DDSPB3 - Washington Wizards

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I love hockey, football and baseball and watch college basketball only when Missouri is playing or when March Madness starts. I loved basketball back in the days when Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, etc.. played.

I still don't know much about it, but I love the DDSPB series of games and since v3 is in beta, I figured I'd post some of my career as the GM of the Washington Wizards.

I was drafted by the Wizards in NBA 2k12, so it's only fitting I take over as their GM in DDSPB3. Especially since St. Louis has no NBA team.

Last Season

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Meet the Staff

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Being a new GM, no changes here. I'll keep the current staff in place

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Roster

#2 PG John Wall (21) - $5,530,080 (OVR 3.5/4.5)
#15 SG Jordan Crawford (23) - $1,120,440 (OVR 3.0/3.5)
#9 PF Rashard Lewis (31) - $22,152,000 (OVR 2.5/2.5)
#7 PF Andray Blatche (24) - $3,520,661 (OVR 2.5/2.5)
#35 PF Trevor Booker (24) - $1,294,920 (OVR 3.0/3.5)
#13 PF Kevin Seraphin (22) - $1,680,360 (OVR 3.0/4.0)
#34 C JaVale McGee (23) - $2,400,000 (OVR 3.5/4.0)

Except for Rashard Lewis, we are a very young team. Rashard needs to go, so I'll jot him down for a draft day trade or just an outright trade, him and his contract need to go.

I'm just the GM and have the financial setting on limited as I'm just not that experienced with the inner workings of the NBA. High school players can also enter the draft.

We need depth, but my first priority is to get 5 starters and work from there.

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We have a current payroll of $37,698,461 and cap space of $20,301,539.

I pick up the rookie contracts on Wall, Crawford, Booker and Seraphin.

Coach Hire stage : Nothing to report, I'm keeping the staff as is.

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2011 Mock Draft

#1 Clippers - PG Kyrie Irving (19) 6-3/191 [Duke]
#2 Timberwolves - PF Kenneth Faried (19) 6-7/225 [Morehead State]
#3 Nets - C Jonas Valanciunas (19) 6-11/240
#4 Cavaliers - PG Kemba Walker (21) 6-1/184 [Connecticut]
#5 Raptors - C Bismack Biyombo (19) 6-9/243
#6 Wizards - SF Kawhi Leonard (20) 6-7/227 [San Diego State]
#7 Kings - PF Tristan Thompson (19) 6-9/227 [Texas]
#8 Pistons - PG Brandon Knight (19) 6-3/177 [Kentucky]
#9 Bobcats - SF Chandler Parsons (22) 6-10/221 [Florida]
#10 Bucks - SG Klay Thompson (21) 6-7/206 [Washington State]

Top 5 SF (our #1 need)

Kawhi Leonard (20) 6-7/227 [San Diego State]
Chandler Parsons (22) 6-10/221 [Florida]
Derrick Williams (20) 6-8/248 [Arizona]
Tobias Harris (19) 6-8/223 [Tennessee]
Jan Vesley (21) 6-11/230 [2011 real world pick by the Wizards]

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Pre-Draft Workouts

Our draft board is the same as who we invite to our pre-draft workouts, I went with our staffs favorites instead of listening to the experts. This is before the workout, so our draft board could change.

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Post Workouts

Our target for the draft tomorrow is SF Chandler Parsons from Florida, I don't see any team taking him, so it would be a shock if he's not there at #6.

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2011 NBA Draft

With the first pick in the 2011 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers select, PG Kyrie Irving 6-3/191 [Duke]

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#2 Minnesota PF Kenneth Faried [Morehead State]
#3 New Jersey PF Tristan Thompson [Texas]
#4 Cleveland SG Klay Thompson [Washington State]
#5 Toronto C Jonas Valanciunas
#6 Washington SF Chandler Parsons [Florida]
#7 Sacramento PG Kemba Walker [Connecticut]
#8 Detroit SF Kawhi Leonard [San Diego State]
#9 Charlotte PG Brandon Knight [Kentucky]
#10 Milwaukee SG Marshon Brooks [Providence]

2nd Round #4 - Washington selects PG Josh Selby [Kansas]
2nd Round #5 - Washington selects SG Malcolm Lee [UCLA]

We also trade Sacramento, PF Rashard Lewis for their 2011 2nd round pick, which was Malcom Lee (somehow the CPU picked this one as I hit the AI draft button by mistake).

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I send everyone I can to the summer league and we go undefeated.. not that it matters, but I did see a couple of players I'll look to sign in FA.

The owner gives me a call and asks what our plans for 2011 are, I tell him we are rebuilding and don't expect much, especially the playoffs.. that is not in our future this season. He's not happy with me, but once I tell him we will be under the CAP, he says ok, good luck.

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Free Agency

C Marc Gasol ($12.2mil/4yr)
PG Baron Davis ($3mil/2yr)
SF Tayshaun Prince ($6mil/2yr)

D-League

PG Josh Selby
SG Malcolm Lee

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2011-12 Season Opening Night

Orlando Magic at Washington Wizards

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First game of the season

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1st round pick (#6) Chandler Parsons had 4 pts in his first NBA game.

