The Family Business (FBB3)

[Young Drachma]

The premise here is, a family buys an NBA team in 1990 and runs it for a few decades or more. My college league is in 2050-51, so there's some time there to sim. I've been simming a new history for the pro league since 1939 seeded with college players from the same college save (it's a pro resim) and this time, I can get a bit more granular about looking at the pro players since I don't have to keep up with the college league at the same time.

I'm mostly interested in the family history part of this, following how they manage the team and what direction we take, along with maybe some fan reaction writing as time goes on. My approach to the story will largely be as someone watching things happen, though I might be GMing at times, it'll largely be based around the storyline.

You'll see what I mean as things evolve, I guess.

NBA CHAMPIONS

NBA Champs

Season Champ Wins Runner-up Wins MVP Team
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1993 Pelicans 4 Knicks 0 Brian Pittman Pelicans
1992 Pelicans 4 Huskies 1 Brian Pittman Pelicans
1991 Pistons 4 Thunderbirds 2 Lindsey Brown Pistons
1990 Pelicans 4 Rockets 1 Brian Pittman Pelicans
1989 Hawks 4 Supersonics 0 Johnnie Thacker Hawks
1988 Mavericks 4 Hawks 3 Johnnie Thacker Mavericks
1987 Hawks 4 Thunderbirds 1 Tony Jones Hawks
1986 Hawks 4 Thunderbirds 2 Tony Bohannan Hawks
1985 Hawks 4 Rockets 2 Tony Bohannan Hawks
1984 Bucks 4 Mavericks 0 Douglas Thrower Bucks
1983 Cavaliers 4 Supersonics 3 Donnie Wood Cavaliers
1982 Nets 4 Timberwolves 2 Ronald Lopez Nets
1981 Bucks 4 Jazz 2 Douglas Thrower Bucks
1980 Bucks 4 Clippers 1 Douglas Thrower Bucks
1979 Nets 4 Grizzlies 3 Cristobal Lindgren Nets
1978 Bucks 4 Kings 3 Douglas Thrower Bucks
1977 Pacers 4 Mavericks 1 Lonnie Wright Pacers
1976 Pacers 4 Warriors 2 Lonnie Wright Pacers
1975 Pacers 4 Warriors 0 Lonnie Wright Pacers
1974 Supersonics 4 Hawks 3 Terry Crawford Supersonics
1973 Suns 4 Pacers 1 Clay Vassar Suns
1972 Magic 4 Trail Blazers 3 Jesus Hawn Magic
1971 Knicks 4 Nuggets 2 Alan Smith Knicks
1970 Rockets 4 Heat 0 Alphonse Borg Rockets
1969 Wizards 4 Rockets 2 Harold Garrett Wizards
1968 Kings 4 Nets 2 Thomas Kress Kings
1967 Suns 4 Bobcats 1 Eric Etienne Suns
1966 Wizards 4 Suns 1 Gary Hargrove Wizards
1965 Suns 4 Bulls 2 William Stinnett Suns
1964 Bucks 4 Nuggets 1 Chris Perez Bucks
1963 76ers 4 Clippers 0 Sam Grissom 76ers
1962 Jazz 4 76ers 0 Felton Peters Jazz
1961 Jazz 4 Bucks 2 Felton Peters Jazz
1960 Timberwolves 4 Cavaliers 2 Douglass McCall Timberwolves
1959 Timberwolves 4 Raptors 1 Wilbur Buckner Timberwolves
1958 Celtics 4 Jazz 1 Roscoe Gordon Celtics
1957 Nuggets 4 Wizards 1 Felton Peters Nuggets
1956 Nuggets 4 Raptors 0 Felton Peters Nuggets
1955 Nuggets 4 Bobcats 0 Felton Peters Nuggets

Season Champ Wins Runner-up Wins MVP Team
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1954 Cavaliers 4 Nuggets 1 Charles Southerland Cavaliers
1953 Cavaliers 4 Trail Blazers 2 Charles Southerland Cavaliers
1952 Trail Blazers 4 Cavaliers 0 Lionel Creighton Trail Blazers
1951 Trail Blazers 4 Hawks 1 Duane Duprey Trail Blazers
1950 Warriors 4 Raptors 3 Alden Pagel Warriors
1949 Pistons 4 Thunder 0 David Wagner Pistons
1948 Magic 4 Clippers 0 Major Perez Magic
1947 Magic 4 Clippers 3 Major Perez Magic
1946 Wizards 4 Jazz 0 Duncan Schrock Wizards
1945 Warriors 4 Heat 1 Frank Thomason Warriors
1944 Bobcats 4 Kings 1 Burton Manion Bobcats
1943 Grizzlies 4 Wizards 2 Daniel Dupree Grizzlies
1942 Nuggets 4 Celtics 1 Martin Deese Nuggets
1941 Nuggets 4 Bucks 0 Martin Deese Nuggets
1940 Nuggets 4 Knicks 1 Martin Deese Nuggets

[Young Drachma]

My leagues operates in a static modern financials across the board, so there isn't any real inflation, just FYI. Think of the "years" as a consistently playing in modern times rather than a historical allegory.

Darius Patterson will acquire the moribund Los Angeles Lakers in a deal that puts the big city club in the hands of a new owner for the first time since the trust of T.P. Lazowski owned the team from its inception. The Lakers have been a perennial NBA dormat, winning their last division title in 1959.

Patterson, 39, will become the league's youngest owner and first black owner of a franchise. Patterson was an engineer at Microsoft during its early days and later left for Apple. He cashed his options on both during their IPOs and became one of several multi-millionaires as a result.

"We're proud to be part of the NBA family. We're going to turn things around in Los Angeles. I'm happy to be here and think it's time this city was accustomed to a winning basketball team," said Patterson in a statement.


Los Angeles Lakers Team Performance

Season Team W L Div Seed Result
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1999 Lakers 53 29 1 2 League Champion
1998 Lakers 48 34 3 4 League Finals
1997 Lakers 46 36 4 5 Round 2
1996 Lakers 54 28 2 2 League Champion
1995 Lakers 33 49 7 Missed Playoffs
1994 Lakers 44 38 2 4 Round 1
1993 Lakers 48 34 2 3 Round 1
1992 Lakers 38 44 5 Missed Playoffs
1991 Lakers 40 42 5 Missed Playoffs
1990 Lakers 23 59 8 Missed Playoffs
1989 Lakers 36 46 7 Missed Playoffs
1988 Lakers 31 51 7 Missed Playoffs
1987 Lakers 21 61 6 Missed Playoffs
1986 Lakers 34 48 3 Missed Playoffs
1985 Lakers 33 49 4 Missed Playoffs
1984 Lakers 37 45 4 Missed Playoffs
1983 Lakers 34 48 3 Missed Playoffs
1982 Lakers 21 61 5 Missed Playoffs
1981 Lakers 32 50 4 Missed Playoffs
1980 Lakers 34 48 5 Missed Playoffs
1979 Lakers 41 41 2 8 Round 1
1978 Lakers 45 37 3 5 Round 1
1977 Lakers 35 47 4 Missed Playoffs
1976 Lakers 37 45 4 Missed Playoffs
1975 Lakers 39 43 4 Missed Playoffs
1974 Lakers 36 46 3 Missed Playoffs
1973 Lakers 36 46 4 Missed Playoffs
1972 Lakers 29 53 5 Missed Playoffs
1971 Lakers 33 49 4 Missed Playoffs
1970 Lakers 28 54 4 Missed Playoffs
1969 Lakers 42 40 3 Missed Playoffs
1968 Lakers 22 60 5 Missed Playoffs
1967 Lakers 41 41 4 Missed Playoffs
1966 Lakers 45 37 3 6 Round 1
1965 Lakers 40 42 5 Missed Playoffs
1964 Lakers 52 30 2 5 Round 2
1963 Lakers 43 39 4 7 Round 1
1962 Lakers 30 52 5 Missed Playoffs
1961 Lakers 28 54 5 Missed Playoffs

Season Team W L Div Seed Result
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1960 Lakers 31 51 5 Missed Playoffs
1959 Lakers 35 47 4 Missed Playoffs
1958 Lakers 49 33 1 3 Round 1
1957 Lakers 54 28 1 2 Round 2
1956 Lakers 39 43 3 Missed Playoffs
1955 Lakers 48 34 4 Missed Playoffs
1954 Lakers 37 45 4 Missed Playoffs
1953 Lakers 59 23 1 2 Conference Finals
1952 Lakers 44 38 3 7 Round 2
1951 Lakers 38 44 5 Missed Playoffs
1950 Lakers 32 50 5 Missed Playoffs
1949 Lakers 35 47 4 Missed Playoffs
1948 Lakers 31 51 4 Missed Playoffs
1947 Lakers 32 50 5 Missed Playoffs
1946 Lakers 38 44 3 Missed Playoffs
1945 Lakers 33 49 5 Missed Playoffs
1944 Lakers 33 49 5 Missed Playoffs
1943 Lakers 40 42 4 Missed Playoffs
1942 Lakers 37 45 4 Missed Playoffs
1941 Lakers 41 41 4 8 Round 1
1940 Lakers 40 42 5 Missed Playoffs



Los Angeles Lakers Trophy Case

Season Team Trophy L Div Seed Result
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1999 Lakers League Champion
1999 Lakers Conference Champion
1999 Lakers Pacific Division Champion
1998 Lakers Conference Champion
1996 Lakers League Champion
1996 Lakers Conference Champion
1958 Lakers Pacific Division Champion
1957 Lakers Pacific Division Champion
1953 Lakers Pacific Division Champion

[Young Drachma]

1990-91

For such a middling team, the Lakers sure do have a lot of dudes under expensive contracts. The first order of business from ownership to the new GM was to hire new coaches and also to drop these contracts and start afresh. We've been bad for this long, what's a few more years of terribleness while we figure out what our identity is going to be in Los Angeles? (Besides hot garbage)


Los Angeles Lakers Salary Cap Report

# Team Salary Cap Room Budget Room Mid Exception Low Exception
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#1 New Orleans Pelicans $78,597,518 ($18,597,518) - ($0) ($0)
#2 Milwaukee Bucks $65,612,615 ($5,612,615) - ($0) ($0)
#3 Oakland Warriors $63,371,785 ($3,371,785) - ($0) ($0)
#4 Detroit Pistons $62,135,048 ($2,135,048) - ($0) ($0)
#5 Brooklyn Nets $61,584,254 ($1,584,254) - ($0) ($0)
#6 Seattle Supersonics $61,040,500 ($1,040,500) - ($0) ($0)
#7 Washington Wizards $60,672,787 ($672,787) - ($0) ($0)
#8 New York Knicks $60,621,260 ($621,260) - ($0) ($0)
#9 Oklahoma City Thunder $60,392,992 ($392,992) - ($0) ($0)
#10 San Diego Clippers $60,348,654 ($348,654) - ($0) ($0)
#11 Portland Trail Blazers $59,518,238 $481,762 - ($0) ($0)
#12 Indiana Pacers $58,433,275 $1,566,725 - ($0) ($0)
#13 Boston Celtics $57,505,847 $2,494,153 - ($0) ($0)
#14 Cleveland Cavaliers $56,485,295 $3,514,705 - ($0) ($0)
#15 San Antonio Spurs $56,419,220 $3,580,780 - ($0) ($0)
#16 Atlanta Hawks $56,246,967 $3,753,033 - ($0) ($0)
#17 Utah Jazz $56,229,878 $3,770,122 - ($0) ($0)
#18 Orlando Magic $53,615,171 $6,384,829 - ($0) ($0)
#19 Chicago Bulls $53,509,986 $6,490,014 - ($0) ($0)
#20 Los Angeles Lakers $52,891,691 $7,108,309 - ($0) ($0)
#21 Philadelphia 76ers $51,573,388 $8,426,612 - ($0) ($0)
#22 Miami Heat $50,753,929 $9,246,071 - ($0) ($0)
#23 Vancouver Grizzlies $47,188,836 $12,811,164 - ($0) ($0)
#24 Dallas Mavericks $45,441,291 $14,558,709 - ($0) ($0)
#25 Charlotte Hornets $44,166,940 $15,833,060 - ($0) ($0)
#26 Denver Nuggets $42,412,024 $17,587,976 - ($0) ($0)
#27 Minnesota Timberwolves $42,282,804 $17,717,196 - ($0) ($0)
#28 Toronto Huskies $40,836,064 $19,163,936 - ($0) ($0)
#29 Louisville Rockets $38,934,731 $21,065,269 - ($0) ($0)
#30 Montreal Royals $26,302,430 $33,697,570 - ($0) ($0)
#31 Phoenix Suns $25,294,340 $34,705,660 - ($0) ($0)
#32 New Mexico Thunderbirds $24,331,632 $35,668,368 - ($0) ($0)



Los Angeles Lakers Contract

Player 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
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Dennis Arnold $15,450,000 $15,900,000 $16,350,000 $16,800,000 $0 $0 $0
Kenny Chipman $7,494,624 $7,706,736 $7,918,848 $0 $0 $0 $0
Zulekha Lakhani $7,239,938 $7,444,842 $7,649,746 $0 $0 $0 $0
Rey Williams $6,926,733 $7,122,773 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Jamison Rundell $6,531,942 $6,716,808 $6,901,674 $0 $0 $0 $0
Jeremiah Hill $4,520,529 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Bobbie O'Connell $4,061,925 $4,520,529 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Tobias Amador $666,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

[Young Drachma]

Hard cap only, btw. Stats only, no ratings.

1990 DRAFT ORDER

1990 Draft Lottery: Lottery Order

Pick Team W / L
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1.New York Knicks 28-54
2.Toronto Huskies 26-56
3.Utah Jazz 24-58
4.Denver Nuggets 24-58
5.Charlotte Hornets 25-57
6.Washington Wizards 30-52
7.San Antonio Spurs 30-52
8.Boston Celtics 31-51
9.Cleveland Cavaliers 32-50
10.San Diego Clippers 34-48
11.Minnesota Timberwolves 34-48
12.Brooklyn Nets 36-46
13.Los Angeles Lakers 36-46
14.Oklahoma City Thunder 38-44
15.Oakland Warriors 39-43
16.New Mexico Thunderbirds 42-40
17.*Milwaukee Bucks 37-45
18.*Indiana Pacers 38-44
19.*Miami Heat 39-43
20.*Philadelphia 76ers 44-38
21.*Vancouver Grizzlies 46-36
22.*Louisville Rockets 46-36
23.*Montreal Royals 49-33
24.*Phoenix Suns 49-33
25.*Seattle Supersonics 50-32
26.*Portland Trail Blazers 51-31
27.*Detroit Pistons 56-26
28.*Dallas Mavericks 56-26
29.*New Orleans Pelicans 57-25
30.*Chicago Bulls 57-25
31.*Orlando Magic 58-24
32.*Atlanta Hawks 70-12
33.Utah Jazz 24-58
34.Denver Nuggets 24-58
35.Charlotte Hornets 25-57
36.Toronto Huskies 26-56
37.New York Knicks 28-54
38.San Antonio Spurs 30-52
39.Washington Wizards 30-52
40.Boston Celtics 31-51
41.Cleveland Cavaliers 32-50
42.San Diego Clippers 34-48
43.Minnesota Timberwolves 34-48
44.Los Angeles Lakers 36-46
45.Brooklyn Nets 36-46
46.*Milwaukee Bucks 37-45
47.Oklahoma City Thunder 38-44
48.*Indiana Pacers 38-44
49.*Miami Heat 39-43
50.Oakland Warriors 39-43
51.New Mexico Thunderbirds 42-40
52.*Philadelphia 76ers 44-38
53.*Vancouver Grizzlies 46-36
54.*Louisville Rockets 46-36
55.*Phoenix Suns 49-33
56.*Montreal Royals 49-33
57.*Seattle Supersonics 50-32
58.*Portland Trail Blazers 51-31
59.*Dallas Mavericks 56-26
60.*Detroit Pistons 56-26
61.*Chicago Bulls 57-25
62.*New Orleans Pelicans 57-25
63.*Orlando Magic 58-24
64.*Atlanta Hawks 70-12

[tucking fypo]

Wow!! The Lakers are abhorrent. Never good when your trophy case only contains trophies from the 1950's. Looking forward to this.

[Young Drachma]

1990-91 SEASON
I'm mostly going to run this as a fan-reaction type dynasty rather than get too involved, especially in the beginning because otherwise it takes too long. The "family" will intervene at different times, but I won't telegraph what those decisions are, we'll just react to everything. Mostly I'm simming everything though, just for speed purposes.



No big shock here, despite the Lakers going and getting new ownership, team is still pretty bad. They did make a move I really like, swiping Marshall Perkins from Denver for future picks, he was a rookie and was first-team all rookie. He has a lot of potential. I'm also excited about two imports - Sunday Akinmunde and Jimmy Möttönen - if they can develop, they'll be lethal additions. The D-League will have to do, since there's no draft and stash in this game, though I could do it manually I guess.


