Build a Franchise (Season 9) Discussion Thread- Announcement on pg. 24- Free Agency window #9 bids until 5PM

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[mpharris36]

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Hopefully I can figure out this free agency thing man.. seems a bit overwhelming

its not too complicated.

when the bidding window is open (you will see that in the tread title) you send one PM to Bish with all the players you want to sign.

You don't just have to submit an offer on 1 big FA for example if you don't want to. Only valid winning bids will be on players you have the cap space to sign.

For example

You have $255 max FA bid. You can submit 3 bids of $255 for 3 different players (how many years you want 1-4 years for non bird right free agent and you can go to 5 years for a bird rights FA (which you have 3 of them). Your the only team that can go to 5 years on your bird right FA. You can also go $108 over the cap to sign a bird rights free to stay within the hard cap (10% over the soft cap). So just add $108 over the soft cap if you are interested in bringing back a birds right FA.

For example for a bird rights FA you can offer a max $363 for 5 years offer. That would be valid but then you would only have $1 contract to give out to your remaining of the your 15 man roster.

You just have to list the players you want the most in order.

For example:

5 years $300 offer player A
4 years $225 offer player B
4 years $200 offer player C
3 years $50 offer player D
2 years $10 offer player E
3 years $1 offer player F
3 years $1 offer player G

you can submit that entire list during the first bidding window.

Bish will go down your list of players top to bottom first and see if your the winning bid for anyone.

Lets say your the high bid for the your bird rights guy at 5 years $300 you would be winning that bid and bish will let you know in a PM back. But then that would make the following bids void even if you have the highest bid.

4 years $225 offer player B
4 years $200 offer player C

those would be voided because even if your winning those bids you couldn't have the highest offer for them along with player A.

If your winning the Player D bidding of 3 years $50 that is still a legit bid because that would put your hard cap at $300 + $50 = $350 which is still below your $363 hard cap. You could also have valid offers for player E, F, and G because that would put your hard cap at $362 for 5 player signings and you have 6 open roster spots leaving $1 bid for one more player at a later date.

If you aren't the high bid for player A...then Bish would go down ot player B to see if your the highest bid...if you are then you would be winning him but you coudln't make another high offer for player A until you aren't winning the bidding anymore for player B. So you have to be smart with you submit offers too and really pinpoint the guys your interested in.

Also to PM you will get a response back even if your losing the bid on a Bird Rights FA. That is not always the case for non-bird right FA...you have to be within a competitive threshold for bish to respond back to a non-bird rights FA player. Meaning you submit a $50 offer and the bidding is like $150...you aren't going to get a response on what it would take to beat that offer. You have to be competitive with your offer for anyone that isn't a non-bird right FA.

Hopefully I didn't confuse you more.

[DOT]

You don't need to figure anything out about free agency if you never have roster spots or cap space.

[bringbackhoffa]

Free agency is just the best

[TerrenceClarke]

I +1 it but will say Memphis IN Just in case

[DaGawd]

present

[HEZI]

I’m ready to unleash him

Where’s Walker Kessler?

Read on Twitter

Tshiebwe this years Nick Richards? I guess we will find out

[Capn'O]

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Free agency starting Saturday. Per Bish's message on the previous page, your confirmation is needed on participation this year!

[Busta Bucket]

Tshiebwe this years Nick Richards? I guess we will find out

I've really liked Tshiebwe for a while. I hope he finally gets some real minutes next season to show what he can do against NBA bigs.

Edit: Wait, is he going overseas?

[Im Coming Home]

In..

Hopefully I can figure out this free agency thing man.. seems a bit overwhelming

its not too complicated.

when the bidding window is open (you will see that in the tread title) you send one PM to Bish with all the players you want to sign.

You don't just have to submit an offer on 1 big FA for example if you don't want to. Only valid winning bids will be on players you have the cap space to sign.

For example

You have $255 max FA bid. You can submit 3 bids of $255 for 3 different players (how many years you want 1-4 years for non bird right free agent and you can go to 5 years for a bird rights FA (which you have 3 of them). Your the only team that can go to 5 years on your bird right FA. You can also go $108 over the cap to sign a bird rights free to stay within the hard cap (10% over the soft cap). So just add $108 over the soft cap if you are interested in bringing back a birds right FA.

