NBA 2K18
NBA 2K18 All-Time Rosters Revealed For All 30 Teams
2K has released NBA 2K18 All-Time rosters for all 30 NBA teams. As noted in the past, not all players will be in the game and that isn’t the fault of 2K. Players have to be in the retired players association or have a deal with 2K. For a variety of reasons, some players simply don’t like video games and don’t want to be associated with it, period.
Check them out below and post your thoughts!
I guess they wanted everybody to be an 80 and up ?
Easier to read here ;)
Some really great players in there, even if they aren't necessarily deemed classic! Very surprised and excited about:
- Danny Manning & Maggette - Clippers
- Abdur-Rahim - Grizzlies
- Augmon - Hawks
- Seikaly - Heat
- Glen Rice - Hornets
- Eaton & Kirilenko - Jazz
- Richmond & Theus - Kings
- Houston, Monroe & Bernard King - Knicks
- Mikan, Cooper, Baylor & Wilkes - Lakers
- Triple J (Jason Kidd, Jamal Mashburn & Jim Jackson) - Mavericks
- Petrovic & Anderson - Nets
- Lever, Alex English, Issel, McDyess & Kiki - Nuggets
- Jermaine O'neal, Artest, Rik Smits, Rose, Davis & Jackson - Pacers
- David Wesley - Pelicans
- Grant Hill & Stackhouse - Pistons
- Murphy, Sampson, Hayes & Mobley - Rockets
- Gervin & Rodman - Spurs
- Chambers, KJ, Majerle, Barbosa & Ceballos - Suns
- Lenny Wilkens, Xavier & Dale Ellis - Thunder
- Cassell, Isaiah Rider, Leattner, Sprewell & Marbury - Twolves
- Walton & Rod Strickland - Blazers
- Rick Barry & Sleepy Floyd - Warriors
- Muresan & BOL!!! - Wizards
Notable misses: Rasheed Wallace, Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Juwan Howard, Anthony Mason, Marcus Camby, Rudy Tomjanovich, Moses Malone, Michael Adams, Brandon Roy, Greg Oden.
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Probably the biggest miss for me, besides the obvious Miller and Barkley. Hopefully we get some great CAPS this year to fill the void.
If CAP is anything like WWE it should be easy.
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I haven't been this excited for a while 2K. Thank you, this is amazing.
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Yeah, some of these guys are rated a lot higher than they should be. I wonder for the people that have been around since the 2k franchise has existed, did they use their peak overall rating for those guys
Steve Kerr in his peak is lower than an 81 and BJ Armstrong is not an 85 at his peak lol
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They missed on Reggie Lewis =(
But I'm really happy with all the player they added to the game!
I'm assuming they didn't want to have too much overlap. Cassell & Mobley are in on other teams. Odom & Brand probably didn't get the rights to. I do find it odd that Al Jefferson is on 3 freaking All-Time teams, but we can edit them, thank God!!
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I wish it was like 2K where there are different features that are clearly meant for certain players. For example Sheed's hair with the random bald spot or a jumpshot that's obviously Reggie's. One thing that has always made the WWE CAW system great is that they have everything you need to create missing wrestlers.
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Maybe BJ Armstrong was player of the week once in his career and they went off that one week lol :grin:
Overlap goes out the window because you said it yourself, Al Jefferson is on 3 teams. Cat and Sam are from arguably the most successful Clippers team ever.
Reggie Lewis, Scott Skiles, Grant Long...
But thanks to showing love to my favorite player of all-time, 2k 😂👏🏽
The idea is they are rated based on the best they played for that team it seems. And some ratings are misleading. Kevin Johnson in his prime was pretty dominant and 88 seems low, but they are either using the past his prime version when he shot the 3 well due to the shorter distance, or the prime version and almost never attempted a 3. Your 3 point shooting rating will make a big impact on your overall as a point guard.
Some of these guys would transition just fine in todays game with todays ruleset. While some top stars today might not be as impressive in say, the 90's with that ruleset (still stars of course, but you'd see different results).
Sure a guy like Bob Cousy is never going to be close to a 95 in any era after his own, but then he pioneered the point guard position and helped shape the very game of basketball.
Some of these guys would transition just fine in todays game with todays ruleset. While some top stars today might not be as impressive in say, the 90's with that ruleset (still stars of course, but you'd see different results).
Sure a guy like Bob Cousy is never going to be close to a 95 in any era after his own, but then he pioneered the point guard position and helped shape the very game of basketball.
I get it I just think everyone still seems high. Most could come down 2-5 overall but whatever. Love the addition
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... but Allan Houston is the same rating as Bernard King on the all time Knicks?
