Build a Franchise (Season 8) Discussion Thread- New Orleans now on the clock until 10AM

[DOT]

My pick is in, taking offers for #6

[mpharris36]

you know you aint worried
sim Joker says hi...

I'm not in FA so you're right I'm not worried. More unsettling in the sense of overall FA.

Well…he was a lotto team last year - he traded away a ton of players- Luka/Sga would be leaving an eastern conference championship team and sga would be leaving a team that went to the western conference finals to go to a lotto team with 4 players.

Curious to see how the commissioner handles negotiations…

not sure its really up to him....since we don't have a "max" contract. $$$ will ultimately talk. The extra year will obviously play a fact as well as FA rating. But if some teams want to go to absurd levels there will certainly be a limit I assume with everyone,

[Capn'O]

It's by no means a two player free agent class.

[Mecca]

It's by no means a two player free agent class.

But two are on a tier of their own and change franchises

[Capn'O]

It's by no means a two player free agent class.

But two are on a tier of their own and change franchises

The 10x+ price tag will certainly change my franchise.

[bishnykfan]

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to trade Khris Middleton to the Indiana Pacers and Deni Avdija to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Bobby Portis, Joshua Primo and Johnny Juzang.

The Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Jalen Suggs and Devin Carter to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Jabari Smith, Jaden McDaniels and Ryan Dunn.

The Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade Kyle Kuzma and Steven Adams to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Khris Middleton.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to trade Bobby Portis to the Philadelphia 76ers and Jaden McDaniels and Ryan Dunn to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Deni Avdija, Jalen Suggs and Devin Carter.

The Phoenix Suns have agreed to trade Jabari Smith to the Detroit Pistons and Kris Murray to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kyle Kuzma and Steven Adams.

The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade Davis Bertans to the Utah Jazz and Joshua Primo to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Kris Murray.

The Utah Jazz have agreed to trade Johnny Juzang to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Davis Bertans.

[bishnykfan]

With the 4th pick, in the 2025 BaF draft, the Los Angeles Lakers select:

Spoiler:

VJ Edgecomb
Baylor

The Oklahoma City Thunder are now on the clock.

[Strick]

This draft is interesting. I feel like after the top 5-7 picks guys could literally go anywhere in the first. Definitely some intriguing players though. Excited to see how things shake out in the BAF draft vs IRL

[bishnykfan]

That's it for tonight...worked a 12 hour day and have to get up early to get back to work. Tomorrow is my daughters birthday so I won't be around much tomorrow evening, although I will be checking in as often as possible to update all transactions. Please submit a board if you are on the clock and the team ahead of you has not had their pick posted. Also, feel free to submit picks early as I will post all moves made overnight before work and then will try and catch up at lunch.

Good start to the off-season!

[KnicksGadfly]

Submitted my pick. Good luck tomorrow!

[KnicksGadfly]

Still have picks 8, 11, 17, 18, 21.

Hit me up if you see a deal. I need young studs and future picks.

[bringbackhoffa]

Tyler Herro coming of an allstar season, $29/1, is available for front court help. Put up 24/6/5, shooting 38 percent from 3 on 9 attempts a game. Coming off a career high in points and assists along with his first allstar appearance, due for a significant bump in the SIM!

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[bishnykfan]

With the 5th pick, in the 2025 BaF draft, the Oklahoma City Thunder select:

Spoiler:

Tre Johnson
Texas

The Los Angeles Lakers are now on the clock.

[3toheadmelo]

Tre Johnson is super tough

[KnicksGadfly]

Draft is going to be super interesting from now on…feel like anything can happen

[Mecca]

2010/Coke-- Character is a real one—something I respect in a man.

He could've easily kept the trade I made for that pick swept under the rug, and lord knows how much weed I've smoked in my life, I forgot all about that trade, but that 15th pick is mine, shoutoiut to Talen-Horton Tucker fetching me an unproptected first in the single BAF trade I made when I took the Bucks over way back.

[MrDollarBills]

Looking to move either one of these players for expiring salary and I have roster room available to take back a few players.

Marcus Smart- $190/2 years

Malcolm Brogdon- $148/2 years

[bishnykfan]

With the 6th pick, in the 2025 BaF draft, the Los Angeles Lakers select:

Spoiler:

Kasparas Jakucionis Illinois

The Memphis Grizzlies are now on the clock.

[MrDollarBills]

Dollar Bills doesn’t like the “Dick Grabber” (pause) for real lol.

That wasn’t a good trade at all. But guess if you hate him that much then it’s whatever.

you know this league TC...nobody wanted him unless he was free
I'm sure my brother Dollar will confirm what I'm saying...

I made it known he was available awhile ago and no one made an offer.

I hit up brother Mecca because he had expirings that I wanted and his first rounder for next year to restock what little draft capital i had. I think the pick will convey so I'll have two firsts in 2026 as assets.

The Dick Grabber stuff is just jokes. If I was in a position to contend I would have kept his perverted bitch ass, but I'm not, my team sucked with him and I don't need to keep a $400 salaried player if I'm gonna be garbage anyway. Whoever owns Indiana 2026 1st, congratulations.

I'm trying to clear the books as much as I can so I can really start from scratch, that was always the plan once i inherited the team, treadmill for 2 seasons and then time everything to start over once Kennard's NTC deal finally goes away. I think I'm due to clear over $700+.

If anyone sees a player they can use, I'm not asking for much outside of expiring contracts, picks, or cheap prospects.

[TerrenceClarke]

Live look at Memphis Grizz front office getting the pick in.