4 4 0 14-34 SF Gordon Hayward 18 8 0 0 0 8-20 SF Jayson Tatum 12 4 0 0 0 6-8 Bulls Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals PF CJ Ellis Jr. 56 18 2 2 2 22-32 C Colin McCarthy 18 14 2 2 0 8-18 C Carson Meeks 14 12 4 0 0 6-8 Team Stats Team Game Statistics Stat Bulls Celtics Points 120 112 Field Goal % 49% 44% 3 Point % 23% 36% Free Throws 22/28 14/16 Fast Break Pts 18 20 Points in Paint 80 40 Bench Points 34 24 Assists 20 26 O Rebounds 18 14 D Rebounds 44 36 Steals 8 10 Blocks 6 6 Summary Back to action after a long hiatus, I was a bit rusty, but pulled out the win against a tough opponent. Buddy Hield was freaking unstoppable, scoring 42 points and drawing a ton of fouls (he was 10/10 from the free throw line). He also hit 4 three pointers in the game. Their starting lineup is really tough, with their entire starting lineup being able to shoot 3s (Markkanen plays Center for them). Their starting PG Keith Cousins was the 15th pick in the 2021 draft and is a really good passer, he had 12 assists in the game. Ultimately I won this game in the paint. Once again I couldn’t hit anything from 3, so I just starting pounding them inside. Meeks had a double double, but backup Center Colin McCarthy destroyed their 2nd unit. He’s really talented as a scorer, just needs work defensively. The only success I had from deep was with Troy Daniels, who hit four 3s. CJ Ellis Jr. just destroyed the Celtics inside. The Celtics had Jayson Tatum on him early on, who did ok on him, but for some reason they left John Henson in at PF for pretty much the entire 4th quarter. I think I scored like 26 points with Ellis in the 4th quarter alone. Henson can’t keep up with Ellis Jr. at all, I just kept running right past him for easy dunk after easy dunk. Feels good to beat a good team, I’m up in the series 3-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Round 2 Eastern Conference Playoffs – Game 6 (Bulls Lead 3-2) This game was simmed, Bulls won 104-90 and win the series. Next opponent, the #8 seed Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals Bulls VS. Cavaliers Position Player Name OVR Position Player Name OVR PG Alexi Gornev 85 PG Avery Bradley 80 SG Lamar Davidson 92 SG Jimmy Butler 82 SF Al Grace 80 SF Lebron James 93 PF CJ Ellis Jr. 91 PF Kevin Love 84 C Carson Meeks 83 C Tristan Thompson 84 Final Score 134-88 Bulls Win Players Stats 3 Most Impactful Players From Each Team Cavaliers Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals SF Lebron James 34 2 2 0 0 16-42 PG Matthew Dellavedova 14 0 2 2 0 6-10 SG Jimmy Butler 12 0 2 2 0 6-20 Bulls Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals PF CJ Ellis Jr. 38 16 0 0 2 14-16 SG Lamar Davidson 24 2 4 0 2 8-20 C Carson Meeks 18 16 4 0 0 8-12 Team Stats Team Game Statistics Stat Bulls Cavaliers Points 134 88 Field Goal % 59% 36% 3 Point % 44% 44% Free Throws 16/22 8/10 Fast Break Pts 30 18 Points in Paint 76 36 Bench Points 32 22 Assists 30 16 O Rebounds 16 16 D Rebounds 50 26 Steals 6 6 Blocks 8 2 Summary Well that was a beatdown. I am a terrible matchup for this aging Cavaliers roster. They have no real size underneath, and they can’t keep up with me on the perimeter. They’re basically a roster full of undersized aging slow forwards. Ellis Jr. just ran by Love for most of the game for easy dunks, scoring on 14 of his 16 attempts. After awhile they started crashing inside to try to stop Ellis Jr., so I started hitting Davidson outside for 3 and he delivered big with EIGHT made 3s. All 24 of his points were from made 3 pointers. I also completely destroyed them in rebounding, I had 3 players with double doubles in the game, Ellis Jr, Meeks and McCarthy. Meeks really bullied Tristan Thompson inside all game as Thompson just doesn’t have the size to stand up to him. McCarthy continues to be a great scorer but struggles defensively. If this is Lebron’s last series in the NBA I’m glad I get to play him one last time. *Ellis Jr. Dunking over Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Eastern Conference Finals – Game 6 (Bulls Lead 1-0) This game was simmed, Bulls won 99-82 and lead the series 2-0. Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3 (Bulls Lead Series 2-0) Eastern Conference Finals Bulls VS. Cavaliers Position Player Name OVR Position Player Name OVR PG Alexi Gornev 85 PG Avery Bradley 80 SG Lamar Davidson 92 SG Jimmy Butler 82 SF Al Grace 80 SF Lebron James 93 PF CJ Ellis Jr. 91 PF Kevin Love 84 C Carson Meeks 83 C Tristan Thompson 84 Final Score 118-80 Bulls Win Players Stats 3 Most Impactful Players From Each Team Cavaliers Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals SF Lebron James 20 6 8 0 0 10-22 SG Jimmy Butler 16 0 0 0 0 6-20 PF Kevin Love 16 4 0 0 0 6-12 Bulls Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals PF CJ Ellis Jr. 60 8 6 0 0 22-30 C Carson Meeks 18 16 4 0 8 8-8 SG Lamar Davidson 12 8 2 2 0 4-16 Team Stats Team Game Statistics Stat Bulls Cavaliers Points 118 80 Field Goal % 48% 36% 3 Point % 22% 40% Free Throws 22/28 4/4 Fast Break Pts 4 8 Points in Paint 72 40 Bench Points 14 18 Assists 22 16 O Rebounds 20 12 D Rebounds 48 34 Steals 6 2 Blocks 14 6 Summary This was another dominating performance, the game was never close. In fact, my defense was so dominant the Cavaliers didn’t score a single point in the entire 3rd quarter. Center Carson Meeks was a man on a mission, finishing with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 8 blocks! The Cavaliers have no answer for him, he’s just too big. They have no size. CJ Ellis Jr. destroyed them again, this time for 60 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. My two bigs are eating the Cavs up. SG Lamar Davidson had a rough night shooting, but contributed four made 3s, and grabbed 8 rebounds himself. This series has been a breeze. Should be over soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Eastern Conference Finals – Game 4 (Bulls Lead 3-0) This game was simmed, Bulls won 127-98 and swept the series. Next up, the #5 seed Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 NBA FInals Opponent - Phoenix Suns Position Player OVR PG Guy James 84 SG Devin Booker 88 SF Josh Jackson 88 PF Dragan Bender 83 C Deandre Jordan 88 6 - C Ante Zizic 82 7 - SG Freddie Ingram 81 8 - PG Andrew Harrison 81 9 - C Cody Zeller 79 10 - SF Semi Ojeleye 75 11 - SG Joshua Frank 74 12 - PG Wendell Levingston 74 13 - PF Chuck Walker 73 14 - PF Mindaugas Kuzminskas 71 15 - PG Melvin Hines 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 NBA Finals – Game 1 NBA Finals Bulls VS. Phoenix Suns Position Player Name OVR Position Player Name OVR PG Alexi Gornev 85 PG Guy James 83 SG Lamar Davidson 92 SG Devin Booker 88 SF Al Grace 80 SF Josh Jackson 88 PF CJ Ellis Jr. 91 PF Dragan Bender 83 C Carson Meeks 83 C Deandre Jordan 88 Final Score 100-86 Bulls Win Players Stats 3 Most Impactful Players From Each Team Phoenix Suns Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals C Deandre Jordan 20 10 0 0 2 10-12 PG Guy James 18 2 0 0 0 6-26 SF Josh Jackson 16 4 2 0 2 6-10 Bulls Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals PF CJ Ellis Jr. 46 6 2 4 0 18-26 SG Lamar Davidson 18 0 0 0 8 6-12 C Carson Meeks 18 20 2 2 2 8-8 Team Stats Team Game Statistics Stat Bulls Suns Points 118 100 Field Goal % 52% 42% 3 Point % 37% 33% Free Throws 12/12 8/8 Fast Break Pts 14 8 Points in Paint 64 44 Bench Points 20 34 Assists 16 24 O Rebounds 10 10 D Rebounds 46 32 Steals 12 10 Blocks 4 6 Summary This was a very tight game, I didn’t pull away until the end. The Suns are a very talented team with versatile, long players that can score and play defense. Josh Jackson is bigger than I thought he would be, he looks like a PF running around at SG speed. He really smothered my guys defensively on the perimeter. Deandre Jordan was a real hassle too, remember he gave me fits before when he played for the Orlando Magic. Luckily for me the Suns made some mistakes. For one, they should have had Josh Jackson guarding Lamar Davidson, instead they had Devin Booker. I was able to get open and hit six 3 pointers with Davidson. The second mistake is the play of their PG, Guy James, who continued to lob up brick after brick even though I was smothering him defensively. He was the #4 overall pick in the 2021 draft and is a decent player, but if he had dumped it off to his talented teammates more this would have been a closer contest. Ellis Jr. dominated again with 46 points, 6 rebounds 2 assists and 4 steals. Meeks ate up the glass with 20 rebounds, winning his battle with Deandre Jordan. I was a little disappointed in how my 2nd unit performed against theirs, I need my backups to step it up in the next game. NBA Finals – Game 2 (Bulls Lead 1-0) This game was simmed, Bulls won 106-88 and lead the series 2-0. I’m going to sim another game because I want to play the deciding game in the Finals. NBA Finals – Game 3 (Bulls Lead 2-0) This game was simmed, Bulls won 100-86 and lead the series 3-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 NBA Finals – Game 4 (Bulls Lead 3-0) NBA Finals Bulls VS. Phoenix Suns Position Player Name OVR Position Player Name OVR PG Alexi Gornev 85 PG Guy James 83 SG Lamar Davidson 92 SG Devin Booker 88 SF Al Grace 80 SF Josh Jackson 88 PF CJ Ellis Jr. 91 PF Dragan Bender 83 C Carson Meeks 83 C Deandre Jordan 88 Final Score 159-147 Bulls Win (in Overtime) Players Stats 3 Most Impactful Players From Each Team Phoenix Suns Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals SG Devin Booker 52 0 6 0 0 18-42 SF Josh Jackson 18 4 4 2 0 8-24 C Deandre Jordan 16 24 2 0 4 8-10 Bulls Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals PF CJ Ellis Jr. 88 16 10 2 4 31-47 C Carson Meeks 20 18 0 0 2 10-18 C Colin McCarthy 20 8 0 2 2 10-16 Team Stats Team Game Statistics Stat Bulls Suns Points 159 147 Field Goal % 54% 45% 3 Point % 22% 35% Free Throws 28/32 16/16 Fast Break Pts 22 10 Points in Paint 106 43 Bench Points 42 34 Assists 36 40 O Rebounds 20 26 D Rebounds 46 38 Steals 8 4 Blocks 8 6 Summary WOW I can’t believe I won this game! I was down 8 points to start the 4th quarter and wasn’t hitting anything. So I decided to just drive to the rim with Ellis Jr. over and over again. I ended up coming all the way back and tying it up, but I had a late turnover and they came down and got fouled on a made layup, converted the free throw and went up 3 with 3.5 seconds left in the game. I had 1 timeout left so I used it to advance the ball to half court. I knew I was going to Ellis Jr., I got him around the center of the court, about 8 or so steps back behind the 3 point line (so way way back), I pulled the trigger and hit an “Excellent” release point on the shot. I swished through the net and sent me to Overtime! In overtime I just continued pounding with Ellis Jr. inside, both teams were tired and they couldn’t really stop him at this point. Ellis Jr. ended up with a triple double and insane 88 points in an NBA Finals clinching game. This has been a great roster for me. This might be the best defensive roster I’ve ever assembled, the team is so versatile and teams really have a tough time scoring on me. The whole band should be back next year too, as only backups SF Jonathan Pederson and SG Troy Daniels are free agents. Sorry I usually take a pic of my guys holding up the trophy but I forgot to take one because I was freaking out that I won lol. Here's a random stock photo: NBA CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Offseason Happenings The #2 seed Bulls won the NBA Championship over the #5 seed Suns. CJ Ellis Jr. won Finals MVP. Notable Retirements: Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Paul Milsap, Rudy Gay, Eric Gordon, Jrue Holiday Staff Retirements: None HOF Inductees: Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard (wait a second! He already retired after Year 4 and was already induced into the HOF! What is going on????????????) Jersey Retirements: #15 Carmelo Anthony (Nuggest 2003-2011). I wonder how Nuggets fans would feel about this? Year 7 Budget Player Payroll - $172.26 mil Staff Payroll - $15.00 mil Arena Operations - $13.95 mil Team Operations - $40.00 mil Promotions - $7.50 mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Interesting Career Stats at the End of this Season Total Points Scored in NBA History Player Points 1 Lebron James 39951 