Post-Draft Mock Off-Season (GM Your Favorite Team)
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:07 pm
Here's how it works:
I will post sometime tonight, letting you know about Team Options and when you have to excercise them by based on real life reflections. I will also post any retirements, player options, etc. that I think are realistic.
As a result I will use Smitty's salary cap spread sheet to let you know how much cap space you have based on salaries, draft picks, cap holds, etc. Keep in mind if you waive a cap hold for a player, you will have that much more in cap space minus $543,471 for every roster spot under 12.
This will be one thread for each day that gives viewers a front stage seat to the behind the scenes that take place in terms of trades and free agency negotiations with my role being the agent for every player.
You will negotiate trades in this thread with other GM's. Once it is completed and agreed to by both sides, each side needs to send me a PM letting me know that they agreed and I will include it in my nightly re-cap of the days transactions.
The point of this is to accurately reflect based on your teams ownership style, player fit in your coaches style, team direction (tanking, going for it all, just trying to make the playoffs, keep flexibility open for next off-season, etc.) and other factors based on a realistic and consistent vision you have for your teams off-season. This is not to finish with the best 15 man roster you can create because keep in mind chemistry is an issue as well. This is to finish with the best possible outcome for your team and its fans both in the short-term and long-term of the franchise's best interests. Trading all of your young players for win now players may not be the best, tying up your long term salary options may not be the best. You will not be assessed on how good your team is at the end of this, but more so how well you maintained that teams goals in terms of youth development, cap flexibility, and other factors that may be important to your team.
Trades
You can post trade offers in each day's thread as well as who is on the trade block and receive offers. Negotiations can take place and another GM can jump in at any time as a third or fourth team to make it work, or just kick you out of the deal altogether if they have a better offer. Once it is agreed to by both sides, it isn't finalized until I receive a PM from both sides showing the same deal.
Free Agents
Free agency negotiations will take place throughout each days threads. You will make a financial offer based on your actual cap space or cap space you could create or have created via trade as well as a sales pitch as to why that free agent should take your offer over another team's offer. Not every free agent will take an offer they are given on the day they receive it so you can retract any offer until the close of the day when it will either be accepted or not. The reason strategy is placed on this is because for example, the Heat could go all in on a Durant pursuit, but Durant may not make his decision until the close out of Day 2 while Hassan Whiteside may make his decision at the close out of Day 1. Some one could pick up lesser free agents on Day 1 as the better free agents are pursued by other teams.
I will take reality into account, for example Dirk Nowitzki may agree to take less money if Dallas gets certain players around him or may wait to take an offer elsewhere until Dallas makes or does not make certain moves. Some players may be more loyal to their franchise than others and give this grace to their team.
In regards to restricted free agents, when they accept a deal at the close out of one day, the original team of that player has until the end of the close out of the next day to match that offer. If it isn't matched by then, he will take the offer and leave your team.
Close out will take place at 11:00 PM ET each day, so any offers going in after that time will not be considered until the following day if that free agent doesn't sign somewhere else already.
Schedule:
Day 1 (Wednesday, 06/29/2016)
Day 2 (Thursday, 06/30/2016)
Day 3 (Friday, 07/01/2016)
Day 4 (Saturday, 07/02/2016)
Day 5 (Sunday, 07/03/2016)
Sunday at 11:00 PM ET is the time it will end the off-season and your final 15 man roster will be the result.
As a side note, as the agent, I will control player opt outs that are still up for grabs, No Trade Clauses, retirements, etc. on top of free agent signing decisions. I will also chime in throughout the thread in specific situations, for example the Warriors want Kevin Durant, but will not clear the cap space it takes for his MAX salary without a commitment from him. I will chime in and let the Warriors GM know that if he can create that cap space, Durant will sign there if they make the best sales pitch.
The reason I think free agent negotiations and trade negotiations should be in the thread is first and foremost for the entertainment value of viewers that are just keeping an eye on the thread, but not participating themselves. I also think see other teams offers will create bidding wars that will reflect the final realistic salaries we will see this off-season with the raised cap as well as keep trade value honest. If you say Player X is worth this much, then the other team could say, but no one else offered that much, take another teams offer if you think it's better than mine.
I'm sure you all have additional questions, so please let me know them in this thread for the others to see and I will address them all before Day 1 opens tomorrow.
List of GM's:
Atlanta Hawks: dbrandon
Boston Celtics: 165bows
Brooklyn Nets: Prokorov
Charlotte Hornets: James Gatz
Chicago Bulls: aramada
Cleveland Cavaliers: jayjaysee
Dallas Mavericks: Texas Chuck
Denver Nuggets: Spens1
Detroit Pistons: stylesofpunk
Golden State Warriors: Warriorfan
Houston Rockets: HartfordWhalers
Indiana Pacers: pacers33granger
Los Angeles Clippers: Domejandro
Los Angeles Lakers: warren weel im
Memphis Grizzlies: SD2042
Miami Heat: R-DAWG
Milwaukee Bucks: bdpecore
Minnesota Timberwolves: Streakers33
New Orleans Pelicans: pelifan
New York Knicks: Mamba4Goat
Oklahoma City Thunder: bondom34
Orlando Magic: bigdogdylan5
Philadelphia 76ers: BullyKing
Phoenix Suns: bwgood77
Portland Trail Blazers: Soulyss
Sacramento Kings: BOOGIE-MONSTER
San Antonio Spurs: dremill24
Toronto Raptors: nodeal
Utah Jazz: jazzfan1971
Washington Wizards: Gilles
I will post sometime tonight, letting you know about Team Options and when you have to excercise them by based on real life reflections. I will also post any retirements, player options, etc. that I think are realistic.
