MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Opening Day Roster - Year 8 Position Name OVR Potential Age Years Remaining Badges Current Annual Salary (mil) PG Alec Vernie 84 A 25 1 16 $19.85 SG Antonio Madison 80 A- 25 1 12 $7.76 SF Samuel Rose 77 B+ 19 3 2 $10.70 PF Tom Arthur 82 A 20 3 3 $6.51 C Magnus Sundin 85 A 20 4 8 $2.65 PG/SG Donte Elliot 82 A- 27 4 7 $17.86 PG Max Campbell 75 B+ 24 1 4 $4.12 PG Vic Bayless 73 A- 19 1 2 $5.12 SG/SF Don Walton 75 B+ 21 4 3 $3.09 SF Patric Baker 75 B 22 3 1 $4.94 SF Simon Eriksson 72 A- 22 4 0 $2.97 PF Omer Kerimoglu 76 B+ 25 1 2 $9.24 C Willard Forbes 81 A- 27 3 9 $18.56 C Bert Marion 77 B+ 29 1 7 $5.50 C Victor Gill 76 B+ 22 1 7 $3.97 EuroStash Players None Ok so we've got some big changes this year. First off, Magnus Sundin has arrived, he's the new starting Center for the Detroit Pistons. He's done some growing up overseas. Not only is he my highest OVR player, but he's got some solid skills to match. For reference he was drafted like this: DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential 9 C Magnus Sundin 7'0" 270 7'4" Sweden 75^2 A INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS B B- C- B+ D- D D+ C A Now he looks like this: DE Rank Position Name Height Weight Wingspan School OVR Potential C Mangus Sundin 7'0" 270 7'4" Sweden 85 A INS MID 3PT INS D PER D PLMK REB IQ PHYS A A+ B- A+ D C- B+ B+ B+ Quite the development. To go along with this he has 73 SPD, 64 ACC, 94 STR, 73 VERT, which are all solid for his size. Then are his badges. He now has: Backdown Punisher (Silver), Off Ball Pest (Gold), Brick Wall (Silver), Moving Truck (Silver), Post Move Lockdown (Silver), Tireless Defender (Silver), Trapper (Silver), Lightning Reflexes (Bronze). He's a really good player. Then I moved Vernie from SG to PG. I kind of always thought he would end up at PG and I think its time. Pushing Elliot to the bench brings SG Madison into the starting lineup, which gives my starters another long range shooter. I'm going to trade Forbes, I need to get his contract off of my books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 *TRADE* Pelicans Receive C Willard Forbes (81) 2030 2nd Round Pick Pistons Receive C Chris Boucher (78) 2032 Pelicans 1st Round Pick (unprotected) So the Pelicans were 3rd in the West last year, so this probably doesn't project to be a high pick but its two years in the future so you never know. Besides this is more about ridding me of Forbes' salary. Boucher is expiring, I will probably just cut him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Player Mentors C M Sundin mentored by C B Marion - Backdown Punisher, Moving Truck, Post Move Lockdown SF S Rose mentored by C M Sundin - Off Ball Pest SG A Madison mentored by PG A Vernie - Catch & Shoot, Deadeye, Giant Slayer PF T Arthur mentored by PG M Campbell - Chase Down Artist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) Top 10 Prospects According to Draft Express - Year 8 DE Rank Position Name Age Height Weight Wingspan School Badges OVR Potential 1 SG/PG Donnell Terrell 20 6'5" 212 6'10" Washington St 4 81 A+ 2 SF Daniel Posey 21 6'8" 248 6'11" Nebraska 2 78 A 3 SF/PF Dion Randle 18 6'9" 240 7'0" Northern Iowa 2 75 A+ 4 SF Lionel Brewer 17 6'9" 222 6'9" High School 1 77 A- 5 PG Clarence O'Connor 22 6'1" 187 6'2" Temple 0 72 A+ 6 SF Wil Snow 19 6'9" 219 7'1" Loyola 1 75 A 7 SG Lawrence Calloway 19 6'4" 214 6'7" Creighton 3 76 A- 8 SG Brevin Adrien 19 6'5" 218 6'7" Fresno St 5 71 A+ 9 PG Connor Bass 22 6'2" 171 6'6" Kansas 5 73 A- 10 PG Darnell Reed 19 6'4" 196 6'9" Texas A&M 1 75 B+ Edited March 27, 2021 by MKnight82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 All Star Participants - Year 8 Team Trae Team Deandre Starters