That's just horrible man.. :lol:
Bob Petit
Jason Kidd
Derrick Coleman
Kenyon Martin
Kenny Anderson
Keith Van Horn
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
Glen Rice
Baron Davis
Stephen Jackson
PJ Brown
Artis Gilmore
Jerry Sloan
Bob Love
Terrell Brandon
Campy Russell
Austin Carr
Rolando Blackmon
Jamal Mashburn
Brendan Haywood
Fat Lever
Alex English
Dan Issel
KiKi Vandeweghe
Grant Hill
Jerry Stackhouse
Antonio McDyess
Dave Bing
Bob Lanier
Rick Barry
Nate Thurmond
Jason Richardson
Sleepy Floyd
Calvin Murphy
Ralph Sampson
Elvin Hayes
Cuttino Mobley
Mark Jackson
Ron Artest
Rik Smits
Jermaine Oneal
Jalon Rose
Corey Maggette
Bob McAdoo
Danny Manning
Darius Miles
Mike Bibby
Sharee Abdur Raheem
James Posey
Rony Seikaly
Dan Majerle
Michael Redd
Vin Baker
Stephon Marbury
Christian Lattener
Peja Stojakovic
Allan Houston
Bernard King
Michael Ray Richardson
Spencer Haywood
Dale Ellis
Xavier McDaniel
Jack Sikma
Lenny Wikins
Tom Chambers
Darrell Armstrong
Hal Greer
Maurice Cheeks
Paul Westphal
Cedric Ceballos
Connie Hawkins
Kevin Johnson
Jerome Kersey
Rod Strickland
Chris Webber
Jerry Lucas
Reggie Theus
Bruce Bowen
Morris Peterson
George Mikan
Jamaal Wilkes
Derek Fisher
Adrian Dantley
Mark Eaton
Andrei Kirilenko
Darrell Griffith
Elvin Hayes
Wes Unseld
Rex Chapman
Gheorghe Muresan
Manute Bol
My questions?
1. What is it that we CANT do with these players?
2. Does anybody know which of these players are completely new to 2k(not in MyTeam last year)?
My Take aways.
1. We can damn near just make the ’93 suns.
2. My Legends season about to be lit
3. The amount of teams we can make now ridiculous. We haven’t even got the full rosters of the classic teams yet which are sure to have some guys that weren’t good enough to make all time rosters but can help fill out season specific rosters and stuff.
4. No Glenn Robinson, Rasheed Wallace, Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller… doesn’t even phase me at this point.
5. This is officially THE classic players 2k. We can put 2k12 to bed.
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Yeah, who knows what their thinking is exactly with a lot of rating stuff. I still think giving Kareem at the very end of his career on the 87 Lakers squad a 94 overall was nuts. And even if I love a guy like Allan Houston, I don't understand the 89. He was one of the best pure shooters ever, but nothing special defensively, rebound, passing or athleticism wise. Maybe at his peak he was better than I remember defensively, but certainly not elite.
Hes there. Right under Iverson
The only thing that I'd like to do is de-activate any player that is already on another team. So each player only appears on one team (the one team he is most known for being part of). Hopefully there are enough players to still have 12 guys with no repeats.
The only thing that I'd like to do is de-activate any player that is already on another team. So each player only appears on one team (the one team he is most known for being part of). Hopefully there are enough players to still have 12 guys with no repeats.
This community will probably create rosters without duplicates and add in guys to fill their spots, more than likely within DAYS of the game's release. The roster editors here are awesome. I look forward to doing a fantasy draft with these rosters without dupes and add in guys like Barkley, Miller, Brandon Roy, etc.
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Some choices seem like the wanted to put a current player on teams and some may come down to licensing and then some are head scratches like you say lol
You could just add him.
Edit: Okay Stockton changed to 97. Cool cool cool.
Dikembe is right there on the All Time Nuggets though...
Like the 6th dude
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Bob Petit
Jason Kidd
Derrick Coleman
Kenyon Martin
Kenny Anderson
Keith Van Horn
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
Glen Rice
Baron Davis
Stephen Jackson
PJ Brown
Artis Gilmore
Jerry Sloan
Bob Love
Terrell Brandon
Campy Russell
Austin Carr
Rolando Blackmon
Jamal Mashburn
Brendan Haywood
Fat Lever
Alex English
Dan Issel
KiKi Vandeweghe
Grant Hill
Jerry Stackhouse
Antonio McDyess
Dave Bing
Bob Lanier
Rick Barry
Nate Thurmond
Jason Richardson
Sleepy Floyd
Calvin Murphy
Ralph Sampson
Elvin Hayes
Cuttino Mobley
Mark Jackson
Ron Artest
Rik Smits
Jermaine Oneal
Jalon Rose
Corey Maggette
Bob McAdoo
Danny Manning
Darius Miles
Mike Bibby
Sharee Abdur Raheem
James Posey
Rony Seikaly
Dan Majerle
Michael Redd
Vin Baker
Stephon Marbury
Christian Lattener
Peja Stojakovic
Allan Houston
Bernard King
Michael Ray Richardson
Spencer Haywood
Dale Ellis
Xavier McDaniel
Jack Sikma
Lenny Wikins
Tom Chambers
Darrell Armstrong
Hal Greer
Maurice Cheeks
Paul Westphal
Cedric Ceballos
Connie Hawkins
Kevin Johnson
Jerome Kersey
Rod Strickland
Chris Webber
Jerry Lucas
Reggie Theus
Bruce Bowen
Morris Peterson
George Mikan
Jamaal Wilkes
Derek Fisher
Adrian Dantley
Mark Eaton
Andrei Kirilenko
Darrell Griffith
Elvin Hayes
Wes Unseld
Rex Chapman
Gheorghe Muresan
Manute Bol
My questions?
