#SLOE: People's Basketball Sim League

Trailblazers release Jack Haley. Sorry, buddy.

Also, release Terry Catledge. Don't bother catching the flight from Charlotte.

Portland sends:
Randy Breuer

Charlotte sends:
Terry Catledge
Jack Haley
5 points

Portland accepts. Good luck, Nick!

Discord chat eyeing the Suns' bid to Colter:

Portland sends:
PF Jim Petersen
PF Mark Acres

Boston sends:
SG Willie Anderson

Portland accepts. Glad this worked out, AB!

Me when I'm on the clock versus when I'm not:

Meanwhile, in the green room...

With the 16th pick in the 1988 NPBSL draft, the Portland BluntforcetraumaBlazers select... guard Michael Williams out of Baylor.

@Mike Lowry and the Bullets are on the clock

AngryBanana wrote: Tue Mar 17, 2026 5:21 pm That is correct that we do not have any player named Richard on our team.

Can confirm the roster has no Richards; it DOES have Cheeks.

I plan to make a pick with the #16 pick in the draft; however, I could be talked out of it for the right deal.

But don't procrastinate. Offers should be made before pick #15 goes in or one hour from this post (whichever is later). If I don't have a deal to my liking by that time, I'll make the pick ...

I read this!

WigNosy wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 3:40 pm Trailblazers exercise RFA rights on Tony Campbell and Frank Brickowski.

On second thought, Trailblazers decline to exercise their RFA rights on Tony Campbell and Frank Brickowski.

I may change my mind again between now and the deadline, but that's where I am now.

Trailblazers DECLINE TO exercise RFA rights on Tony Campbell and Frank Brickowski.

Note: Sedale Threatt and Jeff Malone are on the "you can't trade these RFA's" list (here: viewtopic.php?t=15490 ) so this trade can't be processed until RFA is over.

The Cat does a draft preview (with a tiny bit of reaction since some people were impatient and drafted quickly). This is both a breakdown of the "five tiers of players in this draft" and something of a mock draft (though the cat is unusually non-committal about which players will be going where ...

A team's "minimum tax" is locked in at the trade deadline - per the rules for in-season Free Agency here: https://pbsl.ijbl.net/viewtopic.php?t=5222 - "Players may not be released after the Trade Deadline unless a squad has to cut a player because a pre-trade deadline trade put their roster over 15 ...

A quick reaction to the Expansion Draft, including looking at the Expansion Draft pool, "how would I have drafted?" and instant reactions to the Charlotte Hornets announcing their opening day roster.

https://pbsl.ijbl.net/podcasts/394444125273481219.mp4

Now with more use of "attach file to board ...

Updated heading into S9 off-season.

Portland sends:
Blazers’ 2nd round pick in 1988
Blazers' 2nd round pick in 1990
Kings’ 2nd round pick in 1990
3 points - Bank: https://pbsl.ijbl.net/viewtopic.php?p=130051#p130051

Charlotte sends:
Hornets' 2nd round pick in 1990
Commitment to select Sedale Threatt in the upcoming Expansion Draft ...

Balance carried forward from 1986-87: 106 points

OFFSEASON

• Expansion Draft Trade with Hornets = -3 points

Subtotal -3 points
Running Total 106 - 3 = 103 points

Starts here.

OBJECTIVE: 2000+ words = 6 points
SUBJECTIVE: Covers the entire league's interactions with the Expansion Draft and tries to project what the Hornets will do. This should be interesting to every team preparing for the expansion draft. Full marks - full points (4) to get to maximum of 10 points per ...

Finals are over. Closed for S8.

POINTS:
AngryBanana - 5 points (17 posts/3, round down)
WigNosy - 1 point (4 posts/3, round down)
BigDaddyd8720 - 5 points (15 posts/3)
greepleairport - 5 points (17 posts/3)
LazyTitanSmash - 2 points (8 posts/3)

NO POINTS AWARDED:
tbone963 2 posts
digiskunk 1 ...

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