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38387 3 Karl Malone 36928 4 Kobe Bryant 33643 5 Michael Jordan 32292 6 Wilt Chamberlain 31419 7 Dirk Nowitzki 31166 8 Carmelo Anthony 31158 9 Kevin Durant 29750 10 Shaquille O'Neal 28596 *15 Russell Westbrook 26675 *17 Stephen Curry 26625 Lebron is now the leading scorer in NBA history. Durant has hit the top 10, and Westbrook and Curry have a chance of top 10 finishes as well. Most 3 Pointers Made in NBA History Player Points 1 Stephen Curry 4078 2 James Harden 3168 3 Ray Allen 2973 4 Klay Thompson 2827 5 Isaiah Thomas 2727 6 Kevin Durant 2657 7 Damian Lillard 2574 8 Reggie Miller 2560 9 Kyle Lowry 2529 10 Lebron James 2312 This stat is just littered with current players as the modern game has transformed the 3 point totals. Most Assists in NBA History Player Points 1 John Stockton 15806 2 Chris Paul 12408 3 Jason Kidd 12091 4 Lebron James 10880 5 Steve Nash 10335 6 Mark Jackson 10334 7 Magic Johnson 10141 8 Oscar Robertson 9887 9 Russell Westbrook 9171 10 Isiah Thomas 9061 *15 Kyle Lowry 7706 *17 Stephen Curry 7344 Paul and Lebron are in the top 5. Most Steals in NBA History Player Points 1 John Stockton 3265 2 Chris Paul 2904 3 Jason Kidd 2684 4 Michael Jordan 2514 5 Gary Payton 2445 6 Lebron James 2384 7 Maurice Cheeks 2310 8 Scottie Pippen 2307 9 Clyde Drexler 2207 10 Hakeem Olajuwon 2162 *13 Stephen Curry 2079 *15 Russell Westbrook 2027 Paul's got a chance to overtake Stockton here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Draft Lottery The only lottery pick I have this year is the Pistons pick, which has the 7th best odds. The top 5 odds are: 1. Heat (25.0%) 2. Pacers via Wizards (19.9%) 3. Pelicans (15.6%) 4. Rockets (11.9%) 5. Kings (8.8%) Who’s it going to be….. My pick held at 7. No one jumped into the top 3. The Pelicans held form at #3 overall, the Pacers landed #2, and the Heat won the lottery. I have the 7th, 16th, and 30th picks in this draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 I'll try to do the draft tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 2023 NBA Draft Draft Picks Round 1 – 7 overall Round 1 – 16 overall Round 1 – 30 overall Round 2 – 56 overall I have 3 open roster spots and 4 picks, so I’ve gotta either take a Euro stash or trade some of these picks away. I don’t really have any needs, so I’ll just be looking for BPA throughout. The Dallas Mavericks have traded PG Dennis Smith Jr. and SF Otto Porter to the Heat for the #1 overall pick and James Johnson. Interesting. The Mavericks select SG Guy Hood #1 overall, he’s an 83 OVR A+ potential future star player. They gave up a lot though. Wow, trade at 2 as well. The Portland Trailblazers have traded PG Damian Lillard to the Pacers for #2 overall and a 2025 Pacers first round pick. Lillard is still good but he’s 33 years old, pretty terrible trade for the Pacers IMO. The Trailblazers select PG Brian Washburn at 2, he’s only 75 OVR with B- potential per my scouting reports. Ummm ok? The Pelicans take SF Dmitri Kursov at 3, he was probably the top player on my board. He’s got a decent 3 point shot, is a good perimeter defender and has A+ potential. Why didn’t the Trailblazers take him? Another trade at 4 wow. The Timberwolves have traded PG Isaiah Thomas and SG Lance Stephenson to the Rockets for #4 overall and SG Carlton Hunter (2022 #4 overall pick). Errrr, the Rockets essentially just traded two #4 overall picks for two aging guards. Timberwolves select PF Rudolph Peeler, 69 OVR with A Potential. Great trade and pick overall for them. Another trade at 5! Clippers have traded SF Ramon Aguilar (#6 pick in 2022) and SF Danilo Gallinari to the Kings for #5 overall and #33 overall. The Clippers then take PG Rod Cunningham at 5, he’s 72 OVR with B- potential. Decemt trade for the Kings IMO. 6th pick is SF Otis Stafford to the Trailblazers. I’m on the clock at 7. These are the top players available at 7: PG Steven Adkins DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 3 PG Steven Adkins 6'2" 192 6'9" Nebraska 72 B INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS C+ B+ B- D C+ B- C- C- A- Adkins is a solid