Your Expansion Team
I will use a 2k sports logic here. Trade away 3 future 2nd round pick for the top pick in the draft. Then I pick Anthony Davis and I still have that 3rd or 4th pick so I can get Harrison Barnes.
From this I have a stellar nucleus and I can hope to get some good shooters, rebounders, and defenders to surround them.
If I can, these would be my expansion picks:
Beaubois
Nick Young
Demarcus Cousins
Ramon Sessions
Redick
Korver
Ibaka
Greg Monroe
Dragic
James Jones
Korver
Faried
Yao
Miami Beasts would be team name
5 Guys Arena (Kind of like a better version of MSG)
Coach: Phil Jackson
Assisstants: Pat Riley, Spoelstra, Thibodeau, Marc Jackson, Frank Vogul
GM: MJ
colors: red, gold, silver, bronze, purple, brown, green, white, blue
Team is The Las Vegas Dicemen
Coach - Mike D'Antoni - the team will struggle but he'll play entertaining ball which the crowds will enjoy.
3rd pick - MKG - he'd be a good building block on the team and would bring leadership beyond his years.
33rd pick - Darius Miller - a team mate of MKG and so it helps to build a bond on a new team.
Roster based on players who are currently under contract - some may be FA's this summer.
Andre Blatche - the guy has issues but he may be one of the better players available and I don't think Washington protects him.
Raja Bell - reunites with Mike D'Antoni and becomes an assistant coach /player
Timofy Mozgov - with Denver needing to protect their younger players, I get my starting C here.
Eric Bledsoe- might be able to get him as a PG, again would fit the system.
Michael Redd - high character guy to be team captain and provide on court leadership as starting SG.
Jarrett Jack- veteran PG to help the younger Eric Bledsoe
Cole Aldrich - blue chip college guy does not get into the Thunder's rotation, I figure they would protect veterans like Nick Collinson over him.
Jared Jeffries - another D'Antoni favourite and can play a number of positions.
Xavier Henry - gets a chance to play major minutes around Redd at SG
Anthony Randolph - a favourite on this site gets to be a key rotation player.
Johnny Flynn - another young PG to compete for minutes
Hassan Whiteside - possible long term frontcourt prospect
Quentin Richardson - another SG option again a shooter
That is the maximum 15 man roster - Bell would not play much, Miller and Whiteside might be D-League giving a rough rotation of:-
PG - Jack/Flynn/Bledsoe
SG - Redd/Henry/Q-Rich
SF - MKG\Jeffries
PF - Blatche\Randolph
C - Mosgov/Aldrich
Ok, so yes I"M going to steal Five Guys Arena. That is like the happiest place on earth.
HC: Mike Budenholzer, Spurs
With the Third Pick, The Las Vegas Outlaws select:
Andre Drummond, C, UCONN
With the 31st pick the Las Vegas Outlaws select:
Tyshawn Taylor, PG, Kansas
C- Andre Drummond, 3rd overall pick
PF- Earl Clark, Magic
SF- Gerald Green, Nets
SG- Terrence Williams, Kings
PG- Eric Maynor, Grizzlies
Bench:
G Gary Neal, Spurs
G Jimmy Butler, Bulls
F Jeremy Tyler, Warriors
C Hasheem Thabeet, Trailblazers
F/C Hassan Whiteside, Kings
G Xavier Henry, Hornets
G Morris Almond, Wizards
F/C Anthony Randolph, Twolves
G Eric Bledsoe, Clippers
G Tyshawn Taylor, 31st pick
Since I'm pretending this is '08:
Pick #3: Kevin Love
Pick #31Mario Chalmers
NBA Players:
Kevin Durant- He was young. Sephalosha and Wilcox would be protected over him that year. He was expected to be the star but he wasn't the star as a rookie.
J.J. Redick- Great Shooter.
Marcus Camby- Great Defender and rebounder.
Jamal Crawford- 6th man
Larry Hughes- Great overall scorer.
Michael Finley- Great player on both sides of the ball.
Al Harrington- Great role player. May fall unprotected.
LaMarcus Aldridge- In 08, Rudy, Oden, and Channing Frye would be protected over him.
Free Agents
Dikembe Mutombo- Great defender.
Alonzo Mourning - Another Great Defender.
Team Information:
Team Name: Miami Beasts
Arena: Five Guys
Head Coach: Phil Jackson
Asst Coaches: Pat Riley, Doc Rivers, Erik Spoelstra, Tom Thibodeau, Scott Brooks
Colors: Red, Brown, Purple, Green, Gold, Silver, Black, White, Blue
Year 1 Goal: Win 25-28 games and hopefull win lottery.
"Kevin Durant- He was young. Sephalosha and Wilcox would be protected over him that year. He was expected to be the star but he wasn't the star as a rookie."
If you really think the any team in their right mind that any team would drop a 19 year old averaging 20 a game, you are definatly smoking somthing.
McLemore
From nba
Ray Allen I think miller and Norris cole will be protected over him
Terrence Williams
Yao
Lilliard
Reggie Evans
Beaubois
Jr smith
Delfino
Thaddeus young
Vucevic
Jason terry
Matt Barnes
Sheed
Varejao
5 guys arena
Team colors
Red gold and black
Miami ballerz
I trade both picks down to ok'd. I'll take m.c.w and patric young.
Azubuike (he is a great shooter and can be a superstar with the needed development and offensive system)
Cdr (heis a good wing than can be a great asset)
Kenyon Martin (great scrapper)
Boris diaw (he is a decent versatile player that can be an awesome player down the road)
Dion waiters ( can be my sixth man and give me great scoring off the bench.)
Shumpert (defensive stopper who can handle the ball on my second unit)
Novak (I don't think he is protected and will shoot the lights out of south beach where we will play)
Larry sanders (another good defensive player)
Vucevic (great rebounder)
Reggie Jackson (young potential player)
Jimmy butler (young defensive stopper)
Turiaf (last lineup energy)
Corey brewer
31st pick not 30th