"All Star Weekend" GMAT: Write-Ups

keshmoney · Post #1 » by **keshmoney** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 3:31 am

Please post your write-up here.

HornetJail · Post #2 » by **HornetJail** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 3:36 am

kfw322 @ gmail . com

2015-16 Philadelphia 76ers:
Tyson Chandler (24) / Larry Sanders (24) / Andrew Bynum (reserve)
Blake Griffin (30) / Gorgui Dieng (18 + reserve center minutes)
Nicolas Batum (30) / Klay Thompson (30) / Shane Battier (reserve) / Omri Casspi (reserve)
Stephen Curry (30) / Monta Ellis (30) / Anthony Morrow (reserve)
Tony Parker (24) / Jordan Farmar (reserve) / #26 pick (D-League)

Salaries and assets:

Spoiler:

Write-up:
Being a Philadelphia 76ers fan since the 2013 offseason has been one hell of a roller coaster ride. Trading away all-star point guard Jrue Holiday for draft picks, essentially exploding the team... then general manager extraordinaire Biz Gilwalker took over the job and blew the team to smithereens, yielding the following roster and a number of very high 2014 and 2015 draft picks.

Bismack Biyombo/Pero Antic
Derrick Williams/Quincy Acy/Arnett Moutrie
Giannis Antetokounmpo/Chris Copeland/Carrick Felix/Quincy Pondexter(IR)
Alexey Shved/John Jenkins(IR)
Tony Wroten/Quincy Douby

The crap-tastic nature of this team got the #2 overall pick, and with other picks and trades, a draft day including Philly nabbing Andrew Wiggins, Dante Exum, Doug McDermott, Montrezl Harrell, and Zach Lavine with five of the first 20 picks was a massive success, having 76er fans partying in the Philly street for days. But the best was yet to come.

Wiggins, Exum, and LaVine, along with a boat load of other assets were traded to the Clippers for the dynamic duo of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, catapulting the team from worst record in the league, to tops of the Eastern Conference in just one season. Narrowly losing in the conference finals, Biz Gilwalker vowed to get Philly to the Finals and likely did that. Pulling off a pair of wild blockbusters, the current roster is built for a championship run. Gilwalker turned the team around, and the 76ers are competing for a title, when many fans expected to be looking forward to the NBA draft again.

THE ROTATION:

Tyson Chandler (24) / Larry Sanders (24) / Andrew Bynum (reserve)
Blake Griffin (30) / Gorgui Dieng (18 + reserve center minutes)
Nicolas Batum (30) / Klay Thompson (30) / Shane Battier (reserve) / Omri Casspi (reserve)
Stephen Curry (30) / Monta Ellis (30) / Anthony Morrow (reserve)
Tony Parker (24) / Jordan Farmar (reserve) / #26 pick (D-League)

First of all, Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin are likely at or near their peaks in 2016, as are Nicolas Batum, Klay Thompson, and Larry Sanders. Monta Ellis is still a fantastic scorer off the bench, Dieng will be 26 and rounding into peak form. Tony Parker and Tyson Chandler are likely past their primes, but the crazy depth allows them to get plenty of rest, saving their best for the playoffs, San Antonio style. If Parker needs a break, Stephen Curry is likely a top 3 point guard in the league by 2016 (isn't he already?) and if Chandler needs a break, Larry Sanders can play more minutes, and Andrew Bynum will always be waiting. So will a more experienced Dieng. There are practically unlimited options there. All four centers provide great defense at the rim, while a peak 27-year-old Blake Griffin does everything else. Nicolas Batum will be like a Marion-esque "super-role-player". The highly versatile nature of Batum fits perfectly on this team.

This team's bench could school plenty of starting units. We likely choose to stagger the playing time of Curry and Parker, so that a top point guard is playing at all times. The options are endless, as the team is legitimately nine-deep with very good starting-caliber players, ten if you include Andrew Bynum. But three things you can count on- lots of scoring (Curry, Blake, Parker, Ellis, and Thompson are all major scoring threats), lots of lobs (Parker, Curry, Ellis, Batum, and even Griffin are very good at throwing alley-oops. Chandler, Sanders, and that Griffin guy are also pretty good at receiving them), and fantastic interior defense (Chandler has a DPOY to his name, Sanders at his best, is an All-D team candidate, Dieng is solid, and Bynum takes up a ton of space when healthy).

So many weapons. So many possibilities. So many wins. So many championships. So many laughs in MadNess's face after beating his Lakers 4-0 in the Finals. So many 1st place votes for Biz Gilwalker in GM A Team... ?

Post #3 » by **Ralnor** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 3:37 am

Minnesota Timberwolves-

Original (starting) Depth Chart:
PG: Ricky Rubio / Jose Barea / A.J. Price
SG: Kevin Martin / Alexey Shved / Robbie Hummel
SF: Corey Brewer / Chase Budinger / Shabazz Muhammad
PF: Kevin Love / Dante Cunningham / Luc Mbah a Moute
CC: Nikola Pekovic / Ronny Turiaf / Gorgui Dieng

New Depth Chart-
PG: Avery Bradley (30) / Aaron Craft / Devin Harris (18)
SG: Demar DeRozan (32) / Quincy Pondexter (16)
SF: Jimmy Butler (32) / Danny Granger (16)
PF: Carmelo Anthony (30) / Dirk Nowitzki (18) / Marvin Williams
CC: Marc Gasol (30) / Omer Asik (18) / Boris Diaw

ALARIES: (2015-16 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018)
Carmelo Anthony 22,575,000 / 24,150,000 / 25,725,000 / 27,300,000 / UFA
Omer Asik 7,500,000 / 8,000,000 / 8,500,000 / 9,000,000 / 9,500,000 / UFA
Dirk Nowitzki 16,000,000 / 16,000,000 / 16,000,000 / 16,000,000 / UFA
Marc Gasol 16,000,000 / 16,500,000 / 17,000,000 / 17,500,000 / 18,000,000 / UFA
Danny Granger 4,047,957 / 4,047,957 / UFA
Demar DeRozan 9,500,000 / 9,500,000 / UFA
Jimmy Butler 12,000,000 / 12,540,000 / 13,080,000 / 13,620,000 / UFA
Quincy Pondexter 3,382,023 / 3,617,978 / 3,853,931 / UFA
Aaron Craft 845,059 / 980,431 / RFA
Marvin Williams 2,000,000 / 2,000,000 / UFA
Avery Bradley 3,090,000 / UFA
Devin Harris 947,276 / UFA
Boris Diaw 2,000,000 / UFA

Totals: 99,887,315 / 97,336,366 / 84,158,931 / 83,420,000

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#9 NYK Melo, Hardaway, Shumpert, three 1st rounders (2015-unprotected, 2017-unprotected, 2018-top 10, if not conveyed 2019-unprotected) from MIN Love, Budinger, 2014 2nd rounder (NOP)
#14 LAL Hill, Kelly, cash ($1.0 million) from MIN Shumpert and Cunningham
#25 WAS Duncan, Carter from MIN Barea, Hill, Martin, 2015 1st rounder (more favorable of NYK and MIN)
#32 SA Belinelli from MIN Carter, 2016 2nd rounder
#33 WAS Hill, Shumpert from MIN Brewer, cash ($1.0 million), 2015 2nd rounder, 2017 1st rounder (MIN)
#44 DAL Ellis, Hamilton, 2015 1st rounder (unprotected), 2016 2nd rounder from MIN Shumpert, Belinelli, Mbah a Moute
#51 LAL Artest, Farmar from MIN Hamilton, Price
#59 PHI Ridnour from MIN Artest, Farmar, Hummel
#60 PHI Davies from MIN TPE
#66 DEN Hickson, Foye, Robinson from MIN Shabazz, Ellis, Davies
#68 HOU Speights, Casspi, 2014 1st rounder (unprotected), 2015 2nd rounder (NYK) from MIN Hill
#75 DET Singler from MIN Deing
#82 POR Thabo, Billups from MIN Hardaway, Ridnour
#95 LAL Hamilton, Price from MN Billups
#112 NOP Chandler from MIN Hamilton, Price, Casspi, Speights, 2014 1st rounder (HOU)
#130 BOS Bradley from MIN Robinson
#176 IND Jefferson from MIN Pekovic, two 2nd rounders (MIN, GSW)
#180 IND 2014 1st rounder (OKC) from MIN 2015 1st rounder (DAL)
#185 PHI Thornton, Garcia, Ezeli from MIN Hickson, Shved
#186 NOP Wade, Whitney from MIN Thornton, Chandler, Garcia, 2014 1st rounder (OKC)
#188 LAL Buycks from MIN cash ($0.5 million)
#192 LAL Martain from MIN cash ($1.0 million), 2018 2nd rounder
#193 HOU Jenkins, Williams, Morris, 2017 2nd rounder (MEM) from MIN Bradley, Buycks, Ezeli
#208 NYK Love, Thompson from MIN Morris, Duncan, Rubio, cash, draft picks, draft rights
#215 WAS Ross from MIN 2017 2nd rounder
* Resigned Wade and Melo to max contracts
* Signed undrafted free agent Lamar Patterson to 2nd round min contract
* Resigned Thado and Williams to 16 million/4 yrs and 6.5 million/ 3 yrs
#225 CLE Hill, Asik from MIN Jefferson, 2015 2nd rounder (NYK), 2017 2nd rounder (MEM)
#228 SAC Granger from MIN Foye, Singler, 2019 1st rounder, 2019 2nd rounder
#235 SA Craft, Hammons, Nash from MIN Williams
* Signed Marion to 3 million/ 2 yrs
#258 WIZ Budinger from MIN Thompson
* Signed Miller and Artest to vet min contract
#260 LAL TPE from MIN Miller, Artest
#267 SA Rondo from MIN Hill, Granger, 2016 2nd rounder (DAL)
* Signed Jefferson to vet min contract 
#271 LAL TPE from MIN Jefferson
* Signed Martin to vet min contract
#292 SA Copeland from MIN Turiaf, Patterson, Nash
#293 DAL Stiemsma from MIN nothing
#297 SA Bayless from MIN nothing
#299 HOU Gordon from MIN nothing
#305 MIA Novak from MIN Budinger
#306 LAL Granger from MIN Thabo
#311 NOP 2017 2nd rounder (POR) from MIN Novak
* Signed Gooden to vet min
#312 LAL nothing from MIN Gooden
#323 SAS DeRozan, Splitter, Pondexter from MIN Wade, Marion, Ross, Hammons
* Signed Love to max deal
#326 HOU Smith, Bradley from MIN Rondo
* Signed Asik to 42.5 million/ 5 yrs
* Signed Bellineli to 6.09 million/ 2 yrs
#333 DAL Nowitzki from MIN Smith, Bellineli
$337 NYK Williams from MIN Copeland
* Signed Battier and Harris to vet min
* Signed Barea and Paterson to vet min
#354 NYK Barnes from MIN Battier, Paterson, Barea
#364 HOU Gasol, Butler from MIN Love, Splitter, Barnes, picks
#368 NOP Diaw from MIN nothing

Draft picks:
No until 2021. Traded them away to get the team better.

Write Up:

First off, I am a huge Minnesota Timberwolves and have not seen a winning team since the trade of KG to Boston. My goal these games was to bring back a championship to Minnesota and make them a contender for the rest of these games. I won the championship in the first year and the second year, I went 7 games against the Champions in the Lakers. We will still be top team in the league for years to come.

