Pre-Draft Preparation

Forced releases

11 players have been held 3 straight seasons and return to the auction whether their manager likes it or not.

• Damien Chet the Bed
  De'Aaron Fox $28
• Daniel Fall of the Titans
  Julius Randle $31
• Morgs Essendon
  Victor Wembanyama $53Jarrett Allen $23
• Jan Ant’s In Trae’s Pants
  Trae Young $49
• Koops Sunsation
  Scottie Barnes $27
• Tristan Bring Melo Back!
  Brandon Ingram $36Shaedon Sharpe $12Brandon Miller $11Immanuel Quickley $11
• Jordan Keeper Culture
  Coby White $11

Nothing forced: Jason (Operation Nothing But Bet), Jeff (Oakland Athletics), Pete (Flint Tropics), Martin (Kon You Touch My Knueppel), Derek (Derek SuperSonics). Nothing forced is not the same as nothing to think about.

Earned benefits

Trade bonus, $1 per completed trade

• Pete +$2 (2 trades)
• Damien +$1 (1 trade)
• Jason +$1 (1 trade)
• Morgs +$1 (1 trade)
• Jan +$1 (1 trade)
• Koops +$1 (1 trade)
• Martin +$1 (1 trade)

Prize discounts

• Pete $2 off (In-game deduction)
• Morgs $4 off (In-game deduction)
• Koops $2 off (In-game deduction)

Bottom-four cap bonus

The bottom 4 from last season receive a 5% cap bonus. It attaches to the team, not the manager, so an inherited roster keeps the help that comes with it.

• Daniel +$12 (9th last season, inherited from Alex)
• Damien +$12 (10th last season)
• Jason +$12 (11th last season)
• Jeff +$12 (12th last season, inherited from Seila)

Final budgets

• Damien Chet the Bed
  $256 $243 cap+$12 bottom-4+$1 trade
  $162 left after $94 of keepers
• Jason Operation Nothing But Bet
  $256 $243 cap+$12 bottom-4+$1 trade
  $94 left after $162 of keepers
• Daniel Fall of the Titans
  $255 $243 cap+$12 bottom-4
  $171 left after $84 of keepers
• Jeff Oakland Athletics
  $255 $243 cap+$12 bottom-4
  $144 left after $111 of keepers
• Pete Flint Tropics
  $245 $243 cap+$2 trade
  $184 left after $61 of keepers
• Morgs Essendon
  $244 $243 cap+$1 trade
  $161 left after $83 of keepers
• Jan Ant’s In Trae’s Pants
  $244 $243 cap+$1 trade
  $177 left after $67 of keepers
• Koops Sunsation
  $244 $243 cap+$1 trade
  $162 left after $82 of keepers
• Martin Kon You Touch My Knueppel
  $244 $243 cap+$1 trade
  $139 left after $105 of keepers
• Tristan Bring Melo Back!
  $243 $243 cap
  $165 left after $78 of keepers
• Jordan Keeper Culture
  $243 $243 cap
  $148 left after $95 of keepers
• Derek Derek SuperSonics
  $243 $243 cap
  $203 left after $40 of keepers

Every team clears the $11 floor, so nobody is boxed in. Tightest is Jason with $94 left after $162 of keepers. Most room belongs to Derek with $203.