The Association

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So let me preface this with saying: I dont know how often this will be updated but I have decided to do a 30 team controlled MyLeague. I have done these things in the past and havent gotten far but I want to give it a shot and I figured this would be the perfect opportunity.

I havent been playing as much 2k as the basketball is over (For me ) and I have been short on time but I will update this as much as I can.

This will take place following the 2015-16 NBA Playoffs and will kick off with coach hiring, things that happened in real life may not happen in this. This is not supposed to be 110% realistic it is to be fun for me.

Background: The Warriors and Thunder battled for 6 games but the Thunder came out victorious and would advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. The Warriors would fail to repeat after a 73-9 season.

The simulation messed up the East but just assume the Cav's sweep the Raptors and advance to the NBA Finals riding on a 12-0 post season run.

The Finals kickoff with the Cav's taking game 1 and 2. The Thunder would take game 3 and 4 at home and 5 on the road. The Cav's would fight back to tie the series at 3-3 going into a game 7 in Cleveland. Game 7 was won by the OKC Thunder and Kevin Durant is the NBA Finals MVP.

Note: I will be controlling the Rockets however I will make executive decisions for all teams.

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Western Conference 1st Round

1. Golden State Warriors (4) vs 8. Houston Rockets (1)

4. Los Angeles Clippers (2) vs 5. Portland Trail Blazers (4)

3. Oklahoma City Thunder (4) vs 6. Dallas mavericks (1)

2. San Antonio Spurs (4) vs 7. Memphis Grizzlies (0)

Eastern Conference 1st Round

1. Cleveland Cavaliers (4) vs 8. Detroit Pistons (0)

4. Atlanta Hawks (4) vs 5. Boston Celtics (2)

3. Miami Heat (4) vs 6. Charlotte Hornets (3)

2. Toronto Raptors (4) vs 7. Indiana Pacers (3)

Western Conference Semi-Finals

1. Golden State Warriors (4) vs 5. Portland Trail Blazers (2)

2. San Antonio Spurs (2) vs 3. Oklahoma City Thunder (4)

Eastern Conference Semi-Finals

1. Cleveland Cavaliers (4) vs 4. Atlanta Hawks (0)

2. Toronto Raptors (4) vs 3. Miami Heat (3)

Western Conference Finals

1. Golden State Warriors (2) vs 3. Oklahoma City Thunder (4)

Eastern Conference Finals

1. Cleveland Cavaliers (4) vs 2. Toronto Raptors (0)

NBA Finals

1. Cleveland Cavaliers (3) vs 3. Oklahoma City Thunder (4)

Finals MVP: Kevin Durant

NBA Standings - Updated: Apr 13, 2016
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Toronto Raptors (2)	56	26	-	14-2	39-13
Boston Celtics (5)	48	34	8	10-6	31-21
New York Knicks	32	50	24	8-8	21-31
Brooklyn Nets	21	61	35	6-10	12-40
Philadelphia 76ers	10	72	46	2-14	3-49
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Cleveland Cavaliers (1)	57	25	-	8-8	35-17
Indiana Pacers (7)	45	37	12	8-8	30-22
Detroit Pistons (8)	44	38	13	10-6	29-23
Chicago Bulls	42	40	15	10-6	25-27
Milwaukee Bucks	33	49	24	4-12	21-31
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Miami Heat (3)	48	34	-	10-6	31-21
Atlanta Hawks (4)	48	34	-	8-8	29-23
Charlotte Hornets (6)	48	34	-	8-8	33-19
Washington Wizards	41	41	7	10-6	30-22
Orlando Magic	35	47	13	4-12	21-31
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Oklahoma City Thunder (3)	55	27	-	13-3	37-15
Portland Trail Blazers (5)	44	38	11	11-5	29-23
Utah Jazz	40	42	15	8-8	24-28
Denver Nuggets	33	49	22	4-12	18-34
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	26	4-12	18-34
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Golden State Warriors (1)	73	9	-	15-1	46-6
Los Angeles Clippers (4)	53	29	20	9-7	31-21
Sacramento Kings	33	49	40	8-8	19-33
Phoenix Suns	23	59	50	6-10	17-35
Los Angeles Lakers	17	65	56	2-14	8-44
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
San Antonio Spurs (2)	67	15	-	14-2	43-9
Dallas Mavericks (6)	42	40	25	7-9	27-25
Memphis Grizzlies (7)	42	40	25	7-9	25-27
Houston Rockets (8)	41	41	26	8-8	28-24
New Orleans Pelicans	30	52	37	4-12	20-32