Los Angeles Lakers Averages

Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Marshall Perkins SF 75 51 33.4 22.5 0.9 4.6 2.7 0.3 0.5 2.5 2.5 -4.0
Jonathan Hawes SF 51 50 36.3 16.0 0.9 2.5 2.8 1.4 0.2 2.0 3.2 -4.8
Emmett Duquette PG 66 65 35.5 15.4 0.4 3.3 6.3 0.8 0.2 3.0 2.6 -3.3
Brett Honea SG 71 69 38.6 15.1 0.8 2.3 5.6 0.8 0.2 3.0 1.5 -7.1
David Deitz PF 60 58 35.7 11.5 2.6 8.0 2.1 0.7 2.6 1.8 2.7 -4.5
Jeremiah Hill C 75 75 38.0 10.8 2.0 9.0 1.9 1.0 2.9 1.8 1.3 -5.9
Tory Hamilton SG 73 11 24.0 10.2 1.0 3.2 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.5 1.5 -5.2
Mathew Lopez SF 36 0 8.9 4.1 0.3 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.4 -2.3
Jamison Rundell PF 74 12 16.0 3.3 1.2 3.6 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.5 -2.7
Keith Pope PG 47 0 7.2 2.9 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 -0.3
Eric Lally C 59 0 11.0 2.4 1.1 2.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 -2.3
Bruno Naumann C 21 0 8.0 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.1 -2.7
Noah Craft SG 26 0 6.4 1.2 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.8
Jimmy Möttönen PG 9 0 2.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.4
Sunday Akinmunde C 7 0 3.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.4



1990 NBA Standings

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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Magic 56 26 .683 29-12 19-9 32-18
Nets 48 34 .585 29-12 14-14 28-22
Heat 45 37 .549 25-16 13-15 30-20
Knicks 41 41 .500 27-14 20-8 29-21
Wizards 39 43 .476 23-18 17-11 25-25
Royals 36 46 .439 26-15 13-15 23-27
76ers 34 48 .415 19-22 7-21 20-30
Celtics 28 54 .341 15-26 9-19 19-31

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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Hawks 55 27 .671 31-10 20-8 32-18
Pistons 53 29 .646 34-7 21-7 33-17
Rockets 47 35 .573 28-13 17-11 29-21
Cavaliers 46 36 .561 32-9 16-12 29-21
Bucks 31 51 .378 17-24 12-16 20-30
Hornets 31 51 .378 21-20 7-21 18-32
Pacers 28 54 .341 19-22 10-18 16-34
Huskies 27 55 .329 17-24 9-19 17-33

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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Trail Blazers 64 18 .780 34-7 24-4 40-10
Suns 55 27 .671 33-8 19-9 33-17
Grizzlies 48 34 .585 27-14 17-11 28-22
Jazz 44 38 .537 29-12 13-15 24-26
Supersonics 43 39 .524 26-15 15-13 23-27
Clippers 29 53 .354 17-24 9-19 18-32
Warriors 25 57 .305 14-27 4-24 11-39
Lakers 23 59 .280 14-27 11-17 14-36

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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Pelicans 60 22 .732 34-7 22-6 38-12
Spurs 50 32 .610 31-10 19-9 31-19
Mavericks 43 39 .524 21-20 16-12 27-23
Thunderbirds 42 40 .512 21-20 16-12 28-22
Bulls 39 43 .476 25-16 12-16 23-27
Nuggets 36 46 .439 27-14 12-16 24-26
Thunder 35 47 .427 26-15 6-22 17-33
Timberwolves 31 51 .378 19-22 9-19 21-29



1990 NBA Season Summary Awards

Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Kip Dixon Suns
Coach of the Year: Nickolaus Vogl Magic

Most Valuable Player: SF Donnie Wood Cavaliers 30.0 8.9 5.4 2.0 0.7
Rookie of the Year: PG Andrew Holler Wizards 24.9 2.3 4.7 1.1 0.3
Defender of the Year: SG Carlos Hammonds Supersonics 20.1 5.4 7.6 3.3 0.2
6th Man of the Year: PF Daniel Ligon Supersonics 10.3 3.5 1.1 0.6 0.7
Most Improved Player: C Michael Cardoza Huskies 16.6 7.7 1.6 0.5 1.8

All-League 1st Team: C Johnnie Thacker Hawks 14.3 10.6 5.6 2.2 2.2
All-League 1st Team: F Donnie Wood Cavaliers 30.0 8.9 5.4 2.0 0.7
All-League 1st Team: F Xavier Sadowski 76ers 29.3 6.4 2.9 0.5 0.7
All-League 1st Team: G Brian Pittman Pelicans 24.2 3.5 11.3 1.2 0.2
All-League 1st Team: G Troy Lemay Hornets 20.9 5.2 12.0 1.2 0.2

All-League 2nd Team: C Gerald Smith Suns 12.4 8.8 2.2 1.5 3.7
All-League 2nd Team: F George Harbaugh Pelicans 24.9 4.8 5.0 1.2 0.2
All-League 2nd Team: F Nicolas Moran Bulls 29.0 5.7 3.3 2.6 1.3
All-League 2nd Team: G Carlos Hammonds Supersonics 20.1 5.4 7.6 3.3 0.2
All-League 2nd Team: G Tony Witten Magic 29.4 6.2 6.8 2.6 0.4

All-League 3rd Team: C Michael Cardoza Huskies 16.6 7.7 1.6 0.5 1.8
All-League 3rd Team: F Percy Fierro Trail Blazers 19.3 9.5 3.3 0.5 3.8
All-League 3rd Team: F Lance Hager Heat 23.4 4.7 3.7 0.9 0.4
All-League 3rd Team: G Pepito Moreno Heat 24.4 5.2 9.5 1.2 0.2
All-League 3rd Team: G Charles Samuel Trail Blazers 23.4 4.7 4.3 0.8 0.5

All-Defense 1st Team: C Gerald Smith Suns 12.4 8.8 2.2 1.5 3.7
All-Defense 1st Team: F Nicolas Moran Bulls 29.0 5.7 3.3 2.6 1.3
All-Defense 1st Team: F Percy Fierro Trail Blazers 19.3 9.5 3.3 0.5 3.8
All-Defense 1st Team: G Carlos Hammonds Supersonics 20.1 5.4 7.6 3.3 0.2
All-Defense 1st Team: G Michael Zamora Pacers 18.2 3.4 2.8 2.4 0.6

All-Defense 2nd Team: C Johnnie Thacker Hawks 14.3 10.6 5.6 2.2 2.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Jose Pearce Heat 17.0 5.3 6.2 2.7 0.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Jason Barahona Thunderbirds 17.9 8.8 3.9 2.1 1.4
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Melvyn Hubert 76ers 19.3 5.3 9.2 3.2 0.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Lester Hembree Spurs 9.9 3.0 10.3 2.2 0.1

All-Rookie 1st Team: C August Lasseter Spurs 13.8 7.1 1.1 0.3 1.1
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Marshall Perkins Lakers 22.5 4.6 2.7 0.3 0.5
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Emmett Schafer Knicks 17.4 5.1 5.1 0.5 0.2
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Andrew Holler Wizards 24.9 2.3 4.7 1.1 0.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Lester Hembree Spurs 9.9 3.0 10.3 2.2 0.1

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C Charles Valdes Grizzlies 10.8 6.2 1.0 0.3 0.5
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Frank Munsey Cavaliers 10.8 8.0 2.1 0.6 1.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Bautista Fernandez Huskies 10.2 4.5 2.5 0.4 0.6
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Octavio Angeles Jazz 14.8 3.5 4.2 2.0 0.4
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Modesto Carrasco Celtics 17.7 2.9 4.5 1.1 0.2

[Young Drachma]

1991-92

40 win season doesn't sound like much, but it's the first 40+ win season for the franchise in 20 years. Are things looking up in LA? Marshall Perkins is still the real deal, too.

Detroit beat New Mexico in the NBA Finals.


1991 NBA Season Summary Awards

Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Dennis Derosier Pelicans
Coach of the Year: Kenneth Gatto Thunderbirds

Most Valuable Player: PG Tony Witten Magic 29.4 4.4 5.5 2.5 0.5
Rookie of the Year: PG Justin Billman Huskies 12.6 5.4 6.2 1.2 0.1
Defender of the Year: C Percy Fierro Trail Blazers 17.6 8.7 3.8 0.5 4.9
6th Man of the Year: SF Lance Hager Mavericks 22.0 5.3 3.1 0.9 0.3
Most Improved Player: SF Damon Allen Hornets 21.0 6.8 2.9 1.0 0.8

All-League 1st Team: C Tony Jones Pelicans 24.6 5.0 2.5 1.5 1.1
All-League 1st Team: F Donnie Wood Cavaliers 23.5 7.9 4.4 1.9 0.7
All-League 1st Team: F Stewart Blank Pacers 23.1 5.8 6.8 1.9 0.3
All-League 1st Team: G Tony Witten Magic 29.4 4.4 5.5 2.5 0.5
All-League 1st Team: G Ernie Geer Suns 24.0 7.0 9.6 2.5 0.2

All-League 2nd Team: C Percy Fierro Trail Blazers 17.6 8.7 3.8 0.5 4.9
All-League 2nd Team: F Marshall Perkins Lakers 24.3 5.3 3.1 0.4 0.6
All-League 2nd Team: F Xavier Sadowski 76ers 24.0 6.6 2.4 0.6 0.6
All-League 2nd Team: G Brian Pittman Pelicans 22.3 3.7 12.6 1.0 0.2
All-League 2nd Team: G Jesus Slate Mavericks 24.3 5.0 4.2 1.8 1.4

All-League 3rd Team: C Johnnie Thacker Hawks 16.5 11.3 5.4 2.1 2.8
All-League 3rd Team: F Emmett Schafer Knicks 22.0 5.1 4.5 0.5 0.3
All-League 3rd Team: F Jermaine Tubbs Spurs 26.3 6.3 3.1 2.9 0.7
All-League 3rd Team: G Pepito Moreno Heat 26.6 5.4 8.2 1.4 0.1
All-League 3rd Team: G George Harbaugh Pelicans 22.4 4.8 4.7 0.9 0.2

All-Defense 1st Team: C Percy Fierro Trail Blazers 17.6 8.7 3.8 0.5 4.9
All-Defense 1st Team: F Jermaine Tubbs Spurs 26.3 6.3 3.1 2.9 0.7
All-Defense 1st Team: F Jose Pearce Royals 15.0 6.8 5.3 2.4 0.3
All-Defense 1st Team: G Carlos Hammonds Supersonics 16.5 4.3 6.4 3.0 0.4
All-Defense 1st Team: G Jesus Slate Mavericks 24.3 5.0 4.2 1.8 1.4

All-Defense 2nd Team: C Jeremiah Hill Pistons 11.4 8.7 2.4 0.8 3.7
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Raymond Hoye Magic 9.1 5.1 4.3 2.3 0.7
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Jason Barahona Thunderbirds 16.7 7.8 3.1 1.7 1.3
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Ernie Geer Suns 24.0 7.0 9.6 2.5 0.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Tony Witten Magic 29.4 4.4 5.5 2.5 0.5

All-Rookie 1st Team: C Joe Grover Nuggets 13.4 4.6 1.2 0.3 0.6
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Paul Grant Timberwolves 13.4 4.0 2.0 1.6 0.5
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Haywood Sparks Pacers 10.8 1.9 3.1 0.5 0.2
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Justin Billman Huskies 12.6 5.4 6.2 1.2 0.1
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Brendon Ladner Warriors 9.5 6.3 5.6 0.2 0.2

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C Douglas Kitchen Nets 10.5 6.2 1.2 0.5 1.2
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F John Stokes Mavericks 5.6 5.4 1.5 0.2 0.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Jospeh Haugh Pelicans 9.0 6.1 1.3 0.6 0.8
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Jason Reese Pistons 12.2 2.5 2.9 0.7 0.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Dexter Trask Nuggets 9.1 1.7 3.2 0.6 0.1




Los Angeles Lakers Schedule

Date Opponent Result Score Record Attendance Type
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10/15/91 at Thunderbirds W 120-119 1-0 11,241 Preseason
10/18/91 Hawks L 95-103 1-1 15,780 Preseason
10/23/91 at Royals L 81-102 1-2 19,833 Preseason
10/24/91 at Magic W 111-100 2-2 14,878 Preseason
10/26/91 Wizards L 119-128 2-3 15,320 Preseason
10/27/91 76ers W 110-93 3-3 15,794 Preseason
10/29/91 Warriors W 114-107 1-0 15,625 Regular Season
10/31/91 Magic L 113-115 1-1 15,720 Regular Season
11/04/91 at Mavericks L 87-102 1-2 18,228 Regular Season
11/05/91 at 76ers L 109-115 1-3 15,528 Regular Season
11/08/91 Suns W 107-66 2-3 15,710 Regular Season
11/09/91 Cavaliers L 92-94 2-4 15,885 Regular Season
11/11/91 Celtics W 118-102 3-4 15,653 Regular Season
11/14/91 at Clippers L 87-105 3-5 14,435 Regular Season
11/15/91 Rockets L 103-126 3-6 15,922 Regular Season
11/18/91 at Trail Blazers L 94-126 3-7 19,980 Regular Season
11/19/91 at Nets W 108-104 4-7 18,103 Regular Season
11/21/91 at Cavaliers L 86-99 4-8 20,562 Regular Season
11/22/91 Bulls W 123-105 5-8 15,512 Regular Season
11/24/91 Nuggets W 114-93 6-8 15,647 Regular Season
11/25/91 at Hornets L 109-116 6-9 12,249 Regular Season
11/29/91 at Spurs L 100-135 6-10 14,693 Regular Season
11/30/91 Pacers W 116-110 7-10 15,639 Regular Season
12/04/91 at Warriors W 118-101 8-10 8,227 Regular Season
12/05/91 Timberwolves W 89-86 9-10 14,058 Regular Season
12/09/91 Nuggets W 115-107 10-10 13,054 Regular Season
12/10/91 at Supersonics L 78-103 10-11 19,282 Regular Season
12/13/91 Heat L 73-87 10-12 15,851 Regular Season
12/14/91 at Pistons L 86-114 10-13 20,494 Regular Season
12/17/91 Knicks W 112-111 11-13 15,816 Regular Season
12/19/91 Thunder W 114-107 12-13 14,307 Regular Season
12/20/91 Royals W 104-90 13-13 15,804 Regular Season
12/22/91 at Hawks W 110-102 14-13 18,371 Regular Season
12/24/91 at Rockets L 95-99 14-14 15,127 Regular Season
12/26/91 at Trail Blazers L 86-99 14-15 19,980 Regular Season
12/27/91 at Supersonics W 111-108 15-15 19,282 Regular Season
12/30/91 at Jazz L 87-102 15-16 19,911 Regular Season
12/31/91 Spurs L 121-122 15-17 14,532 Regular Season
01/04/92 at Wizards W 101-86 16-17 18,314 Regular Season

Date Opponent Result Score Record Attendance Type
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01/05/92 at Grizzlies L 88-111 16-18 18,834 Regular Season
01/08/92 at Magic L 114-116 16-19 11,091 Regular Season
01/10/92 Grizzlies L 91-99 16-20 15,646 Regular Season
01/12/92 at Timberwolves L 118-124 16-21 7,089 Regular Season
01/14/92 Wizards W 103-84 17-21 11,295 Regular Season
01/16/92 at Royals L 98-100 17-22 19,665 Regular Season
01/18/92 Jazz L 124-133 17-23 13,610 Regular Season
01/20/92 at Pelicans L 104-113 17-24 18,500 Regular Season
01/21/92 at Spurs W 114-99 18-24 15,781 Regular Season
01/24/92 at Celtics L 115-122 18-25 13,097 Regular Season
01/25/92 at Pelicans L 99-130 18-26 18,500 Regular Season
01/28/92 at Suns L 100-111 18-27 18,422 Regular Season
01/29/92 Mavericks W 129-105 19-27 14,146 Regular Season
02/01/92 Grizzlies L 98-112 19-28 15,645 Regular Season
02/02/92 Mavericks W 113-87 20-28 14,724 Regular Season
02/05/92 Nets W 109-81 21-28 14,124 Regular Season
02/06/92 Pistons L 94-103 21-29 15,833 Regular Season
02/12/92 Hornets W 120-109 22-29 12,486 Regular Season
02/13/92 Clippers W 118-94 23-29 12,985 Regular Season
02/16/92 Supersonics L 76-84 23-30 13,650 Regular Season
02/17/92 76ers W 104-95 24-30 15,547 Regular Season
02/21/92 at Bulls L 82-99 24-31 14,294 Regular Season
02/22/92 Clippers W 104-95 25-31 14,159 Regular Season
02/25/92 at Grizzlies W 122-97 26-31 18,834 Regular Season
02/26/92 at Thunder W 96-93 27-31 6,324 Regular Season
02/29/92 Hawks W 134-123 28-31 14,245 Regular Season
03/02/92 Suns W 110-102 29-31 15,433 Regular Season
03/04/92 at Thunderbirds L 114-136 29-32 11,079 Regular Season
03/05/92 Thunderbirds L 87-119 29-33 15,725 Regular Season
03/07/92 at Bucks W 104-88 30-33 17,539 Regular Season
03/11/92 Trail Blazers W 115-99 31-33 15,824 Regular Season
03/12/92 at Clippers W 93-86 32-33 9,880 Regular Season
03/15/92 at Nuggets L 104-128 32-34 13,678 Regular Season
03/16/92 Bucks L 92-127 32-35 12,744 Regular Season
03/18/92 Jazz W 107-94 33-35 14,480 Regular Season
03/20/92 at Suns W 119-107 34-35 18,422 Regular Season
03/22/92 Thunder W 124-119 35-35 12,849 Regular Season
03/23/92 Pelicans L 109-117 35-36 15,925 Regular Season
03/26/92 Trail Blazers L 99-108 35-37 14,920 Regular Season
03/27/92 at Knicks L 86-107 35-38 19,763 Regular Season

Date Opponent Result Score Record Attendance Type
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03/30/92 Warriors W 115-110 36-38 12,938 Regular Season
04/01/92 at Heat L 105-113 36-39 19,600 Regular Season
04/02/92 Huskies W 118-108 37-39 15,988 Regular Season
04/06/92 Supersonics L 86-98 37-40 15,712 Regular Season
04/07/92 at Pacers W 115-105 38-40 18,165 Regular Season
04/11/92 at Timberwolves W 87-55 39-40 5,211 Regular Season
04/12/92 at Jazz L 104-106 39-41 15,639 Regular Season
04/15/92 at Huskies L 105-110 39-42 18,715 Regular Season
04/16/92 at Warriors W 115-94 40-42 6,425 Regular Season



They need to drop Jon Hawes, he's garbage and past his prime. (There's no cap penalties for dropping contracts, this is the NFL-lite), provided they can resign the option year guys and get another front-line player who isn't past his prime...this team has a chance to *gasp* make the playoffs next year.


Los Angeles Lakers Contract

Player 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
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Jonathan Hawes $22,260,000 $22,890,000 $23,520,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Daniel Starkey $12,325,497 $12,674,331 $13,023,166 $13,372,001 $0 $0 $0
Jamison Rundell $6,901,674 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
John Morehouse $5,623,137 $5,782,282 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Marshall Perkins $4,061,925 $4,520,529 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Danny Swisher $4,035,118 $4,507,700 $5,016,633 $0 $0 $0 $0
Jimmy Möttönen $1,930,514 $2,148,475 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Sunday Akinmunde $1,819,773 $2,025,231 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Emmett Duquette $1,639,608 $1,824,726 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Tory Hamilton $1,307,942 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

[Young Drachma]

Hawes is has been waived.


