The Beloved Core (Full) Topic

Many an NBA championship have been won due to a solid core of 2-3 players which is what has given inspiration for this league. 

THE RULES:
Choose 3 players, all with a salary greater than 9 million dollars, as your core group of guys. The limitation on these guys is that they all have had to have played within 5 years of one another. For example, you pick 08-09 Lebron as one of your core then the second player will have to have played anywhere from 03-04 to 13-14 in order to be eligible. Now, say your next pick is 13-14 Kevin Durant, then your 3rd player's season must now be between 08-09 and 13-14 (NO CLONES).

I'm hoping this limitation will accomplish 2 things: 
  1. Help diversify the teams
  2. Make the core group of guys be able to realistically have been able to play together.
For the other 9, the limitation is that none of their salaries can be above 5,999,999. In other words, no 6+ million dollar players besides your 3 core guys. There are no season limitations for these players, just salary and again NO CLONES.

There will be no wavier wire and no rookies and the league salary cap will be 50 million. 

3/5/2015 8:18 PM (edited)
I've been playing around with this idea, cause I do like it, but the cap is a bit low.
2/24/2015 4:19 PM
The point of me making the cap low, in my mind, is that in a lot of those championship teams had the other 9 players basically interchangeable. That's not to say that those outside of the core group didn't contribute, but the majority of wins would be from the 3 core guys. 

Also, which core would do best with garbage players (to get the minutes you need)? Do you go for incredible core guys who don't play as much minutes as, say, mediocre core guys who can give you more minutes for the same money? These things factored in to what I made the cap as well.

I'm open to raising the cap, but I think a lower cap makes the league more interesting, at least to me.
2/24/2015 10:46 PM
I am in if you raise the cap to 50 million with:

86-87 McHale  9.2 mil
87-88 Bird  9.0 mil
91-92 Jordan  9.2 mil
3/3/2015 5:10 PM
Alright, you both win. 50 million it is
3/5/2015 8:18 PM
I am in
3/5/2015 10:05 PM
Good to hear(read?)! Welcome aboard, samuelyork!
3/6/2015 1:24 AM
I'm in what's the league number?
3/6/2015 4:43 AM
I'm going to wait until this league gains more traction before I post the league number. When that happens, I'll post here and sitemail everyone.
3/6/2015 12:37 PM
I'll toss my hat into the ring
3/6/2015 5:27 PM
Great, welcome copernicus!
3/6/2015 10:37 PM

Mike 89-90
Worm 91-92
Shaq 92-93

3/12/2015 8:58 PM (edited)
Kind of like a big 3 with a twist....I'm in with Jordan, Rodman and Barkley I think
3/8/2015 11:38 AM
Btw my big 3 is
92-93 Hakeem
62-63 Oscar Robertson
89-90 John Stockton
3/9/2015 2:27 AM
Wait nvm about that team it breaks the rules
3/9/2015 2:28 AM
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