MKnight82 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Player/Team Options PF Blake Griffin (81) – $38.96 mil – I was hoping he would opt out but obviously that's too much money to pass on. SF Rodney McGruder (71) - declined - he's 30 and not good. PF Wenyen Gabriel (71) - $1.76 mil - I picked him up at the deadline. He's only 24. Qualifying Offers PG Saban Lee (73) - declined – he was on a 2 way contract last year, I don't really see the upside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 *TRADE* Heat Receive PF Blake Griffin (81) Pistons Receive C Precious Achiuwa (78) I think this is a good deal for both teams. Precious is a solid role player for the Heat, but Blake brings them a veteran big that can play big minutes in the playoffs. They are kind of weak at PF too. I get Precious with 3 years remaining on his rookie deal and open up the starting 4 spot for rookie PF Stone. This also makes Plumlee expendable. Plus its a huge salary dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Ugh the Bulls offered me two firsts for Mason Plumlee but I said I'd only do realistic trades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 *TRADE* Raptors Receive C Mason Plumlee (78) Pistons Receive SG Deandre Bembry (74) 2023 Raptors 1st (Lottery protected) Raptors lost all of their bigs last offseason with Ibaka and Gasol leaving. Plumlee gives them someone who can bang inside. Bembry may or may not get cut depending how free agency goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Free Agency PG Tomas Satoransky (77) agreed to a 2-year, $12.50 mil contract. I needed a veteran PG to either start or backup at PG. I was looking for a passer more than a scorer. SG JJ Redick (75) agreed to a 1-year, $3.00 mil contract. He might start at SG. I didn't love my options there. SF Danny Green (76) agreed to a 1-year, $5.35 mil contract. I signed him to mentor a younger player and provide depth. CUT - C Jahlil Okafor (76) - making playing time for younger guys with more upside. Major Contract Signings: PF John Collins – Hawks – 4 years, $115.62 mil PF Lauri Markkanen – Rockets – 3 years, $72.58 mil PG Mike Conley – Jazz – 4 years, $85.91 mil (why?) SG Demar Derozan - Spurs - 5 years, $183.99 mil (ouch) SF Kawhi Leonard - Clippers - 4 years, $157.61 mil PG Spencer Dinwiddie - Nets - 4 years, $84.68 mil C Montrezl Harrell - Lakers - 4 years, $84.13 mil C Andre Drummond - Kings - 4 years, $116.90 mil SG Victor Oladipo - Rockets - 3 years, $75.17 mil PG Lonzo Ball - Hornets - 3 years, $87.48 mil (interesting) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Opening Day Roster - Year 2 Position Name OVR Potential Age Years Remaining Badges Current Annual Salary (mil) PG/SG Killian Hayes 78 A 20 3 8 $5.57 SG Josh Jackson 76 B+ 24 1 0 $5.01 SF/PF Jerami Grant 84 A 27 2 16 $20.00 PF/C Rickey Stone 75 A 20 4 3 $4.33 C Precious Achiuwa 81 A- 22 3 7 $2.71 PG/SG Tomas Satoranksy 77 B+ 30 2 7 $6.10 SG/PG Deandre Bembry 74 B+ 27 1 2 $1.98 SG Damien Jones 72 B+ 20 2 3 $1.12 SG JJ Redick 72 B+ 37 1 10 $3.00 SF/PF Sekou Doumbouya 76 A- 20 2 9 $3.61 SF/SG Deividas Sirvydis 73 B+ 21 2 0 $1.52 SF/SG Danny Green 72 A- 34 1 13 $5.35 PF/SF Saddiq Bey 78 A- 22 3 4 $2.82 PF/SF Wenyen Gabriel 71 B- 24 1 0 $1.76 C/PF Isaiah Stewart 77 A- 20 3 2 $3.28 2-Way Contract Players PG Donta Solomon 68 C+ 20 1 3 $928k SF JR Harris 67 B- 20 1 0 $928k EuroStash Players N/A So the roster is still very young but I like where we're at better than last year. Flipping Blake Griffin for Precious really gives me a good young duo down low with him and Stone. Also Precious is a great rebounder which will make up for Stone's lacking there. Killian Hayes moves to the starting lineup after moving on from Derrick Rose. He actually started a lot of games last year after Rose broke his leg so that isn't a big change. I don't have any great options at SG, Josh Jackson or Satoransky are the two top options but both are role players. I want Satoransky to run the bench offense so I'm going to play him as 6th man. At PF, I really could start Stone, Bey or Doumbouya, but opted for Stone since I just drafted him and want him to develop. The main reserves will be PG Satoransky, Rookie SG Jones, SF Doumbouya, PF Bey and C Stewart. I signed JJ Redick and Danny Green but they are just here to mentor younger players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winitall Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 17 hours ago, MKnight82 said: Current Draft Picks 2021 Pistons First (top 16 protected) - this is a bummer. I assume I'll play poorly and keep this pick, but it means it will convey next year, meaning I won't have my own first next year. 2021 Lakers Second 2021 Raptors Second 2022 Pistons First - only if I make the playoffs Year 1 and the Rockets get this pick in 2021. 