The following is a system that I like to use when considering trades in my MyLeagues. It centers around an Asset based system that I use to give value to players and use to attempt to create balanced and/or realistic trades.
Essentially each trade piece is assigned an Asset Value which determines its value in a trade.
Superstar/All-NBA players = 3 assets
High end starters = 2 assets
Promising young players = 1 asset
Low level starters/role players = 0.5 assets
1-5 draft pick = 2 assets
5-15 draft pick = 1 asset
15-30 draft pick = 0.5 asset
2x second round draft picks = 0.5 assets
Bad contracts 1-2years = -1 asset
Bad contracts 3+ years = - 2 assets
Using the above values, you can attempt to balance trades by making the total Asset Values match on either side.
For example, trading for Damien Lillard as a 3 asset player would require a promising young player and 2 lottery picks for roughly even value.
It's obviously up to the user to use the system at their own discretion in order to create realistic trades, particularly in 30 team user control MyLeagues.
For example, if a team is desperate for a particular trade to go through (LA Clippers and Paul George), they might overpay in total Asset Value to ensure that it does.
Similarly, if a team is desperate to get rid of a player, they might accept less total Asset Value than the player is worth (TJ Warren and the Suns).
Finally, if there is an added narrative element that would affect the trade one way or another, this might also influence the total Asset Value. For example, a team would likely have to give up more than 3 assets in the Damien Lillard example because of his loyalty to Portland and his importance to the team.
Hope this is helpful for people and adds a fun/interesting element to their MyLeagues.
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