FREE AGENCY BEGINS SUNDAY, MAY 22ND!General Info:List of Free Agents:
http://ssba.phillyarena.net/fa/fa-pos.htmFree Agent offers will be made via PM's to NetsGM. You must specify the following:
Player Name:
Starting salary:
Annual Increases (up to 10 or 12%, depending on bird years):
Number of Years:
For a maximum contract, you can simply tell me "max" (if you want the duration to be less than the maximum # of years, you must specify). For a minimum contract, simply type in "minimum" (can only be 1 year deals). For the MLE or LLE, just tell me whether you want the MLE or LLE (again, 1 year deals).
There are 5 days of free agency. Not all free agents will immediately make their decision. Some will take all 5 days. If you don't PM me to change your offer, your offer stands from one day to the next.
If you want your bids cancelled, you must specify. If on day 2 you send me a list of bids, if you don’t specifically tell me to cancel your outstanding bids, those bids will carry over. You cannot make 2 offers to one player. If you submit an offer to a player you’ve already made an offer to, the newest offer will go to him, the previous offer will be cancelled/replaced.
I cannot do tiered offerings. Meaning I can't do something like "offer this guy x amount of dollars, and if he turns it down offer this guy the same thing". I offer all the contracts at once, you have to be prepared to accept the consequences if they accept. If you don't want a guy to accept until you know another guy has turned you down, wait and offer your second guy the contract after your first priority has signed somewhere.
Also, you can only have 15 players on a roster at any time. If you have 15, a player can't accept your free agent offer. If you have 14, and a free agent accepts your offer, then no other free agent can accept your offer. Make room on your roster accordingly.
Contract TermsFor Teams Over The Cap:
If you are re-signing your own player (with 3+ bird years):Max Length: 7 years
Max Raises: 12.5% of first years salary
Max Starting Salary: League Maximum or 120% of his prior years salary, whichever is greater
If you are re-signing your own player (less than 3 bird years):Max Length: 6 years
Max Raises: 10% of first years salary
Max Starting Salary: 120% of his previous years salary (or you can use an exception, MLE, LLE or Minimum)
If you are signing a new player:MLE: 1 year contract @ 4.5 million
LLE: 1 year contract @ 1.2 million
(each of these can be used once per season. You can't offer them less than the exception, or a portion of the exceptions, just the full exceptions. Players signed with the MLE or LLE can't be traded until their exception contract expires)
Minimum salary exception: Minimum Salary (based on experience, see table below) for 1 year.
For Teams Under The Cap: *NOTE* If you have less than the value of either the MLE or LLE, you can use that exception, pursuant to the terms listed below.
Re-signing your own free agents (3+ bird years):Max Length: 7 years
Max Raises: 12.5% of first years salary
Max Starting Salary: Maximum available cap room (up to the maximum based on experience, see table below) or 120% of his prior years salary, whichever is greater.
Re-signing your own free agents (less than 3 bird years):Max Length: 6 years
Max Raises: 10% of first years salary
Max Starting Salary: 120% of previous years salary, or amount of cap space you have (not higher than the maximum allowed based on experience, as listed in table below), whichever’s higher.
Signing a new player:Max Length: 6 years
Max Raises: 10% of first years salary
Max Starting Salary: Amount of cap space you have, up to the maximum allowed based on experience (see table below).
ExceptionsThere are 3 exceptions that can be used for teams over the salary cap (or teams under the salary cap by less than these exceptions, individually, are worth).
MLE (Mid-Level Exception)- Worth: 4.5 million (no more, no less. Can only be exact amount)
- Duration: 1 year max
- Can be used once every year.
- Cannot be traded while signed to MLE.
- The following year can be offered a contract starting at 120% of the MLE for up to 6 years.
LLE (Low-Level Exception)- Worth: 1.2 million (No more, no less. Can only be exact amount)
- Duration: 1 year max
- Can be used once ever year.
- Cannot be traded while signed to LLE.
- The following year can be offered a contract starting at 120% of the LLE for up to 6 years.
Minimum Exception- 1 year contract.
- Salary determined by experience of the player (chart here)
- Can be included in trades
- The following year can be offered a contract starting at 120% of previous years salary for up to 6 years.
Can I Split Exceptions?Under no circumstances can the MLE, LLE or veterans minimum exceptions be split to be used on multiple players.
How do Free Agents DecideFree Agents make their decisions on who they want to sign with based on the following 3 criteria: “Greed†(how much money the contract is for), “Loyalty†(returning to the team he was just on or going to his hometown) and “Play For Winner†(Desire to play on a winning team). Each player weighs these attributes differently, some care more about winning than others, etc. How much they care about these attributes are listed on their players page, rated on a 1-100 scale (1 being someone who cares about the attribute the least, 100 the most).
“Greedâ€A person with a high greed rating will care about how much money the contract is for, and may tend to sign to the highest bidder.
“Loyaltyâ€Two things draw free agents with a high loyalty rating. First, a player with a high loyalty rating is more likely to return to his own team. Two, a person with a high loyalty rating may favor his hometown team.
“Play for Winnerâ€Each team is given a “Win Rating†(you can view this by going to your team roster page, then clicking Team History). A player with a high “Play for Winner†attribute is going to care about going to a team with a high Win Rating.
Bird YearsBird Years are listed are listed on a players profile under “Contractâ€. Bird years are the number of years a player goes without changing teams through free agency. When a player is traded or re-signed he retains his bird years. It affects the re-signing of players, specifically for teams over the salary cap.
Less than 3 Bird YearsA player with less than 3 bird years can be signed by his previous team at 120% of his prior salary for up to 6 years (the team may also use Exceptions, with the same rules applying). This is beneficial because typically if you are over the salary cap you cannot give him more than the Exceptions. Now, if your player had previously made 6 million, you can give him a contract starting at 7.2 million and for up to 6 years (for other teams over the cap, the highest they can offer him is the MLE for 1 year @ 4.5 million).
More than 3 Bird YearsFor players with more than 3 bird years, you can offer them up to the maximum salary allowed based on experience, regardless of how much cap room you have.
Restricted Free Agency?There is no restricted free agency in this simulation. If a guy enters the free agent market (meaning he isn’t given a contract extension at the end of the year), he can sign with anyone, without giving you the chance to match an offer.
After day 5 of Free AgencyAfter the 5 days of free agency and training camp have been simmed, you can sign any player still available to a 1 year, minimum salary contract. These are not biddings, the players automatically accept. The signing of players at this point comes on a first come, first serve basis. This is how you can fill out your remaining roster spots if players haven't accepted your offers in free agency.
Salary based on experience:Exp Min Max0 $332,817 $10,625,000
1 $465,850 $10,625,000
2 $540,850 $10,625,000
3 $565,850 $10,625,000
4 $590,850 $10,625,000
5 $653,350 $10,625,000
6 $715,850 $10,625,000
7 $778,350 $12,750,000
8 $840,850 $12,750,000
9 $965,850 $12,750,000
10+ $1,000,000 $14,875,000