PLAYER DETAILS

#35 SF Jonathan Hawes - Waivers
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 226
DOB: 1/3/1959 (33)
College: St. John's
Hometown: Queens Village, NY
Exp: 12

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: C B A- A C- D D F B+ C+ C+ C- B- B- C+ A+
Potential: C B A A D D D F B C C D

Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $0
Length: 0

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1991 NBA LAL 82 2 16.4 8.6 0.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.14 0.7 0.2 1.8
1990 NBA LAL 51 50 36.3 16.0 0.9 2.5 2.8 2.0 1.38 1.4 0.2 3.2
1989 NBA DEN 78 77 34.0 20.0 0.9 2.6 3.4 2.4 1.41 1.8 0.3 3.7
1988 NBA DEN 76 76 34.7 19.6 1.0 2.7 3.1 2.5 1.28 1.7 0.3 3.1
1987 NBA DEN 73 73 34.4 20.6 1.0 2.5 2.7 2.0 1.32 1.8 0.4 3.4
1986 NBA DEN 71 71 33.0 19.5 1.0 2.8 2.9 2.1 1.36 1.6 0.5 3.6
1985 NBA DEN 78 78 34.2 19.6 1.1 2.6 3.0 2.5 1.23 1.7 0.4 3.8
1984 NBA DEN 70 70 31.7 19.5 1.1 2.4 2.9 2.5 1.17 1.4 0.3 3.7
1983 NBA CLE 79 22 27.3 13.2 0.9 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.09 1.6 0.3 3.7
1982 NBA CLE 82 22 24.5 11.4 0.8 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.10 1.2 0.1 3.0
1981 NBA CLE 82 82 31.6 12.9 1.2 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.25 1.8 0.1 3.7
1980 NBA CLE 82 82 34.6 15.6 1.1 2.9 2.7 2.0 1.35 1.7 0.3 3.8
Career 904 705 30.8 16.2 1.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.35 1.5 0.3 3.4

Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1991 3.2 6.2 .516 1.1 1.3 .852 1.2 1.8 .671 0.9 1.9 .456 1.1 2.5 .450
1990 6.0 13.2 .455 1.5 1.7 .875 1.7 2.8 .608 1.8 4.6 .394 2.5 5.8 .429
1989 7.4 14.5 .513 1.8 2.0 .874 1.6 2.6 .617 2.5 5.3 .477 3.3 6.6 .501
1988 7.4 14.6 .505 1.5 1.6 .902 1.6 2.3 .688 2.5 5.6 .441 3.4 6.8 .496
1987 7.8 15.8 .489 2.3 2.6 .882 2.9 4.6 .642 2.0 4.7 .422 2.8 6.5 .431
1986 7.5 14.1 .530 1.9 2.0 .910 3.4 4.7 .715 1.5 3.7 .397 2.7 5.8 .465
1985 7.4 14.8 .497 2.2 2.4 .889 3.0 4.4 .684 1.7 4.1 .407 2.7 6.4 .425
1984 7.3 14.4 .502 1.9 2.2 .869 2.3 3.7 .612 1.9 4.3 .440 3.1 6.4 .481
1983 4.7 9.5 .491 2.2 2.4 .931 1.8 2.9 .632 1.2 2.7 .438 1.7 3.9 .423
1982 4.2 9.2 .453 1.6 1.7 .930 1.6 2.5 .642 1.2 3.1 .382 1.4 3.6 .385
1981 4.6 10.8 .428 2.3 2.5 .908 1.7 2.9 .585 1.5 3.6 .408 1.4 4.3 .338
1980 5.7 13.1 .434 2.5 2.7 .919 2.2 3.6 .612 1.7 4.5 .374 1.8 5.0 .360
Career 6.0 12.4 .486 1.9 2.1 .898 2.1 3.2 .645 1.7 4.0 .421 2.3 5.2 .437

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1991 NBA LAL 82 2 1347 705 45 117 92 81 61 13 149 -128
1990 NBA LAL 51 50 1852 815 46 129 141 102 72 11 161 -243
1989 NBA DEN 78 77 2652 1559 71 203 264 187 141 21 291 -343
1988 NBA DEN 76 76 2637 1488 78 205 239 187 127 19 237 -481
1987 NBA DEN 73 73 2510 1503 75 181 197 149 133 32 248 -184
1986 NBA DEN 71 71 2346 1386 70 198 203 149 113 35 259 111
1985 NBA DEN 78 78 2667 1527 89 205 237 192 135 33 295 52
1984 NBA DEN 70 70 2216 1365 75 171 205 175 100 22 262 -17
1983 NBA CLE 79 22 2156 1043 72 199 151 138 124 22 295 560
1982 NBA CLE 82 22 2010 934 62 163 137 125 98 11 242 89
1981 NBA CLE 82 82 2594 1061 100 218 197 158 145 12 306 133
1980 NBA CLE 82 82 2839 1280 89 236 224 166 137 22 311 -483
Career 904 705 27826 14666 872 2225 2287 1809 1386 253 3056 -934

Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1991 261 506 92 108 91 202
1990 306 673 77 88 126 294
1989 581 1132 139 159 258 515
1988 561 1111 111 123 255 514
1987 566 1157 165 187 206 478
1986 532 1004 132 145 190 409
1985 574 1155 168 189 211 496
1984 508 1011 133 153 216 449
1983 368 750 175 188 132 312
1982 343 757 133 143 115 299
1981 378 884 187 206 118 349
1980 465 1071 203 221 147 408
Career 5443 11211 1715 1910 2065 4725

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1991 NBA LAL 82 .635 1.39 12.7 11.1 0.0 4.4 6.6 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.6 107.8 113.1
1990 NBA LAL 51 .573 1.21 14.8 10.7 19.0 3.0 5.2 4.2 13.7 87.8 2.9 -4.8 104.4 110.8
1989 NBA DEN 78 .649 1.38 16.0 11.3 21.9 3.3 6.5 4.9 20.0 377.4 12.6 -4.4 110.7 116.0
1988 NBA DEN 76 .639 1.34 15.0 11.8 22.0 3.6 6.1 4.8 18.9 332.4 11.1 -6.3 107.9 116.6
1987 NBA DEN 73 .607 1.30 12.4 9.4 23.0 3.4 5.1 4.2 19.3 328.2 10.9 -2.5 104.6 107.6
1986 NBA DEN 71 .649 1.38 14.3 10.5 21.0 3.5 6.9 5.1 19.2 304.2 10.1 1.6 110.0 106.5
1985 NBA DEN 78 .617 1.32 14.2 11.5 21.4 3.8 5.7 4.7 17.2 268.0 8.9 0.7 109.0 107.3
1984 NBA DEN 70 .633 1.35 14.1 12.0 23.1 4.0 5.5 4.7 18.9 276.8 9.2 -0.2 108.4 107.2
1983 NBA CLE 79 .627 1.39 13.5 12.3 18.9 4.3 6.6 5.6 15.6 163.1 5.4 7.1 116.4 101.9
1982 NBA CLE 82 .570 1.23 12.7 11.6 19.5 3.8 5.9 4.9 13.5 88.9 3.0 1.1 111.0 109.1
1981 NBA CLE 82 .544 1.20 14.8 11.9 18.4 4.5 5.6 5.0 12.6 82.5 2.8 1.6 113.3 109.3
1980 NBA CLE 82 .548 1.20 14.4 10.7 19.6 3.7 6.4 5.0 13.6 133.2 4.4 -5.9 106.9 114.8
Career 904 .608 1.31 14.2 11.2 20.7 3.8 6.0 4.9 15.9 2442.6 81.4 -1.0 109.2 110.0

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1986 NBA DEN 3 3 30.0 21.0 1.3 4.3 1.7 2.0 0.83 1.3 0.3 4.0
1985 NBA DEN 3 3 32.7 17.7 0.3 1.7 2.7 2.3 1.14 1.0 0.7 2.7
1983 NBA CLE 22 3 28.3 13.9 1.0 2.1 1.8 1.3 1.43 1.4 0.4 3.3
1982 NBA CLE 4 0 20.0 7.0 0.8 1.3 2.5 0.8 3.33 1.0 0.5 2.5
1981 NBA CLE 3 3 27.7 9.7 2.3 3.7 1.3 2.0 0.67 2.0 1.0 2.7
Career 35 12 27.8 13.7 1.0 2.3 1.9 1.4 0.67 1.3 0.5 3.1

Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1986 8.0 16.7 .480 2.7 2.7 1.000 3.0 4.7 .643 2.7 6.3 .421 2.3 5.7 .412
1985 6.7 11.7 .571 2.0 2.0 1.000 3.3 4.0 .833 1.0 3.0 .333 2.3 4.7 .500
1983 4.8 9.9 .486 2.3 2.5 .926 1.8 3.2 .557 1.0 2.8 .377 2.0 4.0 .506
1982 2.5 5.8 .435 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.8 1.0 .750 0.3 1.8 .143 1.5 3.0 .500
1981 3.3 10.3 .323 1.7 1.7 1.000 1.7 2.3 .714 0.3 4.0 .083 1.3 4.0 .333
Career 4.9 10.2 .476 2.0 2.1 .947 1.9 3.1 .617 1.0 3.1 .333 1.9 4.1 .479

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1986 NBA DEN 3 3 90 63 4 13 5 6 4 1 12 -4
1985 NBA DEN 3 3 98 53 1 5 8 7 3 2 8 -45
1983 NBA CLE 22 3 622 306 21 47 40 28 30 8 72 128
1982 NBA CLE 4 0 80 28 3 5 10 3 4 2 10 -16
1981 NBA CLE 3 3 83 29 7 11 4 6 6 3 8 17
Career 35 12 973 479 36 81 67 50 47 16 110 80

Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1986 24 50 8 8 7 17
1985 20 35 6 6 7 14
1983 106 218 50 54 44 87
1982 10 23 2 2 6 12
1981 10 31 5 5 4 12
Career 170 357 71 75 68 142

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1986 NBA DEN 3 .593 1.26 7.7 9.2 28.3 5.3 13.8 9.2 15.9 7.3 0.2 -1.3 113.1 116.1
1985 NBA DEN 3 .684 1.51 15.1 13.2 20.1 1.1 5.1 3.0 13.0 3.6 0.1 -15.0 102.0 123.1
1983 NBA CLE 22 .632 1.40 12.9 9.0 17.9 4.4 4.7 4.6 13.6 28.7 1.0 5.8 120.1 107.8
1982 NBA CLE 4 .583 1.22 27.0 8.1 15.1 4.8 3.5 4.2 11.2 0.8 0.0 -4.0 105.0 117.3
1981 NBA CLE 3 .424 0.94 9.3 14.0 19.4 9.9 6.1 8.0 8.4 -2.6 -0.1 5.7 115.3 105.3
Career 35 .615 1.34 13.2 9.9 19.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.1 37.8 1.3 2.3 116.0 110.6

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 21 3 5 6 5 1 3 9 19 6 6 5 9
Playoff 29 4 6 4 3 3 3 11 19 8 9 6 11
Career 45 6 11 8 7 3 8 17 29 13 13 10 17

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 65
Total Player of the Week: 1
Total Championships: 1
1983 National Basketball Association Champion
1980 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1980 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1978 2nd Team All-Conference (Big East Conference)
1976 High School: Mr. Basketball (New York)
1976 High School: All-State (New York)
1976 High School: Rated ***** and #11 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

[Young Drachma]

I'm done simming for the night. My next project will likely be to look around the world and do some scouting to see who the best players are in the non-NBA and see if we can poach any of them. I think that'll be the legacy of the Lakers at least for the interim is making them (real world) Spurs-like in their ability to mine for foreign talent.

[Young Drachma]

1991-92 PLAYER STATS

Los Angeles Lakers Averages

Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Marshall Perkins SF 82 82 35.3 24.3 1.2 5.3 3.1 0.4 0.6 2.6 2.4 0.1
Emmett Duquette PG 68 68 36.0 16.8 0.7 3.5 7.5 1.0 0.4 2.6 2.7 1.4
John Morehouse PF 81 70 31.8 16.0 1.8 6.1 2.0 0.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.2
Daniel Starkey SG 81 81 34.6 13.0 1.3 3.0 5.4 1.7 0.2 2.2 3.1 3.5
Danny Swisher SG 82 13 16.4 8.9 0.4 1.5 1.3 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.4 -0.8
Jonathan Hawes SF 82 2 16.4 8.6 0.5 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.8 -1.6
Rich Wilson C 57 40 27.0 7.8 1.4 6.8 1.6 0.7 0.2 1.4 2.7 2.4
Jamison Rundell PF 56 35 28.1 6.1 1.9 6.5 1.9 0.5 1.3 1.5 2.7 0.0
Keith Pope PG 82 6 13.4 5.7 0.3 0.9 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.8 -1.3
Tory Hamilton SG 23 0 7.9 4.4 0.3 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.7 -0.2
Wilfredo Johansen PF 62 3 13.7 3.4 0.5 2.5 1.7 0.1 0.1 1.0 2.5 -3.0
Sunday Akinmunde C 59 0 12.9 1.7 0.7 2.9 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.4 -2.2
Noah Craft SG 2 0 8.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Tony Currey PF 14 0 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1
Jimmy Möttönen PG 1 0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -2.0

[Young Drachma]

1992-93 RECAP

Another disappointing season in LA. Just when we thought there would be some progress, the Euro exports we brought over to shake up the NBA not surprisingly weren't able to do it. This team is in a holding pattern, needs a franchise-type player but this league really operates on teams that have more than one elite guy to be honest.

Anyway, it was a disappointing year full stuff. On to the next one.

The team is $11m under the salary cap, so there's room for navigating somehow, but...I'm not quite sure what'll happen yet.

New Orleans beat Toronto in the NBA Finals


Los Angeles Lakers TEAM SUMMARY

Current Performance
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Season Record: 38-44
Division Record: 15-13
Conference Record: 24-26
Home Record: 24-17


Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 100.2 9 22 Points 103.2 13 19 Points -3.0 13 27
O.Reb 10.9 14 28 O.Reb 13.3 13 27 O.Reb -2.4 14 30
D.Reb 27.2 7 16 D.Reb 26.4 6 11 D.Reb 0.8 5 10
Rebounds 38.1 11 24 Rebounds 39.7 10 19 Rebounds -1.5 10 23
Assists 24.5 11 22 Assists 24.9 7 11 Assists -0.4 11 20
Steals 5.2 14 29 Steals 7.0 9 12 Steals -1.8 13 28
Blocks 6.5 3 8 Blocks 5.2 7 12 Blocks 1.3 3 7
Turnovers 15.5 13 25 Turnovers 13.0 14 29 Turnovers 2.4 16 31
Fouls 20.4 14 26 Fouls 18.7 4 11 Fouls 1.7 11 23
FG% .480 3 8 FG% .464 5 10 FG% .016 4 9
FT% .717 12 23 FT% .740 10 12 FT% -.023 12 23
3P% .409 3 8 3P% .391 7 10 3P% .018 3 8
PPS 1.26 2 7 PPS 1.24 10 18 PPS .027 5 12
Adj. FG% .540 2 11 Adj. FG% .522 6 10 Adj. FG% .018 3 7



Los Angeles Lakers Averages

Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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John Morehouse PF 82 82 35.6 17.4 2.0 7.1 2.5 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.8 -1.7
Marshall Perkins SF 64 60 33.5 17.2 1.2 4.9 2.9 0.3 0.4 2.1 2.6 1.1
Tony Schubert PG 57 55 34.8 16.6 1.9 4.5 6.2 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.8 -1.3
Emmett Duquette SG 67 66 35.7 16.2 0.6 3.9 6.6 1.0 0.3 2.6 2.5 -2.1
Danny Swisher SF 68 33 29.1 14.1 0.8 2.9 2.4 0.4 0.2 1.6 2.4 -3.2
Daniel Starkey SG 46 28 28.7 9.3 1.1 2.7 4.1 1.4 0.2 2.0 2.9 -4.4
Benny Brown PF 80 4 16.0 9.0 1.2 2.2 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.1 2.1 -2.2
David Gaston C 77 46 30.2 8.8 1.5 7.2 2.0 0.8 3.2 1.9 2.6 -0.8
Eric Lally C 32 31 32.5 6.3 2.7 9.7 2.4 0.2 0.3 2.1 2.7 0.9
Les Eyler SG 59 0 11.2 4.3 0.3 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.0 -0.8
Jimmy Möttönen PG 52 0 9.9 3.9 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.5 -1.1
Laurence Corey C 11 0 11.1 2.4 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.1 -1.6
Brandon Nakano PF 35 0 5.5 2.0 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 -1.5
Sunday Akinmunde C 61 5 12.6 1.7 1.0 3.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.5 -2.3
Avery Wadley SG 15 0 2.9 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0



Los Angeles Lakers General

Player # Pos Age Ht Wt Exp Status College
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Brandon Nakano 4 PF 28 6-7 230 8 OK Texas Tech
Daniel Starkey 20 SG 30 6-3 201 7 OK South Dakota State
John Morehouse 16 PF 27 6-8 242 6 OK Illinois
Tony Schubert 25 PG 29 6-0 180 6 OK Tulane
Benny Brown 23 PF 28 6-8 243 6 OK Auburn
David Gaston 43 C 29 6-9 253 5 OK Mississippi State
Les Eyler 27 SG 27 6-7 211 4 OK None
Eric Lally 34 C 27 6-10 253 3 OK Hawaii
Marshall Perkins 22 SF 23 6-6 228 2 OK NC State
Emmett Duquette 3 SG 24 6-4 207 2 OK Florida
Jimmy Möttönen 10 PG 25 5-11 199 2 OK None
Sunday Akinmunde 44 C 25 6-11 278 2 OK None
Danny Swisher 28 SF 24 6-6 213 1 OK Stanford
Laurence Corey 40 C 19 6-11 284 0 OK Auburn
Avery Wadley 21 SG 20 6-3 198 0 OK Florida



1992 NBA Season Summary Awards

Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Robert Moats Warriors
Coach of the Year: Kenneth Gatto Thunderbirds

Most Valuable Player: PG Tony Witten Magic 26.5 5.0 6.3 2.4 0.6
Rookie of the Year: PG Jerald Runkle Celtics 19.4 3.8 11.6 2.2 0.3
Defender of the Year: PF Johnnie Thacker Hawks 16.2 8.9 5.1 2.5 1.6
6th Man of the Year: PF Joe Grover Nuggets 15.2 4.7 1.3 0.4 1.2
Most Improved Player: SF Michael Ellis Suns 17.3 3.8 6.0 1.2 0.5

All-League 1st Team: C Tony Jones Pelicans 21.6 5.0 2.2 1.4 1.0
All-League 1st Team: F Michael Wallace Thunderbirds 27.8 4.5 3.9 2.1 0.4
All-League 1st Team: F Johnnie Thacker Hawks 16.2 8.9 5.1 2.5 1.6
All-League 1st Team: G Tony Witten Magic 26.5 5.0 6.3 2.4 0.6
All-League 1st Team: G Troy Lemay Hornets 25.2 6.0 10.7 1.3 0.4

