BuzzerBeater Forums

To add a couple of things I think you need to finish building your arena, way to small to compete in III div. In my opinión at least 12000/3000/500/40 and for the time you want to really push for promotion you need to have your arena fully built that means around 14-15000/5-6000/500/50 depends if you prefer more or less bleachers. The arena is the number one priority because when you promote you can take advantage of the fan boost and really make some decent money.
Also if you plan on playing the game for a long time you can think about the arena design but it's not a priority until you finish to build all your seats.
Another things, from what i see of your players on sale they lack a lot of defense, nowadays defense has a lot more value over shooting. I would prefer a guard with 14 jump shot and 17 outside defense over a guard with those numbers flipped.
If i were you, for this season i would pay the Minimum salary and focusing on building the arena. And Next season when draftees come out buy 3 "guards" of 18 years old with superstar-mvp potential with decent starting skill point (something around 55 sos) and another 3 with all-star/perennial all-star potential and just rebuild from Scratch.
It Will be a long way (at least 4/5 season) before you see the resulta but you Will be in a way better position from what you are now

He is not a newbie manager, so I think he doesn't need to start with 18 year olds. That is a team strategy for newbies, managers of U21/NT farms or those who want to take a break from ultra-competitive team management and go full rebuild. Sure, like you suggested, if he want to wait 4-5 seasons then hit the restart button and go with six new 18 year olds (in D4). But I suspect he wants to start competing asap, so why not set the starting point little higher? I'd say, if he wants to compete in 2 seasons, instead of starting with 18 year olds 60+ TSP, go for 19 year olds with 70+ TSP but only if he goes with Youth coach (and training facilities). If he don't want to employ youth coach, then why even bother with 18/19, go for 20 year olds at 85ish TSP and MVP+ potential (and that would mean 3 players, not 6). The remainder of the strategy stays the same: keep your team within salary floor, invest in the Arena, but fight to stay in D3.