1. What is it that we CANT do with these players?
2. Does anybody know which of these players are completely new to 2k(not in MyTeam last year)?
My Take aways.
1. We can damn near just make the ’93 suns.
2. My Legends season about to be lit
3. The amount of teams we can make now ridiculous. We haven’t even got the full rosters of the classic teams yet which are sure to have some guys that weren’t good enough to make all time rosters but can help fill out season specific rosters and stuff.
4. No Glenn Robinson, Rasheed Wallace, Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller… doesn’t even phase me at this point.
5. This is officially THE classic players 2k. We can put 2k12 to bed.
100%. CAP for the rest that they couldn't get the rights to. What's weird to me is some players that have already been in the games before not giving up their rights now, Brandon Roy, etc.
Yeah when players retire things get tricky
You do realize the Thunder ARE the Supersonics, right?
Like they moved from Seattle and still have claim to their history. Or would your rather Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton just not be on a team?
Also, Steve Kerr is one of the greatest 3pt shooters in the history of the NBA. So he probably has a right to be on there, especially since he won 3 titles with the Bulls. Not sure about BJ Armstrong over Kirk Hinrich though.
You also have to think about them trying to add as many players as possible. Giving up a Mutombo spot may mean another slot for a newer player. Not that the big guy should be relegated to just one team, but the more players in the game the better :)
Bob Petit
Jason Kidd
Derrick Coleman
Kenyon Martin
Kenny Anderson
Keith Van Horn
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
Glen Rice
Baron Davis
Stephen Jackson
PJ Brown
Artis Gilmore
Jerry Sloan
Bob Love
Terrell Brandon
Campy Russell
Austin Carr
Rolando Blackmon
Jamal Mashburn
Brendan Haywood
Fat Lever
Alex English
Dan Issel
KiKi Vandeweghe
Grant Hill
Jerry Stackhouse
Antonio McDyess
Dave Bing
Bob Lanier
Rick Barry
Nate Thurmond
Jason Richardson
Sleepy Floyd
Calvin Murphy
Ralph Sampson
Elvin Hayes
Cuttino Mobley
Mark Jackson
Ron Artest
Rik Smits
Jermaine Oneal
Jalon Rose
Corey Maggette
Bob McAdoo
Danny Manning
Darius Miles
Mike Bibby
Sharee Abdur Raheem
James Posey
Rony Seikaly
Dan Majerle
Michael Redd
Vin Baker
Stephon Marbury
Christian Lattener
Peja Stojakovic
Allan Houston
Bernard King
Michael Ray Richardson
Spencer Haywood
Dale Ellis
Xavier McDaniel
Jack Sikma
Lenny Wikins
Tom Chambers
Darrell Armstrong
Hal Greer
Maurice Cheeks
Paul Westphal
Cedric Ceballos
Connie Hawkins
Kevin Johnson
Jerome Kersey
Rod Strickland
Chris Webber
Jerry Lucas
Reggie Theus
Bruce Bowen
Morris Peterson
George Mikan
Jamaal Wilkes
Derek Fisher
Adrian Dantley
Mark Eaton
Andrei Kirilenko
Darrell Griffith
Elvin Hayes
Wes Unseld
Rex Chapman
Gheorghe Muresan
Manute Bol
My questions?
1. What is it that we CANT do with these players?
2. Does anybody know which of these players are completely new to 2k(not in MyTeam last year)?
My Take aways.
1. We can damn near just make the ’93 suns.
2. My Legends season about to be lit
3. The amount of teams we can make now ridiculous. We haven’t even got the full rosters of the classic teams yet which are sure to have some guys that weren’t good enough to make all time rosters but can help fill out season specific rosters and stuff.
4. No Glenn Robinson, Rasheed Wallace, Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller… doesn’t even phase me at this point.
5. This is officially THE classic players 2k. We can put 2k12 to bed.
Baron Davis
Stephen Jackson
PJ Brown
Jerry Sloan
Bob Love
Campy Russell
Austin Carr
Dan Issel
Nate Thurmond
Calvin Murphy
Cuttino Mobley
Jermaine Oneal
Danny Manning
Rony Seikaly
Vin Baker
Stephon Marbury
Darrell Armstrong
Paul Westphal
Rod Strickland
Reggie Theus
Bruce Bowen
Morris Peterson
Derek Fisher
Andrei Kirilenko
Darrell Griffith
These are the players that aren't on myteam in 2k17
Right and the good thing is we won't have to use CAP on whole teams and stuff now.