Also, a shootout to Caines and Kesh for running these games. And to the other GMs who helped when needed and stayed till the end. With out you guys there is no games. I can not wait until the next games. Thanks to Ness, for creating a team to compete with the Wolves out in the west, without you it would just be to easy (just kidding thou). The West is really tough, just like RL. Kesh thanks for running a smooth FA and for all the owners who either took a second team or a team, even thou they were not playing.

PG: Avery Bradley / Aaron Craft / Devin Harris >> Ricky Rubio / Jose Barea / A.J. Price

We started with a PG who is a great passer and can play defense but we did not want to pay him 10+ million a year and we replaced him with Bradley a PG that still is a great defender and passer. We fixed the backup PG also. We added the great defender PG in Craft who is an underrated PG.

SG: Demar DeRozan / Quincy Pondexter >>>>> Kevin Martin / Alexey Shved / Robbie Hummel

K-Mart is a shooter, do not get me wrong but he can not really play defense. He is also overpaid to add to that. I added DeRozan who is one of the up and coming SG in the league. We added the Pondexter to be his backup who is a great shooter and can play great defense.

SF: Jimmy Butler / Danny Granger >>>>>>>>>>>>> Corey Brewer / Chase Budinger / Shabazz Muhammad

I do not even know where to start on this one. Butler is on of the best defender who can stop any of the top scorers in the league. Granger might not be the same player as he once was, but he is still able to score 20 if needed be but with this team he does not need to be that type of player. Brewer and Chase can be good and Shabazz has great potential but we just do not know what he will turn into.

PF: Carmelo Anthony / Dirk Nowitzki / Marvin Williams > Kevin Love / Dante Cunningham / Luc Mbah a Moute

Here is where it could be thought of were I took a step back. I traded Love twice these games and in those two trades I got Melo, A LOT of picks, Butler, and Gasol. I am replacing Love with a combination of Melo and Dirk. I replace one of the top 5 players in the league (Love) with a player who is in the top 10 (Melo) and a player who will be in the hall (Dirk). I might be losing some in the rebounding but not in the scorer department.

CC: Marc Gasol / Omer Asik / Boris Diaw > Nikola Pekovic / Ronny Turiaf / Gorgui Dieng

I like Pek, but I replace him with Gasol a DPOY and Asik who is one of the underrated defender in the league. I do not think I need to explain anything else here.

This team is able to go up against Lakers and beat them. Minny's 2nd unit is better then most teams first unit. The 2nd unit is going to be PG: Harris or Craft SG: Pondexter SF: Granger PF: Dirk CC: Asik, that unit has great mix of defense and offense, vets and young guys. We will be champions again this season and we stay on top for a while.

Post #4 » by **Ralnor** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 3:37 am

Memphis Grizzlies:

Original Depth Chart:
PG: Mike Conley Jr. / Nick Calathes
SG: Tony Allen / Courtney Lee
SF: Tayshaun Prince / Quincy Pondexter / Mike Miller / Jamaal Franklin
PF: Zach Randolph / Ed Davis / James Johnson / Jon Leuer
CC: Marc Gasol / Kosta Koufas

Depth Chart:
PG: D.J. Augustin / Jarrett Jack / J.J. Barea / Shane Larkin
SG: Courtney Lee / Louis Williams / Alexi Shved
SF: Evan Turner / J.R. Smith
PF: Paul Milsap / Shane Marion
CC: Amare Stoudamire / Kendrick Perkins

Salaries: (2015-16 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019)
Evan Turner............8,000,000 / 8,500,000 / 9,000,000 / 9,500,000 / UFA
J.R. Smith...............6,399,750/ UFA
Courtney Lee..........5,675,000 / UFA
Shane Larkin...........1,675,320 / 2,576,642 / 3,656,255 / RFA
Jarett Jack.............6,300,000 / 6,300,000 / UFA
Paul Millsap...........12,000,000 / 12,500,000 / 13,000,000 / 13,500,000 / 14,000,000 / UFA
Cap Hold (#24)........1,025,700
Cap Hold (#59)..........525,093
D.J. Augustin...........2,250,000 / 2,500,000 / 2,750,000 / UFA
Louis Williams...........2,250,000 / 2,500,000 / 2,750,000 / UFA
Amare Stoudamire....3,250,000 / 3,000,000 / UFA
Alexi Shved...............947,276 / UFA
J.J. Barea.................947.276 / UFA
Shane Marion...........1,500,000 / UFA
Kendrick Perkins........947.276 / UFA

Totals: 53,692,693 / 37,876,642 / 31,106,255 / 23,000,000

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#126 WIZ Barea from MEM Davis and Calathes
#127 WIZ Morris from MEM TPE
#128 CHA Jack, McRoberts, Copeland, Brewer, Biyombo, 2015 1st rounder (HOU) from MEM Randolph, Franklin, Koufas, Johnson, 2016 2nd rounder (TOR)
#134 HOU Webster, 2015 2nd rounder (HOU) from MEM Brewer, 2018 2nd rounder (MEM)
#144 BKN Williams, Favors, cash ($4.0 million) from MEM Conley, Gasol, 2014 1st rounder (top 6 protected)
#148 LAL Bullock and cash ($1.0 million) from MEM Miller and 2017 2nd rounder
#155 and #156 Three way with LAL and GSW
#165 DAL Randolph, Smith, Pachullia from MEM Allen, Prince, Leuer
#173 PHI Porter, Tolliver from MEM Biyombo, Randolph, cash ($2.0 million), 2015 2nd rounder (MEM)
#181 IND Pekovic, Pargo, and Bynum from MEM Porter, Pachullia, Bullock, cash ($1.0 million), and TPE
* buyout Pargo ($1,384,293)
#197 PHI Williams, Evens from MEM Copeland, Pondexter
* Signed undrafted free agent Jordan McRae to 2nd round min contract
#226 CLE Splitter from MEM Barea, McRae, McRoberts
#250 CHA Millsap, Frye, Turner from MEM Favors, Morris, Splitter
* Signed Rodney Stuckey to vet min contract
* Signed Shane Battier and Vince Carter to $2 million / one yr contracts
#278 LAL Hollins from MEM Battier
* Signed Millsap to 65 million/ 5 yrs
* Signed Stoudamire, Auguatin, Williams to contracts
* Signed Shved to vet min contract
#357 NYK Barea from MEM nothing
#358 SAS Marion, Larkin, draft picks from MEM Pekovic
* Signed Perkins and Richardson vet min contracts

Draft Picks:
2014: 1st Own (top 6 protected-BKN); No 2nd
2015: 1st Own (6-14 CLE), HOU (unprotected); 2nd b](less favorable of MIN/DEN)[/b]
2016: 1st Own; 2nd BOS, NOP
2017: 1st Own; 2nd Own (Goes to LAL if not to OKC, if goes to OKC, LAC gets my next 2nd (36-60 OKC)
2018: 1st Own; 2nd BOS
2019: 1st Own; 2nd Own
2020: 1st Own; 2nd Own, SAS

Write Up:

My plan for the Grizzlies kinda went to crap once I lost some FA and I had to do a 180 and re-build them around Milsap, Turner, and Larkin.

The plan this off-season will to offer KD the max contract and the main selling point is playing next to Milsap and Turner.

That is my write up. I was doing good until I lost out on Deng and Pierce, which hurt the Grizzlies plans and caused us to change the direction.

It was fun thou.

Post #5 » by **MadNESS** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 5:35 am

GM: MadNESS
EMAIL: Cantmesswithness8@yahoo.com
AIM: BNESS8888

Spoiler:

2014/2015 NBA champions:

DEPTH CHART:

PG: Chris Paul / Kirk Hinrich
SG: Iman Shumpert / Tony Snell / Kent Bazemore
SF: LeBron James / Caron Butler
PF: Chris Bosh / James McAdoo
Cc: Dwight Howard / Chris Kaman / Adreian Payne

SALARIES:

Years: 2015 / 2016

Dwight Howard - 22,359,364
Lebron James - 21,945,000
Chris Bosh - 21,945,000
Chris Paul - 21,468,696
Iman Shumpert - 3,000,000
Tony Snell - 1,535,880
Adreian Payne - 959,400
Chris Kaman - 947,276
Kirk Hinrich - 947,276
Caron Butler - 947,276
Kent Bazemore - 947,276
James McAdoo - 845,059

Total: $ 97,847,503

TPE's

4,905,000 (Corey Brewer trade) - 2,600,000 (Andrew Bynum trade) - 959,400 (Adreian Payne trade) = 1,345,600

CASH:

$ 0 total

DRAFT RIGHTS RETAINED:

None

DRAFT PICKS:

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2015: 
Pick # 33
First: To SAC
Second: to PHX 31-40 Own; 41-60 to ORL 
Second: POR to GSW

2016: 
First: To CHI
Second: To SAS
Second: OKC to CHI
Second: IND to CHI
Second: HOU to CHI
Second: POR to GSW
Second: OKC to BRK

2017: 
First: to CHI
First: DAL to CHI
Second: to ORL 
Second: IND to CHI
Second: BRK CHI
Second: MIA to CHI
Second: MEM to GSW
Second: POR to MIA
Second: SAC (31-55 only) Returned

2018: 
First: To SAC
Second: to CHI
Second: MIN to CHI
Second: IND to CHI
Second: BOS to SAS
Second: SAC (56-60 only) Returned

2019: 
First: To CHI
Second: To PHX

2020:
First: Own
Second: Own
Second: PHI to SAC

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2013/2014: 
1.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:
OUT: Jordan Hill, Ryan Kelly, 1,000,000
IN: Iman Shumpert, Jared Cunningham

2.) With the San Antonio Spurs:
OUT: Steve Nash, Wesley Johnson, 2016 Second round pick
IN: Rodney Stuckey, Patty Mills

3.) With the Utah Jazz:
OUT: Kobe Bryant, Robert Sacre, Kendall Marshall, 2,000,000
IN: Trey Burke, Andris Biedrins,  Richard Jefferson, Jeremy Evans, John Lucas  

4.) With the Washington Wizards:
OUT: Pau Gasol, Trey Burke, Iman Shumpert, Jeremy Evans, John Lucas
IN: John Wall, Nene Hilerio, 2015 second (WAS) 

5.) With the Brooklyn Nets:
OUT: Nene Hilerio, Nick Young
IN: JR Smith, Raymond Felton, Ron Artest 

6.) With the New Orleans Pelicans:
OUT: JR Smith, Raymond Felton, Rodney Stuckey, 2015 WAS second
IN: Emeka Okafor

7.) With the Philadelphia 76ers:
OUT: Kent Bazemore
IN: 2017 PHI second 

8.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:
OUT: Ron Artest, Jordan Farmar
IN: Jordan Hamilton, AJ Price

9.) With the Houston Rockets:
OUT: Chris Kaman, Xavier Henry, Jodie Meeks
IN: Craig Smith, CJ Miles, 2014 NYK second

10.) With the Indiana Pacers:
OUT: John Wall, Marshon Brooks, 2014 unprotected first, 2014 NYK second
IN: Paul George, Samuel Dalembert 

11.) With the Philadelphia 76ers:
OUT: Samuel Dalembert, 2017 Philadelphia second
IN: Nothing

