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As it stands, players entering free agency are assigned a starting price of 10× their salary, capped at $500k. Since players are apparently never removed from the player pool (we can even see active players who are 100+ years old), I think it would be worth considering a system for high-salary players who fail to find a team and would otherwise remain permanently retired.

My suggestion would be to introduce a 25% weekly reduction in the asking price for the Free Agents.

For example, a player whose initial starting price is the maximum $500k and doesn't get purchased would return to the Transfer List the following week for $375k, where he would be listed for another 7 days. If nobody buys him again, his price would drop to around $281k, then $211k, and so on, with the price continuing to decrease by 25% each week until a team eventually signs him.

This would give these players a chance to re-enter the Transfer List at a more reasonable price instead of effectively disappearing from the game permanently.

What do you guys think about this suggestion?

I'm all for it! I had multiple players who I trained from the beggining for our U21 national team, sold them and then a couple of seasons after that I check them out and I see that they are free agents. It's actually quite saddening, knowing that they could've achieved so much and yet...

Last edited by NBA_Dodo at 8/23/2026 8:33:27 AM

It has? Do you remember what were the arguments against it?
P.S. I think with the new hoarding tax just around the corner, having more “skilled” players available on the Transfer List could help somewhat mitigate the inflation in transfer prices. Obviously, though, that wasn't the main reason behind the suggestion.