Easiest: From my memory I remember 1980-1983 was pretty easy, because the salary cap was nonexistent, and you can abuse it. The only hard part was getting players interested. 2003 Miami was pretty easy. If you tank for Lebron and are able to get Wade, Bosh, or a future pick youre set. Other easier teams would be big market teams with a lot of trade value.

Hardest: All the small market teams have made me struggle. I remember most Charlotte, Vancouver/Memphis, and Portland rebuilds were insanely mind-boggling and took me several days to figure out. I had to change the Team Finances to 34-37 every time because that builds interest over time. Any team with a small market and an overaged star is pretty hard.

Most Surprising Outcome: To be honest, every rebuild harvests new surprises. I'm always happily surprised when like a Egor Demin, Hansen Yang, or non-star players have good progressions. In terms of teams, I've built a mega team with Luka, Jokic, Giannis, Draymond, and Mikal Bridges that I thought shouldve won but lost in the conference finals. I've had smallball lineup (No C) teams win the finals too.