12.) With the Sacramento Kings:
OUT: Nothing
IN: Trevor Ariza

13.) With the Philadelphia 76ers:
OUT: Richard Jefferson
IN: Ben Gordon

14.) With the Sacramento Kings:
OUT: Craig Smith, Dante Cunningham 
IN: Kirk Hinrich 

15.) With the Phoenix Suns:
OUT: 2019 second
IN: Nothing

16.) With the Washington Wizards:
OUT: Andris Beindrins
IN: Marvin Williams

17.) With the Brooklyn Nets:
OUT: Kirk Hinrich, Trevor Ariza, Patty Mills
IN: Paul Peirce  

18.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:
OUT: Jordan Hamilton, AJ Price
IN: Chauncey Billups

19.) With the San Antonio Spurs:
OUT: Emeka Okafor
IN: Shawn Marion, Vince Carter, Boris Diaw

20.) With the New Orleans Pelicans:
OUT: Ben Gordon, Boris Diaw, draft rights to three players
IN: Pau Gasol

21.) With the Boston Celtics:
OUT: Luke Walton, Troy Murphy
IN: Micheal Beasley 

22.) With the Denver Nuggets:
OUT: Nothing
IN: Xavier Henry

23.) With the Philadelphia 76ers:
OUT: Nothing
ON: Kwame Brown 

24.) With the Phoenix Suns:
OUT: CJ Miles, Xavier Henry 
IN: Ray Allen

25.) With the Toronto Raptors:
OUT: Darko Milicic
IN: Nothing

26.) With the New Orleans Pelicans:
OUT: Chauncey Billups, Rasual Butler, Lavoy Allen
IN: Ramon Sessions

27.) With the Cleveland Cavaliers:
OUT: Pau Gasol, Kevin Serephin, Peyton Siva
IN: Loul Deng, Rafer Alston, The Professor

28.) With the Oklahoma City Thunder:
OUT: Ray Allen, Raymond Felton
IN: Glen Davis, Derek Fisher, 2015 OKC second, 2016 OKC second

29.) With the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies:
OUT: Paul George, Loul Deng, Paul Pierce
IN: Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, Jan Vasley

30.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:  
OUT: John Luer, 2015 OKC second
IN: Nothing

31.) With the Miami Heat:
OUT: Martell Webster
IN: Shane Battier, Dwight Byucks, 2014 Miami Second

32.) With the San Antonio Spurs:
OUT: Marvin Williams
IN: Trevor Ariza 

33.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:
OUT: Dwight Byucks
IN: 500,000

34.) With the Indiana Pacers:
OUT: Trevor Ariza, Vince Carter, Shawn Marion, Marcin Gortat, 500,000
IN: Rodney Stuckey, Alonzo Gee, Kenyon Martin, Ryan Kelley, 9 picks

35.) With the Phoenix Suns:
OUT: 2015 DAL first, 2015 IND first
IN: 2015 LAL first, 2017 DAL first

36.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:
OUT: Kenyon Martin
IN: 1,000,000, 2018 MIN second  

37.) With the Indiana Pacers:
OUT: 1,000,000
IN: 2014 GSW second, 2014 MIN second   

38.) With the Houston Rockets:
OUT: Shane Battier
IN: 2016 second (HOU), CJ Miles, Ty Thomas 

39.) With the Philadelphia 76ers:
OUT: 2017 IND First
IN: James McAdoo 

40.) With the Sacramento Kings:
OUT: 2015 and 2018 LAL First's
IN: Jaw Crowder

41.) With the Chicago Bulls: 
OUT: Shabazz Napier, Alex Poythress, James McAdoo, 14 picks
IN: Jimmy Butler

42.) With the Washington Wizards:
OUT: Nothing
IN: Nick Calathes

43.) With the Milwaukee Bucks:
OUT: Aaron Harrison, CJ Fair, Isaiah Austin, Nick Calathes
IN: Matt Barnes

44.) With the Golden State Warriors:
OUT: Matt Barnes, Andrew Bynum, Jae Crowder, 4 undrafted rookies
IN: Andrew Bogut 

45.) With the Brooklyn Nets:
OUT: Jimmy Butler, Andrew Bogut
IN: Marc Gasol 

46.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:
OUT: Nothing
IN: Andre Miller, Ron Artest  

47.) With the Boston Celtics:
OUT: Andre Miller, Brandon Rush
IN: Nate Robinson

48.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:
OUT: Nothing
IN: RJ

49.) With the San Antonio Spurs:
OUT: Nothing
IN: Shannon Brown

50.) With the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies:
OUT: Ron Artest, Ryan Hollins
IN: Shane Battier

51.) With the San Antonio Spurs:
OUT: Nate Robinson, Shane Battier, Richard Jefferson
IN: Danny Granger

53.) With the Toronto Raptors:
OUT: Omri Casspi, Craig Smith, Epke Udoh
IN: Steve Novak

54.) With the Boston Celtics:
OUT: Nothing
IN: Carrick Felix, Ricky Ledo, 2018 Second 

55.) With the San Antonio Spurs:
OUT: Carrick Felix, Ricky Ledo, 2018 second
IN: Shabazz Muhammad 

56.) With the Houston Rockets:
OUT: Shabazz Muhammad, Ben Gordon, Earl Clark
IN: Corey Brewer, 2017 Portland Second 

57.) With the Miami Heat:
OUT: Steve Novak, Tarik Black, 2017 Second
IN: Udonis Haslem 

58.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:
OUT: Danny Granger
IN: Thabo Sefalosha

59.) With the Minnesota Timberwolves:
OUT: Nothing
IN: Drew Gooden 

60.) With the Chicago Bulls:
OUT: Corey Brewer
IN: Shabazz Napier, James McAdoo, 2015 POR Second, 2016 POR Second, 2017 MEM Second

61.) With the Golden State Warriors:
OUT: 2015 POR Second, 2016 POR Second, 2017 MEM Second
IN: Andrew Bynum 

62.) With the Chicago Bulls:
OUT: Thabo Sefalosha
IN: Tony Snell, Erik Murphy, 2016 OKC second 

63.) With the Brooklyn Nets:
OUT: Erik Murphy, 2016 OKC second
IN: Nothing

64.) With the Philadelphia 76ers:
OUT: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Tyson Chandler, Andrew Bynum
IN: Chris Paul, Jimmy Butler, Doug McDermott, pick # 33,  2020 2nd [PHI], 2017 2nd [SAC] (31-55 only)
2018 2nd [SAC] (56-60 only)

65.) With the Houston Rockets:
OUT: Jimmy Butler, Marc Gasol
IN: Dwight Howard, Kirk Hinrich 

66.) With the New Orleans Pelicans:
OUT: Shabazz Napier, Doug McDermott
IN: Iman Shumpert, Adrien Payne

67.) With the Sacramento Kings:
OUT: 2020 PHI Second, 2017 & 2018 protected seconds returned 
IN: Chris Kaman

TRADE BLOCK:

Untouchable: LBJ, Bosh, CP3, Dwight, Shump
Hard: Snell, McAdoo, Payne
Tradeable: Everyone else

Goals:

1.) Remove ourselves from Nash's contract - CHECK
2.) Get young and stay young through out the game - CHECK
3.) Clear salary to remain flexible throughout the entire game - CHECK
4.) Acquire a star during the first season - CHECK
5.) Acquire a star during the offseason - CHECK
6.) Acquire a third star through out the game - CHECK
7.) Add additional complimentary pieces to our new big 3 or big 4 core - CHECK
8.) Have a great balance with offense, defense, and spacing - CHECK

Write up:

First, just want to say: Big shout outs to Kesh, TC, Biz (almost 4got Klove! My heads not quite there yet) and Caine for helping run the game smoothly. I helped in every way I could, but with out you guys, the game wouldn't have been what it was

ALSO! A big shout out to all the GM's that played the entire game, with out quiting. Mad props to you fellas too! The more great GM's = the more the game. Thanks for playing guys!

Let's get it:

I turned a Lakers team with the fifth worst record in the league into an absolute DYNASTY.

The original Lakers had terrible contracts like Nash and Kobe, and the rest were all expiring contracts. The only valuable asset at the time was my 2014 draft pick. This pick was probably a lottery pick, but again, this was my only TRUE asset.

I turned all of that mess into Paul Geroge and a lot of cap space. I then turned Paul George into Curry and Klay, aka the splash Bros aka the best shooting back court of all time.

These guys set up nicely with A.) A great magnet for FA and B.) A great tandem moving forward.

I then made a miraculous pitch to sign Lebron James and Chris Bosh to maximum contracts.

Once that was over and they signed with us, we had our coir of four guys.

Curry, Klay, Lebron, and Bosh. That was it. Nothing else. I literally turned NOTHING into he second best center in the league, Mr. Marc Gasol.

We then had our starting 5 ready for the rest of the game.

I wanted to finish the game with those guys, until I figured out to get Chris Paul AND Dwight Howard. The best point guard in the league and the best center in the league. Pair those two with the best player in the league and another top 5 big man, who fits in perfectly, and that my friends on a Dynasty.

Don't forget about Iman Shumpert as well. He is an Elite 3 and D player and will thrive in his new role.

This new Lakers team is dominate. Literally dominate. We could contend for the best record (72+ games) every year. We have LOCK down defense at every position, we have guys who can score at will. We have a nice benc of vets and youth, who compliment each other greatly.

Also let's talk about our salary. The Lakers have proven to spend when they can win. And I mean in the 90's of millions of dollars. We're Los Angeles the team that doesn't care about money. Teams like Minnesota and Philadelphia have very unrealistic salaries. Glen Taylor would crap his pants to spend that kind of money in Minnesota.

Top 10 reasons I deserve to win:

1.) Got rid of Nash
2.) Got value for Kobe
3.) Traded for Paul George who eventually becam Curry and Klay
4.) Made the pitch of a lifetime and convinced Lebron and Bosh to play for LA
5.) Turned absolutely nothing into Marc Gasol
6.) Eventually acquired Chris Paul and Dwight Howard
7.) Made a team that fits together, Defensive, Offense, Spacing, Chemistry.
8.) Completed all of my goals.
9.) We won the 2014/2015 title
10.) I had fun. I didn't quit, I completed all aspects of the game, and took on a second team, which I also turned into a contender in the East.

Just remember one thing when doing your rankings: the TRIFECTA. Best win now team, best win future team and the best overall team.

Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Lebron James. Enough said. Best team ever created in the history of GMAT or own a team.

And I did that with the team that currently holds the 5th worst record in the league.

Vote Lakers, because it's the right thing to do.