All-League 2nd Team: C Michael Cardoza Huskies 22.3 7.7 1.9 0.5 1.9
All-League 2nd Team: F Jose Pearce Royals 15.6 7.2 5.9 3.0 0.2
All-League 2nd Team: F Emmett Schafer Knicks 21.5 6.0 4.9 0.6 0.5
All-League 2nd Team: G Jerald Runkle Celtics 19.4 3.8 11.6 2.2 0.3
All-League 2nd Team: G Brian Pittman Pelicans 20.9 3.9 11.5 1.1 0.1

All-League 3rd Team: C Jermaine Tubbs Royals 19.4 6.2 2.0 2.0 1.4
All-League 3rd Team: F Aaron Chambers 76ers 15.6 5.9 3.9 1.6 0.4
All-League 3rd Team: F Stewart Blank Pacers 24.5 5.9 6.4 2.2 0.2
All-League 3rd Team: G Kenneth Flint Hawks 26.6 5.0 6.2 0.6 0.3
All-League 3rd Team: G Ernie Geer Suns 24.9 6.8 9.0 2.7 0.1

All-Defense 1st Team: C Gerald Smith Suns 13.0 8.8 2.4 1.7 4.0
All-Defense 1st Team: F Johnnie Thacker Hawks 16.2 8.9 5.1 2.5 1.6
All-Defense 1st Team: F Jose Pearce Royals 15.6 7.2 5.9 3.0 0.2
All-Defense 1st Team: G Carlos Hammonds Supersonics 15.7 5.2 6.5 2.7 0.2
All-Defense 1st Team: G Tony Witten Magic 26.5 5.0 6.3 2.4 0.6

All-Defense 2nd Team: C Jermaine Tubbs Royals 19.4 6.2 2.0 2.0 1.4
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Percy Fierro Bulls 19.4 8.1 4.0 0.5 4.3
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Jeremiah Hill Pistons 10.4 7.8 2.2 1.0 2.3
All-Defense 2nd Team: G John Brokaw Pacers 22.6 3.3 7.5 2.5 0.1
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Melvyn Hubert 76ers 16.9 4.8 7.6 2.5 0.2

All-Rookie 1st Team: C Caleb Jordan Rockets 8.0 7.4 2.3 0.6 2.8
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Randolph Eldridge Timberwolves 14.7 4.4 4.8 1.4 0.2
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Joseph Harvey Timberwolves 16.2 2.6 3.3 1.0 0.4
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Jerald Runkle Celtics 19.4 3.8 11.6 2.2 0.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Jefferey Irizarry Warriors 16.1 4.1 6.3 1.5 0.2

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C David Gaston Lakers 8.8 7.2 2.0 0.8 3.2
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Eddy Hennessey Wizards 11.9 5.0 3.8 0.8 0.4
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Adán Corbelan Pacers 6.4 10.0 1.4 1.3 0.2
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Cedrick Wickham Heat 13.0 4.1 7.2 0.2 0.2
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G James Bertram Spurs 11.1 2.7 3.2 1.8 0.1

[Young Drachma]

NBA salary cap is going up from $60m to $80m. I've been operating in a static setup for a while wrt to salary across the league, but this will enable teams to repatriate guys who might go overseas for bigger contracts and consolidate more of the talent in the NBA, with my hope is that it'll increase parity across the league because if you look at the first post, there are a lot of dynasties.

Which I know is basketball in a nutshell, but I'd like to see if we can upend it a bit through $.

[Young Drachma]

1993 MOCK DRAFT

1993 NBA Draft Projected Order

# Team Projected Pick Pos Scout
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1 Cleveland Cavaliers Vernon Harlow SF League Scout
2 San Diego Clippers Arron Ruhl PG League Scout
3 Oklahoma City Thunder Rico Montana C League Scout
4 Miami Heat Mervin Strickland PF League Scout
5 Portland Trail Blazers Jerome Simms C League Scout
6 Minnesota Timberwolves Trevor Root SG League Scout
7 Vancouver Grizzlies Harley Luce PF League Scout
8 Louisville Rockets Wil Cabrera SF League Scout
9 Los Angeles Lakers Bradley Freed PG League Scout
10 Denver Nuggets Joesph Britt C League Scout
11 Dallas Mavericks Brice Leon PG League Scout
12 Philadelphia 76ers Dillon Bingham PF League Scout
13 Washington Wizards Ronald William SG League Scout
14 Montreal Royals Eli Porter PG League Scout
15 Milwaukee Bucks Chauncey Galligan C League Scout
16 Boston Celtics Eric Frank PF League Scout
17 San Antonio Spurs Edgar Tillis C League Scout
18 Seattle Supersonics Jack Radford SF League Scout
19 Oakland Warriors Sid Beattie SG League Scout
20 Utah Jazz Tim Dambrosio SG League Scout
21 Indiana Pacers Tony Beard SF League Scout
22 Orlando Magic Bengt Lindstrom PF League Scout
23 Phoenix Suns Jeramy Delacruz SF League Scout
24 Toronto Huskies Lonnie Cross C League Scout
25 New York Knicks Dane Avalos SG League Scout
26 Brooklyn Nets Terence Fitzsimmons SF League Scout
27 Atlanta Hawks Daniel Sanborn PG League Scout
28 Detroit Pistons Carlton Thompkins PF League Scout
29 New Mexico Thunderbirds Lane Stagg SF League Scout
30 Chicago Bulls Charles Kaminsky SG League Scout
31 Charlotte Hornets Doug Johnson PF League Scout
32 New Orleans Pelicans Daniel Karp PG League Scout
33 Cleveland Cavaliers Terrance Friday SF League Scout
34 San Diego Clippers Chet Kong C League Scout
35 Oklahoma City Thunder Merle Higa SF League Scout
36 Miami Heat Danny Jolly SG League Scout
37 Portland Trail Blazers Lewis Evans SG League Scout
38 Minnesota Timberwolves Elisha So PG League Scout
39 Vancouver Grizzlies Omar Paquin PF League Scout

# Team Projected Pick Pos Scout
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40 Louisville Rockets Maximo Rivera PG League Scout
41 Los Angeles Lakers Lyndon Futch SF League Scout
42 Denver Nuggets John Diehl PF League Scout
43 Dallas Mavericks John Symons SG League Scout
44 Philadelphia 76ers Theodore Lovelady SF League Scout
45 Washington Wizards Mckinley Ortiz PG League Scout
46 Montreal Royals Jeffrey Munson PG League Scout
47 Milwaukee Bucks John Lindgren PF League Scout
48 Boston Celtics Lane Garner C League Scout
49 San Antonio Spurs Shelton Hotchkiss SF League Scout
50 Seattle Supersonics Jose Brinson SF League Scout
51 Oakland Warriors Garrett Smart PG League Scout
52 Utah Jazz Chris McCray PG League Scout
53 Indiana Pacers Wilford Schatz SF League Scout
54 Orlando Magic Walton Shiflett SG League Scout
55 Phoenix Suns Guy Donald PG League Scout
56 Toronto Huskies Jerold Ford SF League Scout
57 New York Knicks Emile Coble SF League Scout
58 Brooklyn Nets Ezra Carroll SG League Scout
59 Atlanta Hawks Edward Sines SG League Scout
60 Detroit Pistons Scott Kiel PF League Scout
61 New Mexico Thunderbirds Marty Govea PG League Scout
62 Chicago Bulls Arthur Hair C League Scout
63 Charlotte Hornets Forest Miller C League Scout
64 New Orleans Pelicans James Wyche SF League Scout

[Young Drachma]

LAKERS CONTRACT SITUATION (1991-92)

Los Angeles Lakers Contract

Player 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
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Daniel Starkey $12,325,497 $12,674,331 $13,023,166 $13,372,001 $0 $0 $0
John Morehouse $5,623,137 $5,782,282 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benny Brown $5,433,252 $5,596,250 $5,759,247 $5,922,245 $0 $0 $0
Tony Schubert $5,149,349 $5,303,829 $5,458,310 $5,612,790 $0 $0 $0
Marshall Perkins $4,061,925 $4,520,529 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Danny Swisher $4,035,118 $4,507,700 $5,016,633 $0 $0 $0 $0
Brandon Nakano $1,980,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Jimmy Möttönen $1,930,514 $2,148,475 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Sunday Akinmunde $1,819,773 $2,025,231 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Eric Lally $1,641,287 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Emmett Duquette $1,639,608 $1,824,726 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Laurence Corey $1,467,559 $1,628,990 $1,819,773 $2,025,231 $0 $0 $0
Avery Wadley $1,095,362 $1,215,852 $1,358,249 $1,511,599 $0 $0 $0
David Gaston $700,000 $848,000 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Les Eyler $58,900 $771,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

[Young Drachma]

1992-93

FIFTEEN YEARS. That's the last time the Lakers made the postseason. The streak ended this year, with the team making their first round exit.


1993 NBA Standings

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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Knicks 60 22 .732 35-6 20-8 34-16
Nets 55 27 .671 33-8 20-8 34-16
76ers 43 39 .524 27-14 12-16 22-28
Royals 42 40 .512 27-14 12-16 24-26
Celtics 41 41 .500 28-13 16-12 24-26
Wizards 40 42 .488 23-18 16-12 25-25
Heat 32 50 .390 23-18 12-16 18-32
Magic 17 65 .207 12-29 4-24 8-42

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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Pistons 66 16 .805 36-5 22-6 39-11
Huskies 58 24 .707 30-11 19-9 33-17
Bucks 54 28 .659 31-10 18-10 34-16
Pacers 49 33 .598 29-12 14-14 29-21
Hornets 43 39 .524 25-16 12-16 24-26
Hawks 33 49 .402 19-22 11-17 21-29
Rockets 29 53 .354 21-20 9-19 16-34
Cavaliers 28 54 .341 20-21 7-21 15-35

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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Suns 49 33 .598 30-11 21-7 30-20
Lakers 48 34 .585 27-14 17-11 32-18
Grizzlies 47 35 .573 31-10 19-9 31-19
Supersonics 44 38 .537 27-14 15-13 28-22
Trail Blazers 37 45 .451 22-19 10-18 22-28
Jazz 34 48 .415 21-20 10-18 23-27
Warriors 32 50 .390 21-20 13-15 22-28
Clippers 16 66 .195 12-29 7-21 11-39

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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Pelicans 63 19 .768 33-8 21-7 38-12
Timberwolves 45 37 .549 26-15 15-13 26-24
Thunderbirds 43 39 .524 27-14 16-12 29-21
Bulls 38 44 .463 28-13 12-16 25-25
Spurs 38 44 .463 26-15 11-17 21-29
Mavericks 35 47 .427 27-14 14-14 24-26
Nuggets 30 52 .366 19-22 15-13 22-28
Thunder 23 59 .280 17-24 8-20 16-34


48 wins is the most wins for a Lakers team since 1966. It's too bad they couldn't get beyond the opening round of the post-season, but I suppose we can't complain given how long it took to deliver a modicum of progress.

If we'd won two more games, we'd have claimed our first division title since the 50s, so perhaps next year things will accelerate? One can hope. We're still under the salary cap, too by $14m, so that's enough to sign a star player.


Los Angeles Lakers TEAM SUMMARY

Current Performance
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Season Record: 48-34
Division Record: 17-11
Conference Record: 32-18
Home Record: 27-14


Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 102.1 3 12 Points 99.2 6 10 Points 3.0 2 8
O.Reb 12.7 5 9 O.Reb 13.1 16 30 O.Reb -0.4 8 20
D.Reb 27.8 6 14 D.Reb 26.3 5 9 D.Reb 1.5 4 7
Rebounds 40.6 3 5 Rebounds 39.4 9 17 Rebounds 1.2 4 9
Assists 24.4 7 21 Assists 24.9 8 11 Assists -0.5 8 18
Steals 5.6 11 27 Steals 7.0 10 10 Steals -1.4 11 27
Blocks 5.2 9 19 Blocks 5.6 10 19 Blocks -0.4 11 24
Turnovers 14.7 9 11 Turnovers 14.0 9 23 Turnovers 0.7 10 21
Fouls 19.4 11 26 Fouls 18.2 8 12 Fouls 1.2 12 24
FG% .468 7 15 FG% .450 3 5 FG% .018 4 7
FT% .761 4 11 FT% .723 2 4 FT% .038 3 7
3P% .400 8 16 3P% .366 1 1 3P% .035 2 5
PPS 1.24 5 14 PPS 1.20 8 11 PPS .037 4 8
Adj. FG% .529 7 20 Adj. FG% .508 2 3 Adj. FG% .021 2 5



1993 NBA Season Summary Awards

Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Lance Campbell Pistons
Coach of the Year: Grover Tubbs Nets

Most Valuable Player: SF Johnnie Thacker Pistons 18.5 8.9 6.4 2.7 1.3
Rookie of the Year: PG Daniel Karp Bulls 13.2 2.9 5.3 0.9 0.5
Defender of the Year: SF Johnnie Thacker Pistons 18.5 8.9 6.4 2.7 1.3
6th Man of the Year: SF Melvyn Hubert 76ers 13.7 4.3 5.6 2.9 0.2
Most Improved Player: SF Dennis Ruch Thunderbirds 14.6 5.1 5.5 2.0 0.6

All-League 1st Team: C Michael Cardoza Huskies 21.7 9.0 1.9 0.5 2.4
All-League 1st Team: F Johnnie Thacker Pistons 18.5 8.9 6.4 2.7 1.3
All-League 1st Team: F Tony Jones Pelicans 24.6 4.0 3.6 1.6 0.6
All-League 1st Team: G Samuel Deleaulcourt Nets 27.2 6.1 4.9 2.1 0.2
All-League 1st Team: G Brian Pittman Pelicans 22.5 3.6 11.9 1.1 0.1

All-League 2nd Team: C Owen Templin Heat 15.2 7.7 3.8 1.0 1.5
All-League 2nd Team: F Xavier Sadowski 76ers 25.5 6.6 3.1 0.7 0.5
All-League 2nd Team: F Emmett Schafer Knicks 24.8 5.7 6.4 0.8 0.5
All-League 2nd Team: G Tony Witten Bucks 23.8 4.7 6.2 2.7 0.4
All-League 2nd Team: G Pepito Moreno Heat 27.4 5.2 7.3 1.4 0.1

All-League 3rd Team: C Charles Valdes Grizzlies 17.8 7.5 1.6 0.5 0.8
All-League 3rd Team: F Jermaine Tubbs Royals 18.5 7.0 3.3 2.4 0.6
All-League 3rd Team: F Joseph Harvey Timberwolves 21.4 3.1 3.7 1.5 0.3
All-League 3rd Team: G Andrew Holler Wizards 27.0 2.4 4.6 1.6 0.4
All-League 3rd Team: G Al Major Knicks 22.1 4.0 5.4 2.2 0.2

All-Defense 1st Team: C Gerald Smith Suns 13.3 8.5 2.6 1.9 3.7
All-Defense 1st Team: F Johnnie Thacker Pistons 18.5 8.9 6.4 2.7 1.3
All-Defense 1st Team: F Melvyn Hubert 76ers 13.7 4.3 5.6 2.9 0.2
All-Defense 1st Team: G Tony Witten Bucks 23.8 4.7 6.2 2.7 0.4
All-Defense 1st Team: G Jose Pearce Royals 15.7 6.9 6.0 2.6 0.3

All-Defense 2nd Team: C Jeremiah Hill Pistons 12.7 8.3 1.8 1.1 3.1
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Jermaine Tubbs Royals 18.5 7.0 3.3 2.4 0.6
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Michael Zamora Pacers 17.1 2.8 3.2 2.3 0.5
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Joseph Dinsmore Rockets 12.9 3.6 6.0 2.1 0.6
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Jesus Slate Mavericks 20.7 5.0 3.7 1.5 1.5

All-Rookie 1st Team: C Jerome Simms Thunder 13.7 4.7 1.9 0.4 1.7
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Vernon Harlow Cavaliers 16.1 6.3 3.3 0.3 0.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Jeramy Delacruz Nets 9.2 2.4 1.5 0.4 0.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Daniel Karp Bulls 13.2 2.9 5.3 0.9 0.5
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Douglas Collins Hawks 15.4 4.6 5.8 1.0 0.1

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C Mervin Strickland Rockets 12.6 5.9 1.0 0.3 0.7
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Timothy Curiel Cavaliers 8.6 3.7 1.4 0.5 0.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Tony Beard Suns 8.4 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.5
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Joseph Ferraro Jazz 9.5 3.2 4.7 1.5 0.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Arron Ruhl Trail Blazers 10.2 3.2 6.7 0.7 0.1


New Orleans beat the Knicks for the NBA title.

[Young Drachma]

1993-94
Lakers make the postseason in back to back years. Again just one game out of a division title. Last time we made back to back post-seasons was 1978-79. This year we're a 4-seed, last year we were a 3-seed and lost in the first round, so..who knows how things will go -- if any better at all.


