Which Beleagured Franchise Has the Best Future in NBA 2K17

[Dddagawd]

Pelicans for me
Flip a few draft picks and ended up with Bledsoe/gay and healthy tyreke and am trying to with 25 million cap space for next off season looking for a star to pair with ant Davis

[Teleo]

I actually had to google, beleaguered, and see what the definition meant: past tense. In reference to a once historic franchise that has fallen away from its once glory days, I would say the obvious are: Lakers, Pistons, Bulls, Celtics, 76ers, and Knicks. I love taking an NBA team and retooling them, but, when I thought about a franchise that needs a TOTAL rebuild, the Miami Heat came across my mind. They have lost Lebron, Dwayne Suade, and Bosh all in a 3 year span. What a whirlwind for Heat fans! Whiteside is an excellent centerpiece to build around as he offers great athletism in the paint. What are y'alls thoughts about this team selection?

[jinntu]

In my MyLeague the 76ers always wind up legit perinneal title contenders within 2 seasons. This is with then as a wholly cpu controlled team. Even when I meddle and trade Okafor and Noel then stool wound up in the conference semifinals by 2019. The Wolves SHOULD be better but they're not lol not by a long shot.

[kujoking7]

Quote: Originally Posted by jinntu

In my MyLeague the 76ers always wind up legit perinneal title contenders within 2 seasons. This is with then as a wholly cpu controlled team. Even when I meddle and trade Okafor and Noel then stool wound up in the conference semifinals by 2019. The Wolves SHOULD be better but they're not lol not by a long shot.

Jinntu's comment is pretty spot on. In my current 9-year expansion franchise, the 76ers made the finals twice and won once. What was a little surprising was that the Pacers also took the finals once and have been there twice. Orlando made it as well in year 5 which was very intriguing and pushed a game 7 against GSW (who have won 3 times). KAT has won an MVP award and has been basically unstoppable, but they can't make it too far in the playoffs.

IMO the 76ers, Twolves, and the Raptors are the most likely teams. Raptors have a great young core of Lowry, Derozan, and JV with lots of pretty solid depth. But yeah, the 76ers aren't fair...they signed all of their top 6 including Okafor, Noel, and Embiid and have been luxury taxed like 5 years in a row and losing a crapton of money.

[pokexchespin]

Quote: Originally Posted by jinntu

In my MyLeague the 76ers always wind up legit perinneal title contenders within 2 seasons. This is with then as a wholly cpu controlled team. Even when I meddle and trade Okafor and Noel then stool wound up in the conference semifinals by 2019. The Wolves SHOULD be better but they're not lol not by a long shot.

Honestly, the 76ers are the only team that the computer has consistently managed to make better than i can, though to be fair, that may be because of injury. My current team in like 2020 or so is:
Poor man's cp3, generally similar except weak defense
Rodney Hood
Ben Simmons
Poor man's Bird, Great shooter, rebounder and passer, good post more of a 3 than 4, bad athlete and defender
Embiid
Trey Burke
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot
Covington
Richaun Holmes
Some random center
and then some scrubs

And every year we get a top three pick and lose in the first two rounds

[Shadymamba]

I like the wolves, lakers, indiana (George & Turner), and maybe Utah

[jason.moore]

Quote: Originally Posted by Retropyro

I'd put the Raptors ahead of the Pelicans.

I'm trying to figure out why the Raptors aren't on the list period...

[jason.moore]

The Thunder have the best player out of any of those teams... I got 1. Clippers 2. Thunder 3. Raptors for now... for the future I like 1. T'wolves 2. Nuggets 3. Pacers

Damn, it's hard to believe the Pacers haven't ever won a title