Post #6 » by **MadNESS** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 5:35 am

GM: MadNESS
Email: Cantmesswithness8@yahoo.com
AIM: BNess8888

Depth Chart:

PG: Brandon Jennings / Ray McCallum
SG: Dwayne Wade / Nate Robinson
SF: Thaddeus Young / Wesley Johnson / Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
PF: Pau Gasol / Earl Clark / Drew Gooden
Cc: Al Horford / Greg Oden / Joel Anthony

SALARIES:

2015/2016

Dwayne Wade - 24,150,000
Pau Gasol - 12,000,000
Al Horford - 12,000,000
Brandon Jennings - 8,344,497
Thaddeus Young - 7,500,000
Nate Robinson - 2,400,000
Wesley Johnson - 947,276
Drew Gooden - 947,276
Greg Oden - 947,276
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - 947,276
Earl Clark - 947,276
Joel Anthony - 947,276

Total: 70,054,963

DRAFT PICKS:

Code: Select all

2015- First: Own or right to swap with BKR to IND / Second: Own, BRK (via UTA)
2016- First: Own to DAL / Second: To DAL
2017- First: Own / Second: Own, BRK to IND, MIA 41-60 to IND
2018- First: To WAS / Second: To NOP / MIA to IND
2019- First: To WAS / Second: To WAS
2020- First: Own / Second: To DAL

TPE's:

None

DRAFT RIGHTS OWNED:

None

TRADES:

Code: Select all

1.) With the Dallas Mavericks:
OUT: Thomas Robinson, Jared Dudley, 2016 First
IN: Pau Gasol

2.) With the Detroit Pistons: 
OUT: Otto Porter, Eric Gordon
IN: Dwayne Wade

3.) With the New Orleans Pelicans:
OUT: Jeff Teague, 2018 Second
IN: Brandon Jennings

4.) With the Washington Wizards:
OUT: Andrea Bargnani, CJ McCullom, Reggie Bullock, 2 firsts and a second
IN: Thad Young

5.) With the Dallas Mavericks:
OUT: 2016 and 2020 seconds
IN: Luc Richard, Greg Oden

Trade Block: Everyone
Direction: Play the Lakers in the finals.

Write up:

I could have worked wonders with this team given more time.

I really like what I came up with though.

This team would contend for the east for the next few years.

We would give Philly and Orlando fits night in and night out.

The team fits together nicely, and we are fairly deep.

I know I improved this te greatly from what I started with, but this is not winning material due to the time I had.

Dan Verze · Post #7 » by **Dan Verze** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 11:32 am

Dan Verze wrote:Sacramento Kings

GM: DV
Email: dan-verze@dan-verze.de
AIM: DanielSchroeder7@aim.com

Roster:

DWill/Bynum
Delfino/Anderson
George
West/Acy
Boozer/Haslem

+#5, #15, #20, #24, #27, #29, #30, #39, #40, #42, #57 in 2015 draft

Salaries:

Player 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Deron Williams $21,042,800 $22,331,135 (PO)
Paul George $14,728,844 $15,756,438 $16,784,031 $17,811,625 (PO)
David West $12,600,000
#5 $3,117,900 $3,258,200 $3,398,600
Carlos Boozer $2,500,000 $2,500,000
#15 $1,600,200 $1,672,200 $1,744,200
#20 $1,257,800 $1,314,400 $1,371,000
#24 $1,068,400 $1,116,400 $1,164,500
#27 $963,000 $1,006,400 $1,049,700
#29 $950,200 $992,900 $1,035,700
Carlos Delfino $947,276
Udonis Haslem $947,276
James Anderson $947,276
Will Bynum $947,276
Quincy Acy $947,276
#30 $943,300 $985,700 $1,028,200
#39 $525,093 (UNG) $788,872 (UNG) $884,293 (UNG) $916,099 (UNG)
#40 $525,093 (UNG) $788,872 (UNG) $884,293 (UNG) $916,099 (UNG)
#42 $525,093 (UNG) $788,872 (UNG) $884,293 (UNG) $916,099 (UNG)
#57 $525,093 (UNG) $788,872 (UNG) $884,293 (UNG) $916,099 (UNG)

Total = $65,714,644

Draft Picks:

SAC 2014 1st
SAC 2015 1st
ATL/BRK 2015 1st (better)
CHI/CLE 2015 1st (worse)
GSW 2015 1st
LAL 2015 1st
PHI 2015 1st
MIN 2015 1st
CHA 2015 2nd
MEM 2015 2nd
NY 2015 2nd
PHI 2015 2nd
SAS 2015 2nd
SAC 2016 1st
CHA 2016 1st (top 10 protected, unprotected in 2017)
NY 2016 1st/DEN 2016 1st (worse)
LAL 2016 2nd
NY 2016 2nd
SAC 2017 1st
CHA 2017 1st (if 1st in 2016 1-10)
IND 2017 1st
SAC 2017 2nd
BOS 2017 2nd
PHI 2017 2nd
SAC 2018 1st
SAC 2018 2nd
LAL 2018 1st
DAL 2018 1st
GSW 2018 2nd
POR 2018 2nd
SAC 2019 1st
BOS 2019 1st
MIN 2019 1st
PHI 2019 1st
MIN 2019 2nd
PHI 2019 2nd
SAC 2020 1st
SAC 2020 2nd
PHI 2020 2nd

Draft Rights:

Dejan Bodiroga (51st pick, 1995)

Trades:

#6 Williams for Morris
#23 Morris, Landry, SAC 2018 2nd for Perkins
#26 Gay, Thompson for Ariza, Wright, Dalembert, Ellington, DAL 2018 1st
#40 Dalembert, Evans for Allen, Butler
#46 Terry, Outlaw for Thornton
#47 Ellington, Fredette for Hinrich
#61 Wright for Mbah a Moute
#84 Ariza for Nothing
#86 Hinrich for Cunningham, Smith
#91 Miller, McCallum for Crowder, Scott
#102 Mbah a Moute, SAC 2017 2nd (31-55), POR 2018 2nd for Nothing
#138 Thornton, Acy for Dalembert
#140 Dalembert for Kravtsov, Stevenson
#211 Nothing for Fields, NY 2016 1st/DEN 2016 1st (worse)
#212 Nothing for Bass, GSW 2015 1st
#213 Vonleh for LaVine, CHA 2016 1st (top 10 protected, unprotected in 2017)
#217 LaVine for PHI 2015 1st, IND 2017 1st
#224 Crowder for LAL 2015 1st, LAL 2018 1st
#227 Young for Moultrie, Felix, 2015 2nd SAS, 2018 2nd POR, 2018 2nd GSW
#228 Granger for Foye, Singler, 2019 1st MIN, 2019 2nd MIN
#231 ZBo, Singler for McGee, 2015 1st CLE/CHI, 2019 1st PHI, 2015 2nd MEM, 2017 2nd PHI
#241 Thomas, McGee, Foye for Chandler, Wright, Calderon, BRK 2015 1st
#262 Chandler, Calderon for Ellington, Scola, Haws
#269 Scola, Moultrie, Haws for Williams
#273 Wright, Ellington for Barnes, Copeland, CHA 2015 2nd, LAL 2016 2nd
#275 Perkins for Barea, Mbah a Moute
#276 Williams for Hayes, Ledo, SAC 2018 2nd
#282 McLemore, Ledo, Felix for Burke, Anthony, BOS 2019 1st
#284 Barnes for West, Wilcox, Iverson, Douglas-Roberts, PHI 2019 2nd
#287 Barea for BOS 2017 2nd
#290 Bass for Arthur, Neal
#292 Copeland for Turiaf, LNash, Patterson
#298 Iverson, West for Bynum
#320 $ for MIN 2015 1st, NY 2015 2nd
#324 Cousins, Burke for George, DWill
#326 #36 for West
#329 SAC 2018 2nd (56-60) for PHI 2015 2nd
#351 Kaman for SAC 2017 2nd (returned), SAC 2018 2nd (56-60)(returned), PHI 2020 2nd

Write-up:

The Kings are a team that traded away all of their 2nd round picks plus traded their first. They are not good enough to make the playoffs, have a ton of bad contracts (Landry, Thompson), no capspace, and not bad enough to get a high pick.
I gained a ton of picks, had capspace in every offseason, will have capspace next offseason again, removed all bad contracts, improved the team, and have a playoff team with Paul George.
Losing Thomas hurt but he got a 16mil per year contract, and I was unlucky with the draft not getting the high picks that I expected. I think I did still a solid job, but not one of my best.

sterncohen · Post #8 » by **sterncohen** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 11:45 am

2014-15 EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

2015-16 roster:
Kyle Lowry (34) / Jeremy Lin (14) / #52 pick
Victor Oladipo (36) / Jordan Adams (12) / Nando de Colo
Kawhi Leonard (34) / James Johnson (14) / #31 pick
Anthony Davis (38) / Amir Johnson (10) / Clint Capela
Al Jefferson (34) / (Amir Johnson 14) / Steven Adams / Kyle O'Quinn

2014-15 final roster:
Kyle Lowry (38) / Jordan Farmar (10) / Nando de Colo
Victor Oladipo (24) / Manu Ginobili (24) / Jordan Adams
James Johnson (30) / Dario Saric (18) / Mirza Teletovic
Anthony Davis (38) /(Tim Duncan) (10) / Clint Capela
Tim Duncan (18) / Nicola Vucevic (30) / Steven Adams / Kyle O'Quinn

Roster at start of game:
Jameer Nelson / Ronnie Price
Arron Afflalo / Victor Oladipo / E'Twaun Moore / Doron Lamb
Tobias Harris / Mo Harkless
Jason Maxiell / Andrew Nicholson
Nicola Vucevic / Kyle O'Quinn

Draft picks:
2016 - Minnesota 1st, Orlando 2nd
2017 - Orlando 1st and 2nd, LAL 1st (see note)
2018 - Orlando 1st and 2nd
2019 - Orlando 1st and 2nd
(Note - 2017 LAL 1st istop-5 protected 2017 and 2018, top-1 2019, reverts to two seconds if not conveyed by 2019)

Since nobody reads long write-ups anyway, just a quick comparison of starting lineups, current team vs. the team I started with. Rankings are PER - don't love it either but it's what we've got from the Hollinger stats page on ESPN.

Kyle Lowry (#7 at PG, #30 among all players) vs. Jameer Nelson
Victor Oladipo vs. Arron Afflalo (#12 at SG) - short-term downgrade, long-term star potential
Kawhi Leonard (#5 at SF, #46 among all players) vs. Tobias Harris
Anthony Davis (#2 at PF, #4 among all players) vs..... Jason Maxiell
Al Jefferson (#3 at C, #15 among all players) vs. Nic Vucevic
plus a bench led by Amir Johnson, James Johnson, and Jeremy Lin, all starting-caliber players

2014-15 Eastern Conference champions vs.... third-worst record in the league in 2013-14

bringbackhoffa · Post #9 » by **bringbackhoffa** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 11:56 am

Denver Nuggets

GM: Bringbackhoffa

Original Roster
Ty Lawson/Aaron Brooks/(Nate Robinson(IR-had little value due to him being out for the 1st season of the game))
Randy Foye /Evan Fournier/Quincy Miller
Wilson Chandler/(Danilo Gallinari (IR-had little value due to him being out for the 1st season of the game))
Kenneth Faried/Darrell Arthur/Anthony Randolph/Jan Vesely
Timofey Mozgov/J.J. Hickson/(JaVale McGee(IR-had little value due to him being out for the 1st season of the game))

New Roster

Marcus Smart(27)/Tyler Ennis(21)
Bradley Beal(29)/Gary Harris(19)
Chandler Parsons(31)/Dario Saric(15)/Sam Dekker(2)
Aaron Gordon(24)/Doug McDermott(24)
Roy Hibbert(30)/Pero Antic(18)