prospect. He’s a decent shooter and perimeter defender, and his 83 SPD 83 ACC and 92 Vertical are all pretty highly rated. He has the Acrobat, Ankle Breaker, One Man Fast Break, Posterizer, and Relentless Finisher badges. My only issue is that I already have 3 PGs already on the roster. But, all of them are about to become free agents in a year. So he would definitely see no playing time this year at all, but could be a decent long term play as a future backup PG. He doesn’t have ideal Potential Rating for a top 10 prospect though. SF Felipe Alvarado DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 4 SF/SG Felipe Alvarado 6'8" 224 6'11" Puerto Rico 74 B- INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS C+ A- C+ C- C C+ C C+ B- Alvarado is a decent shooter already but will need to progress some on his 3 point shot. He’s a pretty decent all around prospect with no real weaknesses. His 83 SPD 68 ACC, 89 Lateral Quickness is neither special or terrible. He’s pretty solid across the board, and I’m probably not going to retain my back up SF (Pederson) in free agency. I just took Randle last year though who’s another SF. He has the Corner Specialist, Pick & Popper, and Pick & Roller badges. He could possibly play some 2 guard for me if he developed his shot more. C Coby Meekins DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 12 C Coby Meekins 6'11" 232 7'3" Missouri 73 A INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS C D- F D+ D+ C C- D+ A- Meekins has the best potential rating left in the draft, and is also the best Rebounder in the draft. The one thing my team lacks is an elite rebounder, I’ve somehow never landed one. He’s a decent interior defender and has the Rim Protector badge, which means he should develop into an excellent defender/rebounding Center (which is exactly what I use my Center primary for). My issue is I already have Meeks on a contract extension and McCarthy with 3 years left on his rookie contract. I don’t see how Meekins ever sees the court. Tough decision here, but I think its between Adkins and Alvarado, I just don’t see how Meekins ever plays. Adkins is the long term play and would give me a cheap backup PG next year. Alvarado could potentially contribute this year, but I’d be bailing on Randle as a prospect. Ultimately though, I like my current PGs more than Randle, and maybe I could retain two of them next year. With the 7th pick in the NBA draft the Chicago Bulls select: SF Felipe Alvarado, Puerto Rico He can play a backup role at the 2 & 3 spots. I need to develop his shooting. I’m not on the clock again until 16, time to sim. PG Steven Adkins goes immediately to the Timberwolves at 8. C Coby Meekins goes 10th to the Jazz, dang. These are the top players available at 16: PG Alen Vugrinec DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 20 PG Alen Vugrinec 5'11" 161 6'4" Lithuania 64 B INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS D D+ D- F D+ B D- C C He’s a pass first, pass only PG as he doesn’t appear to be a shooter or slasher. He’s also not a good perimeter defender. He does have 93 SPD, 88 ACC and 75 Lateral Quickness and the Break Starter and Flashy Passer badges. Very raw prospect. C Richie Barry DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 21 C Richie Barry 7'0" 270 7'3" Fresno St 70 B+ INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS C- D- F C+ D- D- B+ D C Most of the top rated players on the board are a bunch of mediocre SF prospects. Barry is another defensive/rebounding Center prospect with pretty decent athleticism. He also has the Acrobat, Bruiser, Drop Stepper, and Rim Protector badges which is pretty awesome for a prospect this late in the draft. I have the same concern with him though, he’d only ever see the court due to injury. SG Arnold Schroeder DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 26 SG Arnold Schroeder 6'2" 198 6'4" Germany 65 B INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS D+ B+ A D- D- D+ D D+ D Schroder is a Euro-stash that will be staying overseas for 3 more years. He’s pretty short for a 2 guard and is pretty weak athletically