Welcome to this new story! It's my first story on this site after writing stories on other sites/sports before. I will go for a classic career: starting from 1997-98.. with one of the worst (if not worst) team in NBA history: the Vancouver Grizzlies. Some of you may remember such great players like Shareef Abdur-Rahim or Bryant "Big Country" Reeves. I will give some updates on this career every month (at least for the first seasons I won't report every single game), hope you enjoy.. a season preview will be up soon.
Game: NBA 2k12 (PC)
Difficulty: Superstar
Roster: Inbar's 97-98 Mod
Quarter Length: 12 Mins
Sliders: Leftos Realistic Sliders
CPU Trades: On
Draft classes: Real
G | Damon Stoudamire | 5-10, 171 lbs | Arizona | 3 (experience, prior to this season)
G | Vince Carter | 6-6, 215 lbs | North Carolina | R
F | Shareef Abdur-Rahim | 6-9, 225 lbs | California | 2
F | Michael Smith | 6-9, 230 lbs | Providence | 4
C | Bryant Reeves | 7-0, 275 lbs | Oklahoma State | 3
G | Bobby Jackson | 6-1, 185 lbs | Minnesota | 1
F | Antawn Jamison | 6-8, 220 lbs | North Carolina | R
G | Brent Barry | 6-6, 185 lbs | Oregon State | 3
F | Tony Massenburg | 6-9, 220 lbs | Maryland | 6
F | Bruce Bowen | 6-7, 185 lbs | California State | 3
C | Oliver Miller | 6-9, 320 lbs | Arkansas | 6
F | Sam Mack | 6-7, 220 lbs | Houston | 4
G | Stephen Jackson | 6-8, 218 lbs | Butler County | 1
G | Rodrick Rhodes | 6-6, 225 lbs | Southern California | 1
G | Anthony Carter | 6-1, 190 lbs | Hawaii | R
Grizzlies' transactions (Season 1997-98):
01/11 - Vancouver traded guard Bobby Hurley to Houston for guard Rodrick Rhodes
11/11 - Vancouver signed center Brad Daugherty
27/11 - Vancouver traded forwards George Lynch and Pete Chilcutt to Denver for guard Bobby Jackson
15/12 - Vancouver re-called Chris Robinson from D-League and signed C.J. Bruton
10/01 - Vancouver signed guard Lawrence Moten
27/01 - Vancouver traded guards Blue Edwards and Lee Mayberry to Boston for Bruce Bowen and Boston's 1998 2nd-round pick
05/02 - Vancouver signed guard John Rillie
11/02 - Vancouver signed guard Stephen Jackson
08/03 - Vancouver sent C.J. Bruton to D-League and signed center Marc Jackson
NBA transactions (1997-98):
03/11 - Utah signed Herb Williams
29/11 - Toronto traded Doug Christie to Atlanta for Alan Henderson and Chris Crawford
06/12 - Indiana traded Chris Mullin to Miami for Brent Barry
08/12 - Houston traded Clyde Drexler and Eddie Johnson to Denver for Cory Alexander and Denver's 1998 1st-round pick
07/01 - Sacramento traded Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Otis Thorpe to Boston for Pervis Ellison and Keith Bailey
09/12 - Houston traded Hakeem Olajuwon and Mario Elie to LA Lakers for Elden Campbell and Derek Fisher
21/12 - Houston traded Kevin Willis to San Antonio for Monty Williams and San Antonio's 1998 1st-round pick
23/12 - Washington traded Ben Wallace and their 1998 1st-round pick to Golden State for Erick Dampier
28/12 - Boston traded Walter McCarty to Minnesota for Sam Mitchell and Minnesota's 1998 2nd-round pick
05/01 - Detroit traded Brian Williams to Dallas for Khalid Reeves and Dallas' 1998 1st-round pick
08/01 - Utah traded Adam Keefe and Antoine Carr to Washington for Juwan Howard
12/01 - Houston traded Charles Barkley to Indiana for Jalen Rose and Indiana's 1999 2nd-round pick
#1 - November 1997 (Recap)
#2 - December 1997 (Recap, 5-23)
#3 - Abdur-Rahim "Player of the week" (January 8-14, 1998)
#4 - January 1998 (Recap, 8-33)
#5 - Mid-season report #1 (Standings, leaders, rookies)
#6 - Mid-season report #2 (Grizzlies stats, Kings special)
#7 - Vote for a trade (January '98)
#8 - '98 All-Star voting finished...
#9 - '98 All-Star Game recap
#10 - February 1998 (Recap, 13-45)
#11 - March 1998 (Recap, 18-54)
#12 - Regular season report #1 (Standings, leaders, Grizzlies stats)
#13 - Regular season report #2 (MVP, awards, All-star teams)
#14 - 1998 Playoffs recap + Finals preview (Sonics vs Knicks)
#15 - 1998 NBA Finals (Sonics vs Knicks)
#16 - 1998 Draft Lottery
#17 - 1998 Draft - Warriors take Pierce with 1st pick!
#18 - Off-season Part I - Bulls' breakdown
#19 - Off-season Part II - Rockets add Divac, Bulls depth
#20 - Off-season Part III - McDyess a Sixer, Nash a Blazer
#21 - Off-season Part IV - Grizzlies add Stoudamire/Barry/Miller
#22 - Off-season Wrap-up - Part I (Top-seeded teams)
#23 - Off-season Wrap-up - Part II (Grizzlies' special)