1994 NBA Standings

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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Knicks 58 24 .707 33-8 21-7 35-15
Nets 56 26 .683 34-7 18-10 31-19
Celtics 55 27 .671 34-7 19-9 30-20
Royals 54 28 .659 33-8 19-9 36-14
Wizards 41 41 .500 27-14 11-17 25-25
76ers 31 51 .378 22-19 12-16 20-30
Heat 29 53 .354 21-20 6-22 14-36
Magic 27 55 .329 15-26 6-22 16-34

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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Pistons 53 29 .646 34-7 18-10 31-19
Pacers 52 30 .634 30-11 20-8 34-16
Bucks 46 36 .561 28-13 12-16 24-26
Huskies 42 40 .512 27-14 17-11 26-24
Rockets 39 43 .476 26-15 11-17 21-29
Hawks 36 46 .439 26-15 12-16 22-28
Hornets 29 53 .354 21-20 11-17 18-32
Cavaliers 26 56 .317 19-22 11-17 17-33

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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Jazz 45 37 .549 30-11 19-9 31-19
Lakers 44 38 .537 26-15 15-13 28-22
Warriors 43 39 .524 30-11 17-11 27-23
Supersonics 41 41 .500 29-12 14-14 24-26
Suns 40 42 .488 28-13 14-14 25-25
Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 24-17 13-15 23-27
Grizzlies 37 45 .451 24-17 9-19 21-29
Clippers 32 50 .390 20-21 11-17 22-28

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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Pelicans 55 27 .671 31-10 18-10 36-14
Nuggets 53 29 .646 29-12 17-11 32-18
Timberwolves 43 39 .524 32-9 14-14 24-26
Mavericks 42 40 .512 26-15 19-9 28-22
Thunderbirds 41 41 .500 26-15 13-15 25-25
Thunder 34 48 .415 24-17 12-16 23-27
Spurs 29 53 .354 19-22 9-19 18-32
Bulls 21 61 .256 15-26 10-18 13-37



Los Angeles Lakers Averages

Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Danny Swisher SF 75 74 33.6 23.6 0.9 3.2 3.3 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.9 -0.4
John Morehouse PF 82 39 31.1 15.9 1.9 6.2 2.4 1.1 1.1 1.3 2.2 -2.3
Tony Schubert PG 75 72 34.3 15.4 1.7 4.1 5.7 1.1 0.2 2.5 2.7 0.1
Emmett Duquette SG 72 69 34.4 11.8 0.7 3.8 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.6 -1.3
Ben Rowden PF 84 84 36.4 10.6 2.1 7.7 1.4 0.5 0.5 1.2 2.0 -1.2
Rory Cooney C 53 53 31.8 9.0 1.8 8.0 1.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.6 -0.4
Benny Brown SF 56 0 13.5 8.4 1.4 2.2 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.6 0.2
Harley Luce C 74 20 20.0 7.1 1.1 4.6 1.1 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.4 1.1
Kris MacKinnon SG 68 16 18.2 5.3 0.8 2.1 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.6 0.1
Avery Wadley SG 22 0 12.8 5.2 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.6 -1.1
Charles Vansickle PG 72 6 14.9 4.8 0.5 2.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.3 0.9 0.0
Thaddeus Berry C 28 1 6.9 2.3 0.4 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 -1.9
Daniel Starkey PG 12 0 5.5 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 -0.5
Lon McCafferty SF 5 0 3.2 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 -0.4
Marshall Perkins SF 27 0 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 -1.0



Los Angeles Lakers TEAM SUMMARY

Current Performance
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Season Record: 44-38
Division Record: 15-13
Conference Record: 28-22
Home Record: 26-15


Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 101.3 5 16 Points 101.9 10 16 Points -0.6 9 17
O.Reb 11.2 8 20 O.Reb 11.5 7 14 O.Reb -0.3 7 17
D.Reb 27.8 6 14 D.Reb 27.8 13 23 D.Reb 0.0 8 18
Rebounds 39.0 5 15 Rebounds 39.3 11 20 Rebounds -0.3 6 16
Assists 24.5 8 22 Assists 24.8 7 12 Assists -0.3 7 17
Steals 6.1 13 28 Steals 6.8 2 2 Steals -0.7 10 22
Blocks 4.1 13 27 Blocks 5.3 12 23 Blocks -1.2 14 28
Turnovers 13.9 1 1 Turnovers 13.7 13 28 Turnovers 0.2 8 15
Fouls 18.8 11 23 Fouls 17.6 9 16 Fouls 1.2 12 23
FG% .475 7 15 FG% .466 6 11 FG% .009 6 12
FT% .727 11 20 FT% .745 9 18 FT% -.018 13 23
3P% .404 5 14 3P% .398 9 13 3P% .006 6 14
PPS 1.24 6 14 PPS 1.25 12 22 PPS -.014 10 18
Adj. FG% .535 7 17 Adj. FG% .527 6 9 Adj. FG% .008 7 13


We were swept by the 5-seed Warriors, but it was an upset-minded year, both top seeds also lost in the first round in both conferences. Pistons swept the Warriors in the NBA Finals.


1994 NBA Season Summary Awards

Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Lance Campbell Pistons
Coach of the Year: Ener Beyaz Nuggets

Most Valuable Player: PG Lindsey Brown Pistons 27.0 5.6 7.8 0.9 0.3
Rookie of the Year: SG Christian Foster Thunder 20.6 4.0 3.5 1.0 0.3
Defender of the Year: SF Johnnie Thacker Pistons 17.0 8.1 5.9 2.8 0.9
6th Man of the Year: C Cecil Osburn Rockets 11.9 7.3 0.8 0.4 0.9
Most Improved Player: SF Booker Johnson Rockets 20.2 4.8 4.4 2.2 0.6

All-League 1st Team: C Owen Templin Heat 15.8 7.3 4.1 1.4 1.5
All-League 1st Team: F Tony Jones Pelicans 25.8 3.9 3.1 1.6 0.6
All-League 1st Team: F Haywood Sparks Pacers 26.1 4.3 7.5 1.0 0.6
All-League 1st Team: G Lindsey Brown Pistons 27.0 5.6 7.8 0.9 0.3
All-League 1st Team: G Brian Pittman Pelicans 21.8 4.0 11.6 0.9 0.1

All-League 2nd Team: C David Bellamy Royals 15.5 7.7 2.4 0.6 3.8
All-League 2nd Team: F Johnnie Thacker Pistons 17.0 8.1 5.9 2.8 0.9
All-League 2nd Team: F Emmett Schafer Knicks 23.2 6.1 6.0 0.7 0.6
All-League 2nd Team: G Andrew Holler Wizards 29.1 2.7 4.6 1.4 0.3
All-League 2nd Team: G Pepito Moreno Heat 31.2 6.0 8.4 1.3 0.2

All-League 3rd Team: C Jeffrey Sneed Jazz 18.0 7.7 1.3 0.7 0.4
All-League 3rd Team: F Denis Harrison Celtics 23.1 5.8 3.7 0.5 1.0
All-League 3rd Team: F Joseph Harvey Timberwolves 22.7 3.2 3.5 1.5 0.5
All-League 3rd Team: G Samuel Deleaulcourt Nets 23.8 5.5 5.1 2.4 0.2
All-League 3rd Team: G Tony Witten Bucks 21.9 3.7 6.1 2.5 0.3

All-Defense 1st Team: C Gerald Smith Wizards 10.3 10.1 2.4 1.7 3.0
All-Defense 1st Team: F Johnnie Thacker Pistons 17.0 8.1 5.9 2.8 0.9
All-Defense 1st Team: F Percy Fierro Bulls 15.0 9.0 4.0 0.5 3.8
All-Defense 1st Team: G Dana Langham Clippers 22.7 2.1 5.2 2.7 0.2
All-Defense 1st Team: G Tony Witten Bucks 21.9 3.7 6.1 2.5 0.3

All-Defense 2nd Team: C David Bellamy Royals 15.5 7.7 2.4 0.6 3.8
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Daniel McDonald Nuggets 12.6 6.8 6.1 2.3 0.9
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Jermaine Tubbs Royals 16.3 6.3 2.1 2.0 1.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Jonathan Duong Grizzlies 20.4 3.2 7.9 2.6 0.3
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Kristopher Braun Hornets 12.4 4.1 9.5 2.1 0.6

All-Rookie 1st Team: C Sam Hughey Thunderbirds 14.7 5.3 1.8 0.6 1.6
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Sonny Wallace Rockets 13.1 7.9 3.2 0.8 0.4
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Walter Haupt Magic 10.6 5.3 1.7 0.3 0.5
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Christian Foster Thunder 20.6 4.0 3.5 1.0 0.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Jamey Sheldon Timberwolves 16.2 3.9 5.5 1.6 0.1

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C Shayne Blakney Suns 9.8 7.0 2.1 0.6 0.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F James Paynter Thunderbirds 12.3 8.3 1.2 0.5 0.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Russ Martel Huskies 4.4 7.1 1.6 0.4 1.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Erberk Topal Suns 14.0 5.2 2.7 0.7 0.2
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Kristopher Price Mavericks 11.3 3.4 3.1 1.2 0.3

[Young Drachma]

1993-94 LAKERS ROSTER

Los Angeles Lakers General

Player # Pos Age Ht Wt Exp Status College
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Emmett Duquette 3 SG 26 6-4 208 4 OK Florida
Charles Vansickle 13 PG 29 6-1 183 6 OK Oregon
Marshall Perkins 14 SF 25 6-6 229 4 OK NC State
Avery Wadley 16 SG 22 6-3 199 2 OK Florida
Daniel Starkey 20 PG 32 6-3 204 9 OK South Dakota State
Benny Brown 23 SF 30 6-8 246 8 OK Auburn
Kris MacKinnon 23 SG 23 6-4 197 2 OK Louisiana-Monroe
Tony Schubert 25 PG 31 6-0 182 8 OK Tulane
Lon McCafferty 25 SF 25 6-7 219 1 OK Wofford
Danny Swisher 28 SF 26 6-6 221 3 OK Stanford
Ben Rowden 32 PF 30 6-7 241 9 OK LSU
John Morehouse 50 PF 29 6-8 246 8 OK Illinois
Rory Cooney 53 C 21 6-11 260 0 OK Virginia
Thaddeus Berry 53 C 20 6-11 239 0 OK Seton Hall
Harley Luce 54 C 22 6-9 261 1 OK Florida

[Young Drachma]

The Lakers need to find a way to offload Marshall Perkins. He's got a contract that's among tops on the team, but his production post his all-star year a few seasons ago has been minimal, he was even demoted to the D-League at one point.

Not sure where he's going to go, but he's still young and has potential, I just think his time in LA has to have come to an end. We'll see what management does with him though, I don't have high hopes he'll be gone.


PLAYER DETAILS

#14 SF Marshall Perkins - Lakers
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 229
DOB: 12/2/1969 (25)
College: NC State
Hometown: Bremen, GA
Exp: 5

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: C C- A B- D+ C- D+ C- C+ B- F C+ B A A A-
Potential: C D A B D D D D C B F C

Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $17,371,200
Length: 4

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1994 NBDL LAD 1 1 39.0 22.0 1.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 1.40 0.0 1.0 4.0
1994 NBA LAL 27 0 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.83 0.1 0.1 0.5
1993 NBA LAL 64 13 22.5 10.7 1.1 3.9 2.1 1.4 1.52 0.3 0.5 1.8
1992 NBA LAL 64 60 33.5 17.2 1.2 4.9 2.9 2.1 1.40 0.3 0.4 2.6
1991 NBA LAL 82 82 35.3 24.3 1.2 5.3 3.1 2.6 1.21 0.4 0.6 2.4
1990 NBA LAL 75 51 33.4 22.5 0.9 4.6 2.7 2.5 1.08 0.3 0.5 2.5
Career 313 207 29.2 17.6 1.0 4.4 2.5 2.0 1.08 0.3 0.5 2.2

Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1994 9.0 19.0 .474 3.0 4.0 .750 6.0 7.0 .857 2.0 7.0 .286 1.0 5.0 .200
1994 0.1 0.6 .176 0.3 0.3 .889 0.1 0.3 .286 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.2 .200
1993 3.7 7.2 .508 2.5 2.8 .878 2.3 3.4 .677 0.5 1.5 .357 0.8 2.3 .358
1992 6.2 11.8 .522 3.1 3.7 .828 3.7 5.2 .722 0.7 2.3 .295 1.8 4.4 .405
1991 8.2 15.1 .541 5.6 6.1 .912 4.6 6.6 .691 1.2 3.2 .365 2.4 5.3 .459
1990 7.8 14.7 .530 4.7 5.1 .924 4.7 6.5 .713 1.0 3.0 .339 2.1 5.2 .411
Career 6.1 11.5 .527 3.8 4.2 .895 3.6 5.1 .701 0.8 2.4 .339 1.7 4.0 .418

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1994 NBDL LAD 1 1 39 22 1 6 7 5 0 1 4 -9
1994 NBA LAL 27 0 107 15 5 15 5 6 2 3 14 -27
1993 NBA LAL 64 13 1439 682 69 247 137 90 16 33 118 182
1992 NBA LAL 64 60 2145 1101 75 313 187 134 18 28 164 71
1991 NBA LAL 82 82 2895 1996 95 436 255 210 35 52 199 5
1990 NBA LAL 75 51 2504 1685 71 346 200 185 25 39 189 -301
Career 313 207 9129 5501 316 1363 791 630 96 156 688 -79

Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1994 9 19 3 4 1 5
1994 3 17 8 9 1 5
1993 235 463 159 181 53 148
1992 395 756 198 239 113 279
1991 671 1241 456 500 198 431
1990 586 1105 354 383 159 387
Career 1899 3601 1178 1316 525 1255

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1994 NBDL LAD 1 .524 1.16 21.2 15.2 0.0 3.4 13.2 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -9.0 98.5 111.8
1994 NBA LAL 27 .381 0.88 15.6 18.8 0.0 6.1 9.6 8.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.0 84.3 98.9
1993 NBA LAL 64 .628 1.47 17.8 11.7 18.9 6.0 14.5 10.4 17.5 149.8 5.0 2.8 112.0 105.5
1992 NBA LAL 64 .639 1.46 15.8 11.3 19.9 4.6 13.0 9.0 17.5 224.2 7.5 1.1 113.0 110.8
1991 NBA LAL 82 .683 1.61 13.2 10.9 24.0 4.4 14.7 9.7 24.0 583.4 19.4 0.1 113.2 112.9
1990 NBA LAL 75 .661 1.52 12.1 11.2 24.9 3.6 13.1 8.5 22.5 447.0 14.9 -4.0 105.4 111.5
Career 313 .658 1.53 14.1 11.2 22.3 4.5 13.7 9.3 20.6 1404.5 46.8 -0.3 110.5 110.7

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1994 NBA LAL 2 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.00 0.0 0.5 0.5
1993 NBA LAL 4 0 20.8 9.5 0.5 3.0 2.0 1.3 1.60 1.0 0.5 3.3
Career 6 0 15.3 6.3 0.3 2.2 1.3 1.0 1.60 0.7 0.5 2.3

Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1994 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000
1993 3.3 6.8 .481 2.3 2.5 .900 2.5 3.0 .833 0.0 1.0 .000 0.8 2.8 .273
Career 2.2 5.0 .433 1.5 1.7 .900 1.7 2.2 .769 0.0 0.8 .000 0.5 2.0 .250

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1994 NBA LAL 2 0 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
1993 NBA LAL 4 0 83 38 2 12 8 5 4 2 13 4
Career 6 0 92 38 2 13 8 6 4 3 14 4

Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1994 0 3 0 0 0 1
1993 13 27 9 10 3 11
Career 13 30 9 10 3 12

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1994 NBA LAL 2 .000 0.00 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 105.3 117.6
1993 NBA LAL 4 .613 1.41 18.2 11.4 18.9 3.4 15.4 9.8 13.0 3.1 0.1 1.0 123.0 119.9
Career 6 .559 1.27 16.7 12.5 18.9 2.9 14.7 9.1 11.8 3.1 0.1 0.7 121.2 119.7

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 22 1 6 7 1 1 5 9 19 3 4 1 5
Playoff 10 1 4 3 2 1 2 4 8 3 4 1 4
Career 56 6 13 10 3 3 7 16 30 17 18 7 13

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 39
Total Player of the Week: 3
Total All-Star Appearances: 1
Total All-League Second Team : 1
1991 NBA All-League Second Team
1991 NBA All-Star
1991 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1990 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1990 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1987 Conference Freshman of the Year (Atlantic Coast Conference)
1987 Freshman All-Conference (Atlantic Coast Conference)
1986 High School: Rated ***** and #1 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

[Young Drachma]

1995-96 SEASON
RECORD: 33-49 7th Pacific Division
NBA FINALS: Louisville Rockets def. New Orleans Pelicans 4-3

After two good years, the Lakers are back to themselves again finishing nearly dead last in the Pacific Division. Management didn't offload Marshall Perkins because they suck or maybe because no one wanted him? Who knows?

Six years of ownership by Patterson's group and the Lakers are a topsy turvey franchise. Perhaps this year's tank job will result in a draft pick worth taking, but they haven't been super great at growing this team through the draft EVER, so I'm not sure why we should get our hopes up about that, too.


