I can only confirm what has already been said that the arena should be your main focus when distributing expenses. In particular, it’s has been recommended to max out the courtside seats (500) and luxury boxes (50) fairly quickly, as they don’t suffer as much of a drop in attendance during bad stretches and losses compared to the bleachers and lower tier seats.
Regarding your situation with the draft points: yes, you could use them right now, and since there are currently only four other managers in the league (three of whom have a better W-L record than you), you’d be in a good position to pick up a solid talent. The only potential issue is if new managers from Romania sign up during this season (4 weeks) and take over some of the bot teams—then your chances might decline.
The alternative would be to hold on to the draft points, especially if you’re confident you’ll get promoted later this season. After promotion, you’ll face much tougher opponents, and as a new manager moving up right away, it can be very difficult to keep up with the stronger teams. In that case, you might end up relegated again, but you could then use both this season’s and next season’s draft points together in the following draft, when your position might allow you to select better players.
Personally, I’d hold on to the draft points for now, see how the season develops, and keep an eye on your opponents in the other conference. Toward the end of the season, if not too many new managers have joined and your win-loss record remains slightly worse than some of the other human managers, then it could make sense to spend them.
That’s just my opinion, though I'm biased, as I had a similar situation back when I started and I actually kept my draft points and landed 2 top talents in the following draft in a higher division, who went to play for the U21 NT and win the consolation tournament.
I’d like to hear what others think about this though.
Last edited by LennuK. at 9/5/2025 2:01:51 AM