Build a Franchise (Season 8) Discussion Thread- Announcement on page 87

[HerSports85]

curry x giannis

he really pulled it off. Just need that supporting cast

[ribs]

Best starting 5 I’ve ever had, I think.

+ $100 to add another impact piece or 2.

[wackbone]

[bishnykfan]

TRANSACTION

The Washington Wizards have waived Isaiah Livers.

[NewEra]

[wackbone]

Total Out:
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Terance Mann
Precious Achiuwa
Davion Mitchell
Caleb Houstan
Sam Merrill
Dario Saric
2025 NOP 2nd

Total In:
Buddy Hield
Jordan Clarkson
Bronny James
Cam Spencer
2025 NYK 2nd
2026 ORL 2nd
2025 BOS 2nd
2026 LAC 2nd

I think that is everything? Got off of a bunch of guys I'm not particularly high on, like Hield and Clarkson's counting stats IRL which might be a good sign for the SIM, pair up LBJ with Bronny, and go +3 on 2nds.

Nothing earth shattering, but overall positive.

[bishnykfan]

ANNOUNCEMENT

Free agency will begin at Midnight on Monday September 16th. We will be running FA similar to how we did it last year.

Teams will be free to place one bid on players at the designated time during each window. One bid/PM per team during each window. Teams can submit bids for as many players as they would like in their one PM. Each team is responsible for keeping track of their own cap space and for how many available roster spots they have. If a team submits a bid for multiple players, any part that violates the salary cap or puts the team over the 15 player roster limit will be voided. Be careful submitting your bids. You don't want to miss on top targets but hit on lower targets which will occupy cap/roster space for you leaving you unable to rebid on your top targets. A sample bid can be found below. It is up to each team to account for both their salary cap and available roster spaces.

If a team does place a bid on multiple players that would put them over the roster limit, they can stipulate in the PM, how they will free up the roster space, if they have the leading bids on their players. But at no time, can a team violate the salary cap.
The soft cap for 2024-25 is $1070. Teams can go over the soft cap by $107 to resign Bird right free agents. There is a hard cap of $1177 for all teams. Please keep $1 cap holds for all open roster spaces in mind when you submit your bids.

Teams can place their one initial offer at anytime between 12AM-9PM on Monday. I will not be opening any PM's until 9PM. Once I open and figure out all legal leading bids for any players who have offers, I will respond to each GM who leads on a player. I will also respond to any GM who placed a legal bid that was within 25% of the leading bid (or its equivalent if the years offered are different) and let them know the number that they need to take the leading bid on that specific player. Teams will not be able to inquire about a player without placing a legal bid. Window #2 will be open between 12AM-12PM on Tuesday. Teams will be able to see where they stand after the initial window and adjust accordingly during following bidding periods. The bidding process will repeat throughout the first week of FA. Players will sign only after they have been on the board for three consecutive bidding windows without getting bid up by another team. So if you lead on a player after window #1 and no team beats your bid over the next three windows, that player will sign after window #4 is completed. No player will sign before 9PM on Tuesday, after four full bidding windows have been completed.

As we've done in past years, if a team resigns a Bird FA, they will still be able to use their full cap space. This means that the Bird FA will sign last for that team allowing them to use up their soft cap first.

Spoiler:

SAMPLE BID

TEAM 1- $160 cap space (3 open roster spots)

Player A- $100/4
Player B- $55/4
Player C- $30/4
Player D- $20/3
Player E- $10/1
Player F- $10/3
Player G- $1/4
Player H- $1/4
Player I- $1/1


If the team has the leading bid on players A and B, then bids on players C/D/E/F are voided due to salary cap limitations. If the team also has the leading bid for player G, then bids on players H/I are voided due to roster space limitations.

Spoiler:

Monday

WINDOW #1

12AM-9PM Open Bids (One bid per team)
9PM-12AM Bids are reviewed and responded to


Tuesday

WINDOW #2

12AM-12PM Open Bids (One bid per team)
12PM-2PM Bids are reviewed and responded to


WINDOW #3

2PM-4PM Open Bids (One bid per team)
4PM-6PM Bids are reviewed and responded to


WINDOW #4

6PM-9PM Open Bids (One bid per team)
9PM-12AM Bids are reviewed and responded to- (Leading bids from WINDOW #1 that haven't been beaten yet will sign)


WINDOW #5

TIME TBD

Please label all PM's with team name and bid/trade/transaction/etc.