Los Angeles Lakers Averages

Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Coleman Brown PG 58 58 36.1 17.0 1.3 4.7 7.8 0.7 0.4 2.9 2.1 -4.8
Marshall Perkins SF 80 80 34.0 15.9 1.2 4.1 3.6 0.4 0.6 2.2 2.7 0.7
Harley Luce PF 82 80 35.8 14.7 1.7 7.3 2.2 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.5 -2.4
Avery Wadley SF 61 0 21.2 12.2 0.5 1.7 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.7 0.8 -4.7
Kris MacKinnon SG 82 82 36.7 11.5 1.9 4.3 3.7 0.9 0.1 1.8 2.0 -1.2
Rory Cooney C 72 72 30.3 10.4 1.9 7.7 1.5 0.3 1.3 1.4 4.1 0.0
Tony Schubert PG 82 35 22.2 9.2 1.0 2.5 3.8 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.7 0.1
David Stewart PG 35 0 13.3 6.5 0.6 1.1 2.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 1.0 -1.7
Thaddeus Berry C 75 0 16.1 6.2 0.9 3.6 0.5 0.4 1.2 0.9 1.8 -2.4
Ben Rowden PF 79 12 17.2 4.8 0.8 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.9 -1.3
Emmett Duquette SG 53 0 8.0 2.7 0.3 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.5 -1.6
Harley Gomez PF 20 0 7.3 1.6 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 -2.6
Pedro Long SF 8 0 5.5 1.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 -0.9
Brendon Naughton PF 8 0 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Andrew Lyons PF 4 0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 -1.5



Los Angeles Lakers TEAM SUMMARY

Current Performance
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Season Record: 33-49
Division Record: 12-16
Conference Record: 20-30
Home Record: 24-17


Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 97.1 14 28 Points 100.2 10 16 Points -3.1 12 24
O.Reb 11.2 10 25 O.Reb 10.5 2 3 O.Reb 0.7 5 11
D.Reb 26.9 10 22 D.Reb 27.0 6 10 D.Reb -0.1 8 16
Rebounds 38.0 12 27 Rebounds 37.5 2 4 Rebounds 0.5 7 14
Assists 23.7 11 24 Assists 24.8 8 14 Assists -1.1 12 23
Steals 5.5 16 29 Steals 6.8 2 3 Steals -1.3 15 27
Blocks 4.4 14 26 Blocks 5.1 4 8 Blocks -0.7 10 21
Turnovers 14.1 3 5 Turnovers 12.9 16 30 Turnovers 1.2 13 26
Fouls 18.0 7 15 Fouls 18.1 10 15 Fouls -0.1 6 17
FG% .466 7 16 FG% .478 12 24 FG% -.013 10 21
FT% .718 12 23 FT% .731 5 9 FT% -.012 12 21
3P% .370 13 26 3P% .373 1 2 3P% -.002 5 17
PPS 1.21 11 21 PPS 1.24 10 21 PPS -.032 9 20
Adj. FG% .519 9 21 Adj. FG% .534 10 20 Adj. FG% -.015 9 21


SALARY

Los Angeles Lakers Contract

Player 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Emmett Duquette $21,000,000 $22,000,000 $23,000,000 $24,000,000 $0 $0 $0
Marshall Perkins $17,371,200 $18,198,400 $19,025,600 $19,852,800 $0 $0 $0
Coleman Brown $13,364,784 $13,972,275 $14,579,765 $15,187,255 $0 $0 $0
Ben Rowden $9,148,043 $9,399,824 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Tony Schubert $5,612,790 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Rory Cooney $4,848,104 $5,415,900 $6,027,372 $0 $0 $0 $0
Harley Luce $2,938,815 $3,270,617 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Thaddeus Berry $2,630,713 $2,938,815 $3,270,617 $0 $0 $0 $0
Pedro Long $1,904,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Kris MacKinnon $1,743,569 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
David Stewart $1,600,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Avery Wadley $1,511,599 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Andrew Lyons $1,128,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Brendon Naughton $888,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Harley Gomez $608,000 $888,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0



1995 NBA Season Summary Awards

Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Tyrell Davis Rockets
Coach of the Year: Wilton Gomez Bucks

Most Valuable Player: SF Jesus Slate Mavericks 29.4 5.0 3.6 1.9 1.6
Rookie of the Year: PG Andy Chadwick Knicks 16.4 3.7 7.1 0.7 0.2
Defender of the Year: C Gerald Smith Wizards 10.1 9.6 2.8 1.8 3.3
6th Man of the Year: PF Jermaine Tubbs Royals 11.9 4.7 1.6 1.4 0.8
Most Improved Player: SF Myles Ayer Bucks 22.6 4.4 2.4 0.7 0.2

All-League 1st Team: C Michael Cardoza Huskies 20.9 8.1 1.7 0.5 2.7
All-League 1st Team: F Jesus Slate Mavericks 29.4 5.0 3.6 1.9 1.6
All-League 1st Team: F Emmett Schafer Knicks 23.6 6.9 5.7 0.6 0.6
All-League 1st Team: G Andrew Holler Wizards 29.8 2.9 5.3 1.5 0.4
All-League 1st Team: G Brian Pittman Pelicans 21.1 4.8 10.9 1.0 0.2

All-League 2nd Team: C Jeffrey Sneed Jazz 22.0 8.4 1.2 1.0 0.3
All-League 2nd Team: F Booker Johnson Rockets 21.6 5.5 3.7 1.6 0.7
All-League 2nd Team: F Joseph Harvey Timberwolves 23.1 3.7 3.4 1.4 0.4
All-League 2nd Team: G Ernie Geer Suns 21.1 6.6 8.5 2.5 0.2
All-League 2nd Team: G Lindsey Brown Pistons 24.4 5.5 9.1 1.0 0.4

All-League 3rd Team: C Gilbert Suber Trail Blazers 18.8 9.6 3.4 0.5 0.6
All-League 3rd Team: F Bautista Fernandez Huskies 19.1 7.1 3.9 0.8 0.7
All-League 3rd Team: F Denis Harrison Celtics 21.9 5.6 3.9 0.4 0.9
All-League 3rd Team: G Robert Cooper Bucks 21.5 5.7 5.8 1.2 0.2
All-League 3rd Team: G Jonathan Duong Grizzlies 22.6 2.9 8.2 2.6 0.3

All-Defense 1st Team: C Gerald Smith Wizards 10.1 9.6 2.8 1.8 3.3
All-Defense 1st Team: F Jesus Slate Mavericks 29.4 5.0 3.6 1.9 1.6
All-Defense 1st Team: F Joseph Hardy Nets 18.4 4.2 3.5 2.4 0.3
All-Defense 1st Team: G Daniel McDonald Pistons 12.3 7.1 5.7 2.4 0.7
All-Defense 1st Team: G Ernie Geer Suns 21.1 6.6 8.5 2.5 0.2

All-Defense 2nd Team: C David Bellamy Royals 16.1 6.6 2.3 0.6 3.6
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Jose Pearce Royals 16.9 6.3 6.6 2.9 0.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Percy Fierro Bulls 13.6 7.6 3.6 0.6 2.7
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Carlos Hammonds Bulls 15.0 4.7 5.2 2.3 0.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Octavio Angeles Celtics 20.2 4.2 5.2 2.2 0.4

All-Rookie 1st Team: C Nathan Bennett 76ers 11.9 7.0 1.0 0.3 1.4
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Luther Santacruz Heat 11.4 7.3 1.1 0.2 1.5
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Anibal Kincaid Bulls 12.8 2.7 1.5 1.0 0.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Andy Chadwick Knicks 16.4 3.7 7.1 0.7 0.2
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Jody Bradley Nuggets 8.1 2.5 8.1 1.0 0.1

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C Morgan Sievers Clippers 11.6 6.2 2.2 0.6 1.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Kaleb Legere Hawks 9.3 7.4 1.3 0.1 0.9
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Henry Jackson Warriors 7.8 2.8 2.8 0.4 0.6
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Jake Chew Wizards 9.7 4.0 3.1 1.5 0.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Paul Ernest Heat 8.4 1.3 4.3 0.4 0.3

[Young Drachma]

1996 OFF-SEASON
Marshall Perkins got traded to the Chicago Bulls in a four-team trade at the start of the off-season. Fans won't be happy, he was enigmatic but popular, but it was time for regime change.

LAKERS GET
Minnesota 1st round pick (1996)
SF Anibal Kincaid (from Chicago)


MINNESOTA GETS
SF Seth Orange (CHI)
C Thaddeus Berry (LAL)
1st round pick (from Miami)

CHICAGO GETS
SG Fritz Jones (MIA)
SF Marshall Perkins (LAL)
1st round pick (from Los Angeles)
1st round pick from Miami

MIAMI GETS
SG Carlos Hammonds (CHI)
SF Joel Seals (CHI)

[Young Drachma]

Another trade post-draft


We got PG Terciero Flores, the 76ers 1st round draft pick this year in a three-team deal with Boston. Boston sent PF Larry Hanks in exchange for a future 1st (1998) and my 1st round (9th overall) this year Hector Wooton, who I don't quite understand what the GM was thinking taking him at all.

Philly got SF Avery Wadley from Los Angeles, PF Harley Gomez, a barely used reserve and a 1997 2nd rounder in exchange for Flores, probably too much, but I liked the kid when he was in college and insist he plays for us. He might be garbage, but...we'll just see.

I don't necessarily recognize this team right now and I'm not entirely sure they'll be any better than they were last year, but in theory, with Hanks and Kincaid, they won't be any worse.

These are the first two times I've made any moves for the club since the Patterson group took over the Lakers. I figure we'll at least be able to judge their moves now better than just watching the computer GM make moves, though they can obviously trade players I've brought in away since I sim entire seasons at a time before checking in to see what happened.

[Young Drachma]

1996-97

WHAT IN THE WORLD.

Lakers tie their franchise record for wins. Make the playoffs for the 3rd time in four years.


Los Angeles Lakers TEAM SUMMARY

Current Performance
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Season Record: 54-28
Division Record: 13-15
Conference Record: 31-19
Home Record: 30-11


Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 101.3 5 13 Points 95.1 4 4 Points 6.2 2 3
O.Reb 12.0 5 12 O.Reb 10.5 4 5 O.Reb 1.5 5 6
D.Reb 28.2 4 13 D.Reb 25.1 1 1 D.Reb 3.1 1 1
Rebounds 40.2 4 11 Rebounds 35.6 1 1 Rebounds 4.6 1 1
Assists 27.1 1 3 Assists 23.5 5 7 Assists 3.6 1 1
Steals 6.1 13 26 Steals 6.8 2 4 Steals -0.7 13 24
Blocks 5.7 7 15 Blocks 4.5 2 2 Blocks 1.3 4 7
Turnovers 14.2 2 6 Turnovers 13.5 14 27 Turnovers 0.7 12 22
Fouls 18.7 10 17 Fouls 17.7 10 22 Fouls 1.0 10 19
FG% .482 2 4 FG% .454 4 9 FG% .027 2 6
FT% .721 9 20 FT% .732 5 10 FT% -.011 9 19
3P% .413 2 5 3P% .388 4 6 3P% .026 2 4
PPS 1.27 2 4 PPS 1.22 7 14 PPS .057 4 7
Adj. FG% .555 1 1 Adj. FG% .514 4 9 Adj. FG% .041 2 2



Los Angeles Lakers Averages

Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Coleman Brown PG 82 82 37.2 21.6 1.3 4.7 7.7 0.9 0.4 2.7 2.2 4.9
Anibal Kincaid SF 82 82 35.3 17.2 2.2 4.1 3.0 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.7 5.0
Brian Kovach SG 74 73 35.3 16.5 1.5 4.7 6.7 0.7 0.4 2.2 2.2 4.5
Rory Cooney C 82 82 32.7 12.0 2.2 8.8 1.8 0.3 1.1 1.5 3.6 3.5
Larry Hanks PF 74 74 34.2 11.6 1.4 5.6 1.3 0.5 2.3 1.2 2.9 3.9
Daniel McDonald SG 48 6 25.2 7.6 1.3 4.6 3.9 2.0 0.5 1.8 0.6 2.9
Harley Luce PF 82 8 16.6 7.5 0.8 3.3 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.2
Emmett Duquette PG 65 1 16.3 6.6 0.3 2.0 2.7 0.5 0.2 1.6 1.3 2.2
Larry Muth SF 64 2 12.9 5.8 0.7 1.9 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.4 3.1
Terciero Flores PG 11 0 8.0 3.7 0.5 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.6
Lance Hager SG 14 0 3.9 2.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.7
Marteese Roy SF 15 0 6.2 2.7 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.9
Sunday Akinmunde C 82 0 14.9 1.6 1.1 3.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.6 3.0
Clément Gaillard C 7 0 4.7 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 -2.7
Edmond Falgoust PF 4 0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5



Los Angeles Lakers General

Player # Pos Age Ht Wt Exp Status College
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Lance Hager 28 SG 34 6-2 210 13 OK Kentucky
Brian Kovach 34 SG 29 6-2 205 8 OK Pepperdine
Daniel McDonald 4 SG 30 6-3 218 8 OK Indiana
Coleman Brown 15 PG 28 6-0 190 7 Injured Arizona
Larry Hanks 41 PF 28 6-10 265 7 OK Chicago
Larry Muth 35 SF 29 6-6 231 7 OK VCU
Sunday Akinmunde 43 C 29 6-11 282 6 OK None
Emmett Duquette 3 PG 28 6-4 210 6 OK Florida
Harley Luce 54 PF 24 6-9 262 3 OK Florida
Rory Cooney 53 C 23 6-11 276 2 OK Virginia
Marteese Roy 26 SF 24 6-6 228 2 OK Virginia Tech
Anibal Kincaid 14 SF 22 6-8 231 1 OK Wisconsin
Edmond Falgoust 44 PF 22 6-10 232 0 OK Indiana State
Terciero Flores 20 PG 22 6-0 169 0 OK Denver State
Clément Gaillard 52 C 24 7-0 287 0 OK Richmond



Los Angeles Lakers Schedule

Date Opponent Result Score Record Attendance Type
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10/15/96 Rockets W 109-108 1-0 15,959 Preseason
10/16/96 Nets L 98-104 1-1 15,565 Preseason
10/21/96 at Supersonics W 85-82 2-1 18,663 Preseason
10/23/96 Knicks W 92-84 3-1 15,866 Preseason
10/25/96 at Pacers W 101-91 4-1 18,165 Preseason
10/27/96 at Trail Blazers L 85-97 4-2 19,980 Preseason
10/29/96 at Mavericks W 107-97 1-0 16,343 Regular Season
11/02/96 Supersonics L 92-100 1-1 15,015 Regular Season
11/03/96 Clippers L 92-99 1-2 14,520 Regular Season
11/05/96 Suns W 115-95 2-2 15,656 Regular Season
11/07/96 at Warriors L 92-100 2-3 8,363 Regular Season
11/08/96 at Mavericks W 106-94 3-3 16,519 Regular Season
11/12/96 at Bulls W 122-84 4-3 18,477 Regular Season
11/13/96 Warriors L 86-89 4-4 14,786 Regular Season
11/15/96 at Spurs W 103-92 5-4 18,581 Regular Season
11/17/96 at Pistons W 94-92 6-4 20,770 Regular Season
11/18/96 Timberwolves W 106-85 7-4 15,439 Regular Season
11/22/96 at Bulls W 106-92 8-4 18,449 Regular Season
11/23/96 Thunderbirds W 100-92 9-4 15,549 Regular Season
11/25/96 Spurs W 99-79 10-4 15,669 Regular Season
11/28/96 Mavericks W 112-87 11-4 15,608 Regular Season
11/29/96 Wizards L 104-105 11-5 15,743 Regular Season
12/02/96 at Thunder W 103-100 12-5 11,419 Regular Season
12/03/96 Warriors W 121-108 13-5 15,465 Regular Season
12/05/96 Jazz W 101-81 14-5 15,550 Regular Season
12/07/96 at Clippers W 103-92 15-5 13,180 Regular Season
12/09/96 Grizzlies L 78-80 15-6 15,763 Regular Season
12/10/96 Pistons W 112-99 16-6 15,028 Regular Season
12/14/96 at Rockets W 119-105 17-6 19,000 Regular Season
12/18/96 Celtics W 121-120 18-6 15,927 Regular Season
12/20/96 Magic W 109-96 19-6 15,549 Regular Season
12/22/96 at Huskies W 94-88 20-6 18,262 Regular Season
12/24/96 Bucks W 90-89 21-6 13,239 Regular Season
12/26/96 at Knicks L 102-116 21-7 19,763 Regular Season
12/27/96 at Magic W 97-63 22-7 12,953 Regular Season
12/31/96 at Suns L 100-106 22-8 18,422 Regular Season
01/02/97 Huskies W 98-79 23-8 15,826 Regular Season
01/04/97 Grizzlies L 86-90 23-9 15,676 Regular Season
01/06/97 Hawks W 91-83 24-9 15,462 Regular Season

Date Opponent Result Score Record Attendance Type
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01/07/97 at Jazz W 82-72 25-9 12,611 Regular Season
01/09/97 76ers W 123-115 26-9 15,635 Regular Season
01/11/97 at Royals W 98-74 27-9 19,221 Regular Season
01/13/97 Rockets W 100-82 28-9 15,807 Regular Season
01/15/97 Pelicans W 107-100 29-9 15,625 Regular Season
01/17/97 at Suns W 116-98 30-9 18,422 Regular Season
01/19/97 at Nuggets L 86-104 30-10 14,354 Regular Season
01/20/97 Thunderbirds W 104-90 31-10 15,606 Regular Season
01/24/97 Supersonics W 105-96 32-10 15,592 Regular Season
01/25/97 at Celtics L 103-107 32-11 18,492 Regular Season
01/29/97 at Grizzlies L 71-101 32-12 18,834 Regular Season
01/30/97 Hornets W 116-105 33-12 15,761 Regular Season
02/02/97 Pacers L 112-130 33-13 15,697 Regular Season
02/03/97 Suns W 103-82 34-13 15,676 Regular Season
02/05/97 Royals W 87-78 35-13 15,643 Regular Season
02/06/97 at Nets W 98-68 36-13 18,103 Regular Season
02/11/97 Heat W 104-80 37-13 15,435 Regular Season
02/12/97 at Wizards W 101-97 38-13 18,506 Regular Season
02/14/97 at Hornets L 85-91 38-14 12,259 Regular Season
02/15/97 Thunder W 135-113 39-14 15,509 Regular Season
02/18/97 Nuggets W 106-77 40-14 14,491 Regular Season
02/19/97 at Supersonics W 97-86 41-14 18,777 Regular Season
02/23/97 Jazz L 76-87 41-15 15,713 Regular Season
02/24/97 at Trail Blazers L 94-96 41-16 19,980 Regular Season
02/28/97 at Jazz L 71-98 41-17 16,095 Regular Season
03/01/97 at Trail Blazers L 104-107 41-18 19,980 Regular Season
03/03/97 at Bucks L 92-102 41-19 16,400 Regular Season
03/05/97 Nuggets W 115-112 42-19 15,460 Regular Season
03/06/97 at Warriors W 97-77 43-19 12,227 Regular Season
03/10/97 at Heat W 103-95 44-19 10,190 Regular Season
03/11/97 at Clippers L 101-113 44-20 8,012 Regular Season
03/14/97 at Cavaliers L 106-112 44-21 20,562 Regular Season
03/15/97 Knicks W 106-93 45-21 15,850 Regular Season
03/17/97 Clippers L 100-109 45-22 15,540 Regular Season
03/19/97 Cavaliers L 89-91 45-23 15,726 Regular Season
03/21/97 Trail Blazers W 112-79 46-23 15,842 Regular Season
03/22/97 Nets L 71-84 46-24 15,824 Regular Season
03/26/97 at Hawks W 100-98 47-24 18,371 Regular Season
03/27/97 at Thunderbirds L 120-122 47-25 14,684 Regular Season
03/31/97 Trail Blazers W 121-119 48-25 15,912 Regular Season

Date Opponent Result Score Record Attendance Type
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04/01/97 Bulls W 100-80 49-25 15,522 Regular Season
04/04/97 at Pelicans L 94-106 49-26 18,500 Regular Season
04/05/97 at Timberwolves W 112-95 50-26 18,406 Regular Season
04/07/97 at Spurs L 86-101 50-27 18,581 Regular Season
04/09/97 at Pacers W 106-85 51-27 18,165 Regular Season
04/13/97 at Grizzlies L 99-104 51-28 18,834 Regular Season
04/14/97 at 76ers W 107-104 52-28 19,874 Regular Season
04/16/97 at Supersonics W 113-97 53-28 18,214 Regular Season
04/17/97 Timberwolves W 113-108 54-28 15,683 Regular Season
04/19/97 Jazz W 104-73 1-0 15,666 Playoffs
04/20/97 Jazz W 89-86 2-0 15,674 Playoffs
04/22/97 at Jazz W 101-91 3-0 15,251 Playoffs
04/27/97 Timberwolves W 107-82 1-0 15,686 Playoffs
04/28/97 Timberwolves W 102-76 2-0 15,699 Playoffs
04/30/97 at Timberwolves L 82-96 2-1 19,356 Playoffs
05/01/97 at Timberwolves L 88-89 2-2 14,884 Playoffs
05/03/97 Timberwolves W 100-90 3-2 15,752 Playoffs
05/05/97 at Grizzlies W 100-94 1-0 18,834 Playoffs
05/06/97 at Grizzlies L 80-111 1-1 18,834 Playoffs
05/08/97 Grizzlies W 95-60 2-1 15,758 Playoffs
05/09/97 Grizzlies W 101-97 3-1 15,919 Playoffs
05/11/97 at Grizzlies L 83-87 3-2 18,834 Playoffs
05/13/97 Grizzlies L 89-90 3-3 15,855 Playoffs
05/15/97 at Grizzlies W 108-92 4-3 18,834 Playoffs
05/17/97 at Wizards L 100-106 0-1 18,506 Playoffs
05/18/97 at Wizards W 104-95 1-1 18,506 Playoffs
05/20/97 Wizards L 80-92 1-2 15,864 Playoffs
05/21/97 Wizards W 116-84 2-2 15,897 Playoffs
05/22/97 Wizards W 86-83 3-2 15,851 Playoffs
05/24/97 at Wizards W 105-93 4-2 18,506 Playoffs

[Young Drachma]

This is not what I was expecting after recapping the year. I'm not even simming ahead, because I'm legitimately wondering what happened and how they managed this. But... after all of that overwrought insanity, the Los Angeles Lakers are your 1996-97 NBA Champions.