with only 53 SPD, 71 ACC and 61 Lateral Quickness. He is however by far the best shooter left in the draft, and has the Limitless Range badge. Barry feels like the best player here, but the other two fill possible long term needs. Honestly Vugrinec feels like a real reach so he’s out. Its between Barry and Schroeder. Ultimately I think Schroeder’s weak athleticism makes him the inferior prospect. With the 16th pick in the NBA draft the Chicago Bulls select: C Richie Barry, Fresno State He’s an serious luxury pick but I don’t have any needs. He was the best prospect on the board IMO. I don’t pick again till 30. Vugrinec goes 22nd to the 76ers, and Schroeder follows suit at 23 to the Magic. There’s no one here at 30 really worth taking, I’m going to explore trade options. *TRADE* Orlando Magic Receive #30 overall #56 overall Chicago Bulls Receive SG Arnold Schroeder (64) I guess the Magic didn’t like what they saw? They offered me Schroeder for my remaining two picks. I’ll be happy to stash him away for 3 years. And so concludes another draft. I got two solid backups and a eurostash. Alvarado might see time right away with my 2nd unit. UPDATE Wow, Barry actually has A+ potential. I’m getting stacked at Center. Alvarado has B+ potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Player/Team Options PF CJ Ellis Jr. (91) – $8.40 mil – He’s one of the best players in the NBA already. PG Alexi Gornev (85) - $4.51 mil – He’s a solid starter. He’s worth it on this cheap contract. SF Al Grace (80) - $3.87 mil – Another solid starter who just helped me win a title. Good defender. PG/SG Tim Morrison (77) - $4.84 mil – Decent backup PG. PF Ed Hansen (77) - $3.39 mil – solid interior defender off the bench. PG Quinn Hood (77) - $3.85 mil – doesn’t really play but injury insurance. PF Donnie Carlisle (74) - $4.19 mil – coming off major injury but talented. Qualifying Offers SF Jonathon Pederson (75) – no offer – Although Pederson is a good shooter he’s limited athletically and hasn’t contributed much to me in the games I play. Rookie SF Alvarado will be taking his spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Free Agency I only have one roster spot and really no minutes to give out, so I’m looking for a raw long term prospect to fill the 15th spot. Signed C/PF Josh Reeves to a 3-years $3.05 mil deal. He’s a rookie UDFA, but has A potential. I can develop him for a few years then flip him for a pick. Major Contract Signings: PG Leo Smith – 76ers – 4 years, $127.96 mil SG James Harden – Rockets – 5 years, $228.32 (WOAH) SF Lebron James – Cavaliers – 1 year, $34.65 mil (interesting he’s stuck with the Cavs all this time) SF Odell Shepard – Cavaliers – 5 years, $142.34 mil C Myles Turner – Hornets – 5 years, $167.83 mil SG Zach LaVine – Hawks – 4 years, $124.89 mil SF Jaylen Brown – Pacers – 3 years, $60.67 mil SG James Young – Timberwolves – 3 years, $55.14 mil C Jarrett Allen – Nets – 3 years, $57.55 mil C Deandre Jordan – Celtics – 3 years, $96.24 mil (he has been a mercenary bouncing around) PF Kristaps Porzingis – Raptors – 4 years, $122.58 mil C Mirko Petrovic – Thunder – 4 years, $110.04 mil SG Archie Goodwin – Pelicans – 3 years, $76.38 mil SF Kawhi Leonard – Pistons – 3 years, $60.68 mil C Ivaca Zubac – Wizards – 3 years, $54.08 mil PG Russell Westbrook – Thunder – 4 years, $166.37 mil C Clint Capela – Grizzlies – 4 years, $113.24 mil SF Gordon Hayward – Raptors – 4 years, $99.10 mil PF Kevon Looney – Raptors – 4 years, $132.59 mil (how much cap space did they have?) PF Lauri Markkanen – Celtics – 4 years, $101.84 mil (paring Markkanen with Jordan is pretty sick) PG John Wall – Wizards – 4 years, $107.54 mil PF Markieff Morris – Timberwolves – 3 years, $53.88 mil C Andre Drummond – Thunder – 5 years, $210.85 mil C Malik Flowers – Kings – 1 year, $18.94 mil (good for him) WOW. I only ever type up $50+ mil deals (and sometimes former players of mine) but I have never seen that many major deals in one offseason. Some major money was handed out this offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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