My 30 Team Mock Draft Team (Post Yours Here)

[purguy12]

me either

 

[femurov]

Portland Trail Blazers...

PG - Dwayne Wade - 86
SG - Kobe Bryant - 85
SF - Kevin Durant - 91
PF - Markeiff Morris - 78
C - Al Jefferson - 83

Bench

PG - Brandon Jennings - 80
PG/SG - Tony Allen - 78
C - Roy Hibbert - 78
SF - Paul Pierce - 78
C/PF - Anderson Varejo - 76

I had NBA 2k16 in mind the whole time after my first pick. Had I been thinking with it before, I may have opted for Anthony Davis over Kevin Durant, but I thought Durant's ratings would be higher this year. The sim doesn't take things like age into consideration, which is why I have Wade, Kobe and Pierce. Obviously, I wasn't worried too much about 3 years from now, but I think the sim would favor my team this year. After Kobe retires, Brandon Jennings moves into the starting PG spot and Wade slides over to SG.

 

[ehb5]

Jose Calderon
Avery Bradley
Demar Derozan
Lamarcus Aldridge
Enes Kanter


Jarryd Bayless
Anthony Tolliver
Hollis Thompson
Arron Baynes
PJ Tucker

 

[The Derski]

Detroit Pistons

PG - Brandon Knight
SG - James Harden
SF - Aaron Gordon
PF - Derrick Favors
C - Mason Plumlee

Bench

Derrick Williams

TJ McConnell

Sam Dekker

Trevor Booker

Seth Curry

 

[The Derski]

I think I got everybody. Felt like I picked more than that but maybe thats because it took so long. Looking at my roster I realize I should have put more effort into proven veterans but oh well. My grade is probably going to suck. I dont know how I feel about Harden being my so called leader but I felt like at #15 overall with him still on the board I had to pick him.

 

[CitySushi]

I didn't build my team for a 2k16 sim, otherwise I would have just drafted players who had the most value at the time. I tried to build a roster that would be well rounded and suited to what I wanted my team to do. There were more talented players available at most of my picking slots, but I chose fit over rating.

 

[tlance]

I didn't build my team for a 2k16 sim, otherwise I would have just drafted players who had the most value at the time. I tried to build a roster that would be well rounded and suited to what I wanted my team to do. There were more talented players available at most of my picking slots, but I chose fit over rating.

Me too.

And I don't think the 2K teams would fit well together at all. No offense @femurov , I just can't see that group co-existing in real life. Not enough shooting, and 2016 Kobe actually hurts his team more than he helps it. The 2K rating is more about his name brand and what he has accomplished over time.

 

[wlk3]

Tony Parker - 82
Giannis Atempokunpo - 84
Nicholas Batum - 79
Chandler Wilson - 77
Omir Asik - 74

Trey Burke - 73
Kevin Martin - 73
Ron Artest - 70
Nick Collison 72
Willie Cauley-Stein - 74

Today... 75.8

Today this team is built to run... Parker is still a speedy PG who can be the main ball handler however as proven his entire career he can allow Giannis to begin to take over as the star... Defensively I have 3 studs in Giannis, Batum and Asik with Willie, Artest and Collison all bringing different types of defensive philosophies to help... Willie, Giannis and Batum will learn a ton from Artest, Collison and Asik defensively... Trey is going to learn from Parker, Kevin Martin will help teach Giannis, Batum and Trey about getting to the line... I think I have a great blend of solid young talent, great defense, great perimeter scoring and veteran leadership... I believe this to be a playoff team coming out the west...

The future...

PG - Burke
SG - Giannis
SF - Batum
PF - Chandler
C - Big Willie

I believe Giannis is going to be a star by this time... He will be the playmaker surrounded by 3 shooters and a defensive Center who will be dominant as well... Another GM has questions about Chandler handling the 4 due to size... My question is who's going to make him pay...? The majority of teams have begun to utilize the stretch 4 and I have one of the best out there... IMO I should be a favorite to win it all in 3 years...

 

[CitySushi]

Tony Parker - 82
Giannis Atempokunpo - 84
Nicholas Batum - 79
Chandler Wilson - 77
Omir Asik - 74

Trey Burke - 73
Kevin Martin - 73
Ron Artest - 70
Nick Collison 72
Willie Cauley-Stein - 74

Today... 75.8

Today this team is built to run... Parker is still a speedy PG who can be the main ball handler however as proven his entire career he can allow Giannis to begin to take over as the star... Defensively I have 3 studs in Giannis, Batum and Asik with Willie, Artest and Collison all bringing different types of defensive philosophies to help... Willie, Giannis and Batum will learn a ton from Artest, Collison and Asik defensively... Trey is going to learn from Parker, Kevin Martin will help teach Giannis, Batum and Trey about getting to the line... I think I have a great blend of solid young talent, great defense, great perimeter scoring and veteran leadership... I believe this to be a playoff team coming out the west...

The future...

