Basically I wanted to create the CFL of the NBA but based domestically in markets so the NBA doesn't have to expand anymore.
That way, all of those players whose careers we followed in college who maybe didn't pan out when they got to the pros for whatever reason, would manage to be somewhere centralized where I could find them. It's partially because the game is bad at discovery, but also because I'm just curious how a salary capped league attracting second tier talent and having to compete with foreign leagues for players, even with a bit of a salary advantage would perform.
What I really want to do is take over my favorite team - the Chicago Atomics - and just delve more into their story.
The New Jersey Generals moved to Chicago -- and the Western Conference -- in 2014 after five years as an expansion team playing in New Jersey and hoping to replace the Nets.
Their new owners decided that Chicago was a better market, the Bulls are not as relevant as they once were and they felt with the suburbs isolated from the city, that they could capitalize on the population there to create less of a cross-town rival and more of a team that gives suburbanites someone to root for. With the Milwaukee Bucks moving to Pittsburgh, this opened up more homes and the Atomics still play 3 regular season games in Milwaukee each year to burnish that fanbase.
The Atomics have been a success on and off the court. They won their first title just two years after moving to the city and claimed a second in 2017. Since losing in the NBA Finals in 2018, the team has missed the post-season two of the last three years and the franchise is at a crossroads heading into the 2023-24 season.
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Chicago Atomics Team Performance
Season Team W L Div Seed Result
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2022 Atomics 30 52 4 Missed Playoffs
2021 Atomics 48 34 2 5 Round 2
2020 Atomics 40 42 4 Missed Playoffs
2019 Atomics 42 40 2 6 Round 2
2018 Atomics 59 23 1 2 League Finals
2017 Atomics 62 20 1 1 League Champion
2016 Atomics 53 29 1 3 Round 1
2015 Atomics 53 29 1 1 League Champion
2014 Atomics 49 33 1 4 Round 1
2013 Atomics 42 40 4 Missed Playoffs
2012 Atomics 44 38 3 6 Round 2
2011 Atomics 52 30 1 3 Round 2
2010 Atomics 56 26 1 1 Round 1
2009 Atomics 58 24 1 1 Round 1
2008 Atomics 48 34 1 2 Round 2
2007 Atomics 34 48 6 Missed Playoffs
2006 Atomics 22 60 6 Missed Playoffs
I remember vividly when the Atomics orchestrated the deal with Brooklyn to bring DeShea Scott to Chicago. It was a huge move at the time and it's been a success that worked for both him and the franchise. But Scott has a huge contract with several years left, the Atomics are in a weird place and Scott is getting older. Ownership is considering moving him elsewhere so he can win another ring and giving the club the best chance to start rebuilding.
That said, he's been here for nine years and there hasn't ever been a Chicago Atomics team that didn't feature DeShea Scott in the lineup. Forget the sentimental, he's still a very good player.
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PLAYER DETAILS
#26 SF DeShea Scott - Atomics
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 231
DOB: 12/13/1989 (33)
College: Princeton
Hometown: Somerville, NJ
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: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -
Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $37,322,416
Length: 3
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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2022 NBA CGO 82 82 37.0 18.9 2.0 5.9 4.0 2.9 1.40 2.5 0.4 1.1
2021 NBA CGO 82 82 37.8 20.2 1.9 6.7 4.9 3.0 1.65 3.1 0.6 0.7
2020 NBA CGO 82 82 36.9 17.8 1.9 6.8 3.0 2.1 1.39 2.2 0.7 0.6
2019 NBA CGO 82 82 36.8 19.2 1.9 6.7 4.3 3.0 1.43 3.0 0.6 0.7
2018 NBA CGO 66 66 36.2 19.7 1.5 6.2 4.2 2.6 1.63 2.9 0.6 0.6
2017 NBA CGO 82 82 36.1 20.8 1.9 6.4 4.0 3.2 1.26 3.3 0.8 0.5
2016 NBA CGO 32 32 36.9 23.8 2.1 6.7 5.3 3.7 1.42 4.2 0.9 0.4
2015 NBA CGO 73 73 37.9 24.7 2.3 7.5 5.1 3.6 1.40 3.8 0.8 0.6
2014 NBA CGO 79 79 37.4 25.7 2.2 7.3 4.4 3.5 1.26 3.4 0.7 0.9
2013 NBA BRK 77 77 37.2 23.0 2.1 7.1 4.5 3.2 1.38 3.1 0.7 0.9
2012 NBA BRK 74 74 37.0 23.2 2.1 7.0 4.9 3.5 1.39 2.6 0.6 0.9
2011 NBA BRK 82 82 37.3 21.3 2.4 6.6 5.0 3.2 1.55 2.4 0.5 1.3
Career 893 893 37.1 21.4 2.0 6.7 4.4 3.1 1.55 3.0 0.7 0.8
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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2022 7.3 15.6 .469 3.4 4.5 .766 4.3 6.8 .640 2.2 5.7 .379 0.8 3.2 .265
2021 7.8 16.2 .483 3.6 4.9 .735 4.9 7.6 .638 2.1 5.5 .378 0.9 3.2 .291
2020 7.1 13.2 .540 3.0 4.1 .749 5.6 8.7 .643 1.1 2.6 .405 0.5 1.9 .253
2019 7.8 14.3 .544 3.0 4.2 .716 5.6 7.7 .720 1.5 3.8 .408 0.7 2.8 .242
2018 7.9 13.8 .573 3.2 4.2 .756 5.7 7.7 .743 1.4 3.4 .410 0.8 2.7 .291
2017 8.0 14.3 .557 4.0 5.2 .769 6.1 8.5 .712 1.2 3.4 .340 0.8 2.4 .318
2016 9.0 17.1 .527 4.4 5.8 .753 6.1 9.5 .640 1.6 4.5 .364 1.3 3.2 .422
2015 9.7 17.8 .544 4.1 5.5 .757 6.7 9.6 .700 1.8 4.4 .409 1.2 3.8 .309
2014 10.3 18.1 .568 4.2 5.7 .736 7.5 10.3 .723 1.8 4.5 .402 1.0 3.2 .306
2013 8.5 18.2 .467 4.9 6.6 .745 5.8 9.1 .643 1.6 5.0 .327 1.0 4.1 .252
2012 8.8 17.3 .509 4.5 5.7 .785 5.9 9.0 .653 1.7 4.4 .387 1.2 3.8 .307
2011 8.0 16.4 .487 4.3 5.4 .787 5.3 8.1 .653 1.5 4.5 .341 1.1 3.7 .301
Career 8.3 16.0 .520 3.9 5.1 .755 5.7 8.5 .677 1.6 4.3 .377 0.9 3.2 .291
Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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2022 NBA CGO 82 82 3035 1553 167 481 327 234 205 29 93 -320
2021 NBA CGO 82 82 3096 1656 152 551 404 245 255 50 60 160
2020 NBA CGO 82 82 3026 1457 159 557 244 175 181 57 50 -39
2019 NBA CGO 82 82 3021 1578 155 546 352 247 245 48 56 266
2018 NBA CGO 66 66 2389 1299 102 412 280 172 190 42 38 636
2017 NBA CGO 82 82 2960 1702 153 523 331 262 271 63 44 687
2016 NBA CGO 32 32 1180 761 66 214 168 118 134 30 14 213
2015 NBA CGO 73 73 2768 1804 168 546 369 264 277 62 45 513
2014 NBA CGO 79 79 2952 2029 172 577 349 278 271 55 72 327
2013 NBA BRK 77 77 2864 1769 159 546 343 248 235 57 70 292
2012 NBA BRK 74 74 2736 1719 157 518 360 259 195 48 68 337
2011 NBA BRK 82 82 3062 1748 196 545 411 266 197 42 110 155
Career 893 893 33089 19075 1806 6016 3938 2768 2656 583 720 3227
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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2022 601 1282 282 368 69 260
2021 643 1332 294 400 76 261
2020 584 1081 250 334 39 154
2019 639 1175 244 341 56 231
2018 520 908 208 275 51 175
2017 655 1175 330 429 62 195
2016 289 548 140 186 43 102
2015 708 1301 302 399 86 278
2014 810 1426 331 450 78 255
2013 655 1402 379 509 80 317
2012 650 1277 333 424 86 280
2011 653 1342 350 445 92 306
Career 7407 14249 3443 4560 818 2814