Inactive: John Salmon, Gerald Wallace, Dante Cunningham, Marco Bellinelli

Current Salaries

Roy Hibbert////////////18,000,000/18,810,000/19,620,000/20,430,000
Chandler Parsons///////15,000,000/16,125,000/17,250,000/18,375,000/19,500,000
Bradley Beal///////////5,694,673/7,471,412
Marcus Smart///////////4,628,448/5,554,137/7,025,985
Doug McDermott////////2,148,360/2,240,880/3,202,218/4,428,666
Tyler Ennis/////////////2,774,090/ 2,893,550/ 4,924,243
Aaron Gordon//////////2,641,104/3,169,325/4.205,694
Gary Harris////////////2,505,720/2,613,600/3,332,340
Marco Bellinelli////////3,000,000/3,090,000
Gerald Wallace////////2,600,000
Pero Antic////////////2,000,000
Dante Cunningham/////1,500,000/1,500,000
Dario Saric/////////////2,041,000/2,128,920/3,152,931/4,385,726
Sam Dekker////////////$507,336/845,059
John Salmons//////////947,276
Marcin Gortat///////////2,000,000 (dead money)
Totals/////////////////70,356,307/

Not Fully guaranteed
Player Option
Team Option
Cap Hold

Draft PicksDebit
2014 NY First - Gary Harris 10th overall
2014 Portland first protected top 12- KJ McDaniels 25th Overall
2014 Phoenix Second- Sam Dekker
2014 Denver Second- Andrew harrison
2016 Denver/NYK First (more favourable)
2017 Denver first
2018 Denver First

Credit
2015 Denver Second to Minnesota
2016 Denver Second to Philadelphia
2018 Denver Second to Utah

Cash $1,000,000

Transactions
66. The Nuggets trade Randy Foye ($3,000,000), Nate Robinson ($2,016,000), J.J. Hickson ($5,150,000). FOR
The Wolves trade Monta Ellis ($8,000,000), Shabazz Muhammad ($1,887,120), Brandon Davies ($490,180).
67. To WSH: Ty Lawson- 10,786,517, Danilo Gallinari- 10,146,925, 2015 Memphis second FOR To Denver:
Trey Burke- 2,438,760, Kawhi Leonard- 1,887,840, John Lucas- 1,600,000, Spencer Hawes- 6,600,000, Martell Webster- 5,150,000
69. Knicks outgoing: JR Smith: 5,565,000, Budinger: 5,000,000,(MIN) '14 1st (protected),$1,500,000 Nuggets outgoing: McGee
: 10,750,000, Q.Miller: 788,872
70. Nuggets outgoing Monta Ellis FOR Warriors outgoing Kcpope 2653080,Reddick 6500000, 2014 phoenix second
77. Denver outgoing: Wilson Chandler- 6,344,164, Evan Fournier- 1,422,720 FOR New Orleans outgoing
Gordon Hayward 3,452,183, Al-Farouq Aminu 3,749,602
103 Houston trades: Patrick Beverley($788,872) + Xavier Henry($884,293) + Chris Kaman($3,183,000) + $1m in cash FOR Denver trades: J.J. Redick($6,500,000) + Brandon Davies($490,180) = $6,990,000
107 Xavier Henry traded to LAL for nothing
119 Budinger 5000000, Webster‎ 5150000, Kaman‎ 3183000, Arthur 3231683, Brooks 1027424 For Thompson 5643750, Hill 3500000, Carroll 2557545, Singleton 884293
xx. Jason Thompson, 2018gsw second FOR luc richard mbah a moute
157. Denver Outgoing Jordan Hill 3,563,600, Demarre Carrol 2,557,545 FOR Houston outgoing Chris Kaman 3,183,000, Jason Smith 2,500,000, $1 million cash
162. Denver outgoing Kurt Thomas, 2014 Portland Second for Corey Joseph, $500,000
179. Elton brand, Jordan Crawford, Luc Richard FOR Jameer Nelson, Kevin Seriphan
189. Ian Mahinmi (4,000,000), 2014 Portland 1st(top 12 protected), $2.5M cash FOR a 2014 Denver 2nd (top 55 protected) and a TPE.
208. #28 to Orlando FOR $2.5 million
Bought out Ian Mahanmi for $8.5 million, and Jameer Nelson for $2.5 Million
219. Trey Burke, Gordan Hayward, Shabazz Mohammed FOR Marcus Smart
Signed Gortat: 15mil/15mil (TO) 2 mil guaranteed
Signed Boozer: 7mil/7mil (TO)
Signed Hinrich, Marshon Brooks, Caron Butler, Xavier Henry, Drew Gooden each to $1.5Mil 1 year deals
xx. Carlos Boozer, Kirk Hinrich, Marshon Brooks FOR Steve Nash, Kelly Olynyk
264. Xavier Henry FOR 2015 Char Second
272. Leonard, Barbosa, 2015 Char Second, 2017 Denver Second FOR Tyler Ennis, Aaron Gordon
295. Faried, Beverley, Pope FOR Parsons, Dalembert
Signed Roy Hibbert to a max contract
Signed Parsons, Gortat, Afflalo, Scola, Salmons, Nicolson
Traded scola for bellinelli
Traded Afflalo, nicholson, 2015 8th pick, 2017 denver second for wes matthews, dario saric
Traded Gortat for Harrison Barnes
349. traded Wes matthews, olynyk, mcdaniels for Beal, crash, cunningham
Traded Harrison Barnes and Andrew Harrison for Doug Mcdermott and Antic

Write Up

Before I start my write-up we all have to remember that this game is TWO YEARS into the future.

All in all we do believe we have assembled one of the best young ball clubs in the NBA and are ready to contend for a championship next year. We did this all by NOT tanking we made sure we got value for all our trades rather then trading players for scraps, and fielding a team of McDonald Employees. We ended up with 6 players who are expected to go in the top 15 in the 2014 NBA draft one of the strongest in history. If you go back a few weeks remember how difficult it was trading for a high selection in the 2014 draft, and I did it without mortgaging the present and the future. The Nuggets pre-hoffa were a treadmill team that were never going to make it past the first round, now we have on of the brightest futures. We are built for not 1, not 2, not 3, but 6-8 championships as we will have control of the young talent on this many for that many years to come...We may also end up with the number 1 pick in the 2016 draft as we do have the Knick first round pick unprotected.

A lot of the western conference power houses are getting older and it is now time for our Nuggets to take over the NBA. You just have to remember that are 2014 drafted rookies will now be in there 3rd year in the NBA, and Beal and Parsons are only going to get better, and Hibbert is still at his peak.

We do believe we have improved at every single position removing some unwanted contracts, and adding numerous All-Stars to the lineup (remember this is two years in the future so Yes numerous All-Stars)

PG: Marcus Smart/Tyler Ennis>>Ty Lawson/Aaron Brooks/Nate Robinson

We feel we have acquired a franchise PG in Marcus Smart who by all indications is the next Jason Kidd. Ty Lawson was good but he was never going to be a game changer, and we definitely believe Smart is a game changer. Coming into his third year in the league he will be a force to reckon with and will not only be in all-star consideration but Olympic consideration as well for the 2016 US team. Tyler Ennis maybe the best back-up PG in the league, definitely an upgrade to what we had before, he would actually be a starter on 90% of the teams in the league. We acknowledge that this tandem is young but that’s what we were going for. We will have many more years of control over the players and should they play up to expectations, they will be a key part of us winning numerous championships be key players on this roster. (remember Lebron and co. got recruited to play in China for 100 million dollars a year each)

Another key is we have the locked into rookie contracts and are not due for a payday until the end of next season (when we will have plenty of cap-flexibility)

SG: Bradley Beal/Gary Harris>>>>>Randy Foye/Evan Fournier/Quincy Miller

We may have started the game with the worst talent at the SG position. In Beal we definitely have an All-star talent (remember two years into the future) someone who can take over the game offensively. In Gary Harris we have another top talent from the 2014 draft who from all accounts was NBA ready when he came into the league two years ago. In 2016 he would be a starter on many teams but are lucky to have him come in off our bench. He is a very good shot creator and can also finish at the rim should he have to. He may be our best defender due to his quickness, and will be key in close late game situations.

Beal is a restricted free agent at year-end so we will have the right to match any offer and will have him for another 4-5 years. Harris is still on his rookie contract, and we will have plenty of cap flexibility to re-sign him when he is a restricted free agent

SF: Chandler Parsons/Dario Saric/Sam Dekker> Danillo Gallinari/Wilson Chandler

We started the game with an injured Gallinari who was not on a great deal. We were able to get great value by turning him and Lawson into Burke and Kawhai Leonard who were flipped for even better assets later in the game. As you can tell Gallanari did not hold much value in this game as evidenced by the little value other GMs received for him later in the game. Two years into the future we do believe Parsons will be an all-star he will be a player that scores 20-22PPG, and is a great team player. Though we may have over paid for him you have to remember he was only 26 when he became an Unrestricted free agent. Not being able to negotiate with his agent, we had to give our best offer so we would not lose such a young effective player for nothing. In Saric we have another top talent from the 2014 draft class, we are not sure how is game will translate in the NBA but only playing limited minutes of the bench it should not be too much of a liability.

Aaron Gordon/Doug McDermott> Kenneth Faried, Darell Arthur/Anthony Randoph/ Jan Vesely

Well this just comes down to your opinion on Gordon and McDermott. Faried is an okay player who was set to make the big bucks in restricted free agency. We did not feel he deserved the big bucks as he is not a game changer on an NBA championship contender. Gordon and McDermott are both highly touted prospects (top 10) in the 2014 draft and to have both of them, we are just blessed.

Roy Hibbert/Pero Antic> Tim Mozgov/JJ Hickson/Mcgee

Like Gallo McGee was injured to start the game and was on a pretty crap contract which made it difficult to get anything of value for him. We got ‘lucky’ in free agency and were able to sign Hibbert. We do kind of have buyer’s remorse on this one but we do need a veteran leader on this ball club and to have one of the best centres in the league as one cannot be considered a bad thing.

Also we may have another lotto pick as we do hold the 2016 New York Knicks first round pick (most likely a top 3 pick), to add to our roster next year.

Marcus Smart:
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/marcus-smart (see comparison..)

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Marcus-Smart-6284/

Tyler Ennis:
http://nbadraft.net/players/tyler-ennis

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Tyl ... t-history/

Gary Harris:
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/gary-harris

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Gary-Harris-6273/

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... nter-draft

Dario Saric:
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Dario-Saric-5706/

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/dario-saric

Aaron Gordon:

http://nbadraft.net/players/aaron-gordon

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Aaron-Gordon-6458/

Doug McDermott

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Dou ... mott-6504/

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/doug-mcdermott

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... -americans (first player since Patrick Ewing to make 3 straight All-American first teams, and led the country in scoring 26.9PPG)

Sam Dekker (selected in 2014 draft, however he will not declare until 2015)

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Sam ... 438/stats/

Post #10 » by **Timmaytime** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 12:31 pm

Houston Rockets
Owner: Tim Waller
Email: tim.waller5@gmail.com

Depth Chart:
PG: Rajon Rondo (34) / Patrick Beverly (14) / Aaron Brooks
SG: James Harden (36) / Danny Green (22)
SF: Trevor Ariza (26) / Matt Barnes
PF: Kevin Love (36) / Kenneth Faried (24) / Josh McRoberts
C: Tiago Splitter (28) / Marcin Gortat (20) / Elton Brand

Salaries:
Kevin Love 18,000,000 / 19,350,000 / 20,700,000 / 22,050,000 / 23,400,000
Rajon Rondo 18,000,000/ 18,810,000/ 19,620,000/ 20,430,000
James Harden 15,756,438/ 16,784,031/ 17,811,625
Kenneth Faried 12,000,000/ 12,540,000/ 13,080,000/ 13,620,000 (PO)
Tiago Splitter 8,500,000 / 8,250,000
Trevor Ariza- 5,463,635 /5,627,544/ 5,796,370
Marcin Gortat 4,200,000/4,389,000/4,578,000/4,767,000
Danny Green 4,000,000/ 4,000,000/ 4,000,000/ 4,000,000 (PO)
Patrick Beverley 4,000,000/ 4,000,000/ 4,000,000/ 4,000,000
Matt Barnes 3,500,000
Josh McRoberts 3,183,000/ 3,278,490/ 3,373,980
Elton Brand 947,276
Aaron Brooks 947,276

Total: 90,497,595

Draft picks/Rights:
2016: LAC 2nd(Clippers can swap)
2017: Houston 1st
2019: Houston 1st
2020: Houston 1st, Min 1st, Min 2nd

Write-Up:

Some magical things happened in Houston these past two years, where we took a bona fide superstar scorer unhappy with his team of a disgruntled star center and role players galore, and abided by his wishes. Not only do we still have that superstar, who happens to be just 26 at this time, but also the best power forward and a top 5 point guard, all under 30.

