All teams are claimed as of this time.
69-70 Elvin Hayes
59-60 Elgin Baylor
02-03 Pau Gasol
52-53 Bob Cousy
99-00 Ron Artest
64-65 Nate Thurmond
86-87 Joe Dumars
07-08 Rajon Rondo
95-96 Jalen Rose
76-77 Kevin Grevey
95-96 Howard Eisley
74-75 Doug Collins
CLAIMED
70-71 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
95-96 Grant Hill
82-83 Isiah Thomas
74-75 Caldwell Jones
60-61 Bailey Howell
06-07 Charlie Bell
85-86 Alvin Robertson
68-69 Walt Frazier
71-72 Pete Maravich
76-77 Dan Roundfield
86-87 Chris Mullin
81-82 Tony Fuller
CLAIMED
85-86 Hakeem Olajuwon
96-97 Joe Smith
83-84 Dominique Wilkins
93-94 Clarence Weatherspoon
95-96 Eddie Jones
91-92 Gary Payton
85-86 Kevin Willis
93-94 Anthony Peeler
94-95 Sam Cassell
91-92 Cedric Ceballos
99-00 Vladimir Stepania
63-64 Bill Bridges
You can cut as many players as you like and replace them with any of the following and/or draft new players. Rules for the league follow:
Veteran Free Agents:
58-59 Sam Jones
59-60 Larry Staverman
60-61 Bailey Howell
61-62 Swede Holbrook
61-62 Lenny Wilkens
63-64 Zelmo Beaty
63-64 Dave DeBusschere
70-71 Spencer Haywood
71-72 Pete Maravich
71-72 Billy Paultz
72-73 Mike Gale
74-75 Caldwell Jones
75-76 Marvin Barnes
77-78 John Lucas
82-83 Tom Chambers
83-84 Craig Hodges
85-86 Alvin Robertson
86-87 Jon Koncak
87-88 John Salley
88-89 Derrick McKey
89-90 Tim Perry
90-91 Sherman Douglas
90-91 Drazen Petrovic
93-94 Robert Horry
95-96 Glenn Robinson
00-01 Baron Davis
02-03 Brendan Haywood
02-03 Jason Richardson
04-05 Mickael Pietrus
05-06 Matt Bonner
05-06 James Singleton
06-07 Charlie Bell
07-08 Brandon Roy
07-08 Ronny Turiaf
07-08 Ime Udoka
08-09 Carl Landry
08-09 Steve Novak
09-10 D.J. Augustin
09-10 Mario Chalmers
09-10 Rudy Fernandez
09-10
Eric Gordon
09-10 Anthony Morrow
10-11 Ty Lawson
11-12 Blake Griffin
Retired (last season played is listed):
80-81 Tony Fuller
11-12 Kenneth Faried
11-12 Kyrie Irving
11-12 Kawhi Leonard
11-12 Isaiah Thomas
11-12 Tristan Thompson
Here's information about the league:
Imagine...
Imagine what it'd be like to see every all-time NBA great progress through their careers at the same time. Would Russell win 11 out of 13 rings in a league with Bird & Magic?
Would Jordan win so many consecutive scoring titles win a league with Wilt?
Would Shaq be as dominant when he's in a league with 23 other elite, all-time centers instead of just 2 or 3?
Would Duncan still be considered the greatest PF if he had to play against players like the Mailman, Barkley, McHale & Rodman night after night?
How would the best two players in the world right now fare against the all-time greats?
It's time to find out. And in a better representation to the NBA (and unlike any other progressive league currently running in WISNBA), teams will have to adhere to a salary cap. Now you can't just stockpile talent forever; you have to make decisions every season as to who you can afford to keep (and who is worth holding onto).
Here's the particulars!
Cap: T$52M
*no clones, all players are exclusive
*no waiver wire
*no rookies
How the League Progresses
*Every player drafted starts with their rookie year. After the first season is over, all players progress to their second year. After the second season, they progress to their third. And so on. So if I draft Michael Jordan, he starts with the 84-85 season. The second year of the league, he'll be in his 85-86 season. The third 86-87. You get the picture.
*If a player missed out on a season completely, they go to the IR for that year (or years). For example, if you owned Magic Johnson, he'd be available to you till the 90-91season. After that, he'd have to be on the IR for the next four seasons but would be available to you again for his 95-96 season.
*Once a player runs out of seasons in the sim database, he is retired. There will be no recycling of 2 or 3 year wonders. This puts more emphasis on players who had longevity over their careers.
*After every season, there is a short offseason period. During this period, you will do the following things for your roster:
1) progress everyone one season
2) decide what cuts you want to make as well as trades
3) post said moves in a single thread known as the keeper thread.
4) After everyone's keepers have been posted, there will be a couple of days until keepers are locked. Once keepers are locked, there will be a lottery drawing.
5) Draft.
*New season begins and everything starts allover again.
*Cut players progress just like players on squads. They remain free agents until they retire or are drafted by another team, but they "get older" just like everyone else.
*New Players - aka players who are drafted that aren't considered free agents - always start with their rookie season.
Other League Rules:
*Your team can absolutely *not* ever be over the cap. I don't care how much you love your squad, if your team progresses over the cap, you have to make cuts to get back under the cap. Don't draft someone without seeing if they put you over the cap. If you do this accidentally, the last player you drafted will be released and you'll be forced to accept a $239k scrub of my choosing. So don't do it.
*Team Names. Please stick to a City/State - Mascot theme (example: Memphis Manglers or Tennessee Tornadoes). Neither the city nor the mascot have to be real NBA towns, but please stick to this format. It will make everything easier in the long run. Also, please don't be offensive with your team names. We're all adults here.
*I will keep some historical things for this league. I'm working on how much right now - and how to share it with you - but it will be quite extensive. I'll at least share as much as I keep for my own personal teams.
7/27/2012 7:54 PM (edited)