From here on out, it will just be scores of our games and leading scorer. Time to pick up the pace!

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Game 2
(2-0)Washington Wizards - 98
(0-3) Memphis - 91
POG: JaVale McGee - 29 pts

Game 3
(2-1) Los Angeles Clippers - 92
(2-1) Washington Wizards - 73
POG: Blake Griffin - 21 pts

Game 4
(2-2) Milwaukee Bucs - 97
(3-1) Washington Wizards - 107
POG: John Wall - 21 pts

Game 5
(2-4) Philadelphia 76ers - 86
(4-1) Washington Wizards - 101
POG: Marc Gasol - 19 pts

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Game 6
Miami Heat (4-0) at Washington Wizards (4-1)

Heat - 96
Wizards - 80

POG: Lebron James - 25 pts

After the game, Trevor Booker makes some comments about his playing time, I say nothing to the media. He's fine with that.

Baron Davis also makes some not so subtle comments about his playing time. I do the same and say, "no comment". Baron says more to the media saying I took the easy way out. I'm thinking, talk to the coach.. although I don't say that out loud.

Game 7
Oklahoma City Thunder (4-2) at Washington Wizards (4-2)

Thunder - 103
Wizards - 115

POG: John Wall - 24 pts

Game 8
Washington Wizards (5-2) at Denver Nuggets (5-2)

Wizards - 85
Nuggets - 96

POG: Danilo Gallinari - 28 pts

Game 9
Washington Wizards (5-3) at Houston Rockets (2-6)

Wizards - 106
Rockets - 94

POG: John Wall - 21 pts

Game 10
Washington Wizards (6-3) at Atlanta Hawks (5-3)

Wizards - 68
Hawks - 107

POG: Josh Smith - 23 pts

Andray Blatche make comments after the game concerning his playing time, once again I say, "no comment".

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Standings after 10 games

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Stats after 10 games

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6-4 is good considering what little you have to work with (i.e. no one but Wall, really). Still early in the year, though.

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6-4 is good considering what little you have to work with (i.e. no one but Wall, really). Still early in the year, though.

Yeah, it's going to be interesting to see what our record looks like about halfway through. We are VERY young, but I'd like to at least win a game or two more than last season. :)

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Game 11
New York Knicks (4-5) at Washington Wizards (6-4)

Knicks - 97
Wizards - 113

POG: JaVale McGee - 20 pts

Game 12
Washington Wizards (7-4) at Indiana Pacers (8-2)

Wizards - 68
Pacers - 101

POG: Danny Granger - 22 pts

Game 13
Dallas Mavericks (6-7) at Washington Wizards (7-5)

Mavericks - 70
Wizards - 93

POG: Marc Gasol - 23 pts

Game 14
Detroit Pistons (4-11) at Washington Wizards (8-5)

Pistons - 88
Wizards - 97

POG: JaVale McGee - 21 pts

Game 15
Washington Wizards (9-5) at Philadelphia 76ers (6-8)

Wizards - 90
76ers - 75

POG: JaVale McGee - 20 pts


We sit at 10-5 on the young season, 1.5 games in back of Miami.

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We sign two roster fillers so Selby and Lee can concentrate only on playing in the D League.

Game 16
Washington Wizards (10-5) at Miami Heat (10-2)

Wizards - 104
Heat - 93

POG: John Wall - 23 pts
Huge win for us in Miami!

Game 17
Indiana Pacers (12-3) at Washington Wizards (11-5)

Pacers - 112
Wizards - 90

POG: Marcus Thornton - 27 pts

Game 18
Washington Wizards (11-6) at New Jersey Nets (16-2)

Wizards - 89
Nets - 99

POG: Brook Lopez - 21 pts

Game 19
Utah Jazz (6-10) at Washington Wizards (11-7)

Jazz - 82
Wizards - 84

POG: JaVale McGee - 12 pts

Game 20
Denver Nuggets (14-5) at Washington Wizards (12-7)

Nuggets - 109
Wizards - 115

POG: John Wall - 24 pts


11 more wins and we will have beaten our record last season. We are 2.5 games in back of Miami. We have a 5 game road trip coming up, so we will see what this team is made of.

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League Leaders - 20 games in

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Association Leaders - 20 games in

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Game 21
Washington Wizards (13-7) at Sacramento Kings (9-11)

Wizards - 90
Kings - 103

POG: Tyreke Evans - 21 pts

Game 22
Washington Wizards (13-8) at Oklahoma City Thunder (10-12)

Wizards - 101
Thunder - 94

POG: JaVale McGee - 16 pts

Game 23
Washington Wizards (14-8) at Los Angeles Lakers (10-13)

Wizards - 90
Lakers - 109

POG: Kobe Bryant - 30 pts

Game 24
Washington Wizards (14-9) at Minnesota Timberwolves (17-7)

Wizards - 97
Timberwolves - 81

POG: JaVale McGee - 26 pts

Game 25
Washington Wizards (15-9) at Golden State Warriors (13-11)

Wizards - 93
Warriors - 100

POG: Jeremy Lin - 19pts

Brutal road trip, going 2-3. Now we head home for a 4 game home stand.