NBA 2K13: Three Toughest Associations to Play With

[agreene7]

If Rose is unplayable during association then I'll roll with them since they are my favorite in real life. If not i will roll with the Magic since they have no one and they got rid of those other big contracts.

[cavsfan2]

I understand the cavs have no star power aside from Irving, but really, the Magic have nothing.

[TeamBuilder]

Three points:

One - The Kings are one of the better teams to start an Association with in 2K13. If you don't like the roster the way it currently is, you'll have a ton of assets with trade value to move pieces around. I made this case already: http://www.operationsports.com/forums/nba-2k/564190-2k13s-most-valuable-team.html[2K13's Most Valuable Team?

Two - I can't believe the Magic were omitted from the list of the three toughest 2K13 Association teams. It's going to be an absolutely painful year for those who play an Association with the Magic. The most valuable players on the Magic roster are Andrew Nicholson and Moe Harkless... ouch.

Three - In no way are the Wizards a more promising 2K13 Association team than the Kings. The trio of Okafor, Ariza, and Nene destroys cap room with their bad contracts (for older players) and Washington is going to struggle to score points. Bradley Beal should have decent enough offensive ratings, but look at the rest of that starting lineup (Wall, Ariza, Okafor, Nene). I don't think so...

[lavy23]

Honestly I wouldn't have the Kings anywhere near this list and Orlando, Phoenix and Detroit would all be harder to manage in 2k13 (due to lack of a future star) than the Cavs IMO.

[TeamBuilder]

Quote: Originally Posted by lavy23

Honestly I wouldn't have the Kings anywhere near this list and Orlando, Phoenix and Detroit would all be harder to manage in 2k13 (due to lack of a future star) than the Cavs IMO.

I'm with you on Orlando and Phoenix, but I have Washington as the third team instead of Detroit.

Detroit has Monroe, Drummond, Knight, and Stuckey (all of which should have good potential/trade value in 2K13), while Washington has Wall, Beal, and to a lesser extent, Vesely.

I think what puts Detroit slightly above Washington is that the combination of Monroe and Drummond has a chance to develop into something special in a 2K13 Association (it remains to be seen if Drummond will develop in real life, but from a video game standpoint he should be the next closest thing to Dwight/Anthony Davis). Not to say that the Wall/Beal duo won't be special, but in a video game I'd take two bigs over two guards.

[Championships]

Quote: Originally Posted by djwax90

Easiest 3: Heat, Thunder, Lakers Toughest 3: Bobcats, Magic, Rockets End of thread.

Rockets? no, that last team should be the Phoenix Suns.

[teebee]

Quote: Originally Posted by Guard-ian

Orlando and Houston should be candidates to be in that list instead of Cavs and Kings... Also Detroit and Utah can be suspicious. Kings players used to be pretty useful in past 2k games and Cavs will have a star in Irving from this year on... Cheers! ;-)

Man who mentioned Utah, that team is stacked! So many good players there, its almost hard to get them all on the floor

[rockchisler]

Ive strictly Played Detroit the Last 2 years, I know the ins and outs. They have quality players and will not be difficult to play with this year.