Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:

Go to the 80's Legend team and hold R1 + R2 + L1 + L2 then press Square(3), Circle(4), Triangle, X(2), Select. Then, go to exhibition mode and press L2 for "Rewards". A reward titled "Legends" will be now be available. Enable it, exit exhibition mode, then go into "Rosters". Take Kareem Abdul-Jabbar off free agents and put him on a team. Then, go back into exhibition mode and start a game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar should be on the team you placed him on.


Get more salary cap room for franchise mode:

Before starting a new franchise, go to "Roster Mangement". Release your highest paid players to the Free Agent Pool. Start a new franchise, and go to the "Roster Management" screen. Select "Sign Free Agents" and you can now sign your high priced players back to your team for the league minimum.