For example for a bird rights FA you can offer a max $363 for 5 years offer. That would be valid but then you would only have $1 contract to give out to your remaining of the your 15 man roster.

You just have to list the players you want the most in order.

For example:

5 years $300 offer player A
4 years $225 offer player B
4 years $200 offer player C
3 years $50 offer player D
2 years $10 offer player E
3 years $1 offer player F
3 years $1 offer player G

you can submit that entire list during the first bidding window.

Bish will go down your list of players top to bottom first and see if your the winning bid for anyone.

Lets say your the high bid for the your bird rights guy at 5 years $300 you would be winning that bid and bish will let you know in a PM back. But then that would make the following bids void even if you have the highest bid.

4 years $225 offer player B
4 years $200 offer player C

those would be voided because even if your winning those bids you couldn't have the highest offer for them along with player A.

If your winning the Player D bidding of 3 years $50 that is still a legit bid because that would put your hard cap at $300 + $50 = $350 which is still below your $363 hard cap. You could also have valid offers for player E, F, and G because that would put your hard cap at $362 for 5 player signings and you have 6 open roster spots leaving $1 bid for one more player at a later date.

If you aren't the high bid for player A...then Bish would go down ot player B to see if your the highest bid...if you are then you would be winning him but you coudln't make another high offer for player A until you aren't winning the bidding anymore for player B. So you have to be smart with you submit offers too and really pinpoint the guys your interested in.

Also to PM you will get a response back even if your losing the bid on a Bird Rights FA. That is not always the case for non-bird right FA...you have to be within a competitive threshold for bish to respond back to a non-bird rights FA player. Meaning you submit a $50 offer and the bidding is like $150...you aren't going to get a response on what it would take to beat that offer. You have to be competitive with your offer for anyone that isn't a non-bird right FA.

Hopefully I didn't confuse you more.

Thank you for the good write up MPH. I'm more so just unsure of the numbers I should start at, what to expect, obvious this is also real life but real life also has max contracts so it makes it 'easy' for GMs because they will just offer whatever the max is, where here b-tier players don't necessarily get 'max' level money but somewhere in between.

Also thank you for the heads up on bird rights players, interesting so I can in theory just low offer the first window and see from there on those guys I guess.

Now as far as the $363 hard cap,

If I put my bird rights player at the top bid, then the 2nd player after him, but they're both under that $363 hard cap total, then player 2 would be signed first before the bird rights player, enabling me to do so. I don't necessarily have to put the other player as 'player A' correct?

[mpharris36]

In..

Hopefully I can figure out this free agency thing man.. seems a bit overwhelming

its not too complicated.

when the bidding window is open (you will see that in the tread title) you send one PM to Bish with all the players you want to sign.

You don't just have to submit an offer on 1 big FA for example if you don't want to. Only valid winning bids will be on players you have the cap space to sign.

For example

You have $255 max FA bid. You can submit 3 bids of $255 for 3 different players (how many years you want 1-4 years for non bird right free agent and you can go to 5 years for a bird rights FA (which you have 3 of them). Your the only team that can go to 5 years on your bird right FA. You can also go $108 over the cap to sign a bird rights free to stay within the hard cap (10% over the soft cap). So just add $108 over the soft cap if you are interested in bringing back a birds right FA.

For example for a bird rights FA you can offer a max $363 for 5 years offer. That would be valid but then you would only have $1 contract to give out to your remaining of the your 15 man roster.

You just have to list the players you want the most in order.

For example:

5 years $300 offer player A
4 years $225 offer player B
4 years $200 offer player C
3 years $50 offer player D
2 years $10 offer player E
3 years $1 offer player F
3 years $1 offer player G

you can submit that entire list during the first bidding window.

Bish will go down your list of players top to bottom first and see if your the winning bid for anyone.

Lets say your the high bid for the your bird rights guy at 5 years $300 you would be winning that bid and bish will let you know in a PM back. But then that would make the following bids void even if you have the highest bid.

4 years $225 offer player B
4 years $200 offer player C

those would be voided because even if your winning those bids you couldn't have the highest offer for them along with player A.

