Players and retirement

[GrantHill]

Hi,
what kind of things factor in a players decision to retire? Any chance to influence the players decision. For instance, I've seen Ginobili retiring after one season, in my other assosiation he played for three more years. Another example is Steve Nash. Any chance he doesn't retire after the first season?

[TeamBuilder]

Sometimes Nash plays another year, but most often he retires after the first season.

I can't say this is definitely the case, but in most of my associations it seems that if you have a higher OVR rated team, the player will be less likely to retire (probably because they feel they have another shot at a ring).

Another theory I have read is that if the player hasn't yet maxed out his potential he may prolong his career. EX: If you use "untapped potential" (one of the training things available in the offseason that costs 75) on someone like Paul Pierce, his potential rating would increase and he would be more likely to play an extra season or two. I don't know if this is entirely true, but I think I read it somewhere on this forum. If I can find the link I'll post it.

[LBCnba]

it seems random to me but I havent studied much looking for trends

[WetBeaverNeeded]

I think it's random, but what i would like to know is whether their contracts stay on the salary cap? I've often had older players re-sign for 4 years only to see them retire the next offseason.

[CaseIH]

Quote: Originally Posted by GrantHill

Hi, what kind of things factor in a players decision to retire? Any chance to influence the players decision. For instance, I've seen Ginobili retiring after one season, in my other assosiation he played for three more years. Another example is Steve Nash. Any chance he doesn't retire after the first season?

I have always wondered this myself on what factors into a player retiring in the game. I does seem random, so its hard to put a finger on it in this game. I do wish there was a way you could talk them out of it, or in Nash' case talk him into retiring,lol. IRL Nash should have retired a couple years ago.

[CaseIH]

Quote: Originally Posted by WetBeaverNeeded

I think it's random, but what i would like to know is whether their contracts stay on the salary cap? I've often had older players re-sign for 4 years only to see them retire the next offseason.

If a player retires IRL then their contract becomes void, so thats probably the way it works in the game too, or should anyway.

[PaPZ187]

Quote: Originally Posted by CaseIH

If a player retires IRL then their contract becomes void, so thats probably the way it works in the game too, or should anyway.

It should, but teams like the Celtics are still paying players like Dana Barros, Lakers and Knicks also paying guys that haven't played in a while either so I'm not 100% sure it's automatically void once they retire.

I'll try to find the link stating this....

Edit: here's a link where guys like Marbury, Shaq and Barros are on the Celtics 2013-2014 payroll (scroll down to the 2nd section)

http://data.shamsports.com/content/p...es/celtics.jsp

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[CaseIH]

Quote: Originally Posted by PaPZ187

It should, but teams like the Celtics are still paying players like Dana Barros, Lakers and Knicks also paying guys that haven't played in a while either so I'm not 100% sure it's automatically void once they retire. I'll try to find the link stating this.... Edit: here's a link where guys like Marbury, Shaq and Barros are on the Celtics 2013-2014 payroll (scroll down to the 2nd section) http://data.shamsports.com/content/p...es/celtics.jsp Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk

I dont think those guys retired from the team did they? I could be wrong, I know if a baseball player retires then he loses his contract, I just figured it was like that in any sport, but maybe not.