Fantasy basketball,run like a front office.
Real contracts against a hard salary cap. Take on dead money when you release a player, trade players and picks, and run a weighted-lottery rookie draft.
Hard cap, real contracts
Every roster runs against the cap, with salaries that escalate by contract year.
Dead money on release
Cut a player and carry the dead cap against your books, just like the pros.
Weighted rookie draft
Trade draft picks and run a weighted-lottery draft for incoming rookies.