I can't believe it.

http://i.imgur.com/qO2W4pw.png

[Young Drachma]

Here's our difference maker. Brian Kovach, a journeyman guard who has only spent two years playing stateside, who we got as a free agent. He was a critical piece of the success puzzle, giving us a ball distributing guard that we desperately needed and complemented our front line stars really well. Proves there's talent overseas that can play in the NBA but you have to find it, I guess. I had no hand in getting him here, that was all management.




PLAYER DETAILS

#34 SG Brian Kovach - Lakers
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 205
DOB: 10/21/1967 (29)
College: Pepperdine
Hometown: Austin, TX
Exp: 8

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -

Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $2,719,824
Length: 1

Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1996 NBA LAL 74 73 35.3 16.5 1.5 4.7 6.7 2.2 3.02 0.7 0.4 2.2
1995 NBA TOR 30 30 33.1 14.7 1.5 5.3 7.3 2.4 2.99 1.0 0.3 2.3
1994 CBA XIN 32 32 38.4 17.9 1.8 6.3 8.3 2.7 3.07 0.7 0.2 2.7
1993 CBA XIN 32 32 35.6 16.5 2.2 6.0 7.7 2.4 3.15 0.9 0.3 2.6
1992 LNB ESU 30 30 27.7 16.4 1.4 4.2 4.6 2.0 2.32 0.7 0.2 2.2
1991 LNB ESU 32 32 28.8 16.5 1.0 3.6 4.7 2.6 1.83 0.6 0.1 2.1
1990 ABL MEL 34 34 25.5 14.3 1.4 3.5 3.7 1.8 2.02 0.4 0.2 2.3
1989 ABL MEL 33 0 22.6 10.4 1.1 3.2 3.0 1.5 1.94 0.5 0.1 1.8
1989 NBDL TXL 1 1 34.0 10.0 1.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 4.00 1.0 0.0 3.0
1988 NBDL TXL 66 65 32.2 15.4 1.5 4.3 3.6 1.9 1.88 0.6 0.3 2.4
Career 364 329 31.6 15.5 1.5 4.5 5.4 2.2 1.88 0.7 0.3 2.3

Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1996 6.2 12.8 .483 1.4 2.2 .639 2.0 3.1 .668 1.5 4.0 .370 2.7 5.7 .464
1995 5.4 11.7 .460 1.3 1.9 .714 1.4 2.5 .573 1.4 3.8 .368 2.6 5.4 .472
1994 7.0 15.8 .442 1.2 1.8 .661 2.0 3.4 .582 2.1 5.9 .362 2.8 6.5 .440
1993 5.8 12.9 .447 2.3 3.0 .763 1.7 3.1 .561 1.3 3.5 .387 2.7 6.3 .424
1992 5.6 12.5 .452 2.3 3.0 .775 1.8 2.9 .621 1.0 3.2 .309 2.8 6.3 .447
1991 6.0 13.1 .457 1.8 2.6 .707 1.6 2.7 .600 1.8 4.0 .441 2.7 6.5 .409
1990 4.8 11.4 .418 2.6 3.4 .752 1.2 2.1 .575 1.4 3.7 .370 2.1 5.5 .388
1989 3.7 9.3 .399 1.5 2.1 .706 0.9 1.6 .596 1.2 3.5 .348 1.5 4.2 .367
1989 2.0 7.0 .286 4.0 6.0 .667 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000 2.0 3.0 .667
1988 5.7 14.4 .395 1.8 2.3 .801 1.6 2.6 .635 1.9 5.5 .343 2.2 6.3 .342
Career 5.6 12.8 .440 1.8 2.4 .726 1.6 2.7 .612 1.5 4.2 .364 2.4 5.9 .415

Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1996 NBA LAL 74 73 2615 1219 111 350 498 165 53 29 165 331
1995 NBA TOR 30 30 992 441 45 158 218 73 31 10 69 163
1994 CBA XIN 32 32 1230 574 57 200 267 87 23 7 86 81
1993 CBA XIN 32 32 1139 528 69 193 246 78 30 8 83 137
1992 LNB ESU 30 30 831 492 43 127 137 59 22 6 65 70
1991 LNB ESU 32 32 921 527 31 114 150 82 18 4 66 -3
1990 ABL MEL 34 34 868 485 46 119 125 62 15 7 77 -53
1989 ABL MEL 33 0 746 343 37 105 99 51 18 4 61 61
1989 NBDL TXL 1 1 34 10 1 5 4 1 1 0 3 3
1988 NBDL TXL 66 65 2124 1016 97 283 237 126 38 18 161 -113
Career 364 329 11500 5635 537 1654 1981 784 249 93 836 677

Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1996 458 948 106 166 197 425
1995 162 352 40 56 77 163
1994 223 505 37 56 91 207
1993 184 412 74 97 86 203
1992 169 374 69 89 85 190
1991 192 420 58 82 85 208
1990 162 388 88 117 73 188
1989 122 306 48 68 51 139
1989 2 7 4 6 2 3
1988 376 952 121 151 143 418
Career 2050 4664 645 888 890 2144

Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1996 NBA LAL 74 .597 1.29 29.6 9.8 21.5 5.6 11.5 8.6 19.6 356.5 11.9 4.5 113.2 105.7
1995 NBA TOR 30 .584 1.25 32.6 10.9 20.9 5.7 13.3 9.7 19.0 118.7 4.0 5.4 113.3 104.4
1994 CBA XIN 32 .542 1.14 30.2 9.8 23.0 6.1 14.4 10.4 20.2 168.9 5.6 2.5 107.3 103.3
1993 CBA XIN 32 .580 1.28 31.6 10.0 21.6 7.7 13.7 10.7 22.6 197.5 6.6 4.3 114.0 107.1
1992 LNB ESU 30 .596 1.32 22.5 9.7 25.0 6.6 12.9 9.7 25.7 188.4 6.3 2.3 109.3 104.4
1991 LNB ESU 32 .579 1.25 21.8 11.9 24.9 4.2 11.4 7.8 21.1 139.4 4.6 -0.1 106.8 106.8
1990 ABL MEL 34 .551 1.25 20.0 9.9 25.2 6.7 10.6 8.7 21.3 133.4 4.4 -1.6 108.2 110.2
1989 ABL MEL 33 .512 1.12 20.4 10.5 23.2 5.9 11.1 8.5 17.6 73.4 2.4 1.8 106.4 102.3
1989 NBDL TXL 1 .500 1.43 26.7 6.7 13.9 4.0 16.0 10.0 15.2 2.1 0.1 3.0 100.0 90.0
1988 NBDL TXL 66 .499 1.07 17.2 9.1 23.3 5.7 11.1 8.3 17.9 233.9 7.8 -1.7 103.2 105.6
Career 364 .557 1.21 25.3 10.0 22.9 5.9 12.1 9.1 20.2 1612.2 53.7 1.9 109.2 105.5

Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1996 NBA LAL 21 21 36.5 18.1 1.7 5.3 7.0 3.5 2.01 1.1 0.1 2.1
1995 NBA TOR 13 13 35.9 14.4 1.5 5.0 7.5 2.7 2.77 1.1 0.5 3.3
1994 CBA XIN 10 10 36.0 18.5 1.4 6.2 6.6 2.7 2.44 0.3 0.4 1.7
1993 CBA XIN 3 2 25.0 10.7 1.0 3.3 4.0 1.7 2.40 0.7 0.0 1.0
1992 LNB ESU 3 3 25.7 11.0 1.7 4.3 0.0 3.0 0.00 1.3 0.3 2.3
1989 ABL MEL 4 0 23.3 9.5 1.5 3.0 4.0 1.8 2.29 1.3 0.5 1.5
Career 54 49 34.1 15.9 1.5 5.1 6.3 2.9 2.29 1.0 0.3 2.2

Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1996 6.7 14.8 .450 1.2 1.8 .676 1.7 3.1 .538 1.4 4.5 .309 3.6 7.2 .500
1995 5.5 14.7 .377 1.5 2.5 .594 1.7 2.5 .667 2.0 6.4 .313 1.8 5.8 .320
1994 6.8 15.0 .453 2.2 2.9 .759 2.2 3.6 .611 1.9 5.0 .380 2.7 6.4 .422
1993 4.0 7.7 .522 1.0 1.3 .750 1.0 1.7 .600 1.3 2.0 .667 1.7 4.0 .417
1992 4.3 11.7 .371 1.7 1.7 1.000 2.0 3.3 .600 1.7 2.7 .625 0.7 5.7 .118
1989 3.3 6.3 .520 2.3 3.0 .750 0.8 1.0 .750 1.8 3.0 .583 0.8 2.3 .333
Career 5.9 13.6 .433 1.5 2.2 .697 1.7 2.8 .595 1.7 4.7 .356 2.5 6.1 .416

Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1996 NBA LAL 21 21 767 381 35 112 147 73 24 3 44 74
1995 NBA TOR 13 13 467 187 19 65 97 35 14 6 43 0
1994 CBA XIN 10 10 360 185 14 62 66 27 3 4 17 50
1993 CBA XIN 3 2 75 32 3 10 12 5 2 0 3 -4
1992 LNB ESU 3 3 77 33 5 13 0 9 4 1 7 -30
1989 ABL MEL 4 0 93 38 6 12 16 7 5 2 6 35
Career 54 49 1839 856 82 274 338 156 52 16 120 125

Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1996 140 311 25 37 76 152
1995 72 191 19 32 24 75
1994 68 150 22 29 27 64
1993 12 23 3 4 5 12
1992 13 35 5 5 2 17
1989 13 25 9 12 3 9
Career 318 735 83 119 137 329

Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1996 NBA LAL 21 .581 1.23 26.9 13.3 24.8 5.7 12.2 9.0 13.8 38.3 1.3 3.5 106.3 101.0
1995 NBA TOR 13 .459 0.98 28.8 10.4 23.0 5.2 11.0 8.3 11.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 111.5 112.0
1994 CBA XIN 10 .564 1.23 25.8 10.5 23.6 5.2 15.4 10.7 18.2 38.8 1.3 5.0 106.9 99.2
1993 CBA XIN 3 .640 1.39 28.6 11.9 17.9 5.2 11.9 8.5 17.7 7.6 0.3 -1.3 109.7 111.9
1992 LNB ESU 3 .432 0.94 0.0 19.6 23.3 6.6 13.1 9.5 7.0 -3.8 -0.1 -10.0 81.7 102.8
1989 ABL MEL 4 .633 1.52 30.2 13.2 19.2 7.8 7.5 7.6 0.0 -15.3 -0.5 8.8 111.0 87.4
Career 54 .544 1.16 26.4 12.2 13.1 5.6 12.3 9.1 13.1 65.4 2.2 2.3 107.2 103.4

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 36 5 12 15 4 3 8 14 21 10 12 8 12
Playoff 37 6 12 12 4 3 7 14 25 6 8 7 11
Career 39 6 13 15 4 3 8 14 26 11 12 8 16

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 67
Total Player of the Week: 10
Total Player of the Month: 1
Total All-Star Appearances: 6
Total All-League First Team : 4
Total All-League Second Team : 1
Total Sixth Man of the Year : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 1
Total Championships: 2
Total Scoring Leader : 1
Total Assists Leader : 1
1996 National Basketball Association Champion
1996 NBA Most Improved Player
1996 NBA All-Star
1994 CBA Assists Leader
1994 CBA All-League First Team
1994 CBA All-Star
1993 CBA All-Rookie First Team
1993 CBA All-League First Team
1993 CBA All-Star
1992 LNB Scoring Leader
1992 LNB All-League First Team
1992 LNB Most Valuable Player
1992 LNB Most Improved Player
1992 LNB All-Star
1991 LNB All-Rookie First Team
1991 LNB All-League First Team
1991 LNB Rookie of the Year
1991 LNB All-Star
1990 ABL All-League Second Team
1990 ABL All-Star
1989 Australian Basketball League Champion
1989 ABL Sixth Man of the Year
1989 ABL Rookie Game Participant
1988 NBDL Rookie Game Participant
1987 Conference Player of the Year (West Coast Conference)
1987 1st Team All-Conference (West Coast Conference)
1985 Conference Freshman of the Year (West Coast Conference)
1985 Freshman All-Conference (West Coast Conference)
1984 High School: Rated **** and #60 overall by the FBCB scouting service.



1996-97 AWARDS

1996 NBA Season Summary Awards

Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Bruno Cobo Timberwolves
Coach of the Year: Osvaldo Bacigalupa Lakers

Most Valuable Player: PG Jonathan Duong Grizzlies 21.2 2.9 9.1 3.2 0.3
Rookie of the Year: SG Everett Mitchell Wizards 15.7 3.9 4.4 1.7 0.2
Defender of the Year: PG Jonathan Duong Grizzlies 21.2 2.9 9.1 3.2 0.3
6th Man of the Year: SG Arthur McLaughlin Thunderbirds 15.6 3.2 3.8 1.2 0.3
Most Improved Player: SG Brian Kovach Lakers 16.5 4.7 6.7 0.7 0.4

All-League 1st Team: C Joe Grover Timberwolves 21.8 8.3 2.1 0.6 1.3
All-League 1st Team: F Danny Swisher Pacers 27.6 3.5 3.8 0.6 0.5
All-League 1st Team: F Damon Allen Hornets 22.1 6.7 3.3 1.2 0.8
All-League 1st Team: G Andrew Holler Wizards 31.2 2.9 5.9 1.9 0.5
All-League 1st Team: G Jonathan Duong Grizzlies 21.2 2.9 9.1 3.2 0.3

All-League 2nd Team: C Mervin Strickland Rockets 22.6 8.3 1.1 0.2 1.5
All-League 2nd Team: F Bautista Fernandez Huskies 23.5 7.0 4.0 0.8 0.8
All-League 2nd Team: F Vernon Harlow Cavaliers 23.9 8.2 3.6 0.6 0.8
All-League 2nd Team: G Haywood Sparks 76ers 22.2 4.6 7.7 1.0 0.6
All-League 2nd Team: G Coleman Brown Lakers 21.6 4.7 7.7 0.9 0.4

All-League 3rd Team: C Michael Cardoza Huskies 23.0 8.9 2.1 0.5 2.4
All-League 3rd Team: F Anton Thornton Thunderbirds 19.4 6.8 5.3 0.9 1.3
All-League 3rd Team: F Denis Harrison Celtics 25.1 6.6 3.9 0.4 1.3
All-League 3rd Team: G Justin Billman Timberwolves 15.4 6.6 8.7 1.5 0.1
All-League 3rd Team: G Akser Dinç Warriors 17.1 4.6 10.3 1.2 0.3

All-Defense 1st Team: C Cyrus Warner Timberwolves 10.9 5.8 1.0 1.6 2.8
All-Defense 1st Team: F Jose Pearce Mavericks 19.1 7.4 5.7 3.1 0.3
All-Defense 1st Team: F Percy Fierro Bulls 11.2 7.2 3.9 0.6 2.9
All-Defense 1st Team: G Jonathan Duong Grizzlies 21.2 2.9 9.1 3.2 0.3
All-Defense 1st Team: G Dana Langham Clippers 21.2 2.4 5.5 2.7 0.2

All-Defense 2nd Team: C Gerald Smith Wizards 9.0 9.2 2.6 1.4 2.6
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Laurence Corey Grizzlies 11.5 5.3 1.8 0.6 3.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Johnnie Thacker Pistons 13.5 8.5 5.8 2.3 0.9
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Joseph Hardy Nets 17.2 4.7 3.9 2.1 0.2
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Eugenio Cruz Timberwolves 14.8 2.6 2.2 2.4 0.6

All-Rookie 1st Team: C Sam Cutter Pacers 4.5 4.5 0.8 0.3 0.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Camdyn Eden Wizards 11.0 7.0 2.6 0.9 1.3
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Alonso Witham Nuggets 11.6 6.3 2.2 1.0 2.1
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Everett Mitchell Wizards 15.7 3.9 4.4 1.7 0.2
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Judson Motley Hawks 20.2 5.4 5.1 0.8 0.3

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C Nelson Wallin Jazz 3.9 2.6 0.5 0.3 0.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Brian Jarvis Mavericks 11.3 6.2 1.4 0.3 0.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Rory Robinson Suns 11.2 6.1 1.8 0.5 0.5
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Raul McGruder Magic 16.1 3.9 5.2 0.6 0.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Logan Hackman Knicks 13.5 5.0 4.1 1.7 0.1

[Young Drachma]

RECAP
The Lakers make the post-season for the 5th time in 6 years and while they didn't win a title, it doesn't matter because THIS IS THE LAKERS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEM BEING A CONSISTENT PLAYOFF TEAM WHAT IS HAPPENING?

Larry Frank retired but management signed to a free agent deal and he made the club younger and filled that spot admirably. Gone is Brian Kovach as well.

I think really while it's disappointing to not make it back to the Finals, I can't really say I had any expectations of this team. At least it wasn't a massive regression, tbh.

We're going to expand the 2nd round and beyond to best-of-seven starting next year too. But this Lakers club is very young - our oldest player is 31 - so it'll be interesting to see if management can keep the core group together or not.

The Wizards beat Seattle to win the NBA title.