As a result I will use Smitty's salary cap spread sheet to let you know how much cap space you have based on salaries, draft picks, cap holds, etc. Keep in mind if you waive a cap hold for a player, you will have that much more in cap space minus $543,471 for every roster spot under 12.
This will be one thread for each day that gives viewers a front stage seat to the behind the scenes that take place in terms of trades and free agency negotiations with my role being the agent for every player.
You will negotiate trades in this thread with other GM's. Once it is completed and agreed to by both sides, each side needs to send me a PM letting me know that they agreed and I will include it in my nightly re-cap of the days transactions.
The point of this is to accurately reflect based on your teams ownership style, player fit in your coaches style, team direction (tanking, going for it all, just trying to make the playoffs, keep flexibility open for next off-season, etc.) and other factors based on a realistic and consistent vision you have for your teams off-season. This is not to finish with the best 15 man roster you can create because keep in mind chemistry is an issue as well. This is to finish with the best possible outcome for your team and its fans both in the short-term and long-term of the franchise's best interests. Trading all of your young players for win now players may not be the best, tying up your long term salary options may not be the best. You will not be assessed on how good your team is at the end of this, but more so how well you maintained that teams goals in terms of youth development, cap flexibility, and other factors that may be important to your team.
Trades
You can post trade offers in each day's thread as well as who is on the trade block and receive offers. Negotiations can take place and another GM can jump in at any time as a third or fourth team to make it work, or just kick you out of the deal altogether if they have a better offer. Once it is agreed to by both sides, it isn't finalized until I receive a PM from both sides showing the same deal.
Free Agents
Free agency negotiations will take place throughout each days threads. You will make a financial offer based on your actual cap space or cap space you could create or have created via trade as well as a sales pitch as to why that free agent should take your offer over another team's offer. Not every free agent will take an offer they are given on the day they receive it so you can retract any offer until the close of the day when it will either be accepted or not. The reason strategy is placed on this is because for example, the Heat could go all in on a Durant pursuit, but Durant may not make his decision until the close out of Day 2 while Hassan Whiteside may make his decision at the close out of Day 1. Some one could pick up lesser free agents on Day 1 as the better free agents are pursued by other teams.
I will take reality into account, for example Dirk Nowitzki may agree to take less money if Dallas gets certain players around him or may wait to take an offer elsewhere until Dallas makes or does not make certain moves. Some players may be more loyal to their franchise than others and give this grace to their team.
In regards to restricted free agents, when they accept a deal at the close out of one day, the original team of that player has until the end of the close out of the next day to match that offer. If it isn't matched by then, he will take the offer and leave your team.
Close out will take place at 11:00 PM ET each day, so any offers going in after that time will not be considered until the following day if that free agent doesn't sign somewhere else already.
Schedule:
Day 1 (Wednesday, 06/29/2016)
Day 2 (Thursday, 06/30/2016)
Day 3 (Friday, 07/01/2016)
Day 4 (Saturday, 07/02/2016)
Day 5 (Sunday, 07/03/2016)
Sunday at 11:00 PM ET is the time it will end the off-season and your final 15 man roster will be the result.
As a side note, as the agent, I will control player opt outs that are still up for grabs, No Trade Clauses, retirements, etc. on top of free agent signing decisions. I will also chime in throughout the thread in specific situations, for example the Warriors want Kevin Durant, but will not clear the cap space it takes for his MAX salary without a commitment from him. I will chime in and let the Warriors GM know that if he can create that cap space, Durant will sign there if they make the best sales pitch.
The reason I think free agent negotiations and trade negotiations should be in the thread is first and foremost for the entertainment value of viewers that are just keeping an eye on the thread, but not participating themselves. I also think see other teams offers will create bidding wars that will reflect the final realistic salaries we will see this off-season with the raised cap as well as keep trade value honest. If you say Player X is worth this much, then the other team could say, but no one else offered that much, take another teams offer if you think it's better than mine.
I'm sure you all have additional questions, so please let me know them in this thread for the others to see and I will address them all before Day 1 opens tomorrow.
List of GM's:
Atlanta Hawks: dbrandon
Boston Celtics: 165bows
Brooklyn Nets: Prokorov
Charlotte Hornets: James Gatz
Chicago Bulls: aramada
Cleveland Cavaliers: jayjaysee
Dallas Mavericks: Texas Chuck
Denver Nuggets: Spens1
Detroit Pistons: stylesofpunk
Golden State Warriors: Warriorfan
Houston Rockets: HartfordWhalers
Indiana Pacers: pacers33granger
Los Angeles Clippers: Domejandro
Los Angeles Lakers: warren weel im
Memphis Grizzlies: SD2042
Miami Heat: R-DAWG
Milwaukee Bucks: bdpecore
Minnesota Timberwolves: Streakers33
New Orleans Pelicans: pelifan
New York Knicks: Mamba4Goat
Oklahoma City Thunder: bondom34
Orlando Magic: bigdogdylan5
Philadelphia 76ers: BullyKing
Phoenix Suns: bwgood77
Portland Trail Blazers: Soulyss
Sacramento Kings: BOOGIE-MONSTER
San Antonio Spurs: dremill24
Toronto Raptors: nodeal
Utah Jazz: jazzfan1971
Washington Wizards: Gilles