Starters Player Position Team Player Position Team Luka Doncic PG Mavericks Donovan Mitchell SG Hawks Trae Young PG Hawks Jayson Tatum SF Celtics Ja Morant PG Grizzlies Bryan Solomon C Heat James Wiseman C Warriors Jamal Towns C Cavaliers Nikola Jokic C Rockets Deandre Ayton C Suns Reserves Reserves John Collins PF Hawks Giannis Antetokounmpo SF Bucks Bam Adebayo C Heat Noah Hampton SG Spurs Jaren Jackson Jr PF Kings Cassius Winston PG Jazz Brandon Ingram SF Pelicans RJ Barrett SF Knicks Onyeka Okongwu C Hawks Alec Vernie SG Pistons Collin Sexton PG Cavaliers Ken O'Connor SG Thunder Precious Achiuwa C Pacers Malik Pollard PG Bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 TRADE DEADLINE UPDATE I'm currently 32-22, which is 3rd in the East and 6 games out of first place. Only 6 games ahead of the 9 seed though so its a tight race. Kerimoglu is expiring, and I don't think I will be able to afford to retain him, but I need him for depth for the playoffs so I'm going to hang on to him. No trades at the deadline this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 MAJOR INJURY Starting PG Alec Vernie has a broken left thigh (how do you even do that?) and is out 6-8 weeks. I only have 5 weeks left in the regular season so he could miss significant time in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 the top few players of that draft class are amazing. Terrell will probably be a top 5 player in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 End of the Season – Year 8 Final Record 46-36, 4th place in East, and 10 games out of first place. So I had the #2 seed last year but I actually won 3 more games. That's with Vernie getting injured too so not bad. Season Stats Season Stats - Year 8 Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game SG Alec Vernie 23.8 C Magnus Sundin 10.6 PF Tom Arthur 4.8 SF Samuel Rose 1.4 PF Tom Arthur 2.0 C Magnus Sundin 20.2 PF Tom Arthur 8.6 PG Alec Vernie 3.6 PG Donte Elliot 1.3 C Magnus Sundin 1.8 SG Antonio Madison 17.5 SF Samuel Rose 5.3 PG Donte Elliot 3.1 PF Tom Arthur 1.2 PF Omer Kerimoglu 0.6 Vernie's scoring was down but that's because of injury. I don't think I've had another player average over 20 points since drafting Vernie so Sundin was a big boost, Madison's scoring was up too. Sundin didn't have as many rebounds as Forbes but he had significantly more blocks. Arthur's rebounds and blocks were up too. My team was 9th in points scored per game, but #1 in the NBA in points allowed! Best defense in the league. Final Standings End of the Season Standings - Year 8 West East Seed Team Record Seed Team Record 1 Grizzlies 51-31 1 Celtics 56-26 2 Mavericks 50-32 2 Nets 51-31 3 Rockets 50-32 3 Heat 46-26 4 Clippers 49-33 4 Pistons 46-36 5 Pelicans 48-34 5 Pacers 45-37 6 Lakers 44-38 6 Hawks 44-38 7 Suns 43-39 7 Hornets 42-40 8 Nuggets 42-40 8 Bulls 41-41 9 Warriors 41-41 9 76ers 40-42 10 Thunder 39-43 10 Cavaliers 38-44 11 Kings 36-46 11 Knicks 37-45 12 Trailblazers 33-49 12 Bucks 37-45 13 Spurs 32-50 13 Wizards 36-46 14 Jazz 32-50 14 Raptors 31-51 15 Timberwolves 25-57 15 Magic 25-57 *Indicates I have their first round pick Award Winners MVP – C Jamal Towns, Cavaliers (2021 #1 pick) ROTY – C Magnus Sundin, Pistons 6th Man of the Year – C Eugene McCaw, Heat (2027 #1 pick) Defensive POTY – Onyeka Okongwu, Hawks Most Improved Player – SF Ron Simms, Jazz (2026 #10 pick) Coach of the Year – Brad Stevens 1st Team All NBA G – Trae Young, Hawks G – Luka Doncic, Nuggets F – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks F – Jayson Tatum, Celtics C – Jamal Towns, Cavaliers (#1 pick in 2021) 2nd Team All NBA G – Noah Hampton, Spurs (#21 pick in 2022) G – Nico Mannion, Grizzlies F – Jaren Jackson Jr, Kings F – John Collins, Mavericks