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2015-16 NBA Awards
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Stephen Curry	PG	Golden State Warriors
Rookie of the Year	Karl-Anthony Towns	C	Minnesota Timberwolves
Sixth Man of the Year	Jamaal Crawford	SG	Los Angeles Lakers
Defensive Player of the Year	Kawhi Leonard	SF	San Antonio Spurs
Most Improved Player	C.J. McCollum	SG	Portland Trail Blazers
Coach of the Year	Steve Kerr	HC	Golden State Warriors
All-NBA 1st Team
All-NBA 1st Team	Stephen Curry	G	Golden State Warriors
	Russell Westbrook	G	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Kevin Durant	F	Oklahoma City Thunder
	LeBron James	F	Cleveland Cavaliers
	DeMarcus Cousins	C	Sacramento Kings
All-NBA 2nd Team
All-NBA 2nd Team	Chris Paul	G	Los Angeles Clippers
	James Harden	G	Houston Rockets
	Kawhi Leonard	F	San Antonio Spurs
	Draymond Green	F	Golden State Warriors
	Anthony Davis	C	New Orleans Pelicans
All-NBA 3rd Team
All-NBA 3rd Team	Kyle Lowry	G	Toronto Raptors
	Damian Lillard	G	Portland Trail Blazers
	Paul George	F	Indiana Pacers
	Paul Millsap	F	Atlanta Hawks
	DeAndre Jordan	C	Los Angeles Clippers
All-Defensive 1st Team
All-Defensive 1st Team	Klay Thompson	G	Golden State Warriors
	Russell Westbrook	G	Oklahoma City Thunder
	LeBron James	F	Cleveland Cavaliers
	Kawhi Leonard	F	San Antonio Spurs
	DeAndre Jordan	C	Los Angeles Clippers
All-Defensive 2nd Team
All-Defensive 2nd Team	Chris Paul	G	Los Angeles Clippers
	Kyle Lowry	G	Toronto Raptors
	Serge Ibaka	F	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Paul George	F	Indiana Pacers
	Rudy Gobert	C	Utah Jazz
All-Rookie 1st Team
All-Rookie 1st Team	Karl-Anthony Towns	C	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Jahlil Okafor	C	Philadelphia 76ers
	Kristaps Porzingis	F	New York Knicks
	D'Angelo Russell	G	Los Angeles Lakers
	Emanuel Mudiay	G	Denver Nuggets
All-Rookie 2nd Team
All-Rookie 2nd Team	Devin Booker	G	Phoenix Suns
	Nikola Jokic	C	Denver Nuggets
	Justise Winslow	F	Miami Heat
	Cameron Payne	G	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Stanley Johnson	F	Detroit Pistons

2015-16 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach: Tyronn Lue (Cavaliers)		Head Coach: Gregg Popovich (Spurs)
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	Kyle Lowry	G	Stephen Curry
G	Dwyane Wade	G	Kobe Bryant
F	Paul George	F	Kawhi Leonard
F	Carmelo Anthony	F	Kevin Durant
F	LeBron James	G	Russell Westbrook
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
C	Al Horford	F	Draymond Green
G	DeMar Derozan	G	James Harden
F	Paul Millsap	G	Chris Paul
C	Andre Drummond	G	Klay Thompson
F	Pau Gasol	F	Anthony Davis
G	John Wall	C	DeMarcus Cousins
G	Isaiah Thomas	F	LaMarcus Aldridge

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Coaching Carousel

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News Update

Tim Duncan, One Last Chance



Tim Duncan confirmed earlier today at a press conference he will be playing next season. It was heavily rumored that both Manu Ginobli and Tim Duncan would walk away from the game after this season.

The Big 3 Walks Away
In the past week Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett have all decided to retire. Paul Pierce will take on an assistant coaching position with the Philadelphia 76ers.