If your winning the Player D bidding of 3 years $50 that is still a legit bid because that would put your hard cap at $300 + $50 = $350 which is still below your $363 hard cap. You could also have valid offers for player E, F, and G because that would put your hard cap at $362 for 5 player signings and you have 6 open roster spots leaving $1 bid for one more player at a later date.

If you aren't the high bid for player A...then Bish would go down ot player B to see if your the highest bid...if you are then you would be winning him but you coudln't make another high offer for player A until you aren't winning the bidding anymore for player B. So you have to be smart with you submit offers too and really pinpoint the guys your interested in.

Also to PM you will get a response back even if your losing the bid on a Bird Rights FA. That is not always the case for non-bird right FA...you have to be within a competitive threshold for bish to respond back to a non-bird rights FA player. Meaning you submit a $50 offer and the bidding is like $150...you aren't going to get a response on what it would take to beat that offer. You have to be competitive with your offer for anyone that isn't a non-bird right FA.

Hopefully I didn't confuse you more.

Thank you for the good write up MPH. I'm more so just unsure of the numbers I should start at, what to expect, obvious this is also real life but real life also has max contracts so it makes it 'easy' for GMs because they will just offer whatever the max is, where here b-tier players don't necessarily get 'max' level money but somewhere in between.

Also thank you for the heads up on bird rights players, interesting so I can in theory just low offer the first window and see from there on those guys I guess.

Now as far as the $363 hard cap,

If I put my bird rights player at the top bid, then the 2nd player after him, but they're both under that $363 hard cap total, then player 2 would be signed first before the bird rights player, enabling me to do so. I don't necessarily have to put the other player as 'player A' correct?

Yeah, some people handle FA differently, you can low ball some offers on First period and see if you get any responses from Bish (if you didn't chances are the bidding is way post those figures so for the players you really want you have to raise the bid). For your bird rights even if you low ball a contract you will get a response of what it will take to match and win the bid from Bish. So its valuable to have those bird rights to always know where the bidding is at.

Non-birds right is a FFA...that means guys either go for cheap or someone really likes someone it can be an overpay.

Also regarding your last question your bird rights players will be signed last even (its like a verbal agreement almost that they will sign where you can use up all your "soft" cap space before you can go over to reach your "hard" cap limit with your bird right FA.

Basically you will see on your team page if you sign your birds right FA first it won't all go into your soft cap...you will see two cap #'s and you have a pretty long window for the entire length of FA to fill up your soft cap space while your bird right FA chills with his verbal and is the last guy to sign (even if you win his bidding first).

[HEZI]

Tshiebwe this years Nick Richards? I guess we will find out

I've really liked Tshiebwe for a while. I hope he finally gets some real minutes next season to show what he can do against NBA bigs.

Edit: Wait, is he going overseas?

He might as well. I’m sure the money is better than a 2 way contract so if no NBA team is giving him a standard contract and he’s already dominated the GLeague then overseas makes more sense

[bishnykfan]

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade the draft rights to Vladislav Goldin to the Portland Trailblazers along with Jaden Springer and a 2027 1st round draft pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Kris Dunn and Neemias Queta.

The Portland Trailblazers have agreed to trade Julian Champagnie to the Indiana Pacers, Kris Dunn and Neemias Queta to the Detroit Pistons and Deividas Sirvydis to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Vladislav Goldin, Gary Payton II and Josh Richardson.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to trade Gary Payton II and Josh Richardson to the Portland Trailblazers in exchange for Jaden Springer and a 2027 1st round draft pick (From Detroit).

The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to trade a 2026 2nd round draft pick (From Denver) to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Deividas Sirvydis.

The Indiana Pacers have agreed to acquire Julian Champagnie and a 2026 2nd round draft pick (From Denver).

[bishnykfan]

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Orlando Magic have agreed to trade Bobby Portis to the Portland Trailblazers in exchange for Nikola Vucevic.

[MrDollarBills]

its not too complicated.

when the bidding window is open (you will see that in the tread title) you send one PM to Bish with all the players you want to sign.

You don't just have to submit an offer on 1 big FA for example if you don't want to. Only valid winning bids will be on players you have the cap space to sign.