I'm making a list of requested teams that have a good skeleton with the addition of these all time teams now.
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Yeah someone definitely needs to make Crash
The dude was overlooked on the C's all-time
He hasn't officially retired from what I can tell, but he hasn't played an NBA game since 14-15. Might have fallen out of the NBPA.
Plus a year ago he said he doesn't think he can mentally go out and play NBA basketball.
The only thing that I'd like to do is de-activate any player that is already on another team. So each player only appears on one team (the one team he is most known for being part of). Hopefully there are enough players to still have 12 guys with no repeats.
Yea hopefully the Euro teams are still there for me to throw certain players too so that there's no duplicates.
Kyle Korver, Joe Johnson (Nets)
Antoine Walker
Raymond Felton
Brendan Haywood, J.J. Barea
Beverly and Horry (Rockets)
Darius Miles, Bill Walton on the Clippers
James Posey and Bonzi Wells (Grizz)
Brandon Jennings
Trenton Hassell and Zach LaVine
Cousins (Pelicans)
Porzingis and Amar'e (Knicks)
James Harden (Sonics/Thunder)
Aaron Gordon, Steve Francis (Magic)
McKie, Embiid, Holiday (Sixers)
Barbosa, Dragic, (Suns)
Rider, ZBo, Batum, Matthews (Blazers)
Rudy Gay (Kings)
Horry, Del Negro, Aldridge (Spurs)
Ross, Amir Johnson, (Raptors)
Favors, Ostertag, (Jazz)
Porter, Gortat, Bol, Hamilton, MAYBE even Hughes, Beal, Webber, Chapman (Wizards)
Plenty of others who need rating changes, and maybe swapped for someone else. I'll probably edit the All-Time teams to 13 guys (who needs to extra guys that you can't play?) to weed out some of the players who don't belong. But the guys listed above, for the most part, shouldn't even have an argument for making the team. The Wizards might be the worst, but I'm sure most of the players who would make that team 2K couldn't land the rights to.
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Should be a rookie on that kings team
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I'm going to bet Gilbert Arenas didn't want to be included in the game, so 2k had no choice.
At this point if a guy isn't in, it's 98% on that guy and not on 2k.
Sheed cap in 2k17 was near perfect. Better than 90% of legends already in the game.
Although, if people were able to do that, the GSW would be a thing of the past respectively. Honestly, I think this would add variety to team selections.
You can choose 'All Teams' as a player pool, which will encompass: Current NBA Teams, Classic Teams, and All-Time Teams. Close enough?
My thoughts on the Hornets roster.
Wallace & Mason aren't in the game, was really hoping to play with Crash.
Missing Mashburn, Divac, Wesley. Hoping I can move them from other teams.
Coleman, Felton, Gattison shouldn't be on the team.
Ratings look high for every team and player, but not one player on the Hornets is rated a 90.
Baron Davis had his best years in Charlotte and he has higher ratings in NO & GS.
Dell Curry is an 85 lol all he can do is shoot.
All that being said, playing head-to-head with a friend using these teams is really, really fun. It's become an office favorite.
Any chance we get Reggie Lewis? I know it's to much, but I hope him and Jay Williams are both in the game!
Nice to have the ability to select all teams to do a fantasy draft
All that being said, playing head-to-head with a friend using these teams is really, really fun. It's become an office favorite.
Can you keep out duplicate players in fantasy drafts?
@ReggieMillerTNT, @No.chill.gil, @teambroy, etc. Add more guys accounts if you want them in.
Good job, 2k !
All that being said, playing head-to-head with a friend using these teams is really, really fun. It's become an office favorite.
Thanks for commenting in here! We get emotional and pissy at times, but we respect how hard you guys work. Not sure if Camby not being on an All-Time team means anything, but please can you confirm if he's on the 99 Knicks and 08 Nuggets? He's just so important to those teams..
That'll work!
Additional follow-up question: Is it possible to manually trade All-Time players to current rosters to create sort of a hybrid roster? If so, that'll be a dream come true.
Example: In previous 2k's you could trade Gary Payton (or whoever) to the Knicks in the roster edit screen, save the roster and then use that roster for a new MyLeague.
It's time consuming, but I do that sometimes so I don't have 6 Jordan's and 5 LeBron's when doing a fantasy draft.
Good job, 2k !
Chris Paul plays defense, Nash didn't
Nash's better shooting/passing, balances out that gap on defense though
Are we able to trade players from the all time teams to other teams? For example if I wanted take Kobe off the All Time team and add him to the current Lakers -- is that possible?
Gerald Wallace, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison, Andre Miller, Kevin Martin, Carlos Boozer, Emeka Okafor, Josh Smith, etc.
As a roster maker (typically 2008-2012 range), those are huge omissions that I will have to create. I hope 2k just overlooked Marcus Camby and he's not a major piece missing from the 2008 Nuggets and 1999 Knicks
@ReggieMillerTNT, @No.chill.gil, @teambroy, etc. Add more guys accounts if you want them in.
