The Settings
Use Custom Roster: No
Season Length: 82 Games
Conference Quarterfinals: Best of 7
Conference Semifinals: Best of 7
Conference Finals: Best of 7
NBA Finals: Best of 7
Fantasy Draft: Off
CustomizeLeague: Off
Salary Cap: On
Hard Cap: On
Hard Cap Value: 100
Trade Logic:
Trade Deadline: On
Financial Trade Rules: On
Trade Override: Off
CPU Trade Offers: On
CPU-CPU Trades: On
Trade Approval: Off
General:
Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
Sim Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
Injuries: On
Pre-Existing Injuries: Off
Progressive Fatigue: On
Team Chemistry: On
Lineup Management: Manual
Prospect Scouting: Manual
Difficulty Settings:
Gameplay Difficulty: Superstar
Simulator Difficulty: 50
Trade Negotiation Difficulty: 50
Contract Negotiation Difficulty: 50
CPU Re-signing Aggressiveness: 50
Morale Difficulty: 50
Morale Effects: 40
Chemistry Difficulty: 20
Chemistry Effects: 20
Trade Frequency: 50
(Blockbuster Trade Frequency: 50)
CPU Injury Frequency: 50
User Injury Frequency: 50
Career-Ending Injury Frequency: 15
User Injury Effects: 50
CPU Injury Effects: 50
Draft Class Quality: 50
Player Progression Rate: 50
In-Season Training Effects: 50
Player Non-Financial Ambitions Factor: 50
Normalize Played to Sim Minutes: Off
So those are my start up settings! Keep in mind a lot if frequent to change as I see fit. Superstar should be difficult while not being impossible like Hall of Fame (for me at least). The sliders are VERY subject to change depending on what I see, the reason I have chemistry turned down is I hated it in past iterations, I'll see how it does on a small scale here and depend if it needs changing. Regardless, those are my settings!