I figured that I should post an update in case anyone is still reading this
Over the past few weeks I have been manually updating all of the players in this game to match their 2k21 versions. That means positions/height/weight/attributes/badges for all 450 players + free agents.
So far I have completed 400 players. I am currently adjusting the players from the 2020 draft and will probably do a bunch from the free agency pool too before I start playing games again. It is all in an effort to re-align the league a bit closer to the real world and also to reduce unrealistic free agency deals in the future.
For example - Kyle Kuzma was rated 86 overall and was probably going to receive offers of $20 million+ per season in the upcoming free agency period. Now he is rated 76 overall and will get much more realistic contract offers. On the other hand - Fred VanVleet went from 77 to 85 and will now get a more deserved contract in free agency.
I have also done a decent amount of planning for the off-season and the upcoming draft. So I am not planning on ending this any time soon.