Celtics Chasing Stars
The Boston Celtics among other teams are rumored to be targetting multiple superstars that may be on the block this Summer. Potential targets include Blake Griffin, DeMarcus Cousins and Jimmy Butler. The Celtics hold the 3rd pick in the draft along with the Nets pick next year.

Other teams have been rumored to be making calls but the Celtics, by far have the most assets to make a trade.



Dwight Howard Meeting With Rockets Front Office and James Harden
Dwight Howard will be meeting with Les Alexander, Daryl Morey, Frank Vogel and James Harden this coming week confirmed Howard's agent. Howard reportedly requested to meet with the teams front office. This is almost certainly regarding his future with the team.

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NBA Draft Looms, Trading Season Begins

With the NBA playoffs now over NBA teams may start making trades. Any big trades this off season will likely happen before the draft as the Celtics look to acquire a star.

Other NBA teams have made inquiries about potential trades but it is clear that the Celtics have the most to offer and teams looking to sell are very well aware of that.



Woj reported recently that the Celtics have contacted the Bulls, Clippers and Cavaliers regarding a potential multi team trade. No other details were given. Of course all of these teams have been in rumors for the past few months.

The Kings were the center of a lot of trade talks just a few weeks ago but have reportedly said they are not looking to move Cousins.

The Clippers have struggled to get out of the first 2 rounds for years and with Blake Griffins, well issues last year he is clearly on the block at this point. The Cavaliers are looking to shake things up quick before LeBron realizes his chance to win in Cleveland are slim.



If the Cav's were to move Love they would be able to do any of the following: Acquire another star, Acquire a better bench, Clear cap to make a run at free agents, Collect picks to either use or trade.

The Bull's have also been in a lot of trade talks as Jimmy Butler is reportedly not happy in Chicago right now. Nothing official has come through and things may be getting better as Butler did represent the team at the NBA Draft Lottery.



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Blockbuster Celtics / Bulls Trade





The Chicago Bulls and Bosten Celtics have just finalized a deal that will send Jimmy Butler to the Celtics.

Boston Out:
2016 Brooklyn Pick (3)
2016 Boston Pick (23)
2017 Brooklyn Pick
Avery Bradley
R.J. Hunter

Chicago Out:
Jimmy Butler
Taj Gibson

The price was high but expect the Celtics to take the next step next year as a serious contender in the East.

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LeBron Giving Cleveland One Last Chance?
LeBron has not officially announced anything but sources say he is planning to accept his player option. He is losing out on a big pay day but he does not want to get locked up long term with the Cavaliers.

After a disappointing end to the playoffs James will likely give the Cav's one last chance to make something happen. Sources say if there is not great improvement then it is likely he will be headed out. Its too early to say where he may go but the Big Three reforming in Miami is a possibility.

Another option is potentially teaming up and making the super team that LeBron talked about a few months ago. If the Knicks play their cards right they could have enough cap space to bring in both LeBron and CP3 next Summer.

Time will tell what happens but one thing is for sure, this is going to be a big season for the Cavaliers, and an even bigger season for any team that hopes to lure LeBron.

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Hawks Shopping Paul Millsap & Jeff Teague Around
The Hawks who expect to lose Al Horford to free agency this year are apparently now taking calls for both Horford and veteran point guard Jeff Teague. The Hawks are reportedly looking for either a package of picks or picks and young players as they look to start rebuilding.

The Hawks have received calls from the Houston Rockets, and the Cleveland Cavaliers among others. No move is expected to be made until after free agency as Atlanta hopes to draw in a free agent.

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Rockets/Grizzlies & Rockets/Kings Finalize Trades
The Houston Rockets have been busy so far today as they have made 2 trades already prior to the draft. Corey Brewer along with the 43rd pick in the draft have been traded for Omri Casspi.

The Rockets have also made a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies sending K.J. McDaniels and Sam Dekker to the Grizzlies for Tony Allen. Dekker missed all of the 2015-16 season to a back injury but is expected to play this year. McDaniels showed flashes of being a athletic defender in his limited playing time this year.

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NBA Draft

#1 Philadelphia 76ers: Brandon Ingram

#2 Los Angeles Lakers: Ben Simmons

#3 Chicago Bulls: Jaylen Brown

#4 Phoenix Suns: Dragan Bender

#5 Minnesota Timberwolves: Buddy Hield