Combine that with 2 solid role players to round out the starting 5, and essentially bringing another starting 5 off the bench, and you get a great team.

We may not have the same star power as they do in Los Angeles, but we have a legitimate 9 deep rotation of solid STARTERS, and another 3 solid bench pieces who don't even crack the rotation.

Youth, depth, shooting, defense, star power, they have it all in Houston.

Post #11 » by **Timmaytime** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 12:31 pm

Washington Wizards

GM: Timmaytime
Email: tim.waller5@gmail.com

Depth Chart
PG: Jrue Holiday (32) / Jordan Crawford (12) / Cj Watson (4)
SG: CJ McCollum (26) / OJ Mayo (22)
SF: Demarre Carroll (24) / Reggie Bullock (12) / Chris Douglas-Roberts (12)
PF: Nene (28) / Jonas Jerebko (10) / Andrea Bargnani (10)
C: Nik Vucevic (38) / Jermaine O'Neal (10)

Salaries:
2015/2016
Nene 13,000,000
Jrue Holiday 10,595,507/ 11,286,518
Nik Vucevic 10,000,000/ 10,450,000/ 10,900,000/ 11,350,000
OJ Mayo 8,000,000
Jordan Crawford 3,135,000/ 3,270,000/ 3,405,000
CJ McCollum - 2,525,160/ 3,219,579
Andrea Bargnani - 2,500,000/ 2,500,000/ 2,500,000
Demarre Carroll 2,500,000/ 2,575,000
Cj Watson 1,500,000/ 1,500,000
Chris Douglas-Roberts 1,500,000/ 1,500,000
Jermaine O'Neal 1,500,000
Reggie Bullock - 1,252,440/ 2,255,644
Jonas Jerebko 947,276
Total: 58,955,383
QO=orange, TO=blue, PO=Green, UG=Purple
Picks:
2016 1sts: WSH, ORL, BRK
2017 1sts: ATL, WSH
2018 1sts: ATL, WSH
2019 1sts: WSH, GSW, DAL
2016 2nds: WSH, CLE
2017 2nds: DEN, MIN, WSH
2018 2nds: WSH
2019 2nds: ATL, WSH

Write-Up:

When I took over the Washington Wizards, they had 2 assets, and nothing else. After foolishly trading away both my assets, I decided to tank!

The tanking proved effective, as I received a very high lotto pick, and after ending up with 2 lottery picks I came away with 2 solid assets.

I almost immediately traded those assets and received an extremely valuable player in Kawhi Leonard. After a Sign and trade with Leonard, the signing and then trading of Thaddeus Young, and the earlier trade of Eric Bledsoe, I am left with a great young point guard, a great young offensive center, a great prospect at shooting guard, and 21 million dollars in cap space. Pair that with 10 1st round picks in 4 years and the Wizards future is bright!

Blazer50 · Post #12 » by **Blazer50** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 6:50 pm

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS

Starting Roster:
PG: Kemba Walker .. Jannero Pargo .. Luke Ridnour
SG: Gerald Henderson .. Gary Neal .. Chris Douglas-Roberts
PF: Cody Zeller .. Josh McRoberts .. Anthony Tolliver
CT: Al Jefferson .. Bismack Biyombo .. Brendan Haywood
SF: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist .. Jeff Taylor .. D.J. White

In the end the Charlotte Bobcats were – Well – the Charlotte Bobcats -
an array of prospects and also rans on reasonable contracts that are not going anywhere.

At the 2014 seasons end – The Bobcats featured:
Kemba/Henderson / Marcus Morris or Anthony Bennett (with another year in the league) / Greg Monroe (or Zach) / and Derrick Favors. There was nice depth and balance throughout the roster and we were the 10th worst team in the league – No Respect.

Given that ranking – I blew it up – dealt Kemba and Favors for picks (3 lotto picks). Bad deal for talent, but again – it’s Charlotte! No better – No worse than where we started.

By Games end – The Bobcats roster was:
PG: Jose Calderon .. Patty Mills .. Jerryd Bayless
SG: Gerald Henderson .. Rodney Stuckey .. Will Barton
SF: Harrison Barnes .. Anthony Bennett .. Al Farouq Aminu
PF: Ryan Kelly .. Derrick Williams .. Ed Davis
Ct: Robin Lopez .. # 6 Pick .. Meyers Leonard

Overall – I enjoyed dealing with most of the GMs in the game. I like to gather opinions of others about teams & players and find the worldwide interests that are part of this game to be an amazing phenomenon. I do think the game has deteriorated in the lack of monitoring deals and updating rosters, but that seems to be what the leadership wants. I am also against all the editorial opinions being posted in discussion and trade threads. We all share opinions in our dealing with other GMs as trades go down, but it’s not necessary or enlightening to impose your thoughts on all the GMs. Those who don’t share my concerns in this will continue to post and impose their wishes on the game. I remember when the discussion thread was about who you had – what you were trying to accomplish and what assets were available to others to get there. It has become much more self aggrandizing in recent games as have the number of GMs who don’t make it to the end. Maybe there’s a correlation.

Again, I appreciate the efforts of those who step up and run the game – FA – Draft – etc and have enjoyed my dealings with you guys – whether we got out deals done or not. Never felt bad about the outcomes.

DK-All Day · Post #13 » by **DK-All Day** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 8:13 pm

THEN:
Rajon Rondo/Phil Pressey
Avery Bradley/Jerryd Bayless/Keith Bogans
Jeff Green/Christapher Johnson/Gerald Wallace
Brandon Bass/Kelly Olynyk
Jared Sullinger/Kris Humphries/Joel Anthony

NOW:
Eric Bledsoe/Norris Cole
Ben McLemore/Wayne Selden Jr./John Jenkins
Jabari Parker/Andre Iguodala/Austin Daye
Kris Humphries/CJ Fair/Tyler Zeller
DeAndre Jordan/Chris "Birdman" Anderson

2014/2015------2015/2016----2016/2017
Eric Bledsoe-15,675,000/16,350,000/17,025,000
Jabari Parker-$3,725,400/$3,885,800(TO)
DeAndre Jordan- $15,000,000---15,000,000---15,000,000
Wayne Selden-$939,500/$979,900(TO)
Ben McLemore-3,156,600--4,008,882
Tyler Zeller-2,616,975
Norris Cole-2,150,188---3,203,780(QO)
Kris Humphries- 2,500,000---2,500,000
Chris "Birdman" Anderson--1,500,000
John Jenkins-2,228,025 T / 3,241,777
CJ Fair-845,059
Andre Iguodala-$11,710,456---$11,131,368
Cap Hold-525,093

Write-up:
Over 2 years I turned this unbalanced lottery team into something special. I upgraded every position, this team will be fun to watch and I will just sit back and watch this team win title after title. We picked up Jabari Parker aka Paul Pierce Jr with the 3rd pick in the 2014 Draft. We wanted Wiggins or Embiid but NOW I wouldn't trade him for anyone outside of Durant and Davis. He will develop into a superstar. We received Bledsoe and McLemore in trades and I can say W/O a doubt that we have a Top 5 back-court in the league locked up. DJ will be a DPOY candidate for the next decade. Tremendous athleticism for a Center.

Overall, I think I did great for a rookie and this is a very fun game. I think I set up this team for the future to not only win but to butts in the seats in the TD Bank Garden.

cainepelicans · Post #14 » by **cainepelicans** » Wed Apr 2, 2014 9:29 pm

cainepelicans wrote:Brooklyn Nets

Email: 1bob2marley3@gmail.com

Depth Chart
PG: Mike Conley, Shaun Livingston
SG: Tyreke Evans
SF: Danilo Gallinari, Andrei Kirilenko
PF: Greg Monroe, Terrence Jones, Erik Murphy
C: Andrew Bogut, Andray Blatche

Salaries
Player 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018

Greg Monroe 15,675,000, 16,350,000, 17,025,000
Andrew Bogut $12,000,000 $11,100,000
Tyreke Evans $10,734,586 $10,203,755
Danilo Gallinari $11,599,225
Mike Conley $9,988,426
Andray Blatche $2,000,000
Andrei Kirilenko $2,000,000
Shaun Livingston $2,000,000
Terrence Jones $2,489,529
Erik Murphy $1,020,603

Total salaries: 69,507,369

Draft Picks

2016: MIA 2nd, OKC 2nd
2017: 1st (if BOS exercises swap then we get 2017 2nd protected 31-45)
2018: 2nd
2019: 1st, 2nd

Cash
$3,000,000 Start
+2,000,000 #108
-4,000,000 #144
=1,000,000

TPE's
788,872 Tyshawn Taylor

DPE's
4,143,058 Brook Lopez

Draft Rights
Ilkan Karaman 2012 Round 2 Pick 27
Bojan Bogdanovic 2011 Round 2 Pick 1
Edin Bavcic 2006 Round 2 pick 26
Christian Drejer 2004 Round 2 Pick 22

Signings
Andrei Kirilenko 2 years/4mil
Shaun Livingston 2 years/4mil
Andray Blatche 2 years/4mil

Trades
15. Marcus Thornton, Alan Anderson and Mirza Teletovic for Metta Works Peace, Raymond Felton and J.R. Smith
106. part 1. Joe Johnson for Monta Ellis, Ersan Ilyasova and Reggie Evans
part 2. Nick Young for TPE
108. Brook Lopez, Mason Plumlee, Marquis Teague, Kirk Hinrich for Derrick Favors, Danny Granger, Brandon Rush, 2 mil cash and Utah 2014 1st top 10 protected
110. Trevor Ariza, Patty Mills for Brandon Jennings and Danny Green
144. Deron Williams, Derrick Favors, 4 mil cash for Mike Conley, Marc Gasol and 2014 MEM 1st protected top 6

Trade Block
Untouchable: None
Hard: Mike Conley, Greg Monroe,
Easy:
Everyone is available for the right price

Write up: I was really liking how this team was going with Conley, Z-Bo and Gasol with Monta Ellis and Danny Granger. I then had to step out of the game for a bit due to family and I lost zbo in the FA. Next I was looking for a SF and PF due to Granger going as well. I acquired some young talent in Jones and Butler. Then my team got to this. Obviously I would have loved to resign Ellis but I couldn't and I now have this roster. We have a young stud in Monroe who I think by this time should be a star. We also have a nice cast of good-great starters but again I am lacking spacing, a problem I have had for the whole game. I think I have the best bench in the game with all bench players apart from Murphy being able to be starters on a team. I have turned the Nets around and all the need is to consolidate a bit of talent and they win a championship! Can't wait for next game.

