My List of 34 Classic Teams for NBA 2k13

[nba2k23]

NBA 2k12 has 34 classic teams. I wanted to go ahead and make a list of the 34 teams I would like to see next year in NBA 2k13.
The 17 teams in bold are new additions. The other 17 teams are carried over from NBA 2k12. Let me know what you guys think.

51-52 Minneapolis Lakers - George Mikan (3 HOF players)
58-59 Boston Celtics - Russell, Cousy, Sharman (7 HOF players)
70-71 Milwaukee Bucks - Kareem, Oscar
70-71 Los Angeles Lakers - Chamberlain, West
71-72 New York Knicks - Frazier, Lucas, Reed
73-74 Boston Celtics - Havlicek, Cowens, Jo Jo White
74-75 Washington Bullets - Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes
74-75 Golden State Warriors - Rick Barry, Jamaal Wilkes (ROY)
76-77 Philadelphia 76ers - Erving, McGinnis, Dawkins
76-77 Buffalo Braves - McAdoo, A. Dantley, R. Smith
76-77 New Orleans Jazz - Pete Maravich (31ppg), Gail Goodrich
76-77 Portland Trailblazers - Bill Walton, Lucas, Hollins
77-78 Houston Rockets - C. Murphy, M. Malone, R. Tomjanovich
81-82 Denver Nuggets - A. English, K. Vandeweghe, D. Thompson
82-83 San Antonio Spurs - George Gervin, Artis Gilmore
85-86 Boston Celtics - L. Bird, K. McHale, R. Parrish
85-86 Atlanta Hawks - D. Wilkins, D. Rivers
86-87 Showtime Lakers - Magic, Kareem, Worthy
88-89 Bad Boy Pistons - I. Thomas, J. Dumars
90-91 Portland Trailblazers - C. Drexler, T. Porter
90-91 Run TMC Warriors - C. Mullin, T. Hardaway, M. Richmond
92-93 Chicago Bulls - Jordan, Pippen, H. Grant
93-94 Houston Rockets - Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwan
94-95 Orlando Magic - Shaq & Penny
94-95 New York Knicks - Ewing & Starks
94-95 Indiana Pacers - Reggie Miller & Rik Smits
95-96 Chicago Bulls - Jordan, Pippen, Rodman
97-98 Utah Jazz - Stockton & Malone
97-98 San Antonio Spurs - Robinson & Duncan (twin towers)
99-00 Toronto Raptors - Vinsanity & T-Mac (w/sig dunks)
00-01 Philadelphia 76ers - Allen Iverson (MVP season)
00-01 Los Angeles Lakers - Shaq & Kobe (both averaged 28ppg)
00-01 Sacramento Kings - Jason Williams, Webber, Stojakovic
02-03 Houston Rockets - Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, Yao Ming

[kelvinzero]

Personally I would replace the buffalo braves with barkley suns, and maybe also add in the mid 2000's suns when they were some of the best. Thats just me though

[nba2k23]

Quote: Originally Posted by kelvinzero

Personally I would replace the buffalo braves with barkley suns, and maybe also add in the mid 2000's suns when they were some of the best. Thats just me though

The 92-93 Suns would be on the list if Barkley would allow 2k to use him in the game.

[Gotmadskillzson]

No way Raptors should be a classic team. Neither should the 03 Rockets.

You have to do something 1st in order to be considered a classic team.

[nba2k23]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

No way Raptors should be a classic team. Neither should the 03 Rockets. You have to do something 1st in order to be considered a classic team.

I added those 2 teams because they would be fun to use in the game. I agree that they were not championship caliber teams. 2k could use these 2 teams as a bonus for pre orders like they did for 2k12 with the "91 Run TMC Warriors" and "01 Sacramento Kings"

[Control-X]

I wish they will keep the classic teams we have now in 2k12 for 2k13 and just add some new ones. But if they limit it to 34, then here's my list for NBA 2K13:

1964-65 Celtics (Russell)
1966-67 76ers (Wilt)
1969-70 Knicks (Reed/Frazier)
1970-71 Bucks (Kareem/Oscar)
1971-72 Lakers (West/Wilt)
1974-75 Warriors (Rick Barry)
1976-77 Blazers (Walton)
1976-77 76ers (Erving)
1976-77 Jazz (Maravich)
1982-83 Sixers (Moses/Erving)
1985-86 Celtics (Bird)
1985-86 Hawks (Nique/Spud)
1986-87 Lakers (Showtime)
1988-89 Pistons (Bad Boys)
1987-88 Bulls (Air Jordan at his best)
1989-90 Trail Blazers (Drexler)
1990-91 Warriors (Run-TMC)
1992-93 Suns (Barkley/KJ/Majerle) BARKLEY AGREES
1992-93 Hornets (LJ/Zo/Muggsy)
1992-93 Knicks (Ewing/Starks)
1993-94 Warriors (Sprewell)
1993-94 Rockets (Hakeem)
1993-94 Bulls (Pippen)
1994-95 Magic (Shaq/Penny)
1995-96 Bulls (MJ/Pip,Worm)
1995-96 Sonics (Payton/Kemp)
1996-97 Jazz (Malone/Stockton) = This is younger than the 1998 batch in 2k12
1996-97 Hawks (Mutombo)
1997-98 Pacers (Reggie) REGGIE ALSO AGREED
1999-00 Lakers (MVP Shaq/Frobe)
1999-00 Raptors (Vince/T-Mac)
2000-01 Kings (C-Webb/J-Will) = Replaced Bibby
2000-01 76ers (AI) IVERSON DESERVES TO BE BACK
2002-03 Spurs (Duncan/Robinson)

Additional 6 to make it all to 40 teams:

1997 Pistons = Grant Hill
2003 Nets = Kidd/Martin
2004 Pistons = Bad Boys II
2004 T'wolves = Best T'wolves team to date
2005 Rockets = Yao/T-Mac
2005 Suns = Nash/Amar'e/Marion/Joe Johnson/Q-Rich

[poloelite]

Personally as a Cavs fan I think you should leave the 89 team in or switch it to the team that had Price, Daugherty and Ron Harper. Also I would love to see the Mavericks with Jason Kidd, Jim Jackson and Mashburn added. The Nets with Anderson, Coleman and Petrovic would be nice too in addition to your lists.

[JWiLL02]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

No way Raptors should be a classic team. Neither should the 03 Rockets. You have to do something 1st in order to be considered a classic team.

My idea for 2k13 is a "Greatest Playoff Series" mode. In that scenario you'd have Sixers-Raptors from 2001 where there were 3 50+ point games.

Maybe what they could do is have you win the series with the team that originally won to unlock the other, or vice versa, both would work.

I think the idea has potential.