PG - Burke
SG - Giannis
SF - Batum
PF - Chandler
C - Big Willie

I believe Giannis is going to be a star by this time... He will be the playmaker surrounded by 3 shooters and a defensive Center who will be dominant as well... Another GM has questions about Chandler handling the 4 due to size... My question is who's going to make him pay...? The majority of teams have begun to utilize the stretch 4 and I have one of the best out there... IMO I should be a favorite to win it all in 3 years...

Giannis would be more likely to guard your 4, than Chandler, imo. Giannis doesn't seem to me like a good bet to develop much of an outside shot, but he could be a more athletic version of Draymond Green if he keeps linear improvement.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Pelicans

PG- Ricky Rubio
SG- Joe Johnson
SF- Luol Deng
PF- Thaddeus Young
C- Dwight Howard

Bench

Jeremy Lin
C.J Miles
Bojan Bogdanovic
Kosta Koufos
Lavoy Allen

For some reason I only have 11 players

 

[wlk3]

Giannis would be more likely to guard your 4, than Chandler, imo. Giannis doesn't seem to me like a good bet to develop much of an outside shot, but he could be a more athletic version of Draymond Green if he keeps linear improvement.

That would be something I'd look at... Thing about him is the ability to handle the ball at his size... Since the 2nd half of the season he's been much more of a ball handler... So he'd really just be labeled "SG" he'd be playing point surrounded by shooters and an agile big... Those 3 (SG, SF, PF) would just be holding a slot... All 3 can switch and guard accordingly... My aim was versatility there with how the NBA is evolving...

 

[femurov]

Me too.

And I don't think the 2K teams would fit well together at all. No offense @femurov , I just can't see that group co-existing in real life. Not enough shooting, and 2016 Kobe actually hurts his team more than he helps it. The 2K rating is more about his name brand and what he has accomplished over time.

I don't think these games give a lot of attention to chemistry. They just go by who has the higher ratings, and my worst guy is rated higher than a lot of starters in this draft. That should easily count for a top 3 finish.

 

[HurricaneDij39]

I at least have 4/5 of my starting lineup set for three years from now...

PG Jackson
SG Gary Harris
SF Middleton
PF ???
C Jokic

Power forward I hope to address in the draft or free agency down the road. Z-Bo will be 37 in three years and Landry 35. I don't like Harkless as a starter there, nor do I want to go with a low-post tandem of Jokic and Ezeli on the court at the same time.

The thing most will probably overlook about my current Pacer roster is that we would match up just fine with the teams that have elite small forwards (LeBron, Durant, Leonard, and Paul George). We can offer three different looks at them defensively with Middleton, Barnes, and Harkless. No one guy on my roster will have the full responsibility of containing the opposition's small forward.

 

[wildturkey]

Okay! So I went through the draft topic to get all the picks for people that have yet to post their teams so I could complete the NBA 2k16 player rating comparison. Since it sounds like no one has the game and/or is willing to take the time (understandable) to set up rosters for a full season sim, this is as close as we're going to get. Either way, it's just an extra piece of tangible data to help everyone understand how they did.

The Real 2K Insider: Official NBA 2K16 Player Ratings - Full List w/ Season Updates

I used the rankings from this site. It has the rosters from the game as of March 18 (the last update). All I did was add up every player's individual score and divide by 10 (the roster size). As you can see, the numbers look close but they kind of aren't. Decimals make a difference here. So a team that's 78.2 and one that's 78.0 are reasonably close. But one that's 77.2 isn't all that close to the 78.2 team. That difference is basically a player with a rating of 80 (ie Brandon Knight) to one that's a 90 (ie Chris Paul). So as you can see, fairly big difference in player talent.

Two things of note:

*The Magic are likely worse off than they appear. If you look at their roster, they are all guards outside of Towns. The fit is just terrible. I'd post everyone's rosters for a clearer picture but it'd take too much room.

**The Sixers took Dario Saric but he's not in the 2k game therefore he doesn't have a rating. So I just made the gut call to give him a 70 since that seems to be the base rating for any halfway usable NBA player. Got a problem with it? Too bad! Convince Saric to play where we can see him and we'll change it.

And now, the rankings:

Wizards 78.8
Blazers 78.6
Warriors 78.2
Thunder 78.2
Spurs 78.1
Heat 77.7
Knicks 77.7
Bulls 77.7
Hornets 77.5
Clippers 77.4
Suns 77.3
Sixers** 77.3
Pistons 77.3
Nets 77.2
Wolves 77.2
Nuggets 77.1
Pacers 77.0
Cavs 76.9
Raptors 76.7
Jazz 76.7
Pelicans 76.5
Kings 76.4
Hawks 76.2
Celtics 76.2
Bucks 75.8
Lakers 75.8
Magic* 75.6
Mavs 75.5
Grizzles 75.2
Rockets 74.3

 

[tlance]

Thanks for posting that @wildturkey. I am a little surprised my Wizards have the top rating here since I have never played 2K and built my team with pieces that fit.