Post #15 » by **Texas Chuck** » Thu Apr 3, 2014 12:22 am

Pacers

Preview: We have a really good young team in place now. I wouldnt have broken up the real-life team to this degree, but as that damage was done, Im okay with where the Pacers are.

I inherited the following when I took over mid-game:

Al Jefferson - 13,500,000 / 13,666,667 / 13,833,333 / UFA
David West - 12,000,000 / 12,000,000 / 12,600,000 / UFA
Rodney Stuckey - 8,500,000 / UFA
John Wall - 7,459,925 / 13,701,250 / 14,728,844 / 15,756,438 / 16,784,031 / 17,811,626 /
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - 4,809,840 / 5,016,960 / 6,331,403 / 8,262,481
Luis Scola - 4,508,504 / 4,868,499 / UFA
Ian Mahinmi – 4,000,000 / 4,000,000 / 4,000,000 / UFA
Alonzo Gee - 3,250,000 / 3,000,000 / UFA
MarShon Brooks - 1,210,080 / UFA
Andrew Bynum - 1,000,000 / UFA
Ishmael Smith - 951,463 / 992,435 / UFA
P.J. Tucker - 884,293 / 1,148,163 /
Jannero Pargo - 884,293 / UFA
Jeff Taylor - 788,872 / 915,243 / 1,144,054

So you can see I had John Wall, Big Al and nothing. So the first step was to clear out salaries and add draft picks which I did. I also brought in quality expirings and so Wall was able to lead a rebuilding team to the playoffs in year 1. We also went into the famed 2014 draft with 3 1st round picks, 2 of them lotto picks.

I made the very difficult decision then to deal Wall in a deal that landed me the first overall pick in the 2014 draft plus even more cap space. I choose Embiid and then wheeled and dealed my other 3 first rounders into Rodney Hood and future picks. I shopped smartly in FA after missing out on landing any stars and then dealt those players for upgrades.

Jeff Teague/Kemba Walker/Dennis Shroder/
Aaron Afflalo/Russ Smith/Wayne Ellington
Rodney Hood/Thanassis Antetokounmpo
Derrick Favors/Mirza Teletovic/Andrew Nicholson
Joel Embiid/Brandon Wright/Jordan Hill

Is the current roster. Teague is the starter at PG, but make no mistake Kemba is going to be a heavy minute 6th man. This is a very talented young core with only Afflalo signed to an above market contract and because I had been so good at staying under budget I was able to upgrade to him for nothing more than taking on a little salary. This is going to be an elite defensive team with great scorers in Kemba, Hood, and Russ Smith. Greek Freak Jr is going be AK-47 like in his versatility and Dennis Shroeder will be the starter sooner rather than later and certainly by the time Teague's deal runs out next year. We have a smart mix of veterans but even most of them are still quite young.

This is the team to beat in the East as soon as this year and certainly moving forward.

Post #16 » by **Texas Chuck** » Thu Apr 3, 2014 12:29 am

Mavericks

Mavs were a bit of a failure. I massively upgraded the team at every single position around Dirk 2 different ways and couldnt get more than a 6th seed in the West. My teams didnt have the starpower of LAL and Minny, but were the deepest team in the conference plus had the best PS performer in Dirk so we deserved a better seeding imo. And people clearly havent been watching Dirk and forgot what a playoff beast he has always been as we were blown out in the playoffs each year.

Year 1 had

Tyson Chandler/Nene
Dirk/Pau Gasol
Kevin Martin/Kyle Korver
Lance Stephenson/Tony Allen
Jose Calderon/Mario Chalmers/Devin Harris

so you can see what a stacked and tremendously deep team I had assembled. But props to the other West GM's who were able to pair a couple stars together.

I made some changes for year 2 upgrading my pg spot and starting to get younger. Still was a 6th seed and flamed out in the first round again.

But despite my belief that my team was better than rated in the game, I also made some pretty dumb moves and probably should have rebuilt rather than letting my love of Dirk try to build around him one last time. Several trades I would absolutely take back in retrospect. Definitely played like the rookie I am.

I moved Dirk on to give him a chance to win a ring, got back under the tax line, and built back up my supply of draft picks and have several young players in place while we search for the next Dirk.

Isaiah Thomas/Mario Chalmers
Tony Allen/Joe Johnson
Michael Beasley
Thomas Robinson/Luis Scola/B.Dublejevic
Kosta Koufos/Jason Thompson

Plus the 11th and 21st picks in the draft make up my current 12 man roster. This roster is back under the tax line and has less than $30M in committed salary next year along with 3 1sts in next years draft so the plan is to have one down year and then be right back in business next year with lots of youth, a few solid veterans and cap space to pursue a star or two.

Zion Wembanyama · Post #17 » by **Zion Wembanyama** » Thu Apr 3, 2014 12:52 am

Email: neworleanspelicansfan@mail.com / AIM: befree4eternity@gmail.com

DEPTH CHART

2013/14 - start

Felton / Prigioni / Murray
Shumpert / JR Smith
Anthony / Hardaway Jr.
Stoudemire / K-Mart / Barganani
Chandler / Tyler / Aldrich

2013/14 - end

Murry / Telfair
Belinelli / Bazemore / A.Anderson
Gay / Q.Miller / S.Hill
Love / Stoudemire
J.Thompson / Ajinca / McGee (I.R.)

2014/15

Rubio / Wroten / M.Teague
Lamb / Waiters / Rivers
Beasley / Q.Miller / Roberson
Motiejunas / Jones III / B.Dublejevic
Biyombo / Len / Sacre

2015/16

Waiters / Wroten / M.Teague
Lamb / Rivers / L.Patterson
G.Hayward / Q.Miller / Roberson
Motiejunas / Jones III
Len / Biyombo / Sacre

SALARIES

2013/14 - start

Stoudemire - 21,679,893 / 23,410,988
Anthony - 21,388,954 / 23,333,405
T.Chandler - 14,100,538 / 14,596,888
JR Smith - 5,565,000 / 5,982,375 / 6,399,750
Felton - 3,637,073 / 3,793,693 / 3,950,313
Shumpert - 1,703,760 / 2,616,975 / 3,695,169
Prigioni - 1,591,350 / 1,662,961 / 1,734,572
World Peace - 1,284,834
Hardaway Jr. - 1,196,760 / 1,250,640 / 1,304,520 / 2,281,605 / 3,335,707
Aldrich - 884,293
K.Martin - 884,293
J.Tyler - 556,584 / 948,163
Murray - 490,180 / 1,016,482
C.Smith - 490,180
Leslie - 200,000

*Cap Hit

Davis - 884,293
Barron - 884,293
Bibby - 884,293

Total - 78,306,571

2013/14 - end

Stoudemire - 21,679,893 / 23,410,988
Gay - 17,888,932 / 19,317,326
Love - 14,693,906 / 15,719,063 / 16,744,219
McGee - 10,750,000 / 11,250,000 / 12,000,000
J.Thompson - 5,643,750 / 6,037,500 / 6,431,250 / 6,825,000
Belinelli - 2,750,000 / 2,873,750
S.Hill - 1,246,680 / 1,302,840 / 1,358,880 / 2,306,019
A.Anderson - 947,907 / 1,063,384
Ajinca - 884,293
Telfair - 884,293
Bazemore - 884,293
Q.Miller - 788,872 / 915,243
Murry - 490,180
C.Smith - 490,180
Leslie - 200,000

*Cap Hit

Davis - 884,293
Barron - 884,293
Bibby - 884,293

Total - 77,004,584

2014/15

Rubio - 4,660,479 / 6,179,795
Waiters - 4,062,000 / 5,138,430 / 6,777,589
Biyombo - 3,873,398 / 5,194,227
Len - 3,649,920 / 3,807,120 / 4,823,621 / 6,396,121
Rivers - 2,439,840 / 3,110,796 / 4,236,904
Lamb - 2,202,000 / 3,034,356 / 4,175,274
Beasley - 1,500,000 / 1,500,000
Motiejunas - 1,483,920 / 2,288,205 / 3,278,997
Roberson - 1,160,880 / 1,210,800 / 2,183,072 / 3,222,215
Jones III - 1,129,200 / 2,038,206 / 3,036,927
M.Teague - 1,120,920 / 2,023,261 / 3,034,891
Wroten - 1,210,080 / 2,179,354 / 3,201,471
Sacre - 915,243 / 981,348
Q.Miller - 915,243
B.Dublejevic - 473,604 / 762,195 / 884,293

*Cap Hit

Stoudemire - 18,410,988
Barbosa - 1,500,000

Total - 50,616,232

2015/16

G.Hayward - 15,000,000 / 15,000,000 / 15,000,000
Biyombo - 5,194,227
Waiters - 5,138,430 / 6,777,589
Len - 3,807,120 / 4,823,621 / 6,396,121
Rivers - 3,110,796 / 4,236,904
Lamb - 3,034,356 / 4,175,274
Motiejunas - 2,288,205 / 3,278,997
Wroten - 2,179,354 / 3,201,471
Jones III - 2,038,206 / 3,036,927
M.Teague - 2,023,261 / 3,034,891
Roberson - 1,210,800 / 2,183,072 / 3,222,215
Q.Miller - 1,181,348
Sacre - 981,348
L.Patterson - 947,276

Total - 48,134,727

DRAFT PICKS

'18 2nd
'19 2nd
'20 1st
'20 2nd

TPE

3,282,056 (Shved to Indiana)

CASH

8,500,000

DRAFT RIGHTS

Eliyahu
E.Green

TRANSACTIONS

#1) Melo, Hardaway, Shumpert, '15 1st (UP), '17 1st (UP), '18 1st (top 10 protected) for Love, Budinger, (NOP) '14 2nd.
#2) Smith, Felton and World Peace to Brooklyn for Thornton, Teletovic and A.Anderson.
#3) Thornton to Sacramento for Terry, Outlaw and 3,000,000.
#4) Bargnani, Udrih, (NOP) '14 2nd and (SAC) '14 2nd to New Orleans for Stuckey and Smith.
#5) Chandler and Tyler to Phoenix for Villanueva, Dalembert and (MIN) '14 1st.
#6) Terry and Outlaw to Milwaukee for Pachulia.
#7) Pachulia to Dallas for Gee, Collins, (DAL) '16 2nd.
#8) JR Smith, Budinger, (MIN) '14 1st and 1,500,000 to Denver for McGee and Q.Miller.
#9) Dalembert, Stuckey, Gee and (DAL) '16 2nd to Indiana for E.Gordon.
#10) Villanueva, Teletovic, and $1,500,000 to LAC for Varejao and J.Jones.
#11) E.Gordon and Varejao to Dallas for Gay and Belinelli.
#12) Prigioni and Martin to Atlanta for cap space.
#13) Jones, Collins, Hudson, Aldrich to Philadelphia for J.Thompson.
#14) Love and Thompson to Minnesota for Rubio, Duncan, Mark. Morris, (NY/MIN) '15 1st [least favorable], (MIN) '16 1st (unprotected), (NY) '17 1st, (MIN) '18 1st (unprotected), (NY) '18 1st, 2,500,000, rights to Dubljevic and Eliyahu.
#15) Duncan to New Orleans for Bennett, Waiters, P.Jones III and (GSW) '17 1st
#16) McGee and (MIN) '16 1st to Washington for Prince and Shved.
#17) Prince, Belinelli, S.Hill and (MIN) '18 1st (unprotected) to Milwaukee for Hayes, M.Leonard, Rivers, Freeland and (NOP/SAC) '16 2nd [most favorable].
#18) Freeland to Indiana for M.Teague and Roberson.
#19) Hayes and (GSW) '17 1st (unprotected) to Indiana for Biyombo and Sacre.
#20) Bennett and M.Leonard to Charlotte for Lamb, Len and Wroten.
#21) Waived Stoudemire.
#22) Shved to Indiana for TPE; '19 1st (unprotected) to Indiana for Beasley.
#23) Markieff Morris to Washington for Motiejunas and Barbosa.
#24) Waived Barbosa.
#25) #29 and #36 (2015 draft) to Sacramento for 3,000,000.
#26) S&T Rubio to Miami for Vasquez and #21 (2015 draft).
#27) M.Williams to Minnesota for Copeland.
#28) Vasquez and Copeland to Utah for M.Barnes and draft rights to Erick Green.
#29) Beasley, B.Dublejevic, #21, '17 1st (unprotected) and '18 1st (unprotected) to Dallas for G.Hayward.
#30) M.Barnes to Minnesota for L.Patterson, Barea and Battier.
#31) Battier to Philadelphia for cap space.
#32) Barea to Minnesota for cap space.

