2017 Offseason Keepers
2017 was the fourth offseason where High Above Courtside had keepers, but the first one where salaries were used, as the league underwent a seismic shift towards a transition to a salary based league. There was a lot of information for the league owners to understand and adjust to in the 2017 offseason, and it will be included below.
There will be a $170 overall salary cap and a $100 keeper cap for each franchise.
TRANSLATION FROM DRAFT PICKS AND KEEPERS TO AUCTION DOLLARS:
17th round pick - $1
16th round pick - $1
15th round pick - $2
14th round pick - $3
13th round pick - $4
12th round pick - $5
11th round pick - $6
10th round pick - $7
9th round pick - $8
8th round pick - $10
7th round pick - $12
6th round pick - $13
5th round pick - $15
4th round pick - $17
3rd round pick - $20
2nd round pick - $26
1st round pick - $38
HOW DO I RE-SIGN MY PLAYERS FOR THE 2017-18 SEASON?
We are going to use this simplified system for the 2017 offseason. It will focus on the translated salary numbers, and not draft rounds. There will be a Keeper Cap of $100 to re-sign your players for 2017-18. The total auction budget will be $170, and the in-season hard salary cap will be $200.
$1 to $10 salary = $1 increase
$11 to $20 salary = $2 increase
$21 to $30 salary = $3 increase
$31 to $40 salary = $4 increase
$41 to $50 salary = $5 increase
$51+ salary = $6 increase
WAYS TO RE-SIGN PLAYERS
There are two ways to re-sign players on your current roster for 2017-18.
NORMAL CONTRACT: Pay the cost stated above.
OPTION YEAR CONTRACT: This is a one year contract where the player's salary is frozen. However, after that one season, the player earns unrestricted free agency and becomes draft eligible again, available for any team to bid on him in the annual HAC Auction.
OTHER NEWS AND NOTES
--Re-signing a player will add a year onto their “contract” with your team. Meaning, if you see that a player has a “1st” in his contract column on Fantrax, that means he has been re-signed once. If you choose to re-sign that player again, it will be the second year on his contract. A player may only be on a contract for four seasons before going back into the auction.
--New owners George, Robert and Monte will be given the freedom to reverse Option Year Contracts that were given by previous owners. It is their franchise now, time for them to make the decisions.
--HAC Coins will be available to all owners. However, as of July they will need to go through a major revision. I will let everyone know when that has been properly done.
--The in-season hard salary cap is $200. Not every team will get $200 right away, but can trade to acquire temporary cap money from other teams to reach a limit of $200 in a season. Any temporary cap money acquired during a season is taken away at the conclusion of a season.
--Keepers will be due on September 25. HAC Coins will be awarded to owners who submit their keepers earlier than this. More than one month early will earn 50 coins. One month early will earn 40 coins. Each week after that will deduct 10 coins from the prize until the keeper deadline.
2017 Offseason Keepers
Halftime Hoopers
James Harden $29 (option)
Joel Embiid $14
Wesley Matthews $8 (option)
Tyreke Evans $3
TOTAL: $54
Left Coast Gravity
Kyle Lowry - $20 (Bird Rights award from previous season; buying Keeper Cap Zap prize on Lowry)
Devin Booker - $6 - Standard contract
George Hill - $4 - Standard contract
Harrison Barnes - $8 - Standard contract
Skal Labissiere - $6 - Standard contract
Khris Middleton - $6 - Standard contract
Bobby Portis - $6 - Standard contract
Elfrid Payton - $15 - Standard contract
Dario Saric - $11 - Standard contract
Evan Fournier - $8 - Standard contract
Tyler Ulis - $6 - Standard contract
Rudy Gay - $15 - Option year contract
Patty Mills - $6 - Standard contract
Total: $117
-$ 20 Lowry keeper cap zap
Revised Total: $97
Washington Spin
LeBron James $38 (Frozen in Time)
Kawhi Leonard $32 (Time Machine)
Rodney Hood $8
Gary Harris $6
DeMar DeRozan $8
Moe Harkless $2
TOTAL $94
Bed, Bath & Biyombo
Bradley Beal $15
Robert Covington $11
Karl Anthony Towns $42
Goran Dragic $22
TOTAL: $90
Trick Swishers
Nikola Jokic $22
D’Angelo Russell $14
Draymond Green $19
Wilson Chandler $2
TOTAL: $57
The Greek Freak (now named Trust The Process)
Giannis - $6 NOW $7
Victor Oladipo - $8 NOW $9
Jusuf Nurkic - $10 NOW $11
Dwayne Dedmon - OPT $5 NOW $5
Myles Turner - $8 NOW $9
Ricky Rubio - OPT $15 NOW $15
TOTAL: $56
All In Pelicans Playoff Bound
(now named Enter the Glassman)
Reggie Jackson $11
Tyler Johnson $3
Brandon Ingram $11
Aaron Gordon $7
JaMychal Green $6
Anthony Davis $40 (Hometown)
Thon Maker $2
TJ Warren $5
Allen Crabbe $6
TOTAL: $91
Donkey Crankers
Malcolm Brogdon $6
James Johnson $6
Taurean Prince $6
Andre Drummond $15
Jimmy Butler $13
Rudy Gobert $7
Hassan Whiteside $6
Willy Hernangomez $6
DeAndre Jordan $15
Jrue Holiday $9
TOTAL: $89
Durantula
NO KEEPERS
Hickory High
Russell Westbrook $17
Ben Simmons $14
Kristaps Porzingis $7
Dennis Schroder $5
Kevin Durant $42
CJ McCollum $15
TOTAL: $100
Latrell’s Hub Caps
Patrick Beverley $6
Kris Dunn $7
Jamal Murray $8
Tim Hardaway Jr. $6
Lou Williams $9
Bojan Bogdanovich $3
Jabari Parker $17 (Frozen In Time)
Domantas Sabonis $2
Jaylen Brown $8
Sean Kilpatrick $6
TOTAL: $72
Jive Suckas
Kemba Walker $19
Paul George $15
Julius Randle $17
Willie Cauley-Stein $6
Gorgui Dieng $14
Nerlens Noel $6
Jae Crowder $3
Marquese Chriss $6