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Simulating the Offseason for the Detroit Pistons

By Sham Mohile

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 23, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; A general view of basketball court sideline before the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 23, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; A general view of basketball court sideline before the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

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The first order of business before beginning any sort of GM work was to ensure the settings are as close to reality as possible. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the 2017-18 salary cap will be approximately $101 million. However in NBA 2k17, the game does not increase in increments of $1 million so I had to settle for a salary cap of $104 million.

Also per Wojnarowski, the luxury tax line is $121 million so teams can exceed that number, but would need to pay a tax on every dollar over that line. In 2k, this isn’t possible (probably for simplicity) so I kept everything else on its default setting.

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