Waves
This is wave 1 of free agency. There will be 3 waves.
Checking this post to see if you were outbid
Make sure to check this post regularly to see if someone outbid you or not. I will updating the bids in order. I don't want to be going after 30 GMs to tell them that they were outbid lol. I will however remind teams with RFA's that received offer sheets.
Player perspective
I play as the perspective of the player. Make sure to write pitches when sending an offer, that increases your chances of signing a player.
Soft and Hard Cap
I have decided to implement something like the luxury tax. It will be a hard cap set at 185 million. No matter what the transaction, you can't go over 185 million. Note that we still have the NBA soft cap at 127 million but you can go over it to re-sign guys, minimums, MLE, but not go over to sign other players.
Sign and Trades
You are also allowed to negotiate sign and trades. REMEMBER: Just because you agreed on a sign and trade does not mean it is official, you have to wait until the player accepts the offer in order for it to be official.
Cutting players
You can cut players at any time if you want, but if they are on guaranteed deals, they are still on your payroll
Offer Sheets and Restricted Free Agency
Each Team is allowed to prepare only one offer sheet contract in the entire offseason for restricted free agents. If an offer sheet is made and the team that his rights don't match the offer, he goes to that team that gave him the offer sheet if the player is okay with the offer.
Extending Players
This is also the time where you can extend your 2020 draft pick players.
No Cap Holds
We won't be doing cap holds in this mock. Meaning if you have cap space and you re-sign a player, he won't count towards the cap right away which gives you the freedom to sign other players and then the player you re-sign will be signed using bird rights.
Teams close to hard cap
Nets: 184.82 M
Grizzlies: 147.99 M
Team Open Roster Spots (17 is max) and soft cap space
Hawks: None (8)
Celtics: 12.09 (5)
Nets: None (5)
Hornets: 36.83 M (6)
Bulls: 23.45 (10)
Cavs: 7.22 M (5)
Mavs: 19.62 M (4)
Nuggets: 9.21 M (10)
Pistons: 31.56 M (5)
Warriors: None (11)
Rockets: 34.61 (6)
Pacers: 82.56 (2)
Clippers: None (7)
Lakers: 9.53 M (9)
Grizzlies: None (5)
Heat: None (10)
Bucks: 28.61 (7)
T Wolves: 53.95 M (7)
Pels: 44.03 (6)
Knicks: 11.93 (3)
OKC: 36.76 M (1)
Magic: 34.62 (5)
76ers: None (4)
Suns: 4.37 M (5)
Blazers: 18.79 M (2)
Kings: 36.92 M (5)
Spurs: None (6)
Raptors: 41.97 M (3)
Jazz: 8.18 M (8)
Wizards: 41.44 M (7)
Vancouver: 23.12 M (4)
Seattle: 14.32 M (5)
2023 NBA Draft all 62 picks: https://fanspo.com/nba/s/general/p/DVajByp-qhFZ1H/raptorsfan126-mock-2023-draft-order
Free Agents with rating/pot
85+: All time Great
75: Superstar MVP calibre
65: Roughly all star level if not close to it
55: Average starter
45: Average role player
35 or below: Bad player
Nikola Jokic 76 OVR /77 POT
Status: Unless something crazy happens, Jokic returning to the Nuggets is almost a done deal
1. Nuggets: 5 year max SIGNED
Hornets: 4/148
Magic: 4/138.48
Lebron James 75/75
Status: Hornets have the edge in the Lebron sweepstakes
1. Hornets 2/73 (PO after year 1) SIGNED
Magic 2/68.4 (PO after year 1)
Mavs 1/15.62
Zion Williamson (RFA) 73/80
Status: Will sign with Pelicans
1. Pelicans: 4 year max SIGNED
Pacers: 4 year max
Raptors 4 year max
Tyler Herro (RFA) 70/75
1. Heat 5/200 SIGNED
Dillon Brooks 66/68
Status: Hopes for a long-term bigger deal, but also is fine with a prove it one year contract and will take the Mavs offer after wave 1 if it is the best he gets.