2023 Pistons First 2023 Warriors Second 2024 Pistons First 2025 Pistons First Wow. The cupboard is pretty bare. I don't have any other people's first and I don't have a single one of my 2nds for the next 5 years. Plus I'll lose my pick once in the first two season. This is a really bad situation for a rebuilding team. Does the game only follow protections for one year? The Pistons first that was traded to Houston IRL is protected through like 2027. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, winitall said: Does the game only follow protections for one year? The Pistons first that was traded to Houston IRL is protected through like 2027. Ya I believe the game can only handle protections for a single year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Roster Moves CUT SG Deandre Bembry - He's not going to play and I want to sign someone to mentor Precious. SIGNED C Enes Kanter - 1 year $9 mil - He can mentor Precious and if things are looking bad at the trade deadline maybe I can flip him for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Player Mentors PF Rickey Stone mentored by SF J Grant - Lob City Finisher PG K Hayes mentored by PG T Satoransky - Needle Threader SG Damien Jones mentored by SG D Green - Clamps, Off-Ball Pest PF S Bey mentored by SG JJ Redick - Catch & Shoot, Corner Specialist C P Achiuwa mentored by C E Kanter - Rebound Chaser, Worm, Putback Boss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Top 10 Prospects According to Draft Express - Year 2 DE Rank Position Name Age Height Weight Wingspan School Badges OVR Potential 1 SG Willie Floyd 18 6'5" 207 7'0" USC 3 75 A+ 2 PG Malik Pollard 18 6'4" 198 6'2" Oregon 2 73 A+ 3 PF Cody Park 23 6'8" 233 7'2" Virginia 1 76 A+ 4 C Glenn Lambert 20 7'0" 246 7'1" Arizona St 5 76 A- 5 PG Lou Dennis 19 6'2" 214 6'2" Iowa 4 78 A- 6 PG Elton Lewis 22 6'1" 192 6'8" Dayton 2 75 A- 7 SG Noah Hampton 18 6'3" 203 6'5" England 2 72^2 A 8 SF/PF Dana Cox 20 6'10" 259 6'10" FSU 1 75 A 9 PF/SF Lewis Perkins 20 6'11" 218 6'11" Utah St 1 76 A 10 SG/SF Loren Booker 18 6'5" 211 6'11" Central Florida 2 72 A So this is the 2nd year in a row where the top of the draft is absolutely stacked with high potential players. It looks like they finally fixed the poor quality of draft classes. Downside is that there's no obvious franchise player in this class, and its another class weak on wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 All Star Participants - Year 2 Team Young Team Doncic Starters Starters Player Position Team Player Position Team Trae Young PG Hawks Luka Doncic PG Mavericks Damian Lillard PG Trailblazers Lebron James SF Lakers Bradley Beal SG Wizards Kevin Durant SF Nets Kawhi Leonard SF Clippers Giannis Antetokounmpo SF Bucks Bam Adebayo C Heat Nikola Jokic C Nuggets Reserves Reserves Stephen Curry PG Warriors Anthony Davis PF Lakers Jimmy Butler SG Heat Ja Morant PG Grizzlies Ben Simmons PG 76ers Jayson Tatum SF Celtics Karl Anthony Towns C Timberwolves Jaylen Brown SG Celtics Nikola Vucevic C Magic Joel Embiid C 76ers Zach Lavine SG Bulls DAngelo Russell SG Timberwolves Rudy Gobert C Jazz Andre Drummond C Kings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 TRADE DEADLINE UPDATE So I'm currently 22-34, which is 13th in the east and 17 games out of first place. I'm also a full 4 games behind the 8 seed too. This is 3 games worse than last year at the deadline, which isn't entirely surprising because this is a younger roster. The problem with this is I don't have my first round pick in this upcoming draft. In fact, I don't have any draft picks in this upcoming draft. On top of that I don't have a lot of tradeable assets. I shopped Enes Kanter but got no decent offers. *TRADE* Grizzlies Receive SF Jerami Grant (85) Pistons Receive SF Bogdan Bogdanovic (78) 2022 Jazz 1st, top 5 protected At first glance this looks like selling low on the best player on my roster right now. However, the Jazz currently have the 3rd worst record in the West and