No More Tank: His Airness to the Rescue | 76ers MyLeague | 2K16

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Explanation
For those of you who only really like MyLeague and/or MyGM stories that stick to being as realistic as possible, then this probably isn’t for you. What I’ve done is take Michael Jordan from the 1985-1986 Bulls and put him on the present day 76ers. It’s time to end the tank and the seasons of comically terrible futility. But that’s all I did to start: add 22 year old, 90 overall MJ to the worst roster in the league.

Secondly, I had to fix the puzzling draft day decisions of Philly the last several years where they took three big men; three big men with a lot of potential, but still three players who essentially play the same position. I know I could experiment with Noel at PF but that kills floor spacing. So, I had to decide which of the three to keep. I went with Embiid. He’s my personal favorite of the bunch and I think in a more “perfect”, virtual world where he won’t be a constant, never-ending injury risk, he has the most two-way upside of the three. Thus, I traded Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel.

Lastly, I simmed the 2015-2016 season. I played a few games here and there to get a feel for what I had on my roster, but I wanted to get to the off-season so I could get my draft pick and better flesh-out my roster. Meaning, I will be picking this story up at the beginning of the 2016-2017 season.

Jahlil Okafor Trade

76ers Receive: Robin Lopez & NYK 2018 1st round pick
Knicks Receive: Jahlil Okafor & Jakarr Sampson

Nerlens Noel Trade

76ers Receive: Ryan Anderson
Pelicans Receive: Nerlens Noel & MIA 2016 1st round pick

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Team History

Team Leaders

2015-2016


2016-2017

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NBA History




2015-2016






2016-2017

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His Airness to the Rescue

Philadelphia, PA -- It’s been a string of comically terrible futility and historic losing streaks for the Philadelphia 76ers. The type of futility and awfulness that could understandably drive loyal fans out of their fanatical minds and into the soothing arms of another NBA franchise with more hope. SO when the 76ers had a chance to sign a young and upcoming superstar in Michael Jordan, it was an opportunity that could not be wasted. Jordan, just 22 years old, had a historically great rookie season in which he averaged 28.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 5.4 APG, and 1.9 SPG while shooting 51.3% from the field. Unfortunately for Jordan, he was sidelined for all but 18 games of his second season but still managed to average 22.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.9 APG, and 2.1 SPG in just 25.1 MPG; and of course he had an unforgettable 63 point performance in the playoffs against the Boston Celtics. Inexplicably, though, the Bulls were scared off by news from team doctors after thorough exams on his foot, fearing it could be a lingering issue that could cut the promising young player’s career short. Thus, Chicago decided not to pick up Jordan’s team option after his second season, allowing Philly GM Sam Hinkie to jump on the opportunity of a lifetime.

“I’m very thankful for the opportunity Mr. Hinkie has given me. I felt like my foot was fine, and would not be an issue going forward, but the front office in Chicago felt differently. Mark my words, though, they will seriously regret their decision from this day forward,” said Jordan at his introductory press conference.


Fastforward to the summer of 2016, and, at least temporarily, things look to be headed in the right direction for the 76ers. Jordan averaged 25.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 5.4 APG as the 76ers improved their win total to 25. That may not seem like drastic improvement, but given that the 76ers won 19 games in 2014 and 18 games in 2015, 25 wins is a definite step in the right direction. Still, that record was in the bottom five of the league and the 76ers held two top 10 draft picks: 3rd and 7th. With those picks Philly nabbed swingman sharpshooter Brandon Ingram out of Duke and combo guard marksman Jamal Murray out of Kentucky.

Free agency saw the 76ers land wing Gerald Green (2yr/$16.41M); veteran big man Amir Johnson (2yr/$23.52M); and athletic swingman Shabazz Muhammad (2yr/$20.45M). For the first time in awhile it appeared that the 76ers had a direction...and purpose. They had something that resembled an NBA roster at every position with NBA caliber players and young talent at multiple positions. Now it’s time to sit back, kick our feet up, and see how it unfolds.

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2016 NBA Draft | 1st Round

2016 NBA Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Los Angeles Lakers	Ben Simmons	SF	6'10"	225
2	Milwaukee Bucks	Dragan Bender	PF	7'1"	216
3	Philadelphia 76ers	Brandon Ingram	SF	6'9"	190
4	Sacramento Kings	Skal Labissiere	PF	6'11"	225
5	New Orleans Pelicans	Jaylen Brown	SF	6'7"	225
6	Orlando Magic	Kris Dunn	PG	6'4"	220
7	Philadelphia 76ers	Jamal Murray	PG	6'5"	207
8	Dallas Mavericks	Melo Trimble	PG	6'3"	185
9	Orlando Magic	henry Ellenson	PF	6'10"	245
10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Furkan Korkmaz	SG	6'7"	185
11	Portland Trail Blazers	Jakob Poeltl	C	7'0"	235
12	Toronto Raptors	Cheick Diallo	PF	6'9"	218
13	Charlotte Hornets	Buddy Hield	SG	6'4"	215
14	Washington Wizards	Brice Johnson	PF	6'9"	228
15	Utah Jazz	Caris LeVert	SG	6'7"	205
16	Detroit Pistons	Domantas Sabonis	PF	6'10"	231
17	Atlanta Hawks	Timothe Luwawu	SG	6'7"	206
18	Toronto Raptors	Diamond Stone	C	6'11"	260
19	Boston Celtics	Damian Jones	C	7'1"	245
20	Phoenix Suns	Zhou Qi	C	7'2"	209
21	Memphis Grizzlies	Malik Pope	SF	6'10"	212
22	Cleveland Cavaliers	Demetrius Jackson	PG	6'1"	198
23	New Orleans Pelicans	Denzel Valentine	SG	6'5"	220
24	Indiana Pacers	Malik Newman	PG	6'3"	194
25	Denver Nuggets	Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk	SG	6'7"	195
26	Golden State Warriors	Nigel Hayes	PF	6'8"	235
27	Los Angeles Clippers	Troy Williams	SF	6'7"	215
28	San Antonio Spurs	Kennedy Meeks	C	6'9"	265
29	Chicago Bulls	Monte Morris	PG	6'2"	170
30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ron Baker	SG	6'4"	220