Just to be clear, I asked about Reggie Lewis because he is in myteam 2k17 and I tought he would be included in the All time Celtics.
Jay Williams is also on myteam and would be fun have him in the game
That's what happens when you need another big and Moses Malone isn't able to be included.
If you compare Rice with Houston - who are both an 89 - for example then you'd see that Houston only averaged over 20 twice and then not more than 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. One time All-Star too. Then there's Glen Rice, 3 time All-Star averaged 23.5 with once 26 PPG and 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Very similar, but Rice is definitely the better player.
I’m a huge fan of the classic teams we provide inside the game. One of my favorite uses is to include them as playable teams inside MyLEAGUE in an attempt to create an all-classic league. One issue that arises when doing this are the players that appear on more than one team, leading to duplication in the league. When doing a fantasy draft, you will encounter things like Ray Allen appearing twice (’07-’08 Celtics and ’12-’13 Heat) or Danny Ainge (’85-’86 Celtics and ’90-’91 Blazers) or five different Michael Jordans if you included all of the Bulls teams. To alleviate this in NBA 2K18, we have added the ability for you to choose if you want the duplicate players to appear in your league. You can even choose which version of the player you want to keep in the player pool. It always felt weird to me, and I’m pleased to say we have an elegant solution for it this year.
For all you guys wondering, I am assuming this also applies with the new all time classic teams meaning we can do fantasy drafts without duplicate players for MYLEAGUE using current, historic and all time rosters meaning we may no longer have to assign duplicate players to euroleague teams. Hopefully simballer can confirm this for me haha
Kyle Korver, Joe Johnson (Nets)
Antoine Walker
Raymond Felton
Brendan Haywood, J.J. Barea
Beverly and Horry (Rockets)
Darius Miles, Bill Walton on the Clippers
James Posey and Bonzi Wells (Grizz)
Brandon Jennings
Trenton Hassell and Zach LaVine
Cousins (Pelicans)
Porzingis and Amar'e (Knicks)
James Harden (Sonics/Thunder)
Aaron Gordon, Steve Francis (Magic)
McKie, Embiid, Holiday (Sixers)
Barbosa, Dragic, (Suns)
Rider, ZBo, Batum, Matthews (Blazers)
Rudy Gay (Kings)
Horry, Del Negro, Aldridge (Spurs)
Ross, Amir Johnson, (Raptors)
Favors, Ostertag, (Jazz)
Porter, Gortat, Bol, Hamilton, MAYBE even Hughes, Beal, Webber, Chapman (Wizards)
Plenty of others who need rating changes, and maybe swapped for someone else. I'll probably edit the All-Time teams to 13 guys (who needs to extra guys that you can't play?) to weed out some of the players who don't belong. But the guys listed above, for the most part, shouldn't even have an argument for making the team. The Wizards might be the worst, but I'm sure most of the players who would make that team 2K couldn't land the rights to.
Harden should definitely be on the Sonics lol
Beal and Webber should definitely be on the Wiz
Amare on the Knicks is arguable.
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If this is the case, 2k just might have saved me 2-3 hours of trading in the roster screen lol
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If this is the case, 2k just might have saved me 2-3 hours of trading in the roster screen lol
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scroll down to the Duplicate Player Picker for Fantasy Drafts its a new feature in NBA 2K18 that they announced back when the did the MYGM/MyLeague details reveal. Im hoping it applies to these new all time classic teams, I dont see why it wouldn't but thats why Im waiting for simballer or someone from 2k to confirm
nope, but we have bob lanier, grant hill, and dave bing!!! :D
scroll down to the Duplicate Player Picker for Fantasy Drafts its a new feature in NBA 2K18 that they announced back when the did the MYGM/MyLeague details reveal. Im hoping it applies to these new all time classic teams, I dont see why it wouldn't but thats why Im waiting for simballer or someone from 2k to confirm
Thanks! Not sure how I missed that when they released that blog as I literally only play this game doing fantasy drafts in MyLeague with classic players included.
I really hope it works for the All-Time teams as well, but if we can trade them between teams then this will still help immensely and still cut down on the time needed to create a roster.
If you compare Rice with Houston - who are both an 89 - for example then you'd see that Houston only averaged over 20 twice and then not more than 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. One time All-Star too. Then there's Glen Rice, 3 time All-Star averaged 23.5 with once 26 PPG and 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Very similar, but Rice is definitely the better player.
Odd choices are due to licensing rights and player availability most probably. They have to make the best out of what they have.
Vin Baker doesn't even deserve to be on an All-Time Knuckleheads team, but they where able to get his rights (perhaps easy as pie), so why not use him? I don't think there is any bias in that way of choosing players.
Agree that there are many noticeable players missing, but again, it's probably due to licensing.
If you compare Rice with Houston - who are both an 89 - for example then you'd see that Houston only averaged over 20 twice and then not more than 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. One time All-Star too. Then there's Glen Rice, 3 time All-Star averaged 23.5 with once 26 PPG and 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Very similar, but Rice is definitely the better player.