C – Deandre Ayton, Suns 3rd Team All NBA G – Cassius Winston, Jazz G – Ja Morant, Warriors F – Brandon Ingram, Nuggets F – Kenny Reece, Wizards (#16 pick in 2022) C – Bryan Solomon, Heat (#1 pick in 2024) All Rookie 1st Team C – Magnus Sundin, Pistons (#23 in 2025) C – Eugene McCaw, Heat (#1) G – Davor Nevsky, Cavaliers (#14 in 2026) F – Mirko Popovic, Trailblazers (#6 in 2026) G – Justin Hammonds, Lakers (#7) All Rookie 2nd Team C – Luke Keefe, Jazz (#9) G – Roberto Batista, Knicks (#18) F – Jemerrio Meier, Clippers (#36 in 2026) G – Don Walton, Pistons (#20) F – Clarence Houston, Hornets (#13) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Playoff Bracket - Year 8 West East 1 Grizzlies Celtics 1 8 Nuggets Bulls 8 4 Clippers Pistons 4 5 Pelicans Pacers 5 3 Rockets Heat 3 6 Lakers Hawks 6 2 Mavericks Nets 2 7 Suns Hornets 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Alec Vernie is still out another 1-2 weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MKnight82 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Round 1 Eastern Conference Playoffs - Game 1 Eastern Conference Matchup Pistons VS. Pacers Position Player Name OVR Position Player Name OVR PG Donte Elliot 82 PG Marcel Perben 81 SG Antonio Madison 81 SG Radoslav Bilic 85 SF Samuel Rose 78 SF Vic Cartwright 79 PF Tom Arthur 83 PF Aleksej Pokusevski 81 C Magnus Sundin 85 C Precious Achiuwa 85 Final Score 146-138 Pacers win. Players Stats 3 Most Impactful Players From Each Team Pacers Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals SF Vic Cartwright 40 2 2 0 0 12-22 PG Radoslav Bilic 34 6 2 2 0 14-30 C Precious Achiuwa 32 32 8 2 2 14-16 Pistons Position Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals PF Tom Arthur 34 6 0 0 2 16-24 SG Antonio Madison 32 6 16 0 0 10-22 C Magnus Sundin 20 14 6 0 4 10-22 Team Stats Team Game Statistics Stat Pacers Pistons Points 146 138 Field Goal % 42% 58% 3 Point % 46% 36% Free Throws 30/32 14/20 Fast Break Pts 30 54 Points in Paint 72 100 Bench Points 30 34 Assists 30 44 O Rebounds 24 4 D Rebounds 44 50 Steals 6 0 Blocks 2 10 Summary This was a 1 point game until the end when I had to start fouling to extend the game. There are a lot of backstories to this matchup. First, my starting PG Donte Elliot was drafted by the Pacers but they traded him to me later on after they drafted PG Radoslav Bilic. Not only is Radoslav Bilic really good but he has a ridiculous moustache. Radoslav definitely got the best of Elliot in this battle of the ex teammates matchup. Then there's C Precious Achiuwa, who I groomed into a starting caliber Center but didn't want to extend. The Pacers signed him and he completely destroyed me in this game. That is not a typo he had 32 point and 32 rebounds, plus 8 assists. This was a very hard first matchup for rookie Center Magnus Sundin. He was solid but didn't make a huge impact. He's bigger than Precious but let him dominate him on the boards. I need him to step up if I'm going to win this series. PF Tom Arthur had a good game scoring 34 points but his 6 rebounds were underwhelming. He's faster than their PF so I was able to drive past him a bunch for easy dunks. SG Madison ran most of the first team offense with Vernie out. He had a solid 32 points and 16 assists, plus hit 8 three pointers. No one else on my team made a 3 pointer..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Round 1 Eastern Conference Playoffs - Game 2 This game was simmed as I only play the odd numbered games. The Pistons won 113-106 and evened the series 1-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 PG Alec Vernie is back for Game 3! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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