[bishnykfan]

Free agency is due to start tomorrow. Due to the later announcement I will extend the time for the initial bids. Bidding window #1 will last until 9PM tomorrow. Each team has basically the entire day to submit their initial bids and no FA will sign until late Tuesday.

I'm sure there will be questions, I will be home most of the day tomorrow to respond to any questions anyone has regarding the process. Feel free to ask before submitting a bid if you are not sure of something.

[Fat]

open to trading Malik beasley $78 in exchange for lower salary guys if any teams are looking to gain more roster spots

[Capn'O]

[Capn'O]

...

I just sent a single PM with bids and roster management transactions to get under 15 players. Let me know if you'd prefer those be separate.

I figure others may want to know so put it public.

[bishnykfan]

...

I just sent a single PM with bids and roster management transactions to get under 15 players. Let me know if you'd prefer those be separate.

I figure others may want to know so put it public.

If you mean the transactions to keep your roster at 15 if all of your bids are winning bids, then that should be in one PM with your FA bids.

If you mean other transactions, not related to FA, those should be separate. And please label your PM's saying "Team Name- FA Bid" or "Team Name- Transaction type"

[El Poochio]

Apologize for the delay for FA. I am still planning on beginning FA on Monday, although it will be a modified version probably broken up over non-consecutive days. Hope to be able to give a full update in the next couple of days as to timing for everything.

Since it has been so long, I would like to do a quick check in before FA. Please just respond here letting me know you're still here and ready for FA next week.

As always, all teams are responsible for managing their own salary cap. If you've made a move since the roster freeze, please make sure that you account for your new cap number once FA opens. While teams FA rating won't change based on roster moves, teams can start submitting trades that have been made. I will hopefully be able to get to them this weekend.

Spoiler:

ATL- IN
BOS- IN
BRO- IN
CHA- IN
CHI- IN
CLE- IN
DAL- IN
DEN-
DET- IN
GS- IN
HOU- IN
IND- IN
LAC- IN
LAL- IN
MEM- IN
MIA-IN
MIL-
MIN- IN
NO-
NY- IN
OKC- IN
ORL- IN
PHI- IN
PHO- IN
POR-
SA- IN
SAC- IN
TOR- IN
UTAH- IN
WASH- IN

Spoiler:

FREE AGENT DESTINATION RANKINGS


Tier 1

Cleveland Cavaliers


Tier 2

Golden State Warriors
San Antonio Spurs


Tier 3



Tier 4

Charlotte Hornets
Los Angeles Clippers


Tier 5

Detroit Pistons


Tier 6

Dallas Mavericks
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz


Tier 7

Brooklyn Nets
Chicago Bulls
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks


Tier 8

Denver Nuggets
Orlando Magic
Portland Trailblazers


Tier 9

Boston Celtics
Indiana Pacers
Oklahoma City Thunder
Philadelphia 76ers


Tier 10

Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Sacramento Kings


Tier 11

Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies


Tier 12

Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns


Tier 13



Tier 14

Milwaukee Bucks
Washington Wizards

In

[mpharris36]

In

if you haven't been tracking FA starting today as well. Just wanted to give you heads up.

[El Poochio]

My guys available in sign & trades if you want the 5th year or dont have cap space

[El Poochio]

In

if you haven't been tracking FA starting today as well. Just wanted to give you heads up.

Thats why I am here lol

[El Poochio]

We just had to deal with Curry Joker and now we have to deal with Curry Giannis?

[El Poochio]

If anyone is down I would love to see my team in 2k

[bishnykfan]

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to trade Azuolas Tubelis, Dante Exum and a 2026 1st round draft pick (From Brooklyn) to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a 2027 1st round draft pick.

[Capn'O]

The Pooch is loose!!!

We just had to deal with Curry Joker and now we have to deal with Curry Giannis?

It's a nasty duo but NE has fewer resources left over than that dastardly mpharris did to build around that duo. I do trust he'll build a monster regardless.