I skipped half of my first season as I choose Orlando, and anything positive I did while on the court was completely erased by what the AI did while I was off the court. We only won one game, and that was one where I got an abnormal amount of minutes, and ended up spanking the Lakers. Speaking of the Lakers, they offered me a contract for my second season, which is where I wanted to be all along.
Also seems like they are setting up Dante Exum to be your rival, my player started trash talking him without me even doing anything.