What is more surprising to me though, is that not even 1 person has said they like my team for 2016. I honestly think my squad is hands down number 1 for this year. I have the best defense, the best bench, and pieces that fit well.

 

[tlance]

And, I basically said to hell with 3 years from now by picking all those late 30s players.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Thanks for posting that @wildturkey. I am a little surprised my Wizards have the top rating here since I have never played 2K and built my team with pieces that fit.

What is more surprising to me though, is that not even 1 person has said they like my team for 2016. I honestly think my squad is hands down number 1 for this year. I have the best defense, the best bench, and pieces that fit well.

This whole thing is subjective.

I'm not sure how this voting process will occur.

Will we only get to vote for 1 team?

I like your Team.

But, I like City Sushi's Team better, offensively.

Defensively?

Yeah,......your squad can shut shit down.

Say we get 3 votes each for Present and future....

Your Team would be in my top 3 for Present.

But, not for future.

I don't think Duncan or Manu will be playing.

Jrue is a middle of the road pg now.

In 3 years, He could get lapped by guys like Russell and Mudiay too.

Morrow is a 3 pts specialist, and who doesn't need those?

But, he and Thabo will be 20 minute or less guys in 3 years.

 

[tlance]

This whole thing is subjective.

I'm not sure how this voting process will occur.

Will we only get to vote for 1 team?

I like your Team.

But, I like City Sushi's Team better, offensively.

Defensively?

Yeah,......your squad can shut shit down.

Say we get 3 votes each for Present and future....

Your Team would be in my top 3 for Present.

But, not for future.

I don't think Duncan or Manu will be playing.

Jrue is a middle of the road pg now.

In 3 years, He could get lapped by guys like Russell and Mudiay too.

Morrow is a 3 pts specialist, and who doesn't need those?

But, he and Thabo will be 20 minute or less guys in 3 years.

I made the decision that I was going for today when I took Duncan in round 2. At that moment, there was no going back. I agree my team won't be that good in 3 years. They would probably be a lower tier playoff team because of Leonard, but they won't be contending. It is all about today, and possibly next season if Duncan and Manu come back.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

I made the decision that I was going for today when I took Duncan in round 2. At that moment, there was no going back. I agree my team won't be that good in 3 years. They would probably be a lower tier playoff team because of Leonard, but they won't be contending. It is all about today, and possibly next season if Duncan and Manu come back.

Yeah,....

Plus, there was some confusion during the draft process.

I don't think everyone was aware that we were being judged on present AND future.

But, like I said...

You are definitely in the top 3, as far as I'm concerned, for the present.

You have a roster full of professionals who are only interested in winning, not Sports Center highlights.

 

[bksballer89]

Okay! So I went through the draft topic to get all the picks for people that have yet to post their teams so I could complete the NBA 2k16 player rating comparison. Since it sounds like no one has the game and/or is willing to take the time (understandable) to set up rosters for a full season sim, this is as close as we're going to get. Either way, it's just an extra piece of tangible data to help everyone understand how they did.

The Real 2K Insider: Official NBA 2K16 Player Ratings - Full List w/ Season Updates

I used the rankings from this site. It has the rosters from the game as of March 18 (the last update). All I did was add up every player's individual score and divide by 10 (the roster size). As you can see, the numbers look close but they kind of aren't. Decimals make a difference here. So a team that's 78.2 and one that's 78.0 are reasonably close. But one that's 77.2 isn't all that close to the 78.2 team. That difference is basically a player with a rating of 80 (ie Brandon Knight) to one that's a 90 (ie Chris Paul). So as you can see, fairly big difference in player talent.

Two things of note:

*The Magic are likely worse off than they appear. If you look at their roster, they are all guards outside of Towns. The fit is just terrible. I'd post everyone's rosters for a clearer picture but it'd take too much room.

**The Sixers took Dario Saric but he's not in the 2k game therefore he doesn't have a rating. So I just made the gut call to give him a 70 since that seems to be the base rating for any halfway usable NBA player. Got a problem with it? Too bad! Convince Saric to play where we can see him and we'll change it.

And now, the rankings:

Wizards 78.8
Blazers 78.6
Warriors 78.2
Thunder 78.2
Spurs 78.1
Heat 77.7
Knicks 77.7
Bulls 77.7
Hornets 77.5
Clippers 77.4
Suns 77.3
Sixers** 77.3
Pistons 77.3
Nets 77.2
Wolves 77.2
Nuggets 77.1
Pacers 77.0
Cavs 76.9
Raptors 76.7
Jazz 76.7
Pelicans 76.5
Kings 76.4
Hawks 76.2
Celtics 76.2
Bucks 75.8
Lakers 75.8
Magic* 75.6
Mavs 75.5
Grizzles 75.2
Rockets 74.3

Holy shit my team is better than I thought.....At least when it comes to the 2K ratings