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Some of the differences in salaries may be due to how players are classified, which might not be the same as their utility.

PG are classified based on having better passing/handling than shooting skills. So players with both sets of skills may end up being classified as SG, with high salaries. And players with OK passing skills, and mediocre shooting are classified as PG. If you had a PG with exceptional passing skills, and training his shooting, his salary would increase, but he might change classification to SG.

Similarly, forwards are classified as such on the basis of their jump shot. But they might have lesser inside skills, and the JS stands out a bit, but they don't get paid for mediocre inside skills. SF also have a relatively weak IS, which appears to be the prime distinction between PF and SF. So if you were to train a SF in IS, his salary might increase, and his value as a SF might increase, but BB might start calling him a PF.

i thought the base position that BB assigns to the player always stays the same (although with training the player may evolve to have other perceived better positions)

or can the classified position change?

Oh, it can change. There was a Center in my league that slways played SF, I just checked his player page a minute ago, and now he's a 7'0" SG.

I have heard of players changing position.

It appears that the position is calculated based on relative strengths of skills. For example, PG appear to have better passing/handling/driving skills than shooting skills. If you search the transfer market for a PG with say mediocre passing, he will have very poor shooting and inside skills. But if you search for a PG with respectable passing, he might have average JS, or poor shooting. If the shooting is just a bit worse, you could probably convert a PG to a SG by training JS and JR.

If you search the transfer market for a SG with respectable passing, he will have very good shooting, because it has to be stronger than his passing for him to be a SG. You could probably convert him to a PG by training passing.

I've just had a PG change to 'best position SG' after one week of training at outside shooting. I guess he wasn't a very good PG!