Los Angeles Lakers TEAM SUMMARY

Current Performance
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Season Record: 46-36
Division Record: 15-13
Conference Record: 25-25
Home Record: 29-12


Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 100.7 9 17 Points 96.6 6 9 Points 4.1 3 5
O.Reb 11.3 12 24 O.Reb 10.7 2 3 O.Reb 0.6 6 11
D.Reb 27.8 6 15 D.Reb 25.6 1 2 D.Reb 2.2 3 5
Rebounds 39.1 8 18 Rebounds 36.3 1 2 Rebounds 2.8 2 4
Assists 25.0 8 13 Assists 24.4 8 13 Assists 0.6 7 11
Steals 6.0 12 26 Steals 7.1 9 12 Steals -1.1 13 24
Blocks 6.3 7 14 Blocks 5.5 3 8 Blocks 0.9 6 13
Turnovers 14.3 6 10 Turnovers 13.4 12 25 Turnovers 0.9 13 25
Fouls 18.0 10 19 Fouls 17.2 13 24 Fouls 0.8 11 23
FG% .482 3 4 FG% .459 7 14 FG% .023 4 6
FT% .739 5 13 FT% .726 2 7 FT% .013 5 13
3P% .404 7 13 3P% .407 10 24 3P% -.003 6 14
PPS 1.26 1 3 PPS 1.21 8 15 PPS .048 5 11
Adj. FG% .548 3 4 Adj. FG% .519 7 14 Adj. FG% .029 3 5



Los Angeles Lakers Averages

Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jerome Simms PF 81 80 32.5 19.8 1.6 5.2 2.1 0.5 2.3 1.9 3.9 5.1
Coleman Brown PG 78 78 36.8 18.0 1.3 5.2 7.8 0.7 0.5 2.7 2.3 2.3
Anibal Kincaid SF 69 68 34.0 17.7 2.0 4.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.6 3.1
Darin Cardinale SG 65 64 34.7 13.6 0.7 2.8 3.5 0.5 0.2 2.0 1.7 2.1
Rory Cooney C 77 77 30.8 9.9 2.0 8.5 1.8 0.4 0.7 1.1 3.8 3.1
Marteese Roy SF 82 14 19.0 9.0 0.4 2.1 1.7 0.9 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.2
Emmett Duquette SG 75 17 24.3 8.5 0.5 2.8 3.9 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.9 1.3
Edmond Falgoust C 82 7 28.0 5.9 2.4 7.2 1.7 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 -0.7
Daniel McDonald SF 44 5 13.1 4.9 0.8 2.4 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.4 2.5
Lamont Patterson PG 35 0 8.6 3.9 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0
Al Sutton SG 24 0 10.6 2.6 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.8 3.9
Clément Gaillard C 13 0 6.9 2.3 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 2.3
Sunday Akinmunde C 40 0 5.7 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.0
Ronnie Valero PF 30 0 4.4 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 -0.5
Sid McGregor SF 5 0 7.4 0.8 0.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 -1.2

[Young Drachma]

Lakers win their 2nd NBA title

They beat the Pistons in 5 games to claim their 2nd title in franchise history. They lost in the league finals last year (I didn't get to record the 98-99 season)

So this is their 3rd Finals appearance in 4 years and their 2nd title. I think we can say this takeover of the franchise was a success, even if we weren't really responsible for turning things around dramatically. Like, normally I'd make a lot of moves and do crazy things. I didn't do that. I made trades that I posted and left the rest to the management and they turned things around on their own from there.




Los Angeles Lakers TEAM SUMMARY

Current Performance
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Season Record: 53-29
Division Record: 20-8
Conference Record: 35-15
Home Record: 29-12


Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 103.0 3 5 Points 97.2 2 8 Points 5.8 1 2
O.Reb 11.6 8 17 O.Reb 11.8 11 19 O.Reb -0.2 8 17
D.Reb 29.5 1 3 D.Reb 27.7 12 23 D.Reb 1.8 3 7
Rebounds 41.1 2 7 Rebounds 39.5 12 23 Rebounds 1.6 4 11
Assists 26.0 8 10 Assists 25.0 7 17 Assists 1.0 8 13
Steals 7.6 9 10 Steals 7.0 9 20 Steals 0.5 7 8
Blocks 7.5 1 1 Blocks 5.3 10 14 Blocks 2.2 1 1
Turnovers 15.0 13 25 Turnovers 15.5 7 8 Turnovers -0.6 6 9
Fouls 15.8 4 6 Fouls 17.0 8 19 Fouls -1.3 6 10
FG% .475 6 9 FG% .448 1 5 FG% .027 3 5
FT% .684 16 29 FT% .732 12 20 FT% -.048 16 28
3P% .409 4 8 3P% .391 2 9 3P% .019 3 8
PPS 1.23 6 10 PPS 1.15 1 2 PPS .079 2 4
Adj. FG% .544 5 7 Adj. FG% .511 1 5 Adj. FG% .032 1 2



Los Angeles Lakers Averages

Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Steve Wingate SF 74 74 36.1 21.9 1.3 7.4 4.1 2.1 0.3 2.4 1.1 5.2
Jerome Simms C 67 65 29.7 19.7 1.3 4.4 1.5 0.3 3.0 1.6 3.7 5.1
Dana Langham PG 71 71 35.0 19.3 0.8 2.4 6.0 2.4 0.2 2.5 2.2 4.3
Jake Chew SG 62 62 33.7 11.4 1.0 3.9 4.1 1.6 0.2 2.0 1.8 4.6
Emmett Duquette SF 77 15 21.2 9.3 0.5 2.6 3.1 0.5 0.2 1.6 1.6 1.6
John Loggins SG 61 13 19.9 8.8 0.7 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.0 2.7
Edmond Falgoust PF 82 82 35.7 8.6 3.3 10.8 2.7 0.4 1.8 2.4 2.3 5.2
Andrew Quintero C 59 8 26.6 8.4 1.9 6.6 1.3 0.3 2.2 1.5 1.7 3.7
Harley Luce PF 39 9 15.4 6.4 1.0 3.3 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.3
Justice Knudsen PG 80 11 17.0 5.1 0.8 2.1 3.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.9 1.9
David Maxon PG 22 0 7.3 3.7 0.3 1.0 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.9
Ronnie Valero PF 36 0 9.1 3.1 1.0 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.0
Ezra Frantz SF 27 0 6.3 2.4 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4
Sunday Akinmunde C 49 0 10.4 1.3 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.6 1.3 -0.4
Edison Hopkins PF 6 0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 -1.7

[Young Drachma]

1999-2000 AWARD WINNERS

1999 NBA Season Summary Awards

Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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GM of the Year: Dennis Desrosiers Wizards
Coach of the Year: Osvaldo Zayas Huskies

Most Valuable Player: SF Vernon Harlow Pistons 34.1 9.3 4.1 0.7 0.9
Rookie of the Year: PG Austin Paulk Magic 18.6 4.1 7.3 1.1 0.2
Defender of the Year: C Cyrus Warner Timberwolves 10.6 5.5 1.4 2.1 2.7
6th Man of the Year: C Camdyn Eden Wizards 9.7 6.2 2.0 1.1 2.1
Most Improved Player: SF Steve Wingate Lakers 21.9 7.4 4.1 2.1 0.3

All-League 1st Team: C Joe Grover Timberwolves 24.4 8.0 2.4 0.9 1.6
All-League 1st Team: F Vernon Harlow Pistons 34.1 9.3 4.1 0.7 0.9
All-League 1st Team: F Walter Haupt Thunder 24.0 9.6 3.4 0.7 1.6
All-League 1st Team: G Branden Tyndall Supersonics 35.6 4.8 6.3 2.2 0.3
All-League 1st Team: G Arron Ruhl Trail Blazers 26.5 4.4 11.3 1.2 0.2

All-League 2nd Team: C Jerome Simms Lakers 19.7 4.4 1.5 0.3 3.0
All-League 2nd Team: F Danny Swisher Pacers 34.2 3.9 3.3 0.5 0.7
All-League 2nd Team: F Emmett Schafer Knicks 23.9 6.5 5.3 0.8 0.6
All-League 2nd Team: G Jonathan Duong Grizzlies 25.2 3.5 9.1 2.6 0.6
All-League 2nd Team: G Octavio Angeles Celtics 23.0 4.0 6.4 2.3 0.6

All-League 3rd Team: C Morgan Sievers Wizards 15.6 7.9 3.0 1.0 1.5
All-League 3rd Team: F Mervin Strickland Nets 24.9 9.1 1.3 0.4 1.1
All-League 3rd Team: F Caleb Hardman Saints 22.2 5.1 5.1 0.8 0.3
All-League 3rd Team: G Reno Robinson Heat 20.2 3.4 7.6 1.0 0.2
All-League 3rd Team: G Austin Paulk Magic 18.6 4.1 7.3 1.1 0.2

All-Defense 1st Team: C Cyrus Warner Timberwolves 10.6 5.5 1.4 2.1 2.7
All-Defense 1st Team: F Jose Shipley Magic 14.6 4.3 3.4 2.6 0.4
All-Defense 1st Team: F Marvin Blanco Clippers 16.3 3.8 2.9 2.2 0.6
All-Defense 1st Team: G Eugenio Cruz Hornets 20.4 2.9 2.7 2.9 1.1
All-Defense 1st Team: G Kristopher Braun Nuggets 15.4 4.6 11.0 2.4 0.9

All-Defense 2nd Team: C Boyce Norton Thunder 14.9 4.9 1.6 0.9 3.6
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Steve Wingate Lakers 21.9 7.4 4.1 2.1 0.3
All-Defense 2nd Team: F Laurence Corey Grizzlies 11.8 5.2 2.0 0.7 2.9
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Jonathan Duong Grizzlies 25.2 3.5 9.1 2.6 0.6
All-Defense 2nd Team: G Octavio Angeles Celtics 23.0 4.0 6.4 2.3 0.6

All-Rookie 1st Team: C Jake Alvarez Rockets 9.8 7.3 1.8 0.5 1.4
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Anderson Nelson Suns 12.5 4.5 1.6 1.7 0.2
All-Rookie 1st Team: F Cesar Torres Bulls 10.2 3.3 1.6 0.3 0.7
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Austin Paulk Magic 18.6 4.1 7.3 1.1 0.2
All-Rookie 1st Team: G Lucas Bloom Saints 18.5 4.6 3.4 2.4 0.0

All-Rookie 2nd Team: C Lucas Melendez Suns 7.2 9.8 2.6 0.8 1.3
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Reed Harness Rockets 11.2 1.5 1.5 0.6 1.0
All-Rookie 2nd Team: F Dusty Midgett Royals 10.4 4.6 1.4 0.7 0.0
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Clinton Griswold Nets 14.6 4.7 7.3 1.0 0.1
All-Rookie 2nd Team: G Michael Thao Nuggets 13.5 4.2 2.1 1.2 0.2

[Young Drachma]

I was comparing the league's PACE stats in this league to the NBA and in general, the stats are way lower than the current NBA.


1999 NBA Team Stats Leaders

# Team Pace O.Eff D.Eff eFG% Reb% ORb% DRb% TO% Blk% Stl%
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1 Hornets 97.0 104.9 112.6 .511 48.6 28.9 69.2 15.9 5.5 6.9
2 Mavericks 96.8 107.4 108.6 .536 47.5 26.7 69.1 15.6 5.6 8.5
3 Spurs 95.5 108.9 110.8 .532 49.1 29.5 68.7 16.1 5.8 9.1
4 Pacers 94.5 106.7 105.9 .531 49.6 28.0 70.8 15.4 6.8 6.0
5 Supersonics 94.1 107.4 105.5 .528 50.2 28.9 72.1 15.3 6.6 8.5
6 Magic 94.0 111.9 108.4 .547 50.2 29.4 71.5 16.3 5.8 8.9
7 Nuggets 93.7 107.7 104.2 .536 52.6 31.4 73.8 17.2 7.1 8.4
8 Lakers 93.6 109.9 103.5 .544 51.0 29.5 71.4 16.0 8.8 8.1
9 Huskies 93.1 108.9 106.2 .540 48.1 26.6 68.8 16.1 5.9 7.6
10 Thunder 93.1 106.1 109.2 .518 48.3 27.5 68.3 14.8 8.0 8.8
11 Wizards 92.8 108.4 106.2 .521 50.3 29.6 70.3 15.3 8.2 7.5
12 Nets 92.2 105.4 104.7 .519 51.1 29.0 71.5 15.8 8.5 6.6
13 Suns 92.2 105.1 109.3 .512 50.8 30.1 72.1 16.0 6.7 7.1
14 Royals 92.1 107.4 114.7 .521 47.8 29.8 68.2 15.5 4.0 7.3
15 Celtics 92.0 110.1 104.5 .538 52.1 30.4 73.2 15.7 5.6 7.4
16 Bucks 91.7 109.0 106.3 .527 51.0 31.6 72.1 14.6 6.5 7.6
17 Trail Blazers 91.6 109.5 110.2 .553 48.5 24.6 70.0 14.9 5.4 6.1
18 Timberwolves 91.5 109.4 105.3 .524 49.7 30.1 70.0 14.5 7.4 10.4
19 Grizzlies 91.5 111.8 108.4 .564 45.9 25.1 66.6 14.6 6.8 9.9
20 Jazz 91.1 105.7 110.5 .509 50.5 31.6 71.6 16.3 5.6 9.1
21 Warriors 91.0 105.4 109.5 .520 51.4 30.5 73.3 16.1 6.8 7.6
22 Knicks 91.0 106.7 106.1 .511 51.3 31.4 70.6 16.0 8.4 5.8
23 Pelicans 90.8 108.1 109.6 .529 51.3 31.4 72.9 15.6 5.1 7.5
24 Thunderbirds 90.6 110.2 108.6 .545 50.6 29.6 70.0 16.4 8.1 7.3
25 Cavaliers 90.4 104.5 107.4 .506 51.0 32.0 69.7 16.4 6.4 6.6
26 Rockets 90.2 105.7 109.7 .525 49.1 29.1 69.3 16.7 7.5 6.9
27 Hawks 90.1 106.0 113.7 .513 49.5 28.8 70.7 16.0 4.8 5.9
28 76ers 90.0 107.5 105.8 .520 53.1 31.5 74.5 15.6 6.7 5.6
29 Pistons 89.6 115.9 102.8 .560 53.6 33.4 71.3 16.0 7.0 7.4
30 Clippers 88.0 107.1 110.8 .524 48.7 28.5 69.7 15.6 7.1 7.3
31 Heat 87.5 108.4 110.5 .536 48.4 26.9 69.3 15.4 6.1 6.4
32 Bulls 86.9 112.4 109.7 .556 48.8 29.8 67.8 15.9 6.4 7.2
League Average 91.9 108.1 108.1 .530 50.0 29.4 70.6 15.7 6.6 7.5

[Young Drachma]

Didn't expect them to be this good this fast. Oh well. Will continue the story in a fork of some kind.

[Young Drachma]

Decided to rank the leagues by overall average attributes. Some leagues cause the game to crash (Qatar's league, specifically) so those aren't included.


NBA: 110.8
Spain: 99.6
China: 96.6
Turkey: 94.5
Greece: 92.2
Israel: 91.6
Italy: 91.5
Russia: 91.4
France: 90.3
Germany: 85.6
Argentina: 84.8
Australia: 84.6
Puerto Rico: 83.0
Brazil: 79.2
England: 77.8
Canada: 76.9
USBL: 76.5
Finland: 75.9



LEAGUES BY SALARY CAP


USA/NBA $80m
China $13m
Spain $12m
Turkey $9m
Russia $7m
Israel $6m
Italy $5m
France $5m
Greece $4m
Qatar $1.25m
Germany $895k
Australia $750k
Argentina $450k
Puerto Rico $400k
Brazil $90k
England $45k
Canada $5k
Finland $2k
USA/USBL $500


Here's the overall attributes across all of the leagues/players in-game at this moment

Attribute Report: All Positions - Overview

Attribute 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90+ Avg
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Inside Scoring .020 .000 .102 .204 .204 .163 .102 .102 .102 .000 50.9
Jumpshot .000 .020 .143 .082 .306 .163 .143 .041 .082 .020 51.3
Free Throw .000 .000 .000 .163 .061 .286 .163 .163 .082 .082 61.5
3p Shot .224 .041 .061 .061 .143 .163 .061 .122 .041 .082 43.8
Handling .082 .102 .204 .224 .163 .184 .041 .000 .000 .000 34.5
Passing .000 .061 .102 .184 .286 .184 .122 .020 .020 .020 45.2
O.Rebounding .000 .122 .184 .224 .143 .143 .061 .041 .020 .061 43.7
D.Rebounding .020 .082 .020 .204 .184 .204 .082 .082 .000 .122 51.7
Stealing .020 .061 .265 .184 .184 .122 .122 .000 .000 .041 40.7
Shot Blocking .041 .122 .163 .163 .224 .041 .122 .020 .020 .082 42.9
Post Defense .000 .041 .082 .204 .143 .122 .245 .061 .061 .041 52.6
Perimeter Defense .000 .102 .061 .204 .163 .143 .204 .082 .020 .020 48.8
Quickness .020 .122 .020 .122 .143 .041 .102 .286 .122 .020 55.4
Strength .000 .000 .020 .102 .122 .265 .082 .082 .102 .224 65.9
Jumping .020 .020 .163 .245 .122 .224 .163 .020 .000 .020 44.5
Stamina .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .061 .122 .265 .347 .204 79.8
Overall .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .020 .204 .776 96.6
Scouted .000 .020 .490 .490 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 29.7


The other thing I did, mostly to mix things up since it doesn't really matter in an alternate universe is to import my D2 and D3 parallel saves into the game but as draftees for other leagues (USBL and Canadian League) which means you're going to end up with really good players who eventually sign deals with NBA teams. I lowered the number of players the game imports from my normal "All" to 500 and I might lower it more and more as it goes on, but with how many leagues I have, it seems like it'd be worthwhile to have as many draftees from the game imported into this as possible.

The idea of having D1/D2/D3 players into the game keeps things interesting for me even if it means too many good players, but it'll also mean you'll get good players overseas in leagues that they'd normally not end up in, provided it works how I think it will over time.

[Young Drachma]

I've redone the FBCB files for D2 and D3 so that the talent is reflective of that level rather than D1 in D2/D3 clothing and so I'm going sim a decade or so to flush things.

[Young Drachma]

I think I've done a minor league basketball journeyman GM dynasty before and I need to search for it to see how it went, but I'm intrigued by that again since I've got so many leagues active in this particular setup.