I think you can't just look at the numbers and decide things like that. Like, Houston was better at actually creating his own shots with the ball in his hands than Rice, but the numbers don't show that at all. I would argue Houston was more passive and less selfish in terms of wanting to score than Rice. Not to mention, Houston was on a very slow, plodding, defensive-minded Knicks team. A lot depends what team you're on, what the chemistry of that team is, how large your ego is and if you're willing to play a reduced role.
We all have opinions, and in these cases no one can really clearly win. I just don't want you falling into that trap of thinking stats tell all.
Vin Baker doesn't even deserve to be on an All-Time Knuckleheads team, but they where able to get his rights (perhaps easy as pie), so why not use him? I don't think there is any bias in that way of choosing players.
Agree that there are many noticeable players missing, but again, it's probably due to licensing.
I was talking about ratings..
He is in myteam, I really don't understand why he is out =(
Maybe Kirk is in the free agent pool. Edit him and add him that way bro.
There's a good chance he's not in the game at all. He was in the free agent pool last year. Usually players are removed from the game when they are two years removed from being on a roster
This is why I am praying 2k will donate a million to the retired players association.
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As a fan of basketball (and NBA 2K), excited to be able to continue our commitment to this endeavor.
Lol y'all in here cutting up
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They can't just do it for Barkley. Theyd need a bunch of guys to come on of they did it. Giving a million dollars for Barkley would make their negotiations with all future players incredibly more difficult
As a fan of basketball (and NBA 2K), excited to be able to continue our commitment to this endeavor.
LD, really nice this all time teams! I love to play with classic players and this is much more than I one time tought would be possible.
But, If 2k didn't lost the rights, is there a possibility that Reggie Lewis will be in the game for us that don't play a lot of MyTeam but want to play with him?
Also Jay Williams :y11:?
Thanks again for the amazing effort you guys put in this teams!
Cummings is in the Bucks, 87 overall
I think Bulls fans want 0 to do with 1/2 of GarPax in any capacity, lol.
Beal and Webber should definitely be on the Wiz
Amare on the Knicks is arguable.
A 6th man who topped out at 16 points a game and never made an All Star team? Idk, I don't think Harden should make it. The OKC/Seattle squad has a long history. What qualifies Harden?
I'd find Rashard Lewis, Lenny Wilkens, Gus Williams, Fred Brown, all would be better choices.
Webber is a tough one. He didn't spend a ton of time there and all of his prime years were with Sacramento. For example, his numbers with the franchise don't even crack 20/10 and he made just one all star game. Jamison arguably even has a better tenure than Webber in terms of what they accomplished with Washington. If you look who's missing Walt Bellamy (maybe the most talented big they ever had), and Gus Johnson either one could take his spot. Johnson is probably a top 5 player in their franchises history.
As for Beal, he's yet to even play a full season. Yet to make an all star team. If he continues his play from last season he will definitely deserve to be on this squad, but as of right now he's got 1 year that would qualify him. I think it's early.
Noticeable missing players, Arenas, Jeff Malone, Caron Butler, Bob Dandridge, Phil Chenier, even the grandpa version of Michael Jordan would be better choices.
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Yeah but Barkley is really all we need though.
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Didn't know we could edit the teams
I just hope when they say fully editable they mean it, as they have been know to fib once in a while, to sell games. Because if thy are fully editable, then we should be able to add in the right all time players and erase those who shouldnt be on a all time team.
But add him over Kerr, because BJ is better than both of them lol
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I just hope when they say fully editable they mean it, as they have been know to fib once in a while, to sell games. Because if thy are fully editable, then we should be able to add in the right all time players and erase those who shouldnt be on a all time team.
This is my thoughts for a few teams. It's a great base to start with. But some players will need swapped, ratings changed, shots fixed, etc.. but at least with this roster most of the work is already there.
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Will there be an opportunity to remove duplicates in the fantast draft?
In the blog it was said we can choose not to have duplicates does this also go for these all time teams ?
Also can we edit the legend / classic players age again ? Last year we couldnt i hope this option is possible again because i make specialized rosters tbat require some age editing.
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True but I won't say he was better playing with a team didn't have to do as much
8th in points, 1st in 3PM, 3rd in games, 4th in minutes, 9th in FGM, 3rd in assists, 3rd in Steals
Was at 16-4-6 per game for a solid 3 year split. Was on the 2006 US National Team.
GTFO here man, lol. I'd rather see Kerry Kittles, Lucious Harris or Todd MacCulloch before putting that bum on there.
And SMH at that Wizards/Bullets squad.
8th in points, 1st in 3PM, 3rd in games, 4th in minutes, 9th in FGM, 3rd in assists, 3rd in Steals
Was at 16-4-6 per game for a solid 3 year split. Was on the 2006 US National Team.
