The Franchise Man: NBA Free Agency and Its Impact on the Digital Hardwood

[RaychelSnr]

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh did something that has never been done before this NBA offseason by bringing their collective free-market talents to South Beach. While they have shaken up the real-life NBA, they have also done the same in the digital NBA world.

The biggest story of the NBA year was not a game or the NBA Finals, but the free agency period and where the league’s stars would decide to go and play. NBA video games cannot let this go unnoticed.

We are no longer in an era where the free-agency period in a franchise mode is something you sim past after 15 minutes. It’s too important and needs to feel that way in video games.

So here are a few suggestions to make free agency more realistic in NBA video games.

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[blocknose]

great idea for all sports games not just NBA

[Agent_XX4]

awsome idea

[SlidinThrew]

Good Ideas, I would love to see the off season be more important in every NBA game.

[convince]

I wonder what KG would do if he had to do it over again. Oh yeah, he already answered that, he would left a long time ago. So i guess KG would have a zero in the loyalty dept. as well. The Cavs did it to themselves, they should have traded for Amare, but they decided to keep hold of J.J. Hickerson, that why they went Jamison route. Its funny how loyalty only is thrown around when that player is a superstar. Many times owners have released and traded players w/o a player wanting to leave. I'm glad Lebron left, he did the best thing for the pursuit of a ring and left about 25 million on the table. Right now Joe Johnson is making more money than Lebron, Bosh and Wade . I guess he's loyal and not greedy. BTW the Twitter idea is horrible. But the Buzz idea is awesome.

[n_cruz69]

Quote: Originally Posted by convince

I wonder what KG would do if he had to do it over again. Oh yeah, he already answered that, he would left a long time ago. So i guess KG would have a zero in the loyalty dept. as well. The Cavs did it to themselves, they should have traded for Amare, but they decided to keep hold of J.J. Hickerson, that why they went Jamison route. Its funny how loyalty only is thrown around when that player is a superstar. Many times owners have released and traded players w/o a player wanting to leave. I'm glad Lebron left, he did the best thing for the pursuit of a ring and left about 25 million on the table. Right now Joe Johnson is making more money than Lebron, Bosh and Wade . I guess he's loyal and not greedy. BTW the Twitter idea is horrible. But the Buzz idea is awesome.

KG didnt leave after his team won 66 games and was a player away from winning a championship, he left after the team failed to make the playoffs in multiple years after giving going through multiple rebuilding process while his talent was being wasted. The funny thing is, it was Lebron who didnt want Hickson traded. You see Lebron had a say an ALL of the Cavs transactions, including the Jamison trade and the Shaq signing. The organization did everything Lebron asked and got the players he wanted, and they still go the shaft. It was Lebron who quit on the team in a very winnable series against the Celtics. IMO, the pressure of winning as THE MAN and in a city like Cleveland got to him and he decided he wanted to take the easy road and not be the man.

[ronyell]

VERY good read & i agree with everthing suggested... franchise gets stale because of the lack of what you've suggested.

[user600]

2K series already has the league buzz, you can see what players are asking for trade and possible destinations