Official NBA 2k18 MyLeague/MyGm Thread

[FerdBrown]

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Well it´s up to you how much of a challenge you want.

But in the end, the AI will always be exactly that: an AI.
It will never match your knowledge of how to run a Basketball organization.
And that´s why 30-Team-Control is by far the biggest addition to Franchise Modes. You can help the AI to even things out.



- I tested the Bird Rights in two different saves with the newest Patch, it works fine.
- One of the saves was a 8 years sim and I didn´t see the billion $ glitch.
- And those issues with Star Players signing for the minimum are because of the Hard Cap, it was even before the newest Patch.
With Hard Cap OFF, you won´t see that. Actually, you won´t see Superstars leaving their Teams at all.
Some Contracts for Role Players are still a bit too high and to keep your League balanced, you will need to adjust them.

MyLeague is absolutely playable now, but if you want it balanced and "realistic", you´ll need to adjust some things by yourself and 2K gives you all the options.

Very nice if that’s true! So it’s the hard cap?

[trekfan]

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Very nice if that’s true! So it’s the hard cap?

Definitely the hard cap. It doesn't actually exist in the NBA proper, but it's in the game to help balance things ... except it doesn't work as intended with the other CBA stuff they added this year.

Turn the hard cap off for any MyLeagues and do 30 team control, it's not as time-consuming as letting the AI run wild and you having to rebalance the league every year to offset stupid AI decisions.

[EZMADDEN]

Official NBA 2k18 MyLeague/MyGm Thread

Alright guys, I’ve been an offline My League guy forever, but my friend and I decided to start a My League Online. So here is the question I have: Can someone please explain the contract options in MLO? What settings will produce the most realistic results? Thanks!

[hubertm1]

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Also after Patch 1.04


- CPU Teams still NEVER sign 2-way-Contracts....(when you sim 2 or 3 Years)


- when you waive a 1st Rounder in his first Year all 4 Years of his Contract is stretched....(in Reality Year 3 and 4 must be guaranteed by the Team)


but MyLeague all in all seems to be much more playable after the Patch

[Insight23]

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What are some of your guys approach to injuries that can be played thru but can be re-aggravated? Best to sit them or let them play?

[Bexthelegend]

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Can someone explain to me the advanced rotation system this year? I'm so lost on how to set things. Last year was much easier

[Davon_A_Brown]

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As the Pistons what do you guys think I can get back for Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson?
I think I'm going to send Jackson to Orlando along with Reggie Bullock and a pick for Elfrid Payton and Terrence Ross. I have no clue what to do with Drummond though.

[cool318]

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Anyone else having a hard time signing rookies to their rookie extension?
Super max contracts are confusing as well.

Is there a specific way to use the MLE and all that?

Preparing myself for the opening day rosters so I can start a new my league

[KowboysUp]

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So like I said a few posts up, I've never actually gone ahead and done 30 team control, does anyone know if there's a guide somewhere on exactly how it's done?

I mean, are you literally making every decision for each team, or are you just doing the big stuff like draft picks, major free agents, etc?

Say you have Paul George and Lebron in free agency next year, how do you decide who gets them? Do you just go with the conventional wisdom and send them to LA, or do you go your own way? Obviously, it's up to the individual, but looking for either a guide or a description of what some 30 team control veterans do in these situations.

Thanks!

[Dr J]

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So like I said a few posts up, I've never actually gone ahead and done 30 team control, does anyone know if there's a guide somewhere on exactly how it's done?

I mean, are you literally making every decision for each team, or are you just doing the big stuff like draft picks, major free agents, etc?

Say you have Paul George and Lebron in free agency next year, how do you decide who gets them? Do you just go with the conventional wisdom and send them to LA, or do you go your own way? Obviously, it's up to the individual, but looking for either a guide or a description of what some 30 team control veterans do in these situations.

Thanks!

Just tried it for the first time this year too. I set it up so I control all teams, but then I automate all actions for all teams except one (my main team). The I basically run it like you normally would, but I block trades I deem unrealistic. It also gives me the chance to make sure some teams bid on players they probably would in real life, and I also delete the free agent offers of teams players wouldn't go to irl (for example, I deleted the Indiana Pacers max offer to Kevin Durant in the first off season). And if the AI signs three 75+ rated point guards during free agency it also gives me the ability to trade one of them to a different team.

It’s not perfect, and it takes a bit of discipline, but it’s WAY better than letting the AI kill the balance of the league withing a year.

[Smallville102001]

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I have a few questions. I have not started yet but was just going threw some sims to try to figure out some stuff and I was wondering what is a cap hold? Like what does it do? What is the point of it? Also about trying to sign guys I fell like I am missing something. I was running the sims with default settings other then hard cap off because of how it messes up with FA signing yet I couldn't figure out like how to try to even sign good players has it was saying I was over the cap even though it didn't look like it. For example I was at 37.77m below salary cap room in the sim I was just doing and tried to sign a guy for like 30 but it wouldn't let me. What am I missing?

[montgom24]

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Who would you rather run a gm series with? Trail blazers or bucks? I'm in a pickle

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[Pizarro24]

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I have a few questions. I have not started yet but was just going threw some sims to try to figure out some stuff and I was wondering what is a cap hold? Like what does it do? What is the point of it? Also about trying to sign guys I fell like I am missing something. I was running the sims with default settings other then hard cap off because of how it messes up with FA signing yet I couldn't figure out like how to try to even sign good players has it was saying I was over the cap even though it didn't look like it. For example I was at 37.77m below salary cap room in the sim I was just doing and tried to sign a guy for like 30 but it wouldn't let me. What am I missing?

Your problem in this sceanrio is the Cap Hold.

The Cap hold is a placeholder for Players a team is expected to sign, so Free Agents with Bird Rights and 1st-Round-Picks.

So for example: you have 37 Million Cap Space and a Free Agent with 15 Million Cap Hold, that means in reality you have only 22 Million Million Cap Space.

You can renounce the Cap Hold, but then you lose the Bird Rights for your Player.

[Doubt23]

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Your problem in this sceanrio is the Cap Hold.

The Cap hold is a placeholder for Players a team is expected to sign, so Free Agents with Bird Rights and 1st-Round-Picks.

So for example: you have 37 Million Cap Space and a Free Agent with 15 Million Cap Hold, that means in reality you have only 22 Million Million Cap Space.

You can renounce the Cap Hold, but then you lose the Bird Rights for your Player.

Could you explain to me, why those cap holds are so high? In my MyLeague I had Mike Muscala and Dewayne Dedmon with expiring contracts while Muscalas contract was worth around 5 and Dedmons around 6 million. But their cap holds were around 7 respectively 8 million although their demands for a future contract both were only 1,5 million. I was set to acquire a star center in free agency but with the cap holds of those two and remaining other players I was somehow 25 million over the salary cap although I had around 10 million free cap space before free agency.

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[8KB24]

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Cap holds are 150% of previous salary up to the max salary of said player...iirc

Someone correct me if I am wrong