Hopefully with improved accessories access and updated create a player, we can make a decent looking Hinrich
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Yeah, its a great base, if they let you fully edit it, meaning erase those who you fell dont deserve to be on all time team. I love George Hill, but he isnt a top all time Pacer, along with a few others they have on the Pacers. I was hoping Wayman Tisdale, along with Roger Brown, Mel Daniels, along with some others, would be available. If I can erase/ edit George Hill, Ron Artest, etc, and make those players different players then I will be thrilled, as I know its not 2k fault they cant some of these guys.
I enjoy playing with all time classic teams since they started doing this, but in all honesty I actually would prefer that time be spent on actually making G-League playable. Oh well maybe next yr,lol.
where are Chris mullin and Danny granger on the All time Pacers roster?
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where are Chris mullin and Danny granger on the All time Pacers roster?
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Granger could be a license issue
Mullin is weird since he's on the GSW all time squad.
where are Chris mullin and Danny granger on the All time Pacers roster?
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Damn. How did I forget Granger?
http://uproxx.com/dimemag/nba-2k18-all-time-teams-rankings-lakers-celtics-warriors-bulls-thunder-knicks/amp/
This is the right link
This... is the real question.
Already know when MJ's contract is up, if he doesn't make it into the game... everyone will burn down 2k's building like they removed him on purpose.
He is on the Wolves though..
Nah, He's on the T'Wolves though.
So... what?
Marbury was the star on the Knicks roster in the early 2000s. He deserves a spot on the Knicks roster as well.
Yes, you can trade players from the All-Time teams to another team. I just traded All-Time Timmy back to the Spurs to undo his retirement.
And yes, Camby is on the 07-08 Nuggets and 98-99 Knicks. That's all you're getting from me on the 'is this player on this team' for now. I can't have the marketing guys hating me TOO much! :)
Marbury was the star on the Knicks roster in the early 2000s. He deserves a spot on the Knicks roster as well.
Who do you want off in his place? The Knicks roster is one of the more sensible out of all 30 teams lol
Ama're didn't need to be on the Knicks roster IMO.
His prime years were with the Suns. I'm cool with him on the Knicks roster regardless, was just surprised with Marbury's omission on the Knicks.
I just hope that there is some sort of online ranked h2h mode for these teams.
His prime years were with the Suns. I'm cool with him on the Knicks roster regardless, was just surprised with Marbury's omission on the Knicks.
Amare first year there he was on fire. Then injuries took over.
However, Amare first year was WAY better than any year Marbury had as Knick. He Amare made a all star team that year and Marbury didn't in any of his years there. They missed the playoffs every year Marbury was there and made the playoffs every year Stat was there except that last year -- granted he was hurts a lot over the course of that time.
I'm not mad either way. Its not the Beijing Ducks All Time team or anything Geo :jordanok:
Yes, you can trade players from the All-Time teams to another team. I just traded All-Time Timmy back to the Spurs to undo his retirement.
And yes, Camby is on the 07-08 Nuggets and 98-99 Knicks. That's all you're getting from me on the 'is this player on this team' for now. I can't have the marketing guys hating me TOO much! :)
Thanks for the answers man.
I just wish Reggie Lewis on the All-time Celtics, but just to know Camby is in and all this amazing players. It's more than I ever tought we will had!
Yes, you can trade players from the All-Time teams to another team. I just traded All-Time Timmy back to the Spurs to undo his retirement.
And yes, Camby is on the 07-08 Nuggets and 98-99 Knicks. That's all you're getting from me on the 'is this player on this team' for now. I can't have the marketing guys hating me TOO much! :)
This is the best post I have ever seen on OS. Answered every question I had.
I'm now 100% getting this game on release day, now I just have to decide if I'm getting it on XBox 1 or PS4 lol
However, Amare first year was WAY better than any year Marbury had as Knick. He Amare made a all star team that year and Marbury didn't in any of his years there. They missed the playoffs every year Marbury was there and made the playoffs every year Stat was there except that last year -- granted he was hurts a lot over the course of that time.
I'm not mad either way. Its not the Beijing Ducks All Time team or anything Geo :jordanok:
Regardless, to avoid a long argument in here. I'm not mad either.
Cassell.. By choice I guess. The others, lack of rights I'd imagine.
Camby's been confirmed on both Nuggets and Knicks brother!
Marbury was the star on the Knicks roster in the early 2000s. He deserves a spot on the Knicks roster as well.
Maybe Geo, but that Knicks/Marbury marriage had a brutal ending with both sides despising the other with all kinds of accusations that I won't get into here. It was so bad that maybe Marbury just didn't want to be on the Knicks:signball:.
Mobley by choice also...
Like this one I just saw "Rick Barry is starting over Durant WTF lol"..
IMO, Durant shouldn't even be on their team, he's only been there one season and missed 20 something games.
Besides Barry once averaged 36 a game playing for the Warriors. That year they lost to the Wilt Chamberlain Sixers but Barry averaged 41 points a game against them.