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Philadelphia 76ers 2016-2017 Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
1	Tony Wroten	PG/SG	23	6'6"	205	$7.00M
5	Kendall Marshall	PG	25	6'4"	200	$2.05M
7	Carl Landry	PF	33	6'9"	248	$6.50M
9	Jamal Murray	PG/SG	20	6'5"	207	$2.86M
14	Brandon Ingram	SF	20	6'9"	193	$4.22M
20	Shabazz Muhammad	SG/SFf	23	6'6"	225	$10.00M
21	Joel Embiid	C	22	7'0"	250	$4.83M
23	Michael Jordan	SG/SF	23	6'6"	195	$5.73M
25	Robert Covington	SF/SG	25	6'9"	215	$1.02M
31	Gerald Green	SF/SG	30	6'8"	210	$9.00M
33	Ryan Anderson	PF/SF	28	6'10"	240	$11.00M
35	Amir Johnson	PF/C	29	6'9"	210	$11.50M
42	Dewayne Dedmon	C	27	7'0"	255	$4.71M
54	Robin Lopez	C	28	7'0"	255	$13.22M

Philadelphia 76ers Depth Chart - 2016-17
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Jamal Murray	Tony Wroten	Kendall Marshall
SG	Michael Jordan	Shabazz Muhammad	Gerald Green
SF	Brandon Ingram	Gerald Green	Michael Jordan
PF	Amir Johnson	Ryan Anderson	Carl Landry
C	Joel Embiid	Robin Lopez	Dewayne Dedmon

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Rose, Bulls too Much for Bulls in Season Opener


Derrick Rose scored 35 points and had 6 assists in Chicago's 121-107 win.

Chicago Bulls (1-0) at Philadelphia 76ers (0-1)
Oct 26, 2016 1 2 3 4 Final Chicago 31 25 33 32 121 Philadelphia 25 27 24 31 107 Top Performers Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose - 35 pts, 6 ast, 4 reb, 1 stl Pau Gasol - 12 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk Philadelphia 76ers Michael Jordan - 30 pts, 13 reb, 10 ast, 2 stl Brandon Ingram - 13 pts, 8 ast, 4 reb	Team Stats Comparison CHI PHI FG Made-Att 44/82 41/83 3PT Made-Att 15/26 9/21 FT Made-Att 18/19 16/21 Rebounds 41 46 Assists 28 36 Turnovers 13 16 Steals 8 7 Blocks 6 10
Chicago Bulls STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Derrick Rose 36 14/27 3/8 4/4 4 6 1 0 3 35 Pau Gasol 33 5/9 1/1 1/1 10 5 0 1 1 12 Jimmy Butler 33 1/6 0/1 3/3 4 5 4 0 3 5 Nikola Mirotic 30 3/7 1/4 5/5 2 1 0 2 1 12 Mike Dunleavy 26 7/8 2/2 0/0 3 3 0 1 1 16 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tony Snell 19 4/9 3/4 2/2 3 0 2 0 0 13 Joakim Noah 19 2/4 0/0 2/2 5 6 0 1 1 6 Doug McDermott 15 2/4 2/3 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Aaron Brooks 13 3/3 2/2 0/0 0 2 1 0 2 8 Michael Gbinije 7 1/2 1/1 1/2 2 0 0 0 0 4
Philadelphia 76ers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Michael Jordan 38 12/21 1/1 5/5 13 10 2 1 3 30 Joel Embiid 33 7/14 0/0 0/0 9 0 0 4 2 14 Brandon Ingram 32 4/8 3/6 2/3 5 8 0 0 1 13 Jamal Murray 31 5/11 3/8 0/0 3 8 1 0 3 13 Amir Johnson 28 4/7 0/0 2/6 6 1 2 2 2 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ryan Anderson 22 2/5 1/1 0/0 3 0 0 0 2 5 Tony Wroten 18 3/5 1/2 3/3 1 6 1 0 1 10 Gerald Green 16 1/6 0/2 0/0 0 1 0 1 2 2 Robin Lopez 16 1/3 0/0 2/2 5 0 1 2 0 4 Shabazz Muhammad 13 2/3 0/0 2/2 1 2 0 0 0 6

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Quote: Originally Posted by Themayorofawsometown

Those trades are poop, but I think you meant to do that Sent from my N9130 using Tapatalk

Yeah, I could've gotten better but I really just wanted to focus on my two top 10 picks in the 2016 draft and free agency to rebuild my roster.