[Sydney Deane]

Association should let us decide what position we want to hold within the NBA organization:

Owner
GM
Coach
AC
Player/Prospect Scout
Trainer

Each position holds authority, decision making, and risk (job security meter). With every position under a contract, and with the oppurtunty of advancement whether with the same team or another, whether at the same position or another(career carousal).


Career Responsibilities
Owner Controls- Hire, fire, fire during the season, tickets, drinks, overall merchandise price control, moving team, overriding other career decisions, etc.


GM Controls- Contracts, drafting, stashing players overseas, loyalty, personalities, trades, send players to d-league, team building, handle injury, player meetings, pre-draft interviews, etc.


Head Coach Controls- Create team play style, playbook, team rotation and player roles, locker room control, pep talks, in game strategies and adjustments, scout other teams, scout prospect, run the teams Pre-draft workouts, etc.


Asst. Coach Controls- Assist head coach in games, training camp, practices drill, coach summer league team, assist in in game play call, etc.


Scout Controls- Evaluate NBA, college, euro, d-league prospects, stats, scout NBA draft combine, put together team pre-draft workouts, scout summer league, etc.


Trainer Control- Player progression, rehab injuries, etc.


1. Training Camp should begin our Association. The real NBA season starts with TC.

2k should allow us to compose a TC roster consisting of undrafted rookies, free agents, and our contract players. 2k should let us run drills, condition, set improvement, as well as aid players with the playbook. We would cut players, creating our pre-season and regular season rosters.


2. During the season have meaningful practices.

Practices should be about going the last game and preparing for next opponent. Rehabbing injured players working out late free agents signing etc. Practice is important to player progression.


3. In season scouting/NBA.com.

We are the scouts, so we should be able to create a target list of possible draft prospects from the generic or created 2k draft classes. We should get weekly updates from the scouts (us) about the latest big board, draft stock, latest college, international, and d-league stats, strengths, weaknesses, personality types etc. Also there should be a section in nba.com that has draft information like espn.com. This should be a drafting tool for the guys who aren’t into the scouting aspect. Also prospects should have their class freshman, sophomore, Junior, Senior with ages.


4. Pre-Draft Scouting Features

I feel this is the most slept on aspect of association; it’s remained the same for years.

The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament is the 64 best NCAA senior draft prospects. They are borderline second rounders looking to improve draft stock. PIT is an 8-team, 12-game tournament held over a four-day period. April 11th to April 14th. (Jimmy Butler, Landry Fields, and Jeremy Lin are some alum)


Draft Combine the interviews, measurements, and athletic testing. The combine is drill based, there are no scrimmages. June 6th to 8th in Chicago.


Pre-Draft Workouts there is usually about 6 players going through various drills in a team’s practice facility. Lottery picks usually workout alone. May to June.


ADIDAS Euro Camp is where international prospects show their talents in front of NBA GMs. We should be able to watch and play with up and coming NBA prospects, seeing whose got potential. It’s like the draft combine but with scrimmages and daily culminating all-star games. Not all who attend declare for the draft, so there should be guys who attend the next year. Measurements should be taken. (would create more euro buyers)


5. Draft

After you draft euros you should be able to have a option to keep them overseas “draft and stash”. While you will be updated on their progress by your player scout, or give buyout options if their still under contract. Also prospects should be able to withdraw their names from the draft.


6. Las Vegas Summer League (July 13th – 22nd) Orlando Pro Summer League (July 9th -13th)

Crazy important to the configuration of your team. As the GM we should be able to put together our summer league teams. We should be able to scout all games. Stats and evaluations should be kept for training camp reference.


7. NPBA Top 100 Camp

I just feel we should get a beat on the future talent(Fr,So,Jr,Sr). Its a drill and scrimmage event, measurements should be taken to see growth in the future. I believe this event is open to NBA scouts.


8. D-League
Bring it back, and include the D-League Showcase (Jan 7-10)