He also won a championship win the Warriors and took home finals MVP. He's 2nd in team points, 4th in assists, 7th in rebounds, 3rd in steals.
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I thought so. I didn't get why dudes were buggin
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IMO, Durant shouldn't even be on their team, he's only been there one season and missed 20 something games.
Besides Barry once averaged 36 a game playing for the Warriors. That year they lost to the Wilt Chamberlain Sixers but Barry averaged 41 points a game against them.
He also won a championship win the Warriors and took home finals MVP. He's 2nd in team points, 4th in assists, 7th in rebounds, 3rd in steals.
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The FB comments on every team are funny
Oh, no question that relationship will always be a topic of conversation with Marbury/Knicks.
But you can't deny Marbury was the star of those early 2000 teams, even if they were trash. He put the Knicks on his back countless times and if you aren't a Knicks fan or weren't following them those years, you wouldn't know about it.
But it is what it is. Glad we have the option of trading players to any team.
No way Yao can move up and down the court with hide guys. I'll be starting the twin towers!
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Boozer/Okur??????
No way.
Get me Jeff Malone and Thrul Bailey.
Wasn't it 2K16 that shipped out without a few players and then once you updated they were able to include some missing guys? If you don't see someone you were hoping for, there's still a chance.
If not, we have some great CAP makers in the community. I'm not sure I've been quite this excited for a 2K in a while. So for all the ones complaining, shame. What more do you want? They obviously went above and beyond what we thought they'd do.
So good job to the 2K team.
I just have one nitpick about the all-time Mavs. I assume you dont have the rights to Brad Davis, Tarpley, Donaldson, and/or Josh Howard and thats fine.....but where is Shawn Marion? You should have included Marion over Haywood.
As a fan of basketball (and NBA 2K), excited to be able to continue our commitment to this endeavor.
Thanks, 2K!!!
I just have one nitpick about the all-time Mavs. I assume you dont have the rights to Brad Davis, Tarpley, Donaldson, and/or Josh Howard and thats fine.....but where is Shawn Marion? You should have included Marion over Haywood.
Tbh he should not have been on their. I would have taken Eric Dampier dumb *** over Haywood.
Is that an intended side effect to the All Time Teams? That the missing players are much much more noticeable and fans will be much louder in requesting legends to be the game?
It's a shame we don't have Jamison. He's not as in demand by "casual" fans, but he's a noticeable omission
Yes, you can trade players from the All-Time teams to another team. I just traded All-Time Timmy back to the Spurs to undo his retirement.
And yes, Camby is on the 07-08 Nuggets and 98-99 Knicks. That's all you're getting from me on the 'is this player on this team' for now. I can't have the marketing guys hating me TOO much! :)
Awesome!!!! Especially Camby's inclusion :)
Is that an intended side effect to the All Time Teams? That the missing players are much much more noticeable and fans will be much louder in requesting legends to be the game?
I don't think Big Dog is a huge omission, but Johnson missing is a pretty big deal IMO. He would be up there with Moncrief and Allen in terms of the better players in franchise history. Should be their starting SF. Dude used to go tit for tat with Dr. J back when they dueled.
But at the end of the day 2k can't get everyone. And complaining doesn't help because I'm sure they've tried to get anyone worth complaining about.
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It shouldn't be directed at 2k lol I'm sure they tried to get guys.
I agree... at least with the big name guys. If any HOFer or former all star is not in the game, it's usually on the player for not giving up the rights. When role players are missing, they are either asking for too much, or 2k doesn't find them worth the effort. So many people on twitter are yelling at them about Charles and Reggie as if they are intentionally leaving them out
1. I wonder how fast the mobility will be on these likenesses. If a legend signs up in the next week/months, will they be snuck back in like Dream Team Pippen/Steve Nash or will everything be pushed back to the next year?
2. Will these teams always be capped at 15? Its going to be a little awkward bumping some legends off All-Time teams
Same thing on FB. Where is Lamar Odom? Where is Reggie? How is Charles not on the suns? Blah Blah Blah
2. Will these teams always be capped at 15? Its going to be a little awkward bumping some legends off All-Time teams
I say bump em off. Almost every team has at least 1-2 guys that there are better options for.
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2. Will these teams always be capped at 15? Its going to be a little awkward bumping some legends off All-Time teams
Well for a while it'll just be bumping guys off that didn't need to be on anyway and made it out of convenience. So I don't see that being a problem.
however you are right. If Rasheed agreed today? Or Gilbert Arenas? stuff like that.
But at the end of the day 2k can't get everyone. And complaining doesn't help because I'm sure they've tried to get anyone worth complaining about.
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They've tried contacting GR III today to get him to ask his dad
We're going to see more guys added up to release
Really people need to stop doing this.
Unless a guy you think should be on the all time team is somewhere else in the game and not on the All Time team then we should assume there is a reason 2k couldn't get the person. Period.
If its a "crime" then it was most likely committed by said person, their estate, etc...
We're going to see more guys added up to release
Nice!
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