NBA 2K16 Adds '99-'00 Raptors & '07-'08 Rockets to the List of Classic Teams

[daveberg]

Nice additions, but I'll agree with a few folk here and say I don't really count the 2000's teams as classic or retro.

As always, the more older teams the better, but I'd rather see teams from the 80's and most definitely 90's.

Anyhow, still exciting news.

[yellow86]

I just hope if they're all in the 2000s, it will be teams with mostly retired players and not the same all-star player if possible. Preferably there is no 02-03 Nets teams because Mutombo is already on 3 freaking teams! 02-03 Spurs would make sense since that year there were not a lot of other great teams and I'm sure given the 2 teams per year, that's how it's going to be.

00-01 Lakers is the exception because 00-01 Sixers are already in, so that leaves a hole for one team to be from a year with no direct competition. A Kings Artest team would be nice, since Webber's Kings will not be coming back, or a 98-99 / 99-00 Knicks team w Sprewell and Camby.

Then the last 4 can be 03-04 Pistons vs. 03-04 Pacers + 05-06 Suns vs. 05-06 Clippers. 04-05 Suns might be better but that season has no great opponent then teams we already have classics of unless you take 04-05 Pistons and leave room for another 03-04 team like the Wolves, but then you have KG & Spre again.

[ATLBrayden]

A young Vince and two versions of T-Mac, can't wait to use these guys in a legends myleague. Real excited to see who the rest of the teams are.

[Trackball]

Call me old (I turn 33 in November), but I still want more teams from the '50s, '60s and '70s.

Heck, I'll take a Minneapolis Lakers team with the late great George Mikan, the NBA's first superstar.

I've always wondered how he'd fare in today's game. He'd be 6'11" in modern shoes, and LASIK would make him ditch the glasses...but he's been nowhere to be found since 2K12.

[TheBarcaBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by yellow86

I just hope if they're all in the 2000s, it will be teams with mostly retired players and not the same all-star player if possible. Preferably there is no 02-03 Nets teams because Mutombo is already on 3 freaking teams! 02-03 Spurs would make sense since that year there were not a lot of other great teams and I'm sure given the 2 teams per year, that's how it's going to be. 00-01 Lakers is the exception because 00-01 Sixers are already in, so that leaves a hole for one team to be from a year with no direct competition. A Kings Artest team would be nice, since Webber's Kings will not be coming back, or a 98-99 / 99-00 Knicks team w Sprewell and Camby. Then the last 4 can be 03-04 Pistons vs. 03-04 Pacers + 05-06 Suns vs. 05-06 Clippers. 04-05 Suns might be better but that season has no great opponent then teams we already have classics of unless you take 04-05 Pistons and leave room for another 03-04 team like the Wolves, but then you have KG & Spre again.

I hope we get the 03-04 Detroit Pistons + 03-04 Timberwolves(My Favorite NBA Season)! For the other teams, possibly 05-06 Suns + 05-06 Heat, 02-03 Spurs and 01-02 Nets!

[TheVinylHippo]

Quote: Originally Posted by daveberg

Nice additions, but I'll agree with a few folk here and say I don't really count the 2000's teams as classic or retro. As always, the more older teams the better, but I'd rather see teams from the 80's and most definitely 90's. Anyhow, still exciting news.

Like who? What "classic" teams from the 1980s-1990s aren't in the game?

[fpliii]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheBarcaBoy

I hope we get the 03-04 Detroit Pistons + 03-04 Timberwolves(My Favorite NBA Season)! For the other teams, possibly 05-06 Suns + 05-06 Heat, 02-03 Spurs and 01-02 Nets!

Me too. Lakers fan, and that season it looked like KG finally had a good team around him. Shame Cassell hurt himself and was basically out for the WCF or Garnett might've won you guys a ring (at the least it would've spared us the embarrassment from that Finals debacle lol).

'07-'08 Houston Rockets
'99-'00 Toronto Raptors
'07-08 Boston Celtics
'00-'01 Los Angeles Lakers
'02-'03 Dallas Mavericks
'99-'00 Portland Trail Blazers

A fully fleshed out Kings team would be nice but if Webber is out it wouldn't make sense. 98-99 Spurs were terrific but I think 97-98 is in already, so it might be redundant. I'm guessing we're going to get the following:

1) One of the SSOL Suns squads
2) 04 Wolves
3) 04 Pistons
4) At least one other Spurs team
5) Potentially a Lakers team with Kobe/Pau?
6) Maybe a Big Three Heat team

Older teams would be nice too but since freelance offenses are becoming deeper and deeper, and rely on spacing, might not translate well. 83 Sixers and 77 Blazers would be good adds IMO if they go that route (and if they go way far back the 67 Sizers too, but cyber faces for really old teams don't come out great, in addition to the offenses being tougher to model).

[Mauer4MVP]

Quote: Originally Posted by TMagic

I can play with 2 T-Macs? I'm going to buy about 5 copies of this game.

Then you can play with 10 T-Macs! That sounds like a promo at McDonald's.