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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2022 NBA CGO 82 .537 1.21 16.3 11.7 0.0 7.7 13.8 10.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 -3.9 104.8 110.6
2021 NBA CGO 82 .549 1.24 18.7 11.4 25.2 6.9 16.3 11.9 22.9 574.8 19.2 2.0 105.4 103.0
2020 NBA CGO 82 .593 1.35 14.8 10.6 20.6 7.6 17.4 12.7 21.9 471.6 15.7 -0.5 111.7 112.8
2019 NBA CGO 82 .595 1.34 18.3 12.8 23.5 7.6 16.2 12.3 23.3 575.7 19.2 3.2 111.2 106.5
2018 NBA CGO 66 .632 1.43 18.9 11.6 22.4 6.6 15.7 11.7 24.8 508.2 16.9 9.6 116.0 102.3
2017 NBA CGO 82 .624 1.45 16.9 13.4 24.4 7.4 15.0 11.6 23.6 579.0 19.3 8.4 112.4 100.6
2016 NBA CGO 32 .603 1.39 18.3 12.9 28.3 8.2 16.1 12.4 26.3 278.2 9.3 6.7 112.7 103.7
2015 NBA CGO 73 .611 1.39 17.5 12.5 27.6 8.6 17.3 13.2 26.3 651.9 21.7 7.0 111.3 102.1
2014 NBA CGO 79 .624 1.42 15.5 12.4 28.2 8.0 17.2 12.8 26.7 713.5 23.8 4.1 112.5 106.8
2013 NBA BRK 77 .544 1.26 15.5 11.2 28.7 6.7 17.2 11.9 22.5 512.6 17.1 3.8 110.8 106.0
2012 NBA BRK 74 .587 1.35 17.3 12.4 28.3 7.3 16.2 11.8 24.3 561.9 18.7 4.6 112.2 105.9
2011 NBA BRK 82 .568 1.30 18.6 12.0 26.6 8.0 14.2 11.1 21.6 509.6 17.0 1.9 110.1 107.5
Career 893 .587 1.34 17.2 12.1 25.6 7.5 16.0 12.0 21.6 5936.9 197.9 3.6 110.7 105.8
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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2021 NBA CGO 12 12 38.3 20.8 1.8 6.9 5.2 3.5 1.48 4.3 0.8 0.6
2019 NBA CGO 11 11 39.7 17.4 2.2 8.0 3.2 1.9 1.67 1.6 0.5 0.8
2018 NBA CGO 18 18 35.3 17.9 1.4 6.9 4.6 3.2 1.44 2.3 0.8 0.8
2017 NBA CGO 20 20 37.6 21.1 1.7 5.7 3.6 3.3 1.09 3.6 0.5 0.7
2015 NBA CGO 21 21 38.4 26.5 2.0 7.2 5.1 4.0 1.29 4.1 0.6 0.6
2014 NBA CGO 7 7 37.4 23.6 2.7 8.1 4.7 4.7 1.00 5.3 0.9 0.3
2012 NBA BRK 5 5 29.8 25.0 2.6 6.6 3.0 3.6 0.83 1.2 0.8 0.8
2011 NBA BRK 7 7 37.4 25.1 1.9 5.7 3.0 2.7 1.11 2.7 0.1 1.9
Career 101 101 37.3 21.9 1.9 6.8 4.2 3.4 1.11 3.3 0.6 0.8
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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2021 8.5 19.1 .445 2.7 3.7 .727 5.3 8.8 .594 2.2 6.7 .325 1.1 3.6 .302
2019 6.6 12.2 .545 3.5 4.6 .745 5.1 8.2 .622 0.9 1.8 .500 0.6 2.2 .292
2018 7.1 12.2 .584 3.1 4.9 .629 5.2 6.8 .770 1.3 2.8 .451 0.6 2.6 .239
2017 8.5 15.6 .542 3.6 4.8 .740 6.1 9.0 .682 1.8 3.8 .467 0.6 2.9 .207
2015 10.4 18.5 .562 4.7 5.9 .790 7.1 10.5 .679 2.1 4.4 .484 1.1 3.5 .311
2014 10.0 18.3 .547 2.7 3.6 .760 8.0 11.9 .675 1.1 2.6 .444 0.9 3.9 .222
2012 8.8 18.8 .468 5.2 6.4 .813 5.4 8.2 .659 1.2 5.2 .231 2.2 5.4 .407
2011 8.6 15.7 .545 6.6 8.4 .780 5.9 8.3 .707 1.3 3.3 .391 1.4 4.1 .345
Career 8.6 16.0 .535 3.8 5.1 .742 6.0 8.9 .677 1.6 3.8 .420 0.9 3.2 .284
Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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2021 NBA CGO 12 12 459 249 22 83 62 42 51 10 7 25
2019 NBA CGO 11 11 437 191 24 88 35 21 18 6 9 -20
2018 NBA CGO 18 18 635 323 25 124 82 57 42 14 14 61
2017 NBA CGO 20 20 752 421 33 114 72 66 72 9 14 119
2015 NBA CGO 21 21 807 557 43 151 108 84 87 12 13 77
2014 NBA CGO 7 7 262 165 19 57 33 33 37 6 2 18
2012 NBA BRK 5 5 149 125 13 33 15 18 6 4 4 -46
2011 NBA BRK 7 7 262 176 13 40 21 19 19 1 13 -8
Career 101 101 3763 2207 192 690 428 340 332 62 76 226
Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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2021 102 229 32 44 13 43
2019 73 134 38 51 7 24
2018 128 219 56 89 11 46
2017 169 312 71 96 12 58
2015 218 388 98 124 23 74