For example

You have $255 max FA bid. You can submit 3 bids of $255 for 3 different players (how many years you want 1-4 years for non bird right free agent and you can go to 5 years for a bird rights FA (which you have 3 of them). Your the only team that can go to 5 years on your bird right FA. You can also go $108 over the cap to sign a bird rights free to stay within the hard cap (10% over the soft cap). So just add $108 over the soft cap if you are interested in bringing back a birds right FA.

For example for a bird rights FA you can offer a max $363 for 5 years offer. That would be valid but then you would only have $1 contract to give out to your remaining of the your 15 man roster.

You just have to list the players you want the most in order.

For example:

5 years $300 offer player A
4 years $225 offer player B
4 years $200 offer player C
3 years $50 offer player D
2 years $10 offer player E
3 years $1 offer player F
3 years $1 offer player G

you can submit that entire list during the first bidding window.

Bish will go down your list of players top to bottom first and see if your the winning bid for anyone.

Lets say your the high bid for the your bird rights guy at 5 years $300 you would be winning that bid and bish will let you know in a PM back. But then that would make the following bids void even if you have the highest bid.

4 years $225 offer player B
4 years $200 offer player C

those would be voided because even if your winning those bids you couldn't have the highest offer for them along with player A.

If your winning the Player D bidding of 3 years $50 that is still a legit bid because that would put your hard cap at $300 + $50 = $350 which is still below your $363 hard cap. You could also have valid offers for player E, F, and G because that would put your hard cap at $362 for 5 player signings and you have 6 open roster spots leaving $1 bid for one more player at a later date.

If you aren't the high bid for player A...then Bish would go down ot player B to see if your the highest bid...if you are then you would be winning him but you coudln't make another high offer for player A until you aren't winning the bidding anymore for player B. So you have to be smart with you submit offers too and really pinpoint the guys your interested in.

Also to PM you will get a response back even if your losing the bid on a Bird Rights FA. That is not always the case for non-bird right FA...you have to be within a competitive threshold for bish to respond back to a non-bird rights FA player. Meaning you submit a $50 offer and the bidding is like $150...you aren't going to get a response on what it would take to beat that offer. You have to be competitive with your offer for anyone that isn't a non-bird right FA.

Hopefully I didn't confuse you more.

Thank you for the good write up MPH. I'm more so just unsure of the numbers I should start at, what to expect, obvious this is also real life but real life also has max contracts so it makes it 'easy' for GMs because they will just offer whatever the max is, where here b-tier players don't necessarily get 'max' level money but somewhere in between.

Also thank you for the heads up on bird rights players, interesting so I can in theory just low offer the first window and see from there on those guys I guess.

Now as far as the $363 hard cap,

If I put my bird rights player at the top bid, then the 2nd player after him, but they're both under that $363 hard cap total, then player 2 would be signed first before the bird rights player, enabling me to do so. I don't necessarily have to put the other player as 'player A' correct?

Yeah, some people handle FA differently, you can low ball some offers on First period and see if you get any responses from Bish (if you didn't chances are the bidding is way post those figures so for the players you really want you have to raise the bid). For your bird rights even if you low ball a contract you will get a response of what it will take to match and win the bid from Bish. So its valuable to have those bird rights to always know where the bidding is at.

Non-birds right is a FFA...that means guys either go for cheap or someone really likes someone it can be an overpay.

Also regarding your last question your bird rights players will be signed last even (its like a verbal agreement almost that they will sign where you can use up all your "soft" cap space before you can go over to reach your "hard" cap limit with your bird right FA.

Basically you will see on your team page if you sign your birds right FA first it won't all go into your soft cap...you will see two cap #'s and you have a pretty long window for the entire length of FA to fill up your soft cap space while your bird right FA chills with his verbal and is the last guy to sign (even if you win his bidding first).

Thanks for this mp. I'm not in FA but I hope I can remember that I bookmarked this post 365 days from now.

[bringbackhoffa]

Prediction, the highest 2 annual average salaries and total cumulative salaries ever handed out in BAF history will happen this free agency . Along with the 5 highest

[ribs]

In!

(And responding to PMs)

[3toheadmelo]

[El Poochio]

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Free agency starting Saturday. Per Bish's message on the previous page, your confirmation is needed on participation this year!

I am in!

[Capn'O]

Mecca's in too, he's just busy basking in his own glory after the trades he pulled early in the summer.

Or, put another way, if he was out he'd let us know.