would currently convey as a top 10 pick. Obviously if they tank too hard it won't convey until next year but right now they are tracking somewhere in the 8-10 range (the West is far better than the East). Bogdanovic has 2 years left on his deal, so he will be an expiring next year. Meaning I might be able to flip him for another asset either in the offseason or at next year's deadline. This deal also lets me promote Doumbouya into the starting lineup. For the Grizzlies, this gives them an immediate upgrade at SF and someone who can pair with Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. *TRADE* Dallas Mavericks Receive SG Josh Jackson (76) SG JJ Redick (73) Pistons Receive C Dwight Powell (76) 2026 Mavs 1st, unprotected This is a salary dump by the Mavs as Powell is making $11 mil per season the next two years and both Jackson and Redick are expiring. Both can probably help them in the playoffs too so its a short term rental for them too. The pick is many years down the road but I'm trying to stockpile what assets I can. Maybe I can flip Powell for something next year when he's expiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Current Draft Picks 2022 Jazz First, top 5 protected 2023 Pistons First 2023 Raptors First, Lottery protected 2023 Warriors Second 2023 Magic Second 2024 Pistons First 2025 Pistons First 2025 Bucks First 2025 Magic Second 2026 Pistons First 2026 Mavericks First 2026 Pistons Second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 End of the Season – Year 2 Final Record 34-48, 11th place in East, and 21 games out of first place. 3 games worse than last year. Season Stats Season Stats - Year 2 Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game C Precious Achiuwa 12.8 C Precious Achiuwa 7.9 PG Killian Hayes 5.3 PG Killian Hayes 0.7 PF Rickey Stone 0.9 PG Killian Hayes 10.8 SF Sekou Doumbouya 3.5 PG Tomas Satoransky 3.3 C Precious Achiuwa 0.7 C Precious Achiuwa 0.7 PF Rickey Stone 7.4 PF Rickey Stone 3.5 SG Damien Jones 1.3 PF Rickey Stone 0.6 C Isaiah Stewart 0.3 The stats were abysmal across the board. The Points I understand, Grant was probably the leading scorer for half the season. The Rebounds were kind of expected as I knew Stone would struggle. Precious kind of disappointed there though. Hayes Assist numbers were not impressive. The steals and blocks are basically non existent. This is a bad team. I know they're young but these guys are bad right now. Final Standings End of the Season Standings - Year 2 West East Seed Team Record Seed Team Record 1 Timberwolves 58-24 1 76ers 55-27 2 Mavericks 55-27 2 Magic 51-31 3 Suns 49-33 3 Celtics 51-31 4 Lakers 46-36 4 Hawks 48-34 5 Warriors 45-37 5 Bucks 45-37 6 Grizzlies 44-38 6 Hornets 44-38 7 Clippers 43-39 7 Nets 37-45 8 Nuggets 43-39 8 Wizards 37-45 9 Rockets 38-44 9 Knicks 37-45 10 Pelicans 38-44 10 Bulls 35-47 11 Trailblazers 37-45 11 Pistons 34-48 12 Thunder 36-46 12 Heat 32-50 13 Spurs 35-47 13 Pacers 32-50 14 Jazz 33-49 14 Raptors 31-51 15 Kings 32-50 15 Cavaliers 29-53 *Indicates I have their first round pick This was basically best case scenario for me with Jazz pick. The pick is top 5 protected but they are going to have the #6 odds. Award Winners MVP – Luka Doncic, Mavericks ROTY – Jamal Towns, Cavaliers 6th Man of the Year – Devonte Graham, Knicks Defensive POTY – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks Most Improved Player – Killian Hayes, Pistons (nice!) Coach of the Year – Taylor Jenkins, 1st Team All NBA G – Luke Doncic, Mavericks G – Trae Young, Hawks F – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks F – Lebron James, Lakers C – Bam Adebayo, Heat 2nd Team All NBA G – Ja Morant, Grizzlies G – Damian Lillard, Trailblazers F – Kevin Durant, Nets F – Anthony Davis, Lakers C – Nikola Jokic, Nuggets 3rd Team All NBA G – Ben Simmons, 76ers G – Bradley Beal, Wizards F – Jayson Tatum, Celtics F – Domantas Sabonis, Pacers C – Karl Anthony Towns, Timberwolves All Rookie 1st Team C – Jamal Towns, Cavaliers (#1) G – Chuck Ingram, Knicks (#2) G – Brook Randolph, WIzards (#3) G – Theo Maledon, Thunder (#34) C – Daniel Reeves, Thunder (#4) All Rookie 2nd Team F – Rickey Stone, Pistons (#11) G – Tyronn Maggette, Kings (#8) F – Elton Bellamy, Suns (#23) G – Corie Blake, Celtics (#24) G – Kurt Kane, Hornets (#18) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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