2014 70 128 19 25 6 27
2012 44 94 26 32 11 27
2011 60 110 46 59 10 29
Career 864 1614 386 520 93 328
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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2021 NBA CGO 12 .500 1.09 17.6 11.9 27.8 7.0 17.3 12.4 16.8 43.2 1.4 2.1 104.6 101.7
2019 NBA CGO 11 .615 1.43 16.5 9.9 18.4 8.0 18.8 13.8 15.2 31.0 1.0 -1.8 107.6 110.5
2018 NBA CGO 18 .628 1.47 20.7 14.4 22.2 5.9 18.5 13.0 16.7 58.9 2.0 3.4 110.0 104.1
2017 NBA CGO 20 .593 1.35 14.6 13.4 24.0 6.3 13.6 10.2 17.1 74.1 2.5 6.0 108.9 101.5
2015 NBA CGO 21 .628 1.44 17.0 13.2 29.1 7.8 17.7 13.0 21.5 132.5 4.4 3.7 112.2 107.8
2014 NBA CGO 7 .590 1.29 16.1 16.1 28.0 9.8 18.4 14.3 21.4 42.9 1.4 2.6 116.9 112.6
2012 NBA BRK 5 .574 1.33 10.6 12.8 35.3 10.2 17.4 13.6 21.2 23.7 0.8 -9.2 103.3 119.1
2011 NBA BRK 7 .647 1.60 11.9 10.8 24.6 6.4 12.8 9.6 19.6 35.6 1.2 -1.1 108.8 110.9
Career 101 .599 1.37 16.4 13.0 25.4 7.3 16.8 12.3 18.4 442.0 14.7 2.2 109.5 106.5
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 40 8 14 8 7 2 7 13 25 14 16 4 8
Playoff 51 10 14 9 8 4 11 20 27 10 13 5 13
Career 51 10 16 12 10 5 11 20 35 17 20 6 13
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 286
Total Player of the Week: 19
Total Player of the Month: 6
Total All-Star Appearances: 8
Total All-Star Game MVP : 2
Total All-League First Team : 1
Total All-League Second Team : 2
Total All-Defensive First Team : 3
Total All-Defensive Second Team : 4
Total Playoff MVP : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 1
Total Championships: 2
2021 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
2020 NBA All-Star
2019 NBA All-Defensive First Team
2019 NBA All-Star
2018 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
2018 NBA All-Star
2017 National Basketball Association Champion
2017 NBA All-Defensive First Team
2017 NBA All-League Second Team
2017 NBA All-Star
2015 National Basketball Association Champion
2015 NBA Playoff MVP
2015 NBA All-Defensive First Team
2015 NBA All-League Second Team
2015 NBA All-Star Game MVP
2015 NBA All-Star
2014 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
2014 NBA All-League First Team
2014 NBA Most Valuable Player
2014 NBA All-Star
2013 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
2012 NBA All-Star Game MVP
2012 NBA All-Star
2012 NBA Rookie Game Participant
2011 NBA All-Rookie First Team
2011 NBA Rookie of the Year
2011 NBA All-Star
2011 NBA Rookie Game Participant
2010 1st Team All-Conference (Ivy League)
2010 1st Team All-American
2009 Conference Freshman of the Year (Ivy League)
2009 Conference Player of the Year (Ivy League)
2009 Freshman All-Conference (Ivy League)
2009 1st Team All-Conference (Ivy League)
2009 Freshman All-American
2009 1st Team All-American
2009 National Freshman of the Year
2009 National Player of the Year
2007 High School: Rated **** and #428 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
The Atomics only have three guys under contract -- each making around a third of the salary cap apiece. Needless to say, this isn't a tenable way for a club to move forward.
Anyway,
DeShea Scott will be dealt to the San Jose Clippers in exchange for two future 1st rounders (2023, 2025). It's a hard move to make, but that salary space for a team that's not winning is crucial and it's really a favor to him to end up on a team that could be a winner with him at the helm.
No doubt he'll always be an Atomic.