SIGNINGS

Alexis Ajinca for the veteran's minimum.
Lester Hudson for the veteran's minimum.
Sebastian Telfair for the veteran's minimum.
Claimed Bazemore off waivers, offered veteran's minimum.
Bojan Dublejevic to a rookie-scale contract.
Matched Ricky Rubio's offer sheet (Miami).
Marvin Williams for 2yrs/4mil.

TRADING BLOCK

TPE - 3,282,056 (Shved to Indiana)
8,500,000

WRITE-UP

- The Knicks began over the luxury tax, a bottom seed playoff team--if they were even one--and on the verge of losing their superstar player, Carmelo Anthony, to free agency. I wanted to move Melo, quick and easy. I wasn't ready to tear the Knicks down to the ground however, but rather, bring in another star to build around and retool around him and that star was Kevin Love. I tried my best to bring Kevin some help and to remain flexible for the 2014 free agent class. Well... things didn't go as planned during the summer. We lost Gay and after that point, we didn't feel like we were in a position financially to compete, especially with our lack of assets.

- So I moved Love back to Minnesota, to possibly get a ring there and in return I brought in a guy, I thought I was going to be able to build the Knicks around--Rubio. At that point, the rebuild was in full-throttle and I was determined to moved toxic contracts and players I didn't see apart of the Knicks future going forward and I replaced them with young players, with different potential levels, whom all were on their rookie scale contracts. When free agency began, Rubio was signed to an offer sheet, I felt he wasn't worth--at that time--and allowed him to move on in a S&T. And after failing to sign players such as Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard and Kenneth Faried during the same off-season... I made a trade, that could be considered my free agent signing, when I dealt for Gordon Hayward. He's now a young vet, whose around the same age as my other players and a really nice foundational piece to my core.

- In conclusion, I went from being a team that was 3,000,000 over the luxury tax and a sinking ship, to being a team that's 12,000,000 below the salary cap and arguably, a fringe playoff team already, whose financially flexible for many years going forward and has a very bright future. We'll be a top team in the east in no time.

Kevin "The Servant" Durant to NYC in 2016?!?!

DiamondParoxysm · Post #18 » by **DiamondParoxysm** » Thu Apr 3, 2014 1:42 am

PHOENIX SUNS

GM- Diamond Paroxysm
EMAIL: jacobfagan95@gmail.com
AIM: jacobfagan95gmail.com

Depth Chart:

PG: Goran Dragic / Darren Collison / Luke Ridnour
SG: Lance Stephenson / Randy Foye / Jeff Taylor / Archie Goodwin
SF: Rudy Gay /Gerald Green / Kyle Anderson
PF: Tristan Thompson/ Noah Vonleh / Tyler Hansbrough
C: Miles Plumlee / Samuel Dalembert / Ian Mahinmi

Salaries:
Years: 2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019

Rudy Gay - 13,059,200 / 14,038,630 / 15,091,510 / 16,223,300
Lance Stephenson - 15,000,000 / 16,000,000 / 16,000,000 / 16,000,000
Goran Dragic - 15,000,000 / 16,000,000 / 16,000,000 /16,000,000 / 16,000,000
Tristan Thompson - 6,777,589
Gerald Green - 6,000,000 / 6,000,000 / 6,000,000
Noah Vonleh - 2,653,080 / 2,762,600 / 2,881,500
Randy Foye - 2,500,000 / 2,500,000
Samuel Dalembert - 2,500,000
Michael Beasley – 777,778/ 777,778 / 777,777
Darren Collison - 4,095,539 / 4,271,902
Kyle Anderson - $1,266,000 / 1,322,900 / 1,379,900 / 2,125,046
Miles Plumlee – 1,160,160 / QO
Archie Goodwin – 1,160,160 / 2,094,089 / QO
Tyler Hansbrough - 947,276
Luke Ridnour - 947,276
Ian Mahinmi - 947,276
Jeff Taylor - 947,276

TOTAL SALARY: 76,774,940

RED means Player Option
Green means Team Option
Blue means non guaranteed
Purple means dead money
This color means currently being waived
Yellow means FA right now

TPE's
Mid Level – 2,652,000 - 2,000,000 ( Brooks)= 652,000

Cash:

Start: 3,000,000= 2,062,931 total

Cap Holds:

Draft Rights:
Dakari Johnson

Draft picks:

Spoiler:

Transactions:

Spoiler:

Trading Block:
everyone

Signings:

Spoiler:

Write up:
Well this was my first time doing this & I had a lot of fun. I will definitely do it next time & hopefully win next time.

I know I rubbed a lot of you the wrong way, because I questioned authority or whatever, but I liked working with all you guys. Hope all 30 teams are taken & at least like 25 of them stay next time.

Well these Suns have improved drastically since I took them over. I kept the core except for Bledsoe...with Dragic, Green, & Plumlee. I thought I made this team into a playoff team, but I GUESS NOT. Dragic & Stephenson are perfect together in the backcourt and Gay with his newfound style of play can really bring consistent scoring & leadership every night. With Thompson & Plumlee, they are double double machines every night without talking about Plumlee's above average defense. Collison is the perfect backup point with Randy Foye at the back up 2 bringing instant offense. Gerald Green is the killer off of the bench. He has shown what he can do & I got him for a bargain. Noah Vonleh is probably a top 7 pick & considered an above average rebounder & defender, which works well with the rest of the team. Then Dalembert & Mahinmi can just protect the paint while grabbing a few boards.

Not to mention my coach, Jeff Hornacek, who has been amazing this season with the "tanking" Suns in real life.

Thanks, guys.

skorff26 · Post #19 » by **skorff26** » Thu Apr 3, 2014 2:06 am

Detroit

Depth Chart
MCW/Knight/EG
EG/Shabazz/KCP
Giannis/Porter/KCP/Meeks
Lee/Harrell/Blair
Henson/Kanter

Salaries

Eric Gordon 15,514,031 (15/16)
David Lee 15,493,680 (15/16)
Enes Kanter 7,482,803 (15/16)
Brandon Knight 5,000,000 (15/16) 5,300,000 (16/17) 5,700,000 (17/18) 6,000,000 (18/19)
Jodie Meeks 5,000,000 (15/16)
Cap Hold #1 4,753,000(15/16)
Otto Porter 4,662,960 (15/16) 5,893,981 TO (16/17)
John Henson 2,943,221 (15/16)
KCP 2,891,760 (15/16) 3,678,319 (16/17)
DeJuan Blair 2,500,000 (15/16) 2,500,000 (16/17) 2,500,000 ung (17/18) 2,500,000 ung (18/19)
Michael Carter-Williams 2,399,040 (15/16) 3,183,526 TO (16/17)
Shabazz Mohammad 2,056,920 (15/16) 3,046,299 TO (16/17)
Giannis At... 1,953,960 (15/16) 2,995,421 TO (16/17)
Montrezel Harrell 1,749,840 (15/16) 1,825,200 TO(16/17) 2,803,507 TO (17/18)

2015/2016 salary: 69,494,811

TPE
7,085,000 (martin trade)

Cash 3,000,000

Draft Picks
2015: #1 #46
Credits: 2018 GSW 1st
NOP 2016 1st
Dallas 2016 1st
boston 2016 2nd
Detroit 2016 1st and 2nd
Detroit 2017 1st and 2nd
Detroit 2018 1st and 2nd

Draft Rights
none

Transactions
1) Trade #2 Stuckey for Otto Porter and Andre Miller
2) Trade #8 Monroe, CV for Hibbert
3) Trade #36 Smooth, KCP for David Lee, Kuzmic, 2018 1st
4) Trade #37 Hibbert for Batum, next Portland 1st
5) Trade #39 Porter, Jennings, 2014 2nd for Tony Parker and Wes Johnson
6) Trade #53 drummond, 2015 1st, billups, miller, jerebko for sanders, giannis, knight, henson, mayo
7) Trade #57 Giannis for MCW, Dallas 2016 1st
8) Trade #75 singler for dieng
9) Trade #281 mayo for 2016 NOP 1st, k marshall, j hill
10) Trade #298 bynum for west and colton iverson
11) Trade #316 hill, scott, diaw for meeks, 2016 Bos 2nd
12) Trade #? Ariza for Mohammad, KCP
13) Trade #345 Sanders, Parker, Batum, Ellis, Dieng, #26, Casspi for Wade, Kanter, Martin, Harrell, Giannis, #1
14) Trade #346 Wade for Porter and EG
15) Trade #355 Martin for TPE

Signings
1) waive Peyton Siva
2) Trevor Ariza MLE
3) Dejuan Blair, Boris Diaw, Mike Scott min
4) Waive West, Datome, Iverson, Mitchell

We started off trying to compete and advanced in the playoffs to lose in the second round both years. Our core was getting older so in the end we decided to rebuild. We have lots of young talent to build around #1 pick, MCW, Giannis, Henson, Kanter, Batum, Shabazz, KCP, Eric Gordon (if he can stay healthy), plus we will have cap space in the offseason and 3 first rounders (including NOP which could be high). We have a bright future here in Detroit

Blazer50 · Post #20 » by **Blazer50** » Thu Apr 3, 2014 2:21 am

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS

Damian Lillard .. Jameer Nelson
Wesley Matthews .. Tim Hardaway Jr .. Glen Rice Jr.
Luol Deng .. KJ McDaniels .. Solomon Hill
Serge Ibaka .. Kelly Olynyk .. Dorrell Wright
Anderson Varejao .. Timofey Mosgov .. Joel Freeland

BIG PROPS TO KINGER95 -
I took over a Great Blazer team - made a few good FA signings
and in the 11th hour turned Bradley Beal into the Blazers Depth:
Wes Matthews, KJ McDaniels, Kelly Olynyk & Harrison Barnes

All Stars - All NBA Defensive Players -Big Heart guys - Great Chemistry -
This would be a Tremendous team with the Best Fans / Home Court in the NBA . . .
and the Richest Owner. But the Blazers never went on a Salary Binge.

Great Job Kinger!