1. Mavs: 1+1 (PO) 15.78 M SIGNED
Vancouver 2/20
Clint Capela 66/67
Status: His interest is shifted to the Clippers and will after wave 1 if its the best he gets.
1. Raptors 2/32 SIGNED
Clippers 3 year MLE
Mavs 2/22
Jordan Poole (RFA) 60/68
Status: Still hoping for a higher offer, but will take the 4/80 deal with the Warriors after wave 1 if no better offer comes by.
1. Warriors 4/80 SIGNED
Blazers: 4/80
Myles Turner 64/66
Status: Interested in returing to Indiana
1. Pacers 3/54 SIGNED
Rockets 3/48 (PO after year 2)
Kings: 2/19
Jalen McDaniels 60/65
Status: He is all about money, so far the Knicks have offered the most, so he is leaning towards them
1. Knicks 3/35 SIGNED
Wizards: 3/33
76ers: 2 year MLE
Knicks: 2/11.8
Mavs: 3 year minimum
Jerami Grant 63/63
Status: Grant's interested has shifted to the Nuggets in a big way since they are giving far higher AAV
1. Nuggets 2/42 SIGNED
Vancouver: 3/23
TJ Warren 63/63
Status: Knicks are heavy favourites
1. Knicks: 2+1 (PO) MLE SIGNED
Van: 2/17 And Player Option After Year 1
Blazers: 1 year minimum
Malcolm Brogdon 62/62
Status: Will take the Boston offer after wave 1 if it is the best he gets. Does feel he could get more though
1. Celtics: 3 year MLE SIGNED
Knicks: 4/47 (PO after year 3)
Vancouver: 3 year MLE
Bojan Bogdanovic 60/60
Status: Interest has shifted to the Raptors
1. Raptors: 2/32 SIGNED
Knicks: 4/47 (PO after year 3)
Clippers: 3 year MLE
Vancouver: 2 Year MLE
Russell Westbrook 62/62
Status: Will take this offer after wave 1 if it is the best he gets
1. Rockets: 3/48 SIGNED
Vancouver: 1+1 (PO) 13.78 Million
Nikola Vucevic 62/62
Status: Leaning towards the Bulls.
1. Bulls: 2/32 SIGNED
Rockets: 2/34
DeAngelo Russell 60/61
Status: Russell leans towards the Bulls. All Russell asks for is money and a guaranteed starting spot.
1. Bulls: 4/56 SIGNED
Knicks 4/44
Vancouver: 4/40
Teams without a GM
If there is a key RFA for a team with no GM, they will be re-signed just to provide some sort of realism.
GM's
Atlanta Hawks-DH10
Boston Celtics- Slayerco97
Brooklyn Nets- THEGRUDGE
Charlotte Hornets- KnicksTape
Chicago Bulls- statnerd
Cleveland Cavaliers- SchlenkSystem
Dallas Mavericks- MeWasntHere
Denver Nuggets- letsgobrandon
Detroit Pistons- JColetheGOAT
Golden State Warriors- ChrisGon0203
Houston Rockets- Cantstopthis
Indiana Pacers- Curry4MVP
Los Angeles Clippers- Cantstopthis
Los Angeles Lakers-
Memphis Grizzlies- TTT
Miami Heat- Nascar0527
Milwaukee Bucks- LogoLillard
Minnesota Timberwolves- cjberlingo1280
New Orleans Pelicans- Kingcrosstheman
New York Knicks- AlanB
Oklahoma City Thunder- DubsinFour
Orlando Magic- Tyo
Philadelphia 76ers- Steel_Houstan
Phoenix Suns-
Portland Trail Blazers- Mnorton26
Sacramento Kings- Zmakinmoves
San Antonio Spurs- spursdraftdude
Toronto Raptors- LukaMagic77
Utah Jazz-
Washington Wizards- GoGiants26
Seattle Symphony: Aparsood
Vancouver Whalers: Miami Hurricanes
Deadline
The deadline for wave 1 free agency is May 2 10:00 AM EST
UPDATE: I added a